The human being is one of the few animals that sleeps only once a day. 😨

The rest alternate phases of sleep and wakefulness throughout the day. Some research indicates that primitive man was also primitive, but he abandoned that custom to adapt to increasingly rapid rhythms of life. 😓
In the last hundred years, moreover, we have lost at least two hours of sleep a day. Therefore, the habit of napping could help us regain lost sleep and ensure a healthier lifestyle. Because napping, as science has shown, provides both physical and mental benefits. 🧠

1⃣ Prevents heart disease. 💚
Napping helps reduce stress and the risk of cardiovascular disease by 37%. Lack of sleep increases cortisol, and an excess of this hormone increases glucose and fat intolerance, weakens the muscle and immune system, and lowers growth hormone levels, which can lead to diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
When you sleep, however, growth hormone is released, the antidote to cortisol, which stimulates the immune system, reduces stress and anxiety, helps repair muscles and helps lose weight.

2⃣ Facilitates learning. 🤓
A study by the University of Berkeley ensures that those who nap perform better in the afternoons and increase their learning capacity by ten percent.
The dream, they say, allows us to face new knowledge and fix those already acquired. It would be something like resetting the brain.
For this reason, the break after lunch increases the productivity of workers and the school performance of children.

3⃣ Improves mood. 🙃
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that regulates sleep and mood. And sleep floods our brain with serotonin, which gives us a feeling of satisfaction and well-being.