STUDY: One Nap Per Day Could Save Your Life

By Published on August 29, 2015

It is the news that nap aficionados have been waiting for.

A mid-day snooze doesn’t just have the power to revive – it could reduce blood pressure and prevent a future heart attack.

Research involving almost 400 middle-aged men and women found that those who had a nap at noon later had lower blood pressure than those who stayed awake through the day.

The findings, presented at the European Society of Cardiology annual conference in London, showed pressure was lower both when awake and later, during their night time sleep.

The small difference – of around 5 per cent – was enough to have a significant impact on rates of heart attack, researchers said.

Read the article “STUDY: One Nap Per Day Could Save Your Life” on telegraph.co.uk.

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