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Along with bringing the latest news and trends about alternative health, Bob will help you get the most of your Internet health research. Bob is the Living Well Columnist for the Seattle Post- Intelligencer. He covers health and quality of life for the Hearst-owned newspaper and writes regularly for national magazines. He is a former syndicated health columnist for the Chicago Tribune twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and author of six books, including “The Good Mood Diet” and “Your Prostate Cancer Survivors’ Guide.” His articles have appeared in Life, Esquire, Parade, Self, Outside and Shape among national magazines. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and two 11-year-old kids. |
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| Friday, October 31, 2008 |
| Sleep Power Week: Nap for Better Mood, Fewer Mistakes |
In the spirit of the political season, as a final stamp on Sleep Power Week, the Alternative Health Blog endorses…naps! Science makes a strong pitch for regular power napping, either as it fits into your weekdays or, still effectively, on weekends.
University of California-San Diego researcher Sara Mednick has devoted a good portion of her professional career to studying the positive effect of naps. In one study, she compared a group of volunteer subjects who napped for 90 minutes (which seems long) compared to a second group that drank 200 milligrams of caffeine (equivalent to two strong cups of coffee, three generous shots of espresso or three to four colas). A third group acted as a control group, taking purported caffeinated beverages without any actual caffeine. On subsequent skills tests for typing and spatial recognition, the caffeinated group performed significantly worse than the control group. Plus, the nappers made fewer mistakes than both groups.
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