Daytime Naps Once or Twice
a Week Can Be Good for
Your Heart, Study Finds A new study says just one or two naps per week can reduce the chances of
a heart attack. The five-year analysis can be
found in the medical journal, Heart. Nearly 3,500 subjects were tracked by a team from Switzerland's University Hospital of Lausanne. All of those involved in
the study ranged from
35 to 75 years old. To get results, researchers observed the relation between cardiovascular disease development
and napping regularity. They found that those who napped up to an hour
had a near 50 percent less chance of developing
health issues. Researchers add that a nap could be
as short as five minutes. They also say that the number of naps taken per week was irrelevant in terms of a connection to heart health.