THE POWER OF THE NAP
HE’S studied the disastrous consequences of poor sleep for years and now French neuroscientist Dr Brice Faraut is on a crusade to get people to take a nap.
Lack of sleep appears to be a growing problem, with more and more people having trouble falling asleep at night and many reporting disrupted sleep on a regular basis.
The solution, Faraut says, is simple – have a daytime doze.
“Known across the Mediterranean as a siesta, the daytime nap is a wonderfully protective night-time in miniature for repairing, soothing, healing and boosting – in as little as ten minutes,” Faraut says.
In this extract from his new book, Saved by the Siesta, he explains how to harness the power of the nap and how different kinds of naps have different benefits.
‘Nowadays, instead of giving sleep its rightful place in our lives, we sacrifice it on the altar of work or subdue it with drugs, or at least food supplements. In my own country of France, sleeping pills
