Saved by the Siesta: fight tiredness and boost your health by unlocking the science of napping
By Brice Faraut
()
About this ebook
An expert guide to the new health trend that is helping people around the world feel more energised and less stressed.
Saved by the Siesta explains how siestas work and the remarkable role they can play in overcoming the destructive effects that a shortage of sleep can have on the brain and the body.
A daytime nap fulfils all the same functions as a night’s sleep — hormonal, purifying, curative, consolidating, and reinvigorating. It also has the same therapeutic values: it helps us to combat pain, depression, weak immunity, stress, hypertension, excess weight, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
But to take advantage of all this we need to be aware of the siesta’s subtleties: its various types; the correct body position to adopt; the times that are conducive to sleeping; the most effective duration; the stages of sleep that heighten awareness, cognitive performance, memory, and creativity; and how to get to sleep quickly and wake up without feeling sleepy.
Saved by the Siesta provides all this information, and more. It is a lucid and accessible synthesis of the science of sleep, and a practical guide to the benefits of napping.
Brice Faraut
Brice Faraut is a neuroscientist specialising in the effects of restricting sleep, leading to new discoveries in the effects of sleep deprivation and people’s capacity to recover from it. He is the author of numerous scientific publications.
Related to Saved by the Siesta
Related ebooks
Enough Love: Essays from a Journey to Find Happiness Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Alexandra H. Solomon's Loving Bravely Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Steven W. Lockley & Russell G. Foster's Sleep Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRock Stars of Aging Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Ronald D. Siegel's The Extraordinary Gift of Being Ordinary Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTribes Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDismantling the Disability: My Uphill Battle with Friedreich's Ataxia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLetters from the Other Side of Silence Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe 10 Smartest Decisions a Woman Can Make Before 40 2nd Edition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Dr. David Servan-Schreiber's Anticancer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCourage In Cannabis: An Anthology Of Inspiring Stories Written By Heroes Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWith Wings There Are No Barriers: A Woman's Guide to a Life of Magnificent Possibilities Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRead Me First: Before you write the next chapter in the story of you Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings"I Don't Have Time for This!": A Compassionate Guide to Caring for Your Parents and Yourself Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Stethoscope for the Brain: Preventive Approaches to Protect the Mind Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Gifted Introvert: Your Hidden Tools For Success Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLibidos and Life Lessons: A Memoir Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDiscovering who I am: Growing up in the sensory world of Asperger Syndrome Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Grief Guide: Discovering the Reality of Continuing Bonds Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEntertaining Angels Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Weapon Of Choice Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5We Come to Life with Those We Serve: Fulfillment through Philanthropy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHeartcentred Leadership Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Heart of the Pearl: How to Completely Heal from "Sexual" Abuse Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFriends to Keep Friends to Dump Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Live Fearlessly: Liberating your life after breast cancer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Judith Hoare's The Woman Who Cracked the Anxiety Code Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWelcome to The Foster Lane: Parenting Advice From a Coach Who’s Been There Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Dr. Nandi Plan: 5 Steps to Becoming Your Own #HealthHero for Longevity, Well-Being, and a Joyful Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Wellness For You
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lost Book of Simple Herbal Remedies: Discover over 100 herbal Medicine for all kinds of Ailment Inspired By Barbara O'Neill Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When the Body Says No Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Big Book of 30-Day Challenges: 60 Habit-Forming Programs to Live an Infinitely Better Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thinner Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Female Body Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How Am I Doing?: 40 Conversations to Have with Yourself Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Lindsay C. Gibson's Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Illustrated Easy Way to Stop Drinking: Free At Last! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of Anna Lembke's Dopamine Nation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sex Hacks: Over 100 Tricks, Shortcuts, and Secrets to Set Your Sex Life on Fire Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Full Human Potential Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How Not to Diet: The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of Devon Price's Unmasking Autism Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Saved by the Siesta
0 ratings0 reviews