Do you ever wonder if a cup of coffee or a nap will do you better in those situations where your just too tired to think? Readers Digest recommends the following: 1. Your head hurts *Drink Coffee Caffeine improves the absorption of pain relievers, so pair an espresso with an analgesic like aspirin to treat a headache. 2. You want to run faster *Drink Coffee Caffeine boosts endurance and speed; estimates put performance gains at 1-3%. A 77kg man will need about a cup and a half of coffee one hour before a race. 3. You must do well in a test *Take a nap An hour-long nap “can be as good as a whole night of sleep in terms of storing information,” says William Fishbein, a psychologist and neuroscientist at the City University of New York. 4. You’re grumpy and sleep-deprived *Drink coffee and take a nap Both coffee and naps can improve mood individually; combined, they ’re magical. Swill coffee before a 30-minute nap, and wake up happy If your not one of those people who stay awake all night if they drink coffee). 5. You require creative insight *Take a nap Tales of discoveries made in dreams – or in flashes upon waking – are common, maybe because REM sleep is thought to facilitate connections between ideas. #Over50s #Resort #PalmLakeResort #Community #LifestyleCommunity #Over50sLiving #Retirement #RetirementPlanning #RetirementRealEstate #Retirement Village #Health #ReadersDigest #Caffine #Coffee #Sleep
Posted on: Fri, 02 May 2014 09:00:50 +0000
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