It's the same sand that blankets nearby
Siesta Public Beach and is beloved by beachgoers, the same sand that has brought international recognition and millions of dollars to Sarasota County.
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siesta by all accounts is officially dead, now only a luxury for the elderly -- due to a lifetime of habit - and the pampered classes, including public servants, probably the only workers left in Cyprus who have the opportunity to take a
siesta due to their advantageous working hours.
A six-year study found that those who took a 30-minute
siesta at least three times a week had a 37% lower risk of heart-related death, .
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Athens Medical School in Greece have found that Greek workers who took regular
siestas had 37 pc lower mortality rates from coronary illnesses than their napless counterparts.
Company bosses are being encouraged to let their staff have a nap in their lunch break as part of National
Siesta Day.
The results showed that people who regularly took
siestas, defined by the researchers as napping at least three times per week for an average of at least 30 minutes, had a 37 percent lower coronary mortality than those not taking
siestas.
So when I came back to Northern Ireland I was sold on
siestas.
Dr Calvin Jones of Cardiff University's Welsh Economy Research Unit is in favour of
siestas in hot weather, as long as they are in place throughout the UK.
Although Cordoba's
siesta will mean a longer workday (he'll reopen his shop at 5 p.m.
You see this in southern Europe where people take
siestas.