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SIESTA

Snooze-Induced Excitation of Sympathetic Triggered. A poorly studied phenomenon in which elderly subjects appear to have an increase in vascular mortality following a siesta (a short rest or nap), which has been attributed to an afternoon peak in blood pressure and heart rate.

SIESTA

Cardiology A clinical trial–Snooze-Induced Excitation of Sympathetic Triggered Activity
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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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SO THE 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.
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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, .
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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.
German unions call for 'short, lunchtime power nap' as part of working day
Company bosses are being encouraged to let their staff have a nap in their lunch break as part of National Siesta Day.
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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.
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So when I came back to Northern Ireland I was sold on siestas.
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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.
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Palabras clave: Patrones de sueno corto, intermedio y largo; Latencia de sueno; Despertares nocturnos; Siestas.
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Although Cordoba's siesta will mean a longer workday (he'll reopen his shop at 5 p.m.
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Se ha conocido que la arraigada practica de la a siesta en muchos paises hispanoamericanos, ademas de un habito cultural, es una necesidad biologica del organismo, por lo que se esta haciendo popular en otros paises como Canada.
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You see this in southern Europe where people take siestas.
An afternoon snooze? It could be just what your boss ordered

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