Nap to lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart disease

by amma_maw

Hypertension increases the risk of various heart diseases such as stroke and heart failure, kidney failure, etc., and has a considerable impact on health in the long run. While taking a nap is an effective way to relieve even some of the usual fatigue and sleepiness, the American Heart Association has reported that it is also effective in reducing blood pressure.

A Nap a Day Keeps High Blood Pressure at Bay-American College of Cardiology
https://www.acc.org/about-acc/press-releases/2019/03/07/08/56/a-nap-a-day-keeps-high-blood-pressure-at-bay

A nap a day keeps high blood pressure at bay: Catching some midday shut-eye linked to similar drops in blood pressure seen with other lifestyle changes, some medications-ScienceDaily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190307081029.htm

The experiment was conducted with 212 men and women with an average blood pressure of 129.9 mmHg and an average age of 62 years. Subject wears a portable blood pressure measuring device and measures blood pressure, pulse wave velocity , and arterial stiffness degree while living as usual. At the same time, we also surveyed the daytime sleep time and lifestyle habits.

by Simon James

From the 24-hour measurement results, it was found that the average 24-hour systolic blood pressure was lower by about 5.3 mm Hg on average than those who did not take a nap. The decline is comparable to that during salt and alcohol abstinence and when taking small doses of antihypertensive drugs. In addition, every 24 hours after nap, the average systolic blood pressure decreased by 3 mmHg for 24 hours after nap. In addition, the person who took a nap and the person who did not take a blood pressure fall at the same time at night sleep, and the blood pressure drop by the nap seems to be certain.

Manoris Calistratos, a cardiologist at Asclepe Ion Hospital in Greece, who conducted this study, “It sounds like it's not a big deal to say that blood pressure drops by 2 mm Hg, but it's related to cardiovascular events like a heart attack. The risk of illness is reduced by as much as 10%, and above all, taking a nap isn't expensive. I do not recommend taking a nap for hours, but I do not need to feel guilty for a short nap. " You are