hoorah for siestas!!!

Taking a nap after lunch may help lower the risk of death from heart disease, especially for men, Greek researchers say. Dr. Dimitrios Trichopoulos of Harvard University and the University of Athens Medical School and his team tracked 23,681 healthy Greek adults for an average of about six years.

Some employers, such as software company Intuit Canada, have nap friendly policies.(CBC) Men who napped 30 minutes at least three times a week showed a 37 per cent lower risk of dying from heart attacks or other heart problems compared to non-nappers, the team reports in Monday's issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

The link was strongest in men who were working, compared to unemployed. Too few women were assessed to tell if they benefit from siestas, too. "My advice is if you can [nap], do it. If you have a sofa in your office, if you can relax, do it," Trichopoulos said.