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    Image of ceejeemcbeegee is not here ceejeemcbeegee is not here
    03/07/09

    In reply to Women Who Nap Have Greater Risk of Dying
    I'm pretty sure that 100% of people who were ever born are 100% guaranteed to die.
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    Image of lisas lisas
    03/06/09

    In reply to Women Who Nap Have Greater Risk of Dying
    How can you be 44% more likely to do something that everyone does, no exceptions?
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    Image of Mafalda para Presidente Mafalda para Presidente
    03/06/09

    In reply to Women Who Nap Have Greater Risk of Dying
    I stopped believing in any research study telling me I'm going to die earlier or later if I do this or if I do that. I figured out that if napping wouldn't kill me, the stress from trying to keep up with all these research articles would.
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    Image of linnyt is a walking cliché linnyt is a walking cliché
    03/06/09

    In reply to Women Who Nap Have Greater Risk of Dying
    eh, my grandma has been taking naps every day, all my life. she's still kicking it at 83.
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    Image of hellosunshine hellosunshine
    03/06/09

    In reply to Women Who Nap Have Greater Risk of Dying
    Bishplz. I'm off to take a nap RIGHT NOW!
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    Image of tscheese tscheese
    03/06/09

    In reply to Women Who Nap Have Greater Risk of Dying
    I cannot nap. No, seriously.


    Falling asleep on purpose is something that takes me some serious prep work. If I'm REALLY SERIOUS about falling asleep in under an hour, I have to have everything laid out for the next day, the nice warm shower, the teeth brushing and flossing, the nighttime check to make sure that I locked everything and I'm not burning down the house, the light bedtime reading, the interminable tossing and turning, and perhaps half an hour later, the blissful repose.


    I have to bring my A-game when it's time for serious sleeping. I can't do it half-assed.


    ...Unless I've been drinking or if I'm on an NJ Transit bus. Then, all bets are off.

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    Image of linnyt is a walking cliché linnyt is a walking cliché
    03/06/09

    @tscheese: i used to take 2 benedryl a night and fall asleep 30 mins later
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    Image of sequined sequined
    03/06/09

    In reply to Women Who Nap Have Greater Risk of Dying
    Good to know, but I would rather die than give up napping. So I'm set.
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    Image of AnotherStory AnotherStory
    03/06/09

    In reply to Women Who Nap Have Greater Risk of Dying
    Ha! Sometimes science reporting is like that dude you know who misunderstands eighty percent of everything he hears or reads, and then gets drunk and starts expounding, with great conviction, on various points that have a fairly tenuous relationship to actual facts.
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    Image of thesciencegirl thesciencegirl
    03/06/09

    @AnotherStory: Yes, exactly. Drives me crazy.
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    Image of krismry krismry
    03/06/09

    @AnotherStory: Many scientists who have tried to explain their work to reporters have also torn out 80 percent of their hair when they read the results.
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    Image of SisterRay73 SisterRay73
    03/06/09

    In reply to Women Who Nap Have Greater Risk of Dying
    There's a word for afternoon napping: it is called siesta, and the rest of the world, apart from workaholic North America, does it every day. Including where half my ancestors are from, the Mediterranean. And yet researchers are always talking about how long Mediterranean people live. Hmmm.


    I think this study is bullshit. I love me some napping, it is a fantastic invention. I appreciate that some people just can't (like my mom), but that's okay. Maybe this study was just conducted by an angry anti-nap activist researcher.

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    Image of Gretchen is a new kitten mom! Gretchen is a new kitten mom!
    03/06/09

    @SisterRay73: Yeah. Some anal-retentive type A person who gets their jollies working 20 hours a day did this study.


    I hope they enjoy their frantic little life. I nap. Suck on it!

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    Image of MizJenkins MizJenkins
    03/06/09

    In reply to Women Who Nap Have Greater Risk of Dying
    Or......maybe sick women sleep more? Just a guess.
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    Image of NewsBunny NewsBunny
    03/06/09

    In reply to Women Who Nap Have Greater Risk of Dying
    I'd rather die young than give up napping in my big ass who's your daddy superduper chair.
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    Image of stacyinbean stacyinbean
    03/06/09

    @NewsBunny: I want to go to your chair.
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    03/06/09

    @stacyinbean: C'mon over, Momma!
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    Image of Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC
    03/06/09

    In reply to Women Who Nap Have Greater Risk of Dying
    Ahem, now in the (re-worked) words of Bon Jovi:


    It's my nap
    It's now or never
    I ain't gonna live forever
    I just wanna catch some Z's while I'm alive
    It's my life...

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    Image of MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治 MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治
    03/06/09

    @Ulookinatmyjunk: Diary of a Mad Black Blogger: Yay! Well played!
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    Image of AJ AJ
    03/06/09

    In reply to Women Who Nap Have Greater Risk of Dying
    I heard an NPR piece last year that talked about the value of napping. I was intrigued by the idea that people should nap for specific amounts of time in order to achieve desired results. For example, napping for 15-20 minutes is supposed to help refocus the mind, whereas anything longer than 30 minutes can leave you fuzzy and disoriented. I'm now a big fan of naps, and find that I have a much more productive day with them.


    [www.npr.org]

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    Image of MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治 MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治
    03/06/09

    @AJ: But how are you supposed to nap for only 15-20 minutes? Any tricks you can share?
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    Image of AJ AJ
    03/06/09

    @MeganGlass: Well, it doesn't work at home, because my bed is too comfy...


    But, when I'm working at school I take quick naps in my office or in the library. It's a weird mix of finding a place that's quiet enough for you to rest, but busy enough that you don't completely pass out. Apparently some businesses are starting to set up programs in their offices.


    [www.npr.org]


    For some reason, I'm all about NPR today...

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    Image of MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治 MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治
    03/06/09

    @AJ: Sounds too tricky for moi. It always takes me a good while to crash out, and when I do, I'm out for hours.
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    Image of MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治 MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治
    03/06/09

    In reply to Women Who Nap Have Greater Risk of Dying
    But... naps are awesome! Well, it's worth noting that the underlying cause of death is suspected to be getting crappy sleep at night, not the actual act of napping. So couldn't napping be seen as a remedy for poor sleep at night, thus beneficial and life-prolonging?


    Yeah, I'm gonna go with that.

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    Image of vanka-vstanka vanka-vstanka
    03/06/09

    @MeganGlass: Maybe napping in and of itself is an indicator that you don't get enough sleep at night and the little daytime naps don't do enough to undo the damage.
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    Image of MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治 MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治
    03/06/09

    @vanka: Yeah, that's my read on it, but hey, those naps help, right?


    I'm not much of a napper, myself, and never have been, but when you need one, they're amazing.

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    Image of kelsium kelsium
    03/06/09

    In reply to Women Who Nap Have Greater Risk of Dying
    I already said this in a reply to someone, but who's heard the Arcade Fire song "Rebellion"?

    Am I right?
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    03/06/09

    @kelsium: I loooooove that band with my whole soul - so yes.
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    03/06/09

    @zu_zu: Yay!
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