A link between napping and ALZ. Not entirely clear (to me) when naps are beneficial versus a possible sign of ALZ (or, perhaps, contributing to ALZ??).
https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/03/18/alzheimers-study-bost…
A bit alarming because I’ve had to nap a lot the past year because I couldn’t get a full night’s sleep due to my back waking me up after 4-6 hours. Though it’s finally getting better. I often can go 7 hours now, and have been napping less as a result.
1poorguy
“I’ve had to nap a lot the past year because I couldn’t get a full night’s sleep”
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If you are napping, the memory tests might interpret a lack of response - or a snore - as an
incorrect answer.
Howie52
Napping is one of the great joys in life - unless you nap outside and squirrels build a nest
in your hair. Getting the nuts out of your ears can take forever.
More about this study from a different outlet.
https://www.sciencealert.com/more-daytime-napping-in-seniors…
I find the writers from here are a bit better than most of the “science writers” from the various newspapers.
That was quite a long study. 14 years of clients wearing a watch that monitored inactivity and interpreted it as napping.
I am not sure if I should be concerned or not. Even when I was a younger parent I never had “power naps” because the short duration never seemed to work for me. When the kids were growing up (if I got to nap) it might be about an hour. I do try to take a nap during the day if I am tired. I don’t give myself a time limit because I am retired and am free to do what I want unless I have an appointment. Usually my current naps would be for about 90 minutes and then I would wake on my own. I may have 1-2 naps per week.
I don’t seem to be able to sleep for more than about 6 hours per night. I am not tired when I wake up but may become tired during the day especially if I have a lot of activities.
My mom was very sharp up until about 2 months before she died of breast cancer at age 79. My dad lived a lot longer (91 years) but I dealt with his journey through dementia for about 6 of those years. His days and nights were mixed up and he would nap during the day … every day.
I just pray I live as long as my dad but stay sharp like my mom.
Robyn
correlation =/= causation
I have been napping nearly every day since my mid 20s.
peace & whatever gets me through the day
t
The hubster used to nap for 20, 30 minutes in the late afternoon whenever possible. He called it “recharging his batteries” and felt great after. On the rare occasions I doze off in the daytime, I feel awful after. Like I’ve been drugged.
I have been napping nearly every day since my mid 20s.
That’s a lifelong pattern, not the late-adult years onset that may be associated with dementia.
=sheila