If you feel sleepy in the afternoon, don’t think that there is something wrong with you. That’s how animals’ cycles work! There are two periods of intense sleepiness every 24 hours. The first one is from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. and the second one is from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Birds take an afternoon nap, bees do it and even educated monkeys do it!

The Spanish call it "siesta", nowadays we call it "power napping". Its benefits for your health can’t be overestimated. An afternoon nap improves your mood, creativity, memory, productivity, heart health, lessens stress and so much else. So let’s do it! Let’s fall asleep!

Just 20 minutes of nap is enough for you! You can sleep more, but try not to sleep more than 90 minutes. That’s how scientists say. Though it’s up to you!

I think all the beauties know how a good sleep influences their beauty. In Ancient Rome there was a beauty who said that the secret of her beauty was a 2 hour afternoon nap. She slept at the same time every day; if she was busy at that time, she left everything and went to bed.

If you think that taking an afternoon nap is difficult for you because of your job, read this article: Seven Simple Rules for How to Take a Nap. It will help you to include a nap into your everyday routine.