Why are we sleepy in the afternoon?

Most people, especially office workers, share an obsession called "2:30 pm". It is about time we often feel sleepy and tired.

After 8 hours of sleep at night and a full morning, you will feel energetic. But when the afternoon came, your body began to fall into a state of stagnation as it completely depleted energy. Ocular eyes, head heavy and you only wish the front desk is a bed to rest.

Sometimes it makes you skeptical about health, however, according to experts, feeling sleepy, drowsy after lunch is completely natural. University of Adelaide neurologist (Australia) Fiona Kerr explains in the Sydney Morning Herald, people are made to sleep two days a day.

Obsession is called "2:30 pm".(Photo: Greatist.com).

"Insomnia causes a lot of negative effects on the creative process as well as general health. The first and basic effect is that it prevents the development of neural tissue by increasing corticosterone levels , while reducing ability. Attention, practical functions, memory extraction, quantitative skills, logical reasoning, skillful movement and mood, " explains Dr. Kerr.

Dr. Kerr said the afternoon drowsiness happened because the body was programmed to sleep at that time.

"The main reason is that humans have biphasic properties - two phases (the body is made to sleep for 2 nights a day)" - the doctor said.

So how can defeat sleepiness at work? According to Dr. Kerr, people should sleep for a short 15 minutes in the middle of the day.

"A 15-20 minute sleep will help your brain rest and increase your body's performance. Napping for 20 minutes is far more beneficial than getting 20 minutes more in the morning" - the doctor said. know.

Dr. Kerr claims that many studies show that a nap will temporarily increase brain processing performance and may last 2-3 hours.