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  2. Tired after eating? Here’s why, and how to fix it - AOL

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    After a busy morning, lunch can feel like just the pick-me-up you need — but sometimes the meal you thought would energize you is the very thing that makes you want to nap at your desk.

  3. There's A Scientific Reason For Why You End Up In A ... - AOL

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    Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition that causes you to stop and start breathing while you sleep, per the Mayo Clinic. That causes people to wake up frequently during the night and can lead to ...

  4. Postprandial somnolence - Wikipedia

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    An oil painting of a young woman having a siesta, or an afternoon nap, which usually occurs after the mid-day meal. Postprandial somnolence (colloquially known as food coma , after-dinner dip , or "the itis" ) is a normal state of drowsiness or lassitude following a meal.

  5. How to avoid the Thanksgiving food coma - AOL

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    Balance your plate: Aim for 50% non-starchy veggies, 25% lean protein and 25% carbs on your Thanksgiving plate instead of relying heavily on sleep-inducing turkey and carbohydrate-rich foods.

  6. Siesta - Wikipedia

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    In China, taking a nap after lunch, known as 午睡 (noon sleep), is a common practice among people. Surveys indicate that about two-thirds of the Chinese population habitually takes afternoon naps, with the average duration being approximately 30 minutes.

  7. Nap - Wikipedia

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    A nap is a short period of sleep, typically taken during daytime hours as an adjunct to the usual nocturnal sleep period. Naps are most often taken as a response to drowsiness during waking hours. A nap is a form of biphasic or polyphasic sleep , where the latter terms also include longer periods of sleep in addition to one period.

  8. How to Take the Perfect Nap - AOL

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    It’s important to time your nap when you start getting tired but well before evening, so it won’t steal any zzzs from your overnight slumber. For most people, this Goldilocks zone is from 1 to ...

  9. Reactive hypoglycemia - Wikipedia

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    Reactive hypoglycemia, postprandial hypoglycemia, or sugar crash is a term describing recurrent episodes of symptomatic hypoglycemia occurring within four hours [1] after a high carbohydrate meal in people with and without diabetes. [2] The term is not necessarily a diagnosis since it requires an evaluation to determine the cause of the ...