Need to nap? A daytime nod could increase your productivity

Chicago Tribune - Oct. 6, 2019

Jackie Burke, a medical records technician from Oak Park, Illinois, says there were several Thursdays and Fridays when she felt her body and mind turning to mush -- like "swimming in oatmeal," she says.

Burke, who recently moved just outside of Denver, Colorado, had already been tested for a sleeping disorder, low iron and more, so she just assumed her grogginess was caused by a mix of stress, lack of sleep and age. "That age one is hard to admit," says Burke, 53. "But I think I've been slowing down a bit since I turned 50. I think it's a combination of all of those things."

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