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  • Siestas are good for the heart, make your brain work better and put you in a good mood, according to various medical studies.

    Spanish stereotypes: They love siestas 2011

  • Siestas have long been a part of life in Argentina.

    Selfishness Siesta Hotel In Buenos Aires Caters To Cat Nappers (VIDEO) 2010

  • Siestas are a way of fighting against the stresses of modern life, he says, and the stifling Mediterranean climate makes working during the afternoon virtually unbearable anyway.

    Periscope 2007

  • Siestas are a smart, healthy corrective to the searing climate; fiestas are a life-affirming corrective to drudgery that too few Americans or Asians know how to escape as joyfully.

    Gringos in Paradise Barry Golson 2006

  • Siestas are a smart, healthy corrective to the searing climate; fiestas are a life-affirming corrective to drudgery that too few Americans or Asians know how to escape as joyfully.

    Gringos in Paradise Barry Golson 2006

  • Siestas were probably fine in theory, thought Laura.

    The Count's Blackmail Bargain Craven, Sara 2005

  • Siestas could be the latest way of avoiding stress and protecting the heart from disease.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

  • I know Bethie would be on here right now talking about how much fun she had meeting so many Siestas in Atlanta.

    The LPM Blog 2009

  • Siestas aren't ingrained in U.S. culture, and napping usually is equated with laziness in the high-charging corporate world, said Bill Anthony, a Boston University psychologist and co-author of "The Art of Napping at Work."

    PlanetOut 2009

  • Siestas - ah, what's better than an afternoon nap?

    AngelBrat's Blog 2009

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