It is a symptom that afflicts millions of people every day, and yet there is little cure for it. We rush out of the office to the canteen, treat ourselves to a nice meal of soup, main course and dessert, return to our desks and are suddenly struck by an irrepressible fatigue. Diagnosis: soup coma.
While everything was still going smoothly in the morning, concentration and motivation were high and the mountain of work was slowly disappearing, a sensible way of working now seems almost impossible. Eyes are heavy, thoughts circle only around the cozy sofa at home and even coffee can now do nothing.
Soup coma: power nap can help
At the same time, the soup coma, which is also known as Schnitzelkoma, is a completely natural phenomenon. After eating, the stomach uses a lot of blood to transport the broken-down nutrients to the liver. As a result, blood pressure drops and we become sleepy, listless and listless.
In addition, people generally have a biological performance low in the afternoon between 1 and 2 pm. So a midday nap would now be doubly appropriate. Experts recommend a ten- to twenty-minute “power nap. That’s usually enough to gather new energy and get through the soup coma. However, the nap should not last longer than 30 minutes, because then the circulation goes into the basement and the sleepiness is stronger than before.
Avoid soup coma
Unfortunately, most bosses don’t take too kindly to their employees resting their heads on their computer keyboards instead of their hands; besides, the desk isn’t exactly the most comfortable place to sleep. It’s better to distract yourself from fatigue by playing games, such as crossword puzzles or quiz games with colleagues.
Who wants to avoid the soup coma, does not have to hold however equal a zero diet. It is enough to eat a light salad or – in fact – soup instead of hearty curry sausage or fatty pork knuckle. The soup is suspected in the word soup coma quite wrongly. Easily digestible, low-fat foods do not demand as much from the stomach during digestion – accordingly, they also require less blood and leave the body more energy.
A short digestive walk around the block after lunch has a similar effect to a nap. If time or the boss doesn’t allow even that, it can help to avoid the elevator and take the stairs on the way back from the cafeteria. This gets the circulation going, supplies the body with oxygen and gives soup comas no chance.
