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Updated: 11:49 PM Jun 23, 2008
News Now: Napping at Work
We all did it as babies - cuddle up, calm down and nap. But then, we grew up. To become a nation of millions of sleep deprived adults.
Posted: 10:09 PM Jun 23, 2008
Reporter: CBS News Correspondent Bianca Solorzano
Email Address: kalisha.whitman@wctv.tv
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It seems Americans are turning into a nation of zombies. Forty percent are moderately to severely sleep deprived. With 60 percent of all women saying they never get enough sleep.

We all did it as babies - cuddle up, calm down and nap.
But then, we grew up. To become a nation of millions of sleep deprived adults.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, only fewer than half of us take naps and only once a month.
But at New York City's nap spot called "Yelo" -people are catching on to catching extra zzz's.

Nicholas Ronco's former exhaustion was his inspiration for "yelo".
Traveling for work, Ronco suffered jet lag, and was always looking for a place to nap.

After three years of research he opened what he says is the perfect napping space - high-tech sleep chambers designed to quickly lull you into a recharging power nap.

Dr. Sarah Mednick, author of "Take a nap, Change your life" says daily napping reduces heart attack risk and helps with weight loss.

Albert Einstein, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton are all famous nappers.
Lance Armstrong refuses to miss daily 90 minute nap.

Hemmendy Nelson schedules naps to help her through extra long work days.
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