In our callers’ segment, we address some of your most pressing health concerns with some help from the experts. No case is too trivial. This week, we find out why do some people have a lot of static electricity (and how do you get rid of them) and what’s the magic number when it comes to how long a power nap should be? Is it 20 minutes, 10 minutes or 6 minutes?

<p>In our callers&rsquo; segment, we address some of your most pressing health concerns with some help from the experts. No case is too trivial. This week, we find out why do some people have a lot of static electricity (and how do you get rid of them) and what&rsquo;s the magic number when it comes to how long a power nap should be? Is it <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-8986.1997.tb02148.x/full">20 minutes</a>, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4763354/">10 minutes</a> or <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2869.2008.00622.x">6 minutes</a>?</p>

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