“We were brought up in the swimming pool,” says film-maker Jón Karl Helgason, who made the 2022 documentary Sundlaugasögur (Swimming Pool Stories). “There are lots of kinds of kefir and cheese made from fermented milk, which is good for your digestive system. It’s been going for hundreds of years.”In Ireland, kefir is considered a health product and is often expensive. “Naps can be good for sleep health, if done right,” says Madrid-based Polly Revaliente, co-founder of The Sleep Project. Those prone to insomnia should avoid naps or keep them short and consistent.”Naps can be good for sleep health, if done rightDoes the whole country still stop for a snooze?

Source: The Irish Times November 17, 2025 14:54 UTC