Beyond your investment in the mattress, it's important to make an overall commitment to sleep. Here are a few tips on how to ensure that sleep doesn’t evade you and ensuring the best night's rest:
Sleep on a comfortable and supportive mattress and foundation.
Exercise regularly as it increases heart and lung fitness, reduces stress, anxiety and insomnia.
Keep mentally stimulated during the day as boredom causes loss of sleep.
Eat a balanced diet to avoid indigestion during sleep.
Stop smoking and reduce caffeine intake as they act as stimulants and makes it harder to fall asleep.
Avoid alcohol before bedtime to ensure an undisturbed and deep sleep.
A warm bath before bedtime makes you feel relaxed and drowsy.
Create a pleasurable and relaxing bedroom atmosphere conducive for sleep.
Manage your internal clock by going to bed and waking up at the same time every day.
Avoid trying too hard to get to sleep because pressure can make it hard to sleep.
Benefits of good Sleep
A good night sleep lets you enjoy the day, too. No other piece of furniture if compared with mattress, in your home is as crucial for your good sleep.
Sleep helps our body and mind rest and recuperates from the strain and stresses of daily living.
Blood supply to our muscles increases during deep sleep, allowing the body to recover from the physical stresses of the day.
Body temperature is turned down in deep sleep, thereby conserving energy.
Metabolic activity is reduced while we sleep, providing an opportunity for tissue to grow and repair.
Natural immune system modulators increase during sleep, hence modest loss of sleep reduces the body’s immune responses and your resistance to viral infection. You may get more colds, flu and respiratory tract infections when you do not get enough sleep.
Intensive firing of neurons during REM sleep is thought to be responsible for aiding memory storage and retrieval as well as reorganizing and categorizing information.
