NIGHTS OF LOVE AND BREATHABILITY.

by MARÍA DEL CARMEN DEL CID PONFERRADA May 24, 2022 0 Comments

Sleeping is one of our body's response mechanisms to physical and mental exhaustion, it is the way we regenerate our cells and establish our knowledge.

Sleeping improves our mood and helps regulate our metabolism.

But... what does sleep mean?

If we go to the dictionary, this is the literal meaning of sleep:

To sleep is to be in a state of rest that consists of the inaction or suspension of the senses and of all voluntary movement.

Is sleeping the same as resting?

We are all capable of sleeping when we are sleepy, but rest requires some external factors that are crucial to achieve it. Rest, therefore, is what helps to eliminate fatigue and physical or moral ailments.

EXTERNAL FACTORS TO ACHIEVE A GOOD REST

How to get adequate rest?

The fact of resting correctly will ensure that the person is relaxed, without any kind of exhaustion and with all the active attitudes to develop her routine. Therefore, due to the importance of having a proper rest, medical experts recommend the following guidelines to achieve it:

• Always keep the same schedule when it comes to going to bed.
• Do not have heavy dinners.
• Do not drink drinks that contain caffeine or are stimulants in the hours before going to bed.
• Exercise regularly. Specifically, it is recommended to carry it out at least three days a week.
• Have a comfortable bed.
• Properly isolate the room where you are going to sleep, so that there is no noise or light that prevents you from falling asleep and, therefore, achieving the desired rest.
• It is essential to go to bed and get into it with loose and comfortable clothes.
• Keep the room well ventilated and at an optimal temperature

Let's focus today on the latter: There are only a few days left before summer officially enters, but the hot nights are already starting to show. Just as we adapt our personal wardrobe, it is essential to adapt our bed for the times ahead.
It is important to know that, according to the Spanish Sleep Society, "sleep occurs when body temperature drops as a result of redistribution of heat from inside the body to the periphery. Body temperature depends largely on measure of the environment, so extreme temperatures alter this mechanism, disturbing sleep".
"In neutral thermal environments, between 18-21ºC, maximum levels of total sleep time, deep sleep and REM sleep are reached. The latter is more sensitive to changes related to temperature, since thermoregulation capacity is reduced and with she the sweat response, which causes you to wake up in extreme temperatures", they explain from the Spanish Sleep Society.

Since we cannot change what is to come, we must prepare for it. At bdhome we are experts in this.

How can we achieve a better neutral thermal environment, between 18-21ºC?

***Mattress made of natural products

Mattresses should not only ensure a healthy posture and good irrigation at night, they should also promote breathability. We already know that during sleep we sweat to regulate our body temperature and the products with which the mattress is made should facilitate this exchange of temperatures, favoring the elimination of heat and sweating.

For this, cotton, linen, cashmere are crucial products if we want to achieve it

*** Thermoregulating mattress covers and pillows

Aerospace technology has achieved a material that favors heat removal. This technology has been implemented for years in mattress protectors and pillowcases which, added to the organic cotton padding, intensify the dissipation of surface heat, allowing the sleeper to sweat less to cool their skin and reach their optimum resting temperature. .

***Natural toppers

Do you know that popular saying about sleeping between cotton pads? That is what we suggest at bdhome when we offer you our natural toppers. Once again, cotton royalty works its magic, offering you the freshness and breathability of its purest nature.

The toppers or on mattresses favor your daily rest by giving you a plus of breathability and superficial comfort.

***Egyptian cotton or percale sheets

Here I would love to stop and remember my grandmother, who doesn't want to remember her grandmother's sheets?

Soft, cool and never wrinkled... Well, these are percale sheets. The best invention of man, in terms of bedding, especially in places with high humidity.

Let me explain: now that there is a lot of talk about the number of threads, I would like to tell you that only the number of threads is not synonymous with softness, but also, and to a greater degree, the diameter of the thread.

With this exception, and knowing that the greater the number of threads, the tighter the weft of the cloth will be, it is important to know that for the concept at hand, more than 400 threads would be talking about a set of bedding that For some areas of Spain, such as the south, we would exceed what we consider to be a neutral thermal environment, since it would not facilitate the breathability of our body.

However, when we talk about areas like northern Spain, Egyptian cottons are much warmer and more appropriate for them, especially when we reach levels of 400 thread count or more.

I hope I have resolved some of your doubts. Do not hesitate to contact our bdhome team, they will advise you on what is best for each case.

I wish you summer nights full of love and breathability.

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