What happens when you sleep?
You may be sleeping, but your mind and body aren’t. Your mind, for instance, gets a break which it uses to assimilate what you understood in the day and transforms it into memory. Sleep is also when your mind brushes up your repetitive skills, like swimming or playing the piano.

Your body, on the other hand, gets down to some serious overhauling. Your muscles get energized, your organs get renewed vigor, your old cells get replaced by new ones. Which brings us to the most important function of sleep : Rejuvenation. It’s this restorative quality about sleep which makes it irreplaceable.

What happens when you cheat on sleep?

You add up what’s called a sleep debt. And its not like a bank overdraft where you borrow a little each time and pay it up at one go. Contrary to widely held beliefs, sleep loss accumulated over the week can’t be made up by oversleeping in the weekend. If anything, it results in further complications in your health.

Sleep loss leads to higher stress, shorter temper, lower motivation, slower reflexes and inattentiveness.

Chronic sleep deprivations could be insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy or restless legs syndrome, and need a doctor’s intervention.

Research has determined that the correct position for your spine is when you stand relaxed, with your shoulders back and your pelvis tucked in. Consequently a perfect orthopedic mattress is the one that supports your spine and assists in maintaining this same position for the spine. This results in the least strain on the muscles supporting your spine.

Mattress comfort is a matter of personal preference. Some may like a firm mattress or extra firm mattress whereas others may prefer a plush feel which does not compromise on support.

While selecting a mattress make sure that it is supportive and has the comfort feel to your liking.

Support

Proper mattress support is critical to sleep comfort and to the health of your spine and body. The mattress should provide support at the heavier body points like the shoulder and hips. By not permitting them to sink in too deeply, it helps the spine to retain its natural S curve, thus allowing the back muscles to relax.

Firmness

A mattress must be of right firmness to give you proper support. The degree of firmness is a matter of personal preference. Feel the different mattresses to check for your own firmness level.

Durability

The mattress coils must retain their firmness and the ability to ‘spring back’ throughout the life of the mattress. If a mattress is durable, you enjoy more years of ege-to-edge comfort with no sags in the middle of the bed or depressions where you regularly sleep.

Conformability

A good mattress will conform to your individual body weight and shape to maiintain proper body posture throughout the night.

Comfort

This depends upon the upholstery and the padding layers. Different mattresses will have different feels. Select for your own comfort level. A good mattress will give you comfort without sacrificing support.

Space

You need room for the freedom of motion that helps you relax while falling asleep and to help limit the moves you make during the night. For maximum comfort, select the largest bed you can afford or your room permits.

Ask your mattress these questions to discover if it is helping you get a good night’s sleep or it is a hinderance:

Are you healthy? Are you bruised or injured anywhere? Any stains or marks?
Are you out of shape? Are you bulging at the seams?
Are there depressions in the sleeping area?
Is your foundation uneven or sagging?
Are you embarrassed to be stripped off the sheets?
Do you make creaking or other suspicious noises?
Do you sag in the middle with the result that we sleepers sag in the middle too?
And lastly, are you ready for retirement?

You will know if you need to visit our Sleep Store to improve the quality of your sleep.