How many times did you happen to get back at night and not even have the strength to step into the bathroom to remove your make-up?

Surely many! Yet, even these small everyday deeds like cleansing facial skin, have a great effect on our body and the quality of our life.

Here are 5 good reasons that will help you find the strength to remove make-up every night!

1. Less oxygen

A pillow made of natural and hypoallergenic materials and a pillowcase in breathable cotton, help your skin breathe too while you’re lying down with your cheek on it. The presence of a layer of make-up greatly reduces this breathing, causing irreparable damage in the long run to facial skin!

2. More wrinkles

A pillow that is too hard or too soft could press and “bend” your facial skin in an unnatural way, this is why it’s important to always choose your pillow carefully.

Going to bed with make-up on would increase the chance of developing free radicals and therefore the so hated wrinkles.

3. Eye irritations and infections

Go ahead and ask your eye specialist for confirmation! Not cleaning away make-up from your eyes may cause redness, irritation and even eye infections!

4. Highlight blemishes

Keeping your skin clean and oxygenated will help you prevent pimples and blackheads.

5. Broken lashes

Mascara covers our lashes with rather unhealthy substances and in the long run they become weak and break more easily!

Find the right pillow for you!

Just three simple measurements will be enough to immediately find the pillow that best suits you! But once you find your dream pillow, make sure you remove your make-up every night and keep your pillow perfectly clean!

A good rest is also given by small daily deeds

A regular good night’s rest is crucial to having a healthy lifestyle and keeping fit and looking good!

This is why, beyond choosing a bed system that best suits your physical features, it’s also important to take care of your body with small daily actions that will immediately make you look healthier and refreshed.

Let’s discover how we can fall asleep within seconds thanks to a very innovative method proposed by an American scientist, Dr. Andrew Weil.

If counting sheep isn’t enough for you, try the “4-7-8” breathing technique, based on an ancient Indian practice used for regulating your breath. Find out more and try it tonight!

A natural tranquilizer for your nervous system

According to an American doctor, herbal teas or specific medicinal products won’t be necessary to help you fall asleep within seconds every night.

Already back in 1975, another researcher from Harvard University discovered how some simple and quick meditation exercises can help people suffering from anxiety or insomnia.

You’ll feel quickly relaxed thanks to Pranayama

It is based on an Indian practice called pranayama which actually means “rhythmic control of the breath”: this practice uses the oxygen in our body to calm our nervous system.

However, in order to achieve effective and lasting results over time, you will need to practice the “4-7-8” technique twice a day for a few weeks. It may seem a long time, but the effects could change your life so it’s worth a try!

Besides sleeping better, consider also the fact that these breathing techniques are useful for managing anxiety in moments of high stress and for acquiring major control over our emotions.

The “4-7-8” technique in practice

1. Start by exhaling through your mouth.
2. Close your mouth and inhale through your nose while you mentally count up to 4 very slowly.
3. Hold your breath and count up to 7, always slowly.
4. Exhale through your mouth while counting to 8.

Start over from step 2, inhaling through your nose for 3 more times, for a total of 4 breathing cycles.

Take a deep breath… and sleep wonderfully!

Relax on one of our bed systems designed just for you and improve the quality of your life!

When we travel from west to east (for example from New York to Rome) our days become shorter, while on the contrary, from east to west, they become longer.

For our body, living longer days should be more tiring, but actually it’s the opposite! How is that possible? Let’s discover together why!

Scientists around the world have been asking themselves this question for so long...

This is why they have developed a model that is able to imitate the cells in our body that control our biological clock, trying to find a scientific answer to this phenomenon.

Our biological clock’s regulator is found in the hypothalamus, and this is where special cells inform our body when it’s time to sleep or to be awake.

What happens when we travel to areas with a different time zone?

These special cells found in the hypothalamus are confused: they don’t know what signal to send to our body and this results in a tiredness feeling which is precisely called jet lag!

Traveling from east to west is easier for our body!

Research has confirmed that traveling from east to west (for example from Rome to New York!) is easier for our body because these time regulator cells take more than 24 hours to complete a full cycle. So our organism is able to adapt itself better because it’s already prepared for cycles that are longer than 24 hours.

Help yourself with technology and some good advice!

The ability to recover better and faster from jet lag is yet strictly personal and easily influenced by many different factors:

• young people suffer less from jet lag than older people;
• particular medical conditions may worsen symptoms related to jet lag;
• also our body’s hydration level is of fundamental importance and it should always be high;
• an excessive consumption of stimulating drinks like coffee and tea may worsen the situation.

Furthermore, you should also try one of the Apps specifically realized to adjust your system to a new time zone also before leaving!

It’s one of the most common habits used to facilitate sleep, although in recent years it has been largely supplanted by other “social” habits which are very dangerous for a proper rest.

Reading a book before going to sleep is surely a good idea for many reasons: it helps us to relax, it clears our minds from other thoughts and keeps us company even when we are forced to sleep away from home.

But be careful to choose the right book!

Paper books beat e-readers!

In recent years these handy electronic devices that allow to carry an entire library in your bag, have widely spread!

But when it comes to going to sleep, it’s best to avoid them: like any other electronic device, also e-readers can affect the quality of our night’s rest, altering the heart rhythm.

In addition to the e-reader’s artificial light which goes directly into our eyes, the temptation to “surf” using last generation e-readers would be too high!

Remove stress from your day!

Job, children, studies. We carry many concerns with us throughout the day until bedtime; and the worst risk is to find ourselves in bed “dwelling on” what we’ve done, what we have to do or on what we should have done!

These things don’t allow to sleep very well. That’s why a good book is the ideal solution for “hunting” all these thoughts away from your mind and falling asleep more easily!

Make the right choice!

We all have our own preferences but it’s certainly better to avoid books that can upset you too much and have an opposite effect on your brain, keeping you awake for too long!

Just as we read fairytales to children before bedtime to keep them away from bad dreams, we should carefully choose our readings to guarantee ourselves long and restoring nights, filled with sweet dreams.

Do you happen to often wake up during the night because of pain in the lumbar or dorsal area?

For most back-related disorders, night rest provides relief to the spine; in other cases, however, pain increases just by lying in bed. Let’s discover together why!

When sleep becomes a problem!

Our body needs a good night’s rest in order to recharge, relax and heal itself before facing a new day.

Waking up at night because of back pain can affect the quality, not only of our rest, but also of our lives.

Identify the causes of back aches!

First of all it is important to understand whether the pain occurs only at night or also during the day. The main problems connected to our back are related to an unhealthy posture assumed during the day.

Frequent breaks and stretching

Whether you have a physically demanding job, or spend eight hours a day sitting at a desk, the important thing is to act in order to give your back as much relief as possible: frequent breaks and stretching exercises can help a lot!

Find the right solution for you!

Talk to your doctor who will know which advice to give you on any medical exams and in the meantime try out a few tips:

• Yoga exercises are perfect for relieving pressure on your back;
• also a good massage, performed by a professional, gives great relief;
• heating pads are perfect for loosening stiff joints, while ice is recommended in case of swelling;
• in case of back pain, the best position for sleeping is on the side, with a pillow placed between slightly bent legs in order to keep hips, pelvis and spine aligned.

And what about your bed system?

Before becoming too alarmed, find out if the bed system you’ve chosen suits your body features: back aches, especially if they occur only overnight, can simply be caused by a wrong mattress, pillow or bed base.

During the winter, pampering yourself with a day at the SPA can be very pleasant, but also a 20-minute sauna at the gym can be enough!

For North-European people, saunas represent a true religion: the Finnish sauna uses high temperatures and a dry environment to give many benefits, and among these benefits is also a healthy rest. Discover right away how!

The ancient practice of wellness

Although the origins of saunas are to be found probably in the time of ancient Greece, it is in Europe’s Northern countries that the so-called steam rooms have exponentially spread.

At first they were just small shelters used as warm winter homes, where people could warm up and benefit from the purifying effects of heat on the skin.

In order to further increase the temperature, water was thrown on some hot stones, a practice which is used also in modern saunas.

When wellness becomes a lifestyle

In Finland, the use of saunas is not considered a luxury but an actual necessity; this is why it has been estimated that out of nearly 6 million inhabitants, the number of saunas is approximately of 2.5 million!

How can a sauna help us sleep better?

All you need is a couple of 15/20-minute sessions in a sauna to relax all the muscles of your body and purify it from many toxins.

Furthermore, saunas help the body to release a larger amount of endorphins, perfect for relaxation and the promotion of sleep, while the raising body temperature and the subsequent sudden drop (remember to take a cold shower after a sauna session!) favor even more the relaxation of the body and therefore you’ll experience a deep sleep!

Improve your rest this winter!

Remember to ask your doctor for advice before you try the sauna (high temperatures are not recommended if you suffer from certain diseases) and then try to improve your sleep through this ancient Finnish practice.

Discover how to improve your sleep with our innovative bed systems: a good mattress together with a bed system and pillow which suit your needs, are the first step towards a healthy sleep!

Did you ever happen to wake up in the middle of the night and without being able to fall back asleep?

Stop spending hours staring at the ceiling hoping to fall back into a deep sleep! Learn how to gently fall back into the arms of Morpheus, even when your head doesn’t want to!

Why do we wake up in the middle of the night?

It may only be an occasional phenomenon caused by high levels of anxiety and worries that chase us every day but it is important to understand the causes and try to find a solution to prevent a simple disorder to ruin the quality of life.

If you don’t get back to sleep within 10 minutes...

Don’t count on getting back to sleep if you’ve been staring at the ceiling for the last fifteen minutes.

Try out some simple tricks to regain your lost sleep!

1. Out of bed

Trying to get back to sleep without being able to, might have the opposite effect and make us even more nervous.

If your head doesn’t want to go back to sleep, get out of bed and try some relaxing activities.

2. Relax

Listening to classical music or reading a good book could be the key to relax and find sleep. Go back to bed only when you’re about to collapse!

3. Get rid of the worries

If you still can’t clear your mind from thousands of flowing thoughts, then it’s better to face them: grab a pen and paper and note them down!

Keeping a diary represents for many people a way to lighten the soul, so why not try every once in a while?

4. Reorganize your habits

Sleeping difficulties or the habit of waking up in the middle of the night may be the consequence of bad resting habits.

Going to bed and waking up in the morning trying to keep more or less the same time, will help you find the harmony you are looking for.

And don’t drink too much before bed time so as to avoid night rushes to the bathroom!

5. Analyze your bed system

What if your mattress were the cause of your bad rest? Find your ideal bed system and discover the right pillow for you!

Chamomile is a herb plant with relaxing benefits and a pleasant scent which has helped millions of people over the centuries in falling asleep by promoting relaxation and inducing a deep sleep.

In Europe and America it is taken mainly as an infusion: for sure we have all drunk one after dinner many times, in order to relax and facilitate sleep.

Why is chamomile particularly suitable to foster sleep? Let’s discover it together through this article!

1. Where does the calming and relaxing effect come from?

According to a study carried out by the University of Pennsylvania and published in 2012 in the prestigious magazine Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, chamomile, besides improving one’s mood and lowering anxiety, also helps in falling asleep more easily.

2. But what chemical composition does chamomile have?

A chamomile tea fosters sleep because it has sedative effects.

Chamomile, in fact, is widely considered as a tranquilizer able to induce sleep: according to the study Benzodiazepine compounds and GABA in flower heads of matricaria chamomilla (Phytotherapy Res. 1996), it is assumed that the “sedative” effects are due to flavonoids and apigenins.

3. Chamomile: “apple from the ground”

Chamomile plants can grow even in poor soil and spontaneously, flourishing especially in spring and summer. The word chamomile comes from the greek, in particular the first part “chamái” means “from the ground” and the second part “mḗlon” means “apple”: therefore “apple from the ground” as its pleasant scent reminds us of rennet apples.

4. Steep is the key: two or three minutes, otherwise it loses its “relaxing” effect

Chamomile steep time is crucial: let it sit for more than two or three minutes and the relaxing effect of chamomile will lower.

5. Some practical tips!

• Avoid drinking chamomile right before going to bed: it could be counterproductive, in fact, if you drink it just a few minutes before bet time, it fills the bladder and forces you to wake up during the night to use the bathroom.
• Don’t drink it before driving or before any activity during which you need a high level of attention!
• Drinking chamomile tea may not be enough to help you sleep well, so try to have darkness and silence in your bedroom and create a peaceful environment!

Although chamomile is perhaps the most known sleeping aid, it’s not the only one. Discover in this article what are 5 relaxing herbal teas that help you sleep better: some assistance from Nature!

An old adage says: “Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dine like a pauper”. The best advice ever!

Actually, a balanced and not too heavy dinner doesn’t mean eating little or nothing at all. Find out in this article what is the ideal dinner for a night’s sleep like a king!

3 helpful tips for a better rest

Before having a look at what are the best foods to eat for dinner, we have to immediately clarify that:

1. You should keep regular hours as much as possible, both when you go to sleep and when you have your meals.
2. Eat at least 3/4 hours before bed time.
3. Avoid caffeine in the early afternoon, in fact you should have your last coffee of the day right after lunch.

Which foods should be avoided and which ones should be chosen?

Melatonin, lycopene, vitamin B, potassium, magnesium and tryptophan are some of substances that compared to others, will help you sleep better. Where can you find them? In dried fruit, plain yogurt, vegetables such as carrots, tomatoes, broccoli and asparagus, and finally in white meat and fish.

While spicy foods, caffeine, red meat and alcohol must be absolutely avoided at dinner!

The ideal dinner!

Once the best and worst foods have been recognized, preparing a perfect meal for your healthy sleep won’t be too difficult:

• a good plate of legumes in broth (possibly not prepared with bouillon cubes) served with vegetables like spinach, cabbage or pumpkin;
• a serving of fish with either pan roasted or baked potatoes (preferably with its peel which is rich in vitamin B) and a lettuce salad;
• also white meat or eggs can be eaten in the evening, but only if they are cooked with little fats and no chili pepper;
• to end your meal you can have a fruit. Bananas, for example, have plenty of magnesium and potassium which make them the perfect choice!

A light dinner for your night as a king!

Carefully choose what foods to put in your dish tonight, don’t eat too late and then enjoy a truly restoring night’s rest!

Find your ideal bed system right away and discover what is the best pillow for you thanks to our online configurator!

A “morning person” is someone who wakes up easily in the morning, full of energy and happy to start a new day soon!

Does it sound crazy? However these people exist and if you wish to become a “morning person”  too, don’t miss these 16 tips and you’ll notice how your life will change, morning after morning!

Happy and full of energy every morning!

Read the list of helpful tips that we have gathered for you, stick to it as much as possible and results will be along shortly!

1. No more caffeine starting from the early afternoon, we will never stop repeating it!
2. No after dinner drinks, alcohol never helps for a good rest.
3. Have a hot bath or shower, the raising and subsequent lowering of body temperature will help you fall asleep earlier.
4. No screens in your bedroom, including smartphones, and try to stop using them an hour before bedtime.
5. Prepare your clothes for the next day and have them ready on the chair.
6. Get everything ready for breakfast the evening before, carefully set the table and prepare the moka pot.
7. Place your alarm clock far away from the bed, so you will have to get up to turn it off.
8. Turn on the lights, or even better, open the windows as soon as you get out of bed! The light will help your organism get into action more quickly.
9. Switch off the “snooze” function: learn more about this article LINK
10. Change the alarm sound often, choose pleasant music and not the usual “unpleasant preset sounds”.
11. In the morning drink some water before your coffee, it will activate your metabolism.
12. Have a “super” breakfast and be careful to balance well all the nutrients of your first meal!
13. Don’t sleep too much over the weekend, try to keep your usual hours.
14. Get your gym bag ready or everything you need for jogging in the morning, so you’ll be more inclined to not put off the workout.
15. Find the right motivations! In order to become a real morning person, first of all you really have to want it: having more time for yourself, being able to do physical activities and feel fitter, may be some of these.
16. Sleep on a bed system that allows you to have a great rest!

If you’re tired of the usual annoying alarm clock sound that throws you off the bed every morning, then you’ll be happy to know that there are really special alarm clocks in the world!

The alarm clock that “runs away” and the one that “brings sunshine in your home”, learn how to make your awakening unforgettable!

1. Try and catch me!

If the strategy of placing the alarm clock away from the bed didn’t work with you, then the one equipped with wheels, that starts running around the room as soon as it goes off, will do the trick!

Pic by: suck.uk.com

2. On the fly!

If running weren’t to be enough, you can also find the version with an integrated flying saucer to “catch” if you want to switch it off!

Pic by: Fliegender

3. Waking up… by nose!

We have also dug up an alarm clock that “gives off smells”! You can choose from obviously pleasant smells: coffee, hot brioche and chocolate or the scent of the sea or a particular flower. Definitely not suitable for heavy sleepers!

Pic by: Sensorwake

4. An alarm clock with sun on the inside!

Perhaps the most complete and “delicate” of all: this alarm clock, in fact, already 30 minutes before the set time, starts spreading a light very similar to natural sunlight at dawn around the room. Moreover, nature sounds like the chirping of birds or the sound of wind blowing through the trees, will accompany your sweet awakening!

Pic by: Wakeuptothesunriselight

5. An “explosive” awakening!

It appears that there are people in the world who aren’t able to hear ordinary alarm clocks: a company has developed a “bomb” alarm clock for these people. It can make a sound of 116 decibels, vibrate the mattress thanks to an external device and let out a bright and flashing red light. Only for strong hearts!

Pic by: Sonicalert.com

Sleep well and waking up will be easy!

Make sure you rest on a bed system that is suitable for you and you won’t need any “extreme alarm” to get you up in the morning!

After a restoring night’s sleep, a good breakfast is what you need!

The first meal of the day and also the most important: find out why you should never skip it and enjoy these 3 ideas for an excellent breakfast!

3 fundamental rules for an ideal breakfast

1. Never skip it! After hours spent without food, our body needs to regain vitamins, minerals and sugar.
2. Enjoy your breakfast calmly and in serenity.
3. Change the menu often: there isn’t a real ideal breakfast but it’s always a good thing to vary your diet as much as possible, and this applies to every meal.

The traditional Italian breakfast with milk and cookies or rusk bread with jam is fine, but it should be alternated with other dishes: here are 3 different ideas for a really super breakfast!

1. Porridge

Porridge is a typical dish from the English cuisine and it’s perfect for a balanced and healthy breakfast: it is made with oatmeal and either cow or vegetable milk. Cook it in a saucepan for a few minutes.

A teaspoon of honey, a sprinkle of cinnamon, some shelled walnust and lots of fresh fruit will complete this very tasty dish.

2. French Toast

The original recipe is too fatty, so we’ll change it like this: use slices of soft whole wheat bread, dip the slices in an egg and some milk that have been mixed together; sear the slices of bread in a non-stick pan without adding any fats such as butter or oil.

Once the bread gains a golden color, add jam and sprinkle with fresh fruit!

3. Pudding with chia seeds

Chia seeds are loaded with calcium, omega-3, vitamin C and potassium, so they are perfect for your breakfast. Here’s the tip: put 3 tablespoons of seeds in a small bowl and cover them with any type of vegetable milk (you will need about 30 gr of seeds every 200 ml of milk). Add a tablespoon of agave nectar and vanilla or cinnamon if you like.

Let it stand in the refrigerator overnight; in the morning you’ll find a tasty pudding ready to be eaten with lots of fresh fruit!

Why do we sleep? A question that has fascinated human beings for thousands of years and to which a clear answer has never been given.

Sleep allows our body to recharge itself, clears up our minds and allows us to face a new day at best.

But according to some researchers, there are other reasons behind our need to rest each night: want to now what they are?

A resting body but an always working mind!

Every time we fall into the arms of Morpheus there are many things that happen in our head: if on one hand our body lies almost motionless curled up under the blankets, on the other, our brain certainly doesn’t stay still to rest.

The extraordinary power of a good night’s sleep

During the day there is so much information for our brain to process, not to mention new notions that have to be acquired and so many things to remember.

A good night’s sleep allows our brain to elaborate and assimilate all this new info: millions of new neural connections are created in order to allow us to learn and remember.

But not everything deserves to be remembered!

“Synaptic homeostasis hypothesis”

A complicated formula that explains a simple concept: while we sleep, our brain chooses what is not worth to remember and deletes those memories.

Even synapses need rest; this is why during the night they slightly weaken to recharge themselves and be ready to store new information the following day.

The brain: a “therapist” always at hand

During sleep our brain examines all the information received during the day, processes and analyzes it but without allowing the emotional component to interfere.

Therefore, low levels of norepinephrine decrease substantially during the night and when we wake up, the negative feelings associated with certain events have decreased.

Sleep well for a peaceful and active mind!

Make sure you have a good night’s rest and you’ll notice how it will benefit your mood and ability to learn.

Find now the most suitable bed system for you!

We have always been told that keeping plants in bedrooms is not a good idea as they absorb oxygen from the air, converting it into carbon dioxide.

But actually, some plants have the unique ability to release oxygen even when there is no light and purify the air from formaldehyde, xylene, toluene and ammonia.

Discover which plants will help you sleep better at night!

1. Aloe vera

More than any other existing plant, aloe vera is able to release oxygen in the environment in which it is located, purifying the air and therefore helping you sleep better!

Aloe vera

This has been proven by a recent research published by NASA!

2. Mother-in-law’s tongue

The name does not bode well, but actually this beautiful green plant can excellently filter the air of a room, releasing oxygen during the night. Its “special” powers include soothing headache symptoms and preventing eye irritation.

Mother-in-law’s tongue

3. Ivy

Ivy is a plant that is able to absorb formaldehyde from the air more than any other and some recent studies have shown its effectiveness in reducing asthma symptoms!

Ivy

Keeping it in the room also means reducing the presence of mold almost totally!

4. Peace lily

The name itself will bring serenity to your bedroom, but this beautiful plant will also purify the air from toxic substances, bring a touch of elegance and help you create a very relaxed and cozy atmosphere.

Peace lily

5. Lavender

The benefits of lavender go beyond air purification: this beautiful plant diffuses a scent that has the ability to relax both body and mind, freeing us from stress and allowing us to sleep better each night.

Lavender

6. Gardenia

If you suffer from insomnia then gardenia is the right plant for you! Recent studies seem to demonstrate the extraordinary ability of this plant to remove anxiety and promote a good rest.

Gardenia

Choose the best for your rest!

The right color for walls, appropriate lighting, the most purifying plants and especially a bed system that best suits your needs.

Do you feel sleepy in the morning when the alarm clock goes off? Neither really rested nor full of energy? Maybe you don’t go to sleep at the right time for you!

According to a recent study, what really is important, is not only the amount of hours we manage to sleep at night but the exact moment we choose for bedtime! Find out more!

Sleep in ‘90s!

We already know that not only is the amount of sleep we get important, but most of all the quality of our daily rest: this is why we must not think in hours when it comes to sleep, but in multiples of 90 minutes!

This is the length of a sleep cycle and in order to recover our energies after a long day, we need to rest for about 5 or 6 sleep cycles.

Calculate the perfect time to go to bed!

Especially when you don’t have the chance to sleep 7/8 hours a night, in order to obtain the maximum benefit out of sleep, it is essential not to interrupt a sleep cycle but wake up only when a cycle is about to end or has just ended.

What does this mean?

If your alarm clock is set for 7:00, for example, the best times for going to bed are 21:46, 23:46, 00:46 or 2:46, taking into account that on average you then need about 14 minutes to fall asleep.

Try out the calculator!

A British website has put online this “calculator of the perfect time to go to sleep”: try it out and discover if you can improve your sleep by choosing the right time to get in bed.

Find the perfect bed system for you!

Choose to rest well each night thanks to a mattress and bed base able to suit you perfectly! Furthermore, find out now through our online configurator and just 3 simple measurements, what your ideal pillow is!

Do you sleep regularly every night but have trouble in the morning swinging into high gear?

If you don’t want to waste the good hours of sleep you have every night, be careful not to trip into these 5 bad habits that can ruin your awakening!

1. Using the “snooze” button

There couldn’t be a worst invention for healthy sleep! Repeatedly postponing the alarm clock of 5/10 minutes just destabilizes our circadian rhythm.

2. Checking your cellphone before getting out of bed

A research carried out by the University of British Columbia has shown that people who control emails, Facebook, news and more from their cellphone as soon as they wake up, are more likely to suffer from stress. The best solution? Don’t even take your smartphone into your bedroom.

3. Forgetting to stretch

Instead of wasting time on your smartphone, spend just a few minutes to stretch, even as soon as you wake up, while you’re still lying in bed. Then get up and continue for a few more minutes. Here’s where you can find some simple exercises to repeat each morning.

4. Doing everything in a rush

Do you do anything possible just to not lose precious minutes of sleep? Like setting your alarm clock at the last moment or, even worse, do you keep hitting the “snooze” button? A bad habit to change right away! Take your time to do everything calmly: stretch, have a shower and breakfast and maybe even a chat in serenity with your partner.

To further help you, we advise you to get the clothes you want to wear and your bag ready the night before; in addition, having a clear program of your day from the evening before, will help you face your awakening with equanimity!

5. Not opening windows or curtains

What is the first daily action to do in the morning as soon as you get out of bed? Open the window and let natural sun rays into the house to do their best on your organism.

Break your bad habits and rediscover your perfect sleep!

Choose a lifestyle of good and healthy habits that can improve your life: rest well on a quality bed system that perfectly fits to your physical characteristics and have a great sleep!

The answer is yes! It has been proven through a recent study published by Oxford Academy’s English magazine called “Sleep”.

The study wanted to demonstrate the links between a quality sleep and the general psycho-physical well-being of a person: but what does this have to do with the lottery? Find out now in this article!

Can sleep improve our psychic well-being?

The research was published earlier this year after 4 years of study and more than 30,000 people involved.

The aim of the research was to demonstrate how changes in rest habits and an increased sleep quality could affect a person’s health and well-being. The results were amazing!

A healthy rest for a peaceful and “rich” life

All individuals suffered in some way from sleep disorders, from a slight insomnia due to stress to more serious illnesses. After a “re-education” to healthy sleep, these people have been able to definitely improve the quality of their rest with positive feedback also on their psychological well-being: the same psychic peacefulness found on people who had won the lottery!

A well-being that lasts a lifetime!

Of course, the studies published on Sleep do not want to compare the euphoria of the moment of victory with the peacefulness due to a healthy night’s sleep, but the benefits that good and healthy rest habits can give us are equally important.

To sleep well every night means to feel more peaceful and happier, to suffer less from daily stress and to deal with life with an extra boost.

Choose to rest well each night and win your “healthy sleep” lottery!

Find out which bed system best suits your physical features: choose a mattress, bed base and pillow that best meet your needs.

Try now our online configurator which is able to suggest the perfect pillow for you through 3 simple measurements!

A recent study has shown how the daily use of electronic devices such as tablets and smartphones can affect children’s rest.

Only a few minutes of use per day are sufficient to compromise a child’s rest. Find out more in this article!

The risks run by the “digital generation”

There is a lot of discussion regarding the influence that electronic devices have on our lives, but the ever-expanding use of tablets and smartphones doesn’t involve only adults.

The opportunities brought by new means of communication are incredible, but there are many dangers from which we can defend ourselves.

Among these, the dangers connected to children’s sleep starting from the early age: in fact, even after just a few months from birth, children know where to “lay their hands” on a screen!

Statistics on using digital devices!

A study published by the scientific magazine Pediatrics has shown the following:

• 44% of children aged less than 1 year, use a mobile device at least once a day;
• At the age of 2 the percentage of children using smartphones or tablets daily to play or watch cartoons with rises to 77%;
• From the age of 4 and up, half of them have their own device.

And the most alarming information is that 30% of parents use a mobile device to put them to sleep!

15 minutes of sleep lost for every hour spent in front of a touch screen!

It may not seem a lot if we think that a child sleeps on average 10/12 hours a day, but especially at an early age, every hour of rest is essential for a healthy growth.

So yes, you can use tablets and other devices to develop their cognitive skills, but very frugally.

Never in the evening and always under our control

As with adults, even children shouldn’t be in front of any kind of screen for a couple of hours before bedtime.

Discover our solutions for allowing your children to sleep wonderfully!

Every week we give advice on how to help you find lost sleep or simply sleep better.

Yet, your rest is not always really regenerating; what you may not know is that there are some factors that affect your ability to rest well and against which you can’t do much! Find out what they are and if you can counter them.

Genetics

We have to give up on this first one: a recent study carried out by the University of New York has shown that some people have a circadian rhythm that is longer than normal and therefore have more difficulties in falling asleep in the evening.

Residence

The reason is still unclear, but there are places in the world where people rest better: according to a research published on the Wall Street Journal, the citizens of Melbourne are the most rested with a sleeping average of 6 hours and 58 minutes per night! But perhaps moving to the other side of the globe is a far too extreme solution to improve your rest.

Marital status

Another recent study by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has shown the correlation between a good rest and people’s relationship status: it turned out that the best sleep affects couples who live together!

Education

Can’t sleep well? You should consider hitting the books again! Most people with a bachelor’s or doctoral degree sleep wonderfully!

Age

Even the system that regulates our sleep-wake cycle ages! The process of decline doesn’t start up in years as you might think, but already at the age of 35!

Work

Work is an important part of our everyday life: besides the stress that it can cause, there are some jobs that are worse than others.

Among these are for sure jobs with shifts that break regularity, and night jobs that actually invert sleep-wake cycles.

Your rest can always be improved!

Even though some factors such as those listed above greatly affect the quality of our rest, we can do a lot to improve our sleep, starting out with choosing of a bed system that suits us!

People who suffer from insomnia know very well what it’s like to wake up all of a sudden in the middle of the night and stare at the ceiling for hours trying to get back to sleep.

Yet, in ancient times, this was normal: recent studies have in fact proved the existence in the past of the so-called bi-phasic sleep. Could our body still be influenced by a far-away era?

Ancients’ natural sleep

Do you know what happened in 1667? Paris became the first city in the world to illuminate its streets. This means that until then, people’s circadian rhythm followed only the natural alternation of day and night.

Interrupted sleep

The study carried out by Professor Ekirch from the University of Virginia, has revealed that ancient people used to sleep about 8 hours per night... but not all at once!

This is why we talk about bi-phasic sleep which is characterized by a first resting period of about 4 hours and a second one of further 3 to 4 hours, interrupted in the middle by a waking phase that could last just one hour or a lot more.

“Carpe diem”

Waking up in the middle of the night was not considered an abnormal attitude but actually rather normal. The ancient Romans loved to “seize the moment” and for this reason they used to spend their time during the night either studying, meditating or doing other things.

This kind of sleep was natural because the body had no other factors to adapt to, except the sun’s  natural rhythm.

No need to panic if you wake up at night!

Today’s rhythms have changed but a good night’s rest is crucial to our body, this is why any type of sleep-related disorders should be discussed and faced with your doctor.

Often, however, it doesn’t take much to regain lost sleep

If you are going through a period of stress and happen to wake up at night, don’t panic and don’t try to force yourself back to sleep.

Do as the ancient Romans: get up and do something that relaxes you, maybe sleep will come back naturally!