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When comfort, science and luxury

align for better sleep

by Sealy

e spend one-third of our annoyance. Walker points out that
lives sleeping, and thanks to daytime sleepiness costs developing
Wongoing research dedicated nations billions of dollars every year
to uncovering the power of sleep, we through loss of productivity, increased
know it has a profound effect on our health care requirements and work
health and happiness. In fact, Matthew absenteeism. It could even be deadly,
Walker, neuroscientist, and author of the causing people to make careless mistakes
bestseller Why We Sleep, says sleep is just while on the road or at work.
as important as food and exercise, if not
more so. Sleep stages
Scientists here at Sealy agree with this, To get a good night’s rest, the brain
which is why we’ve developed the largest must work through the four stages of
research and development lab of its kind sleep. Each stage of sleep serves a different
in South Africa. We know that quality function, and each stage is equally
sleep is the fuel that powers your day, and important, causing your body to grow
it’s the driving force behind our passion and repair itself, strengthen the immune
to deliver the world’s most advanced sleep system, consolidate memories, and
system. restore energy.
Stages 1 to 3 are NREM (Non-Rapid
The power of sleep Eye Movement), also known as quiet sleep.
A 2019 survey by sleep tracking app Your body begins to relax in Stages 1 and 2,
Sleep Cycle revealed that around 30% of guiding your brain to a deeper sleep. Stage is simply because the tossing and turning
South Africans who used the app slept 3 is when deep sleep occurs, and your body and general discomfort prevented your
for around seven hours each night, while receives the most healing. Stage 4 is REM body from cycling through these four
around 27% get the recommended eight sleep, when your body becomes most stages of sleep.
hours of sleep. The COVID pandemic active, and you begin dreaming. Typically,
helped put the spotlight on the benefits of a person moves through these stages When comfort and science align
good sleep, however we are also seeing a several times in one night. Your mattress’s night-time comfort and
marked increase in sleep problems related Spending hours tossing and turning its ability to help you perform at your peak
to the virus. each night is disruptive to this sleep cycle, during the day are all dependent on its
Difficulty falling asleep and staying and if your mattress is not supporting quality. We designed Sealy Posturepedic
asleep can result in daytime sleepiness, your body as it should, you might wake up with one goal in mind: to help you wake
which is more than just a minor still feeling tired the next morning. This up feeling rejuvenated every day.

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