The recipe for a perfect night’s sleep
The scientific proof is in: a good night’s sleep helps us live longer and better
Elite has been a watchword for quality bedding for almost 130 years now. How comfortable your bed is has a major effect on sleep quality and ultimately, on your own wellbeing. Our Vaud-based firm has always made sprung beds, and today our beds offer the last word in comfort, support and temperature regulation; our historic and artisanal recipe has stood the test of time.
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Your bed, truly a dear friend
The upright position distinguished the human species from others but resulted in a particular 'S' shape of the spinal column. Optimal for upright movement, this specific structure´s problems can lead to painful conditions such as back pain, lumbago, lumbar and cervical osteoarthritis, disc herniation, etc. To avoid their development, it is essential to sleep on bedding that allows the spine, even when extended, to stay in a position identical to that when upright.
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The 7 key points to recognise worn out bedding
You find yourself turning in all directions, to find a comfortable position to prolong sleep in vain. The passing years seem a little too obvious. You are neither sick nor ageing rapidly: these pressures and pains come from your bed! It may be simply that the mattress is old, the bed base worn, or maybe the assembly is too firm or too flexible. Your bed deserves some scrutiny; is it still the one that you had at college? What about this mattress? Did it see you through the birth of your 3 children?
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The golden rules of good bedding
Studies show that good quality bedding increases the sleep continuity: sleep comes faster and there are fewer nocturnal awakenings, meaning one hour more of sleep every night. More than half of people suffering from chronic lower back pain usually find an improvement of their symptoms when sleeping on a new mattress.
It is important also to ensure that the bedding in which you will invest is well ventilated. Each night, the sleeper eliminates more than a quarter litre of sweat through skin pores and it is necessary to evacuate this perspiration. Special attention must be given to ventilating your mattress if you are asthmatic.
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Inadequate bedding can lead to back problems
80% of the population regularly suffer from back pain. Sedentary habits, bad posture, stress and strains have taken over our back. The hyperactivity of our society leaves little room for sleep, calm and gentleness. During the second part of the night, when the paradoxical sleep phase occurs, brain activity is intense, sleep is lighter and therefore easily disturbed in case of pressure and discomfort issues.
A mattress that is too hard or too soft can cause awakening. The role of a good bed is to provide both a flexible reception so as not to trigger pain related to pressure points yet firm support for the back as well as the lumbar and cervical spine. With newer quality bedding, muscles are relaxed and temporary awakening happens less frequently. Your sleep quality improves, your vitality increases. Ensuring the body can relax during sleep is to provide support to its fabulous ability to repair itself. While it is not the answer to all ills, good bedding is the first step towards better-being.
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A well maintained bed lasts a lifetime
To ensure pleasant sleep, the bed must not only be of good quality but it must also be clean. Quality of sleep depends directly on the comfort and hygiene of the mattress.
In general, the mattress is the ideal environment for bacteria, mites and viruses. Even thick bed linen can not protect us against these micro-particles. 90% of mattresses are infected with hundreds of thousands of mites and bacteria.
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