Restorative sleep is not only bliss—it is crucial to living a healthy, happy and productive life. Sleep plays a vital role in good health and well-being throughout your life. Getting enough quality sleep at the right times can help protect your mental and physical health, quality of life and safety.

Sleep helps your brain work properly. While you are sleeping, your brain is preparing for the next day. It is forming new pathways to help you learn and remember information. Studies show that a good night’s sleep improves learning and problem-solving skills. Sleep also helps you pay attention, make decisions, and be creative.

Sleep plays an important role in your physical health. Ongoing sleep deficiency is linked to many life threatening diseases. It can impact on healthy growth and development and poor sleep can seriously compromise your immune system.

Read on to hear more what the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute have to say about how sleep impacts on every aspect of our life:

Sleep Deprivation and Deficiency

Environmental conditions, such as temperature, noise, light, bed comfort and electronic distractions, play a significant role in one’s ability to get proper sleep—and, subsequently, in overall sleep-related wellness.

There are plenty of ways to get a good night’s sleep. Going to bed and waking up at the same time every day is probably the most important. Another trick is to use the bed only for sleep. Here are few more tips:

1. Exercise 20 to 30 minutes a day, but not too close to bedtime (a few hours give enough of a buffer).
2. Avoid caffeine late in the day and alcoholic drinks before bed.
3. Relax before bed–try a warm bath, reading, or another relaxing routine, but ideally one that doesn’t require screen time.
4. Keep lights and sounds low, and the temperature cool (about 16 – 18 degrees). Turn off all electronics, including the TV.
5. Make your bed an inviting place to be. Buy comfortable, cool bedding including sheets, covers, pillows and duvets
6. Don’t lie in bed awake.  If you can’t get to sleep, do something else, like reading, until you feel tired.

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Egyptian cotton’s fine yarns also offer superior comfort and softness. Bedding made from this cotton will feel light and silky against the skin and unlike most bed linen will soften each time you wash it, becoming more comfortable to sleep in the more you use it. And despite being incredibly soft, Egyptian cotton is stronger and more durable than regular cotton.

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