July 29th, 2009
Even without a bed sheet the best mattress would not feel comfortable. Sleep comfort are in the details. That’s why we only work with the best bed sheets.
You make a bed really complete with good fitting and comfortable bed sheets.
Like the mattress protector and the fitted sheet it must fit your mattress like tailor made, and preferable stay on your mattress as smooth and wrinkle free as possible.
That is all possible with the collection from Fortis Textiles. The Bella Donna sheets are made from 100% Egyptian Maco-cotton double twisted 220g/m2 yarn.
Elastane (3%) is added too make the sheet vey elastic and to make sure it stay flat and smooth on your mattress.
The sheets are extra soft through adding of Aloe Vera + Silk proteins.
The sheets are pilling free and very soft to the skin. The high elastic recovery
makes the sheet an easy-care product. Once put on, it adjusts smoothly to the mattress without wrinkles.
The fitted sheets are well known for there excellent quality and will give you many years of enjoyment.
Some reasons to sleep on the Bella Donna Jersey Fitted Stretch Sheets.
- Sheets to fit any size mattress.
- Aloe Vera & Silk protein treated for superior softness.
- Washable to 60c
- Tumble dries on medium heat.
- Fantastic elastic all around sheet.
- Pilling free.
- Smooth & soft feel.
- Exceptionally suitable for oversized/extra large mattresses.
- Exceptionally suitable for adjustable beds.
- Non – crease no ironing required.
- Fits mattress like tailor made, smooth & wrinkle free.
- Extremely durable.
- Superior fit, up to 400 mm in height. (see size chart)
- Every sheet size will fit different mattress sizes (see size chart)
- Great finish for bed base.
- Extensive range of colors.
- Superior quality made in Germany.
Once you have tried these sheets, you do not want to sleep on anything else!!
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July 28th, 2009
Sleep is made up of different cycles, with different forms of sleep, from light sleep to deep sleep.
One cycle has five stages. These stages are distinguished by the levels of brain activity and eye movement. In the first four stages. Eye movement is slow. These stages are therefore also called “Non Rapid Eye Movement, (non-Rem sleep Eye). Only the last stage has” Rapid Eye Movement” and is therefore REM sleep.
Light sleep
Stages 1 and 2 are called light sleep. Stage 1 is a transition phase between waking and sleeping and it last about 7,5 minutes. Your eye movement slows. You have difficulty keeping your eyes open and ultimately fall asleep.
Stages 2 is where real sleep begins. You no longer wake with every sound but if you do wake you don’t yet have the feeling that that you were deeply asleep. This stages last 10 to 25 minutes.
Deep sleep
Stages 3 and 4 are deep sleep. Stages 3 begins about 30 minutes after you fall asleep. This is the transition phase to deep sleep. Your breathing becomes completely regular, your hart rate lowers and your muscles relax completely.
Then after about 45 minutes stages 4 begins. Your breathing and heart rates are at their slowest. If you are awakened from sleep in stages 4, you are disoriented and need time to realize where you are.
REM sleep
The last stage, stage 5, is the REM-sleep stages. Rapid eye movements characterize this part of the sleep cycle. Stage 5 is also called the dream stages. If you are awoken from this stages, you can often give a reasonably coherent account of the dream you were having.
After the REM sleep stage, you generally wake briefly (usually unconsciously) and the sleep cycle begins again from the beginning.
This usually happens about 7 to 10 times each night. The relative amount of time spent in REM sleep changes with each sleep cycle.
In the first cycle it is small, but in the third and fourth cycles it increases. Non-REM sleep takes comparatively more time in the first and second cycles.
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July 28th, 2009
You might not realize it, but we spend a third of our lives in bed..
Sleeping well and long enough recharges you physically and mentally, and this is vital to being able to function optimally while working, studying, spending time with your family or pursuing recreational activities.
How long people can go without sleep is not known for certain.
What is known, however, is that people who suffer from lack of sleep have trouble concentrating and remembering things.
It is also apparent that chronic sleep deficiency can lead to decreased serotonin sensitivity. Serotonin is a substance that transmits signals to the brain.
It is involved with mood, sleep, emotion, sexual activity and hunger that gives feelings of satisfaction and happiness.
Recent studies have suggested that lack of sleep can not only lead to depression, but can also contribute to obesity and diabetes.
Listen to your own body. If you feel like you function well even with less sleep, then don’t be concerned if you don’t sleep the full eight hours.
Also try to sleep your optimum number of hours every night. Catching up on weekends is not as good for you.
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