Yeah, you read it right! One of the most important thing
that we usually taken for granted is to sleep. I am one of those people who
sometimes deprived myself to have a proper sleep on a day-to-day basis. On
which I regret for now. Proper sleeping has a lot of benefits and I would say
that you, too, should be aware of how sleeping can help you with your physical
and emotional well-being.
The Philippine
Society of Sleep Medicine (PSSM), the primary organization that aims to
promote sleep medicine healthcare in the Philippines, again led in the
celebration of World Sleep Day 2016.
The World Sleep Day 2016 slogan is “Good Sleep is a Reachable Dream” and this year, Multiflex RNC
Philippines, Inc., makers of Uratex foam and mattress products, lent its
wholehearted support to the PSSM in its efforts to help promote good, healthful
and restful sleep.
During the celebration of World Sleep Day 2016, the PSSM
held its 10th annual symposium entitled “Sleep Matters: Discovering the
Importance of Sleep” on March 17-19, 2016 at the EMG Auditorium of the Lung
Center of the Philippines. There were various workshops and lectures on many
sleep-related concerns for adults—and even in children—that elicited interests
from symposium guests.
The PSSM is just one of the many organizations around the
world that advocates the importance and educates people about the value of good
sleep, which many people lack or perhaps do not pay attention to due to today’s
fast-paced lifestyle and blinding-speed technology. Various studies have
already shown that lack of restful sleep because of irregular work and
lifestyle may lead to health problems in the future. Or even having an
incorrect mattress may harm the body rather than provide the restful sleep it needs
after a long and hard day at work.
This is why the PSSM reiterates the important elements of
good sleep, which are “Duration” or the sufficiency of sleep to become well
rested and alert the following day; “Continuity,” which means sleep time should
be continuous and unbroken; and “Depth,” that sleep should be deep enough to be
restorative or invigorating. Quality sleep, the PSSM said, is very crucial to
one’s good health and quality of life. It said that good quality and
invigorating sleep is important for people’s day-to-day functioning, even in
children for their overall wellness and development.
The PSSM also cited the 10 Commandments of Sleep Hygiene,
according to the World Association of Sleep Medicine or WASM, such as having a
fixed bedtime and waking up time, no daytime sleeping in excess of 45 minutes,
avoiding excessive alcohol intake 4 hours before bedtime or smoking, avoiding
intake of caffeine such as those in coffee, tea, most sodas, including
chocolate 6 hours before bedtime; avoiding heavy, spicy or sweets 4 hours
before bedtime, but a light snack is acceptable, exercising regularly but not
before bedtime, using comfortable bedding, finding comfortable temperature when
sleeping inside a well-ventilated room, blocking out distracting noise and less
light as possible, and limiting the use of the bed to just sleeping.
For its part, Uratex supports the PSSM through its own
advocacies in promoting good sleep in the Philippines.
“Uratex has always
been humbly supporting efforts to promote good sleep, a much-needed bodily
activity that unfortunately many people do not pay attention to or perhaps, do
not know how to achieve it because of various reasons. Simply put, it all boils
down to adapting to a healthier and less-stressed lifestyle, a positive mindset
toward life, and choosing the correct mattress depending on the body’s shape
and contours, and this is where Uratex can help,” explains Dindo Medina,
Corporate Sales Director of Multiflex RNC Philippines.
As the country’s sleep specialist, Medina said Uratex
will continue to help Filipinos achieve helathy and superior sleep by
continuously developing and bringing innovative mattresses and other sleep
solutions.
The PSSM is a group composed of several specialists involved in the practice of sleep medicine in the country and are highly trained to address sleep disorders among Filipinos. Pulmonologists, Neurologists, Ear, Nose and Throat specialists, Psychiatrists and Pediatricians are among those that comprise the group and have expressed interest in the process and study of sleep.
Here in the Philippines, the practice of sleep medicine
is still relatively young compared to other countries so it is no surprise that
even other doctors do not know that such practice exists here. But the practice
is, indeed, growing, even in Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN)
member countries. In fact, the Philippines will serve as host of the 4th ASEAN
Sleep Medicine Congress in 2017 where it will share vital knowledge with other
countries about sleep. Together, this collaborative meeting will also help
determine how the different cultures of these countries can impact on their
actions with regard to sleep concerns.
For more information about the value of good sleep to
one’s health, visit the PSSM website, thepssmi.org. To find out more about the
Uratex mattress and other sleep solutions, call the Uratex Consumer Hotline,
888-6800 or visit www.uratex.com.ph.
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