Eyes wide open: getting back to sleeping well at night

To understand the Swedish "HASTENS" premium sleeping system brand, you need to understand Sweden: a country where the locals have a close relationship with nature and feel an obligation to take care of it, this is also the agenda of the brand that uses natural and sustainable materials.

The development team guarantees that sleeping on the brand's products will give an enveloping feeling, as if the body's weight has no meaning, thanks to the craftsmen who produce everything manually. The fact that the brand has been an official supplier of the Swedish royal house for three generations in a row is a kind of seal of quality, which perhaps explains the high prices: starting at NIS 35,650, available at DROM sleep chain branches.

Dr. Geb has a dedicated pillow for women. Yes, what you have heard. The series of pillows for women promises to create a quality sleeping environment with benefits for the skin of the face. The pillows are made of visco elastic with ventilation channels that allow air to pass and a pillowcase enriched with aloe fibers for a fresh feeling to the skin of the face. The pillow has the ability to " to remember" the support of the head and neck, for a comfortable position for the following nights.

In addition, it has a delicate lavender fragrance, which will make the sleeping experience more pampering and relaxing.

Price: NIS 490, available at Dr. Gav branches and website.

Only about a month ago, the mattress factory in Kibbutz Zikim in the Gaza Strip returned to work and beyond supporting true blue-and-white products, SOHAM's hybrid mattresses won particularly high marks in the media among thousands of buyers, thanks to the combined spring and sponge technology, which made them sales stars in the US as well. B. The company offers a 100-day trial without any financial commitment, and the shipping is free. The price: starting at NIS 4,990, available at Verdinon branches and on the brand's website.

On the website of the NAPO brand we found fine mattresses at affordable prices, including a mattress designed for couples in love. The mattress has a soft medium difficulty level, with a system of isolated springs for personalized support, a visco-elastic layer that adjusts itself to the contours of the body and hugs it firmly, and two comfort zones. Each spring is wrapped in a separate fabric pocket and works independently so that each area of the body receives the support that suits it. The isolated spring system reduces the impact of your partner's movement, so nothing will wake you up at night. available on the brand's website.

Since the outbreak of the war, many among us have felt a range of negative emotions, including: stress, pressure, anxiety, depression and mental restlessness, which increase in the evening hours, disturbing our rest and preventing us from peaceful and uninterrupted sleep.

The international care brand SABON offers products with a lavender and vanilla patchouli scent that have been proven in studies to contain calming substances and thus reduce stress. Lavender oil helps reduce emotional stress. It balances emotionally, relaxes and contributes to strengthening vitality and energy.

The lavender can be consumed through scent diffusers, essential oil for application or massage, through face peeling, creams and soaps, as well as by dripping drops on the bedding. The price for a lavender scent diffuser: NIS 179 for 245 ml can be obtained at SABON branches and on the website.

Hollandia's TEMPUR Ombracio pillow offers a unique structure and shape that allows you to hug it so that it is suitable for any sleeping position and for any person of any age. In each of the sleeping positions, the pillow provides full support for the neck and gentle support for our 7 cervical vertebrae.

The Tempor shell contains soft Tempor flakes that are known for their ability to disperse pressure. Despite the unique shape, the pillow is suitable for use with a standard pillowcase measuring 70*50 cm. The 3D fabric from which the shell is made allows ventilation to prevent sweating during sleep.

Price: NIS 796. Available at Hollandia branches and on the company's website.

Hollandia's new Tempur mattresses with the TAMPUR ADVANCED compound developed in the NASA space laboratories for maximum support with an innovative combination of SMART COOL technology that gives a feeling of coolness and freshness during the night. The unique composition of the mattress contains billions of sensitive cells that respond to the exact shape, weight and heat of your body and they come in a variety of flexibility levels and sizes. To find the best mattress for you, come to Hollandia branches for advice.

The price: from NIS 10,000. Can be purchased at Hollandia branches and on the company's website.

Visco Air Philo 60/40/14 cm pillow by Dr. Gav, high-quality perforated elastic visco provides proper support for the neck and spine. A pillowcase that includes bamboo fibers that maintain body temperature, anti-bacterial padding that is pleasant to the touch. Sale price: NIS 360 (instead of NIS 400), available in the Goodlife network, comfort and safety products for the elderly

Sleep like King Aminach offers an ergonomically adjustable system for the King Advance bed to be customized for every body and sleeping position, with a silent electric mechanism. The system combines massage programs, underfloor (floor) lighting and a USB docking station for charging the mobile device. Aminach's system includes two King Coil Glider mattresses with: a surface with 4 joints for each user - for personal and precise adjustment. USB connection for each user side. Wireless remote control that incorporates button lighting.

Massage with different frequency intensity to choose for blood flow and relaxation (RELAXETION). Automatic shutdown timer. Programming positions in memory for a preferred position.

The ZERO GRAVITY mode is built into the remote. Floor lighting for locating slippers without disturbing the partner and a flashlight integrated in each sign. T

he price: NIS 14,990. Available at Aminach network branches nationwide and on the online website

Thanks to the gel, a "Rio" model sleeping pillow, also from the "Aminach" sleep brand, with a viscogel moisco elastic core combined with liquid gel (three-dimensional gel), a three-dimensional liquid polymer that causes perfect support and relaxation during sleep and recovery hours full and return to full physical capacity during waking hours. This material is perfect for athletes who exert their bodies in an extreme way, allows full recovery of the body and maximum utilization of sleeping hours. In addition, this material maintains a cool and pleasant sleeping environment. The pillow cover is made of Tencel 100%, the cover is removable and can be cleaned in a gentle wash at a temperature of up to 30 degrees.

The price for a pair of pillows: NIS 490. Available at Aminach network branches nationwide and on the online website

The lifestyle brand CASTRO HOME offers a collection of bedding made of high-quality satin fabrics with a density of 300 threads per inch (which is considered luxurious and high-quality), the combination of the cotton and satin threads at such a high density preserves the quality of the bedding and adds softness and natural shine to the fabric for a pleasant and pampering feeling with long-lasting durability. The collection is designed with a classic look and subtle colors suitable for every bedroom and personal taste: classic white next to light gray, light smoky pink, dark gray, stone tone and olive green.

The satin fabrics are ventilated, do not wrinkle and are suitable for all seasons and are produced in a strict process, free of chemicals and pests. Prices for individual items: from NIS 60. Available in the CASTRO HOME chain of stores and in the online store.

The KENNETH COLE NEW YORK brand offers a variety of warming blankets for the winter, among the models we found an 'Alpha' single duvet with natural filling with an outer fabric composition of 100% percale cotton and a filling of 30% feathers/70% down weighing 11200 grams at the price: NIS 1,300. The second model we found is a soft and pleasant to the touch double synthetic microfiber blanket that will provide maximum insulation with a 100% synthetic fabric composition, filled with holofiber fibers.

The weight of the blanket is 300 grams and the price: NIS 380. It can be obtained in the Mishvir network or in the Mishvir 365 online store.

It is not pleasant to get into a cold bed and a solution for this is offered by the Max Stock chain that was prepared ahead of time with a rich and luxurious winter collection with a promise of prices that will fit every pocket. Along with the abundance of winter items that you will find in the various departments, we found the item that will help you get a better night's sleep: an electric heating sheet in a single size (so you can also heat only one side of the bed) that can be washed in the machine. The price: NIS 99. Available at Max Stock chain branches nationwide

The night's sleep of most Israelis was disturbed during the months of the war. It is not as continuous and high quality as it might have been in the past. The thoughts, pressures, worries and pain lead to consequences that are difficult to deal with over time: we are tired during the day, less focused, more nervous, impatient and less efficient. We turned to the experts of "Dr. Geb" and came back with some tips for a quality night's sleep: at a good time: despite the bad news, try to go to bed and wake up at the same times every day.

Once you maintain a routine, the sleep cycle in your body will stabilize and in fact this is how you will regulate your biological clock. Soothing siren: When you're getting ready for sleep, don't worry.

Worries will make it harder for you to fall asleep and add fatigue to the list of stressful factors you'll have to face the next day. It's true, it's a difficult task, but try to clear your head as much as possible and disconnect from the news. Make sure you eat right: your diet affects your sleep .

Do not eat heavy or spicy meals about two hours before bed. These meals can harm the quality of your sleep and even cause heartburn, which makes it difficult to fall asleep. By the way, replace the cup of coffee or tea with a little lukewarm milk. Caffeinated drinks will wake you up and make you run to the bathroom since they are diuretic. In general, don't drink a lot in the evening, so that you don't have to get up to go to the bathroom during the night. Try to limit yourself in drinking about two hours before the planned sleep.

Mute background noises: It turns out that noises and lights have an important meaning: try to guarantee yourself an isolated and quiet environment in advance even before entering bed, so that you don't have to deal with muting noises when you're already tired. "White noise" is welcome and will help you fall asleep - it can also be created by an air conditioner or a fan, these will muffle sudden and unexpected noises in the middle of the night.

Turn off blue lights: recent studies have revealed that using artificial lights about an hour before bed may delay the process of falling asleep. Using a cell phone or watching TV before going to bed will interfere with the process of falling asleep by momentarily disrupting the production of the hormone melatonin, the same hormone that is responsible for sleep.

Replace watching the news with a good book. When the first yawns start, put the book aside - even if you just got to the exciting part and relax your body until you fall asleep. Positive thinking: The last tip is also the most difficult task of all. Still, try to remember the things that make you happy, even if we have much less reason to do so these days.