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Weight Loss & Sleep: A Brief Insight

Is sleep important for weight loss? It absolutely is! It is common knowledge that the food we eat and physical activity we do need to be altered to lose weight. Sleep, however, is an often-neglected factor. Sleep plays a key role alongside diet and physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle. The goal for weight loss is usually to decrease body fat while retaining as much muscle mass as possible. The amount of sleep you get determines how much fat is lost, and how much muscle mass you retain. Research has shown that the recommended sleep duration for adults…

Are your bedsheets messing with your immune system?

The millions of mites and germs on your bed could be making you ill. Countries around the world are closing borders and putting citizens under lockdown in a bid to contain the new coronavirus outbreak. People are more than ever wary about their health, about the dangers of smoking and socialising in big groups. But could the lockdown at home be messing with your immune system? We hate to break it to you but you bed sheets are filthy. No matter how clean you are, your bed is the perfect playground for all kinds of germs. Not to gross you…

3 Reasons Why You Have To Ditch Your Synthetic Duvet

The Case For Down Duvets A duvet is only as good as its filling, so when purchasing a duvet, choose carefully. Everyone who sleeps under a natural filled duvet will tell you the sleep experience is just unparalleled. This is especially true in the coldest climates and there’s a good reason for that. Natural Filled Duvets Are Incredible Insulators There is nothing worse than waking up at night sweaty and yet still cold. Synthetic duvets use man-made fillings that trap the heat. Natural duvet fillings consist of down, feather, or a combination of the two. Whilst feather is just the…