By Aduragbemi Omiyale
The president of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy, Dr Nnenna Nina Chigbo, has shared some tips for quality sleep, advising people to fix a bedtime and an awakening time.
Speaking at an event held to commemorate this year’s World Sleep Day themed Quality Sleep, Sound Mind, Happy World, a global and annual event held on March 18, she also urged people to avoid caffeine intake 6 hours before bedtime, use comfortable bedding, block out all distracting noise and eliminate light as much as possible.
According to her, “quality sleep is critical for the proper functioning of the body, including immune function, tissue healing, pain modulation, cardiovascular health, cognitive function, and learning and memory.”
World Sleep Day was set aside to advocate and raise awareness for sleep health and Mrs Chigbo pointed out that, “A good quality mattress determines a great deal how well you will sleep. A bad mattress can affect the spine and cause damage to the body as the body needs to align well with the mattress.”
“Secondly, when you are not comfortable on your mattress, it will affect the quality of your sleep and can be detrimental to your health,” she added.
At the event organised by Mouka, a leading brand of mattresses and pillows in Nigeria, the Managing Director of the firm, Mr Femi Fapohunda, said the mission is to add comfort to life by providing quality sleep solutions and educating consumers on the right sleep culture.
“At Mouka, the wellbeing of our consumers is our top priority. We don’t just provide great quality products, we also invest significantly in educating consumers on the right sleep culture.
“As Nigeria’s foremost manufacturer in the sleep industry, the onus lies on us to ensure our consumers prioritise quality sleep; hence we deploy educational content across numerous platforms, including TV, radio, print and digital.
“In addition, we look forward to leveraging our membership of Dolidol International Group in terms of technical expertise in consistently delivering superior sleep solutions to our consumers.”
Business Post reports that the theme for World Sleep Day 2022 focused on key issues such as how quality sleep helps maintain mental health, how better sleep helps people focus during the day and how fatigue can weigh people down physically, mentally and emotionally.
