Majority of our homes have window dressings, whether traditional, decorative and modern net or a blackout blind, chances are that there’s more to the matching and contrasting purpose of then covering the pane of glass. Despite the purpose, curtains on our windows are generally something which inspires much consideration beyond bedroom design and color combination. But was draping material on windows was the purpose? Aren’t windows and curtains there for some other reason?
For those who crave sleep and belong to the “sleep matters club”, let’s discuss why these window-drapes have a different purpose and matter for your sleep. And then who can sleep unless the sleeping bed is right? We’ll tell you how important a Japanese bed is for your sleep?
The Main Purpose of Curtains
Your curtains have a more fundamental purpose of being there on the windows then complementing your bedding color scheme. Curtains not only add warmth to your room but also, strongly affect the quality of sleep. If ever, while sleeping with your partner, you wake up due to your partner switching the lights on, you’ll know the light jolts your brain for waking up on moving out the curtains. They prevent you from the light, acts as blinds.
So, what’s the Science behind Curtains?
The main question behind this is: how does light wake us up? Well, according to sleep experts, light exposure stimulates pathway of nerves from the retina in eye to the area of the brain known as Hypothalamus. This part of the brains acts as an internal clock that starts reregulating a pattern of activities that affects the entire body and wakes us up.
The curtains are a great way of blocking the light which can interrupt your sleep hours. A sleep expert explains, “During sleep even if a small amount of light enters the room, it can suppress the release of melatonin. While melatonin is a hormone released from the pineal gland into your brain and keeps you sleepy. This means that too much light result in insufficient amount of melatonin which explains why studies have demonstrated that the amount of sleep in Antarctica is a lot more.
Is History of Curtains the same as its Purpose?
Truth is that increasing the release of melatonin was not the reason behind big window drapes in the past. Before central heaters and similar creations came into existence, the purpose of curtains was to retain heat in rooms. This followed with wooden shutters being used at the window openings for blocking debris, cold and dust. Here the curtains were rarely used, whereas before the 16th century, drapery was used for creating private spaces.
Throughout this time, wall hangings and similar decorations were added to cold stone walls for adding warmth. Yet curtains on the doors were more common than curtains on windows, and mostly matched the wall hangings to create cohesion in the entire room. Not before 13th century, until when the process of glass making became perfect and gave rise to window curtains
How is Futon Fundamental for Sleep?
The entire discussion above has discussed the significance of curtains in promoting sleep, similarly deep sleep requires a good sleeping bed. According to various analytics and Japanese norms, no bed is the best bed. This actually means that regular soft and luxurious beds are not always the best types to provide good sleep.
Futons are Japanese bed and have been a part of their living and good health as far as the time goes back. Authentic Japanese futon mattress is handmade by skilled craftsman and filled with 100% cotton. There are number of health benefits that associate directly with futon beds: cotton fibers in futon mattresses allow better circulation of air inside them and keep them sweat free.
Inappropriate room temperature can sometimes make you sweat during the night, this results in waking up after intervals at night. Broken sleep schedule also results in keeping you deprived from acquiring adequate amount of sleep. Traditional futon mattress ensures you breathe well and stay comfortable; feel the warmth during winters and stay sweat free in summers.
The most significant health benefit of futon is that it corrects your posture and keeps you properly aligned. If you suffer from back issues and stiff neck and never wondered why this was the case, it’s time you dig deeper and study the actual cause. For your knowledge, your mattress and posture has every reason to be the cause! Futon eliminates that and this is probably why you won’t see any Japanese local complaining of these two issues, ever!
Choose better health! Sleep better and you shall achieve the primary.
