Pillow Can Help Relieve Stress and Aches When Relaxing by Maggie Reed on Creators.com

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Pillow Can Help Relieve Stress and Aches When Relaxing

Before you go to bed, you need to get yourself ready for bed. The Stress Ease Comfort Reader pillow is the first support pillow built specifically for the pre-sleep ritual, providing comfort while resting, watching TV or doing homework.

Teaming with bedding manufacturer United Feather & Down, sleep researcher Dr. James B. Maas added this pillow to his multifunctional comfort and support pillow line as part of his Sleep for Success! collection.

"In order to sleep soundly through the night, your body needs to prepare itself for the long period of inactivity ahead," Maas says. "It needs a buffer between the day's stress and the night's rest. You need to find peace and calm in the hour before bed. Slipping between the sheets and closing your eyes should be the very last part of the pre-sleep ritual."

The pillow is constructed with an independent lumbar compartment to provide support for your lower back while you rest. To further promote relaxation and stress relief, the removable cover features a pocket to hold a Stress Ease hot/cold therapy pack.

"Research tells us that the key to a good night's sleep and better tomorrow is to reduce stress and relax before bedtime, and the Stress Ease Comfort Reader pillow is the perfect way to help prepare for the onset of sleep," Maas says. "The specific construction of the pillow — built to align the spine and back while resting — and the hot/cold pack are designed to relieve aches and pains and promote rest, where preparing for sleep or just taking a break from the stresses of the day."

Features include:

— Support: The Stress Ease Comfort Reader is made to provide lumbar support and help prevent back pain when sitting. Rotate the pillow and the independent support compartment provides support for the upper back and shoulders.

— Therapy: To help reduce stress, as well as ease minor aches and pains, each pillow comes with a hot/cold therapy pack. Simply heat or cool the therapy pack, place it inside the pocket on the pillow protector, and then recline for ultimate relief and relaxation.

— Craftsmanship: The Comfort Reader is crafted by United Feather & Down, a company with more than two centuries of experience as a major supplier of quality bedding for the country's top retailers and hotels.

The pillow is constructed of durable twill weave cotton with a down-alternative fill for unparalleled comfort and support.

Additionally, it's designed to fit a European square-size pillow sham to complement your decor. The protective, removable cover is made of soft combed cotton with a strategically placed pocket for the hot/cold pack.

— Advice: Each Stress Ease Comfort Reader pillow is packaged with a copy of Maas' sleep tips booklet, which features excerpts from his best-selling books to help achieve the best sleep possible.

The pillow retails for $50. For more information on Sleep for Success, call 607-255-6302 or visit www.sleepforsuccess.info. For more information on United Feather & Down, call 847-296-6500 or visit www.ufandd.com.

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Maggie Reed may be reached at trocar2000@hotmail.com. To find out more about Maggie Reed and other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com.