In addition to eating a balanced meal and taking your daily dose of vitamin C to boost your immune system, it is also important that you have enough sleep every night.
The Institute of Functional Medicinal says sleep plays a powerful role in supporting the healthy immune system function. In fact, there is a close relationship between sleep and the immune system. The institute noted that a lack of sleep can increase the chances of infection. Consistent sleep, on the other hand, better prepares your body to fight off unexpected illness and getting enough of it supports your overall health and well-being.
“Sleep is your body’s first line of defense against infectious disease because during sleep your body produces proteins called cytokines that fight inflammation and infection,” the Institute said. “The benefits of sleep are both preventive and restorative and it is recommended that you get seven to nine hours of sleep every night for optimal health.”
Choose the right mattress
To sleep well during the night, it is important that choose a mattress and pillows that are of the right firmness for you. One brand that is known to provide quality mattresses is Uratex, the biggest foam and mattress manufacturer in the country.
Uratex takes pride in making sure that each mattress they manufacture delivers superior comfort and support to improve your quality of sleep. You can even choose the kind of mattress that you want to buy from them. They have soft mattresses that easily conforms to the shape of the body, medium that provides the balance between the soft and firm mattress and firm which offers adequate firmness without compromising comfort.
Their products are not only made of foam that is produced without harmful chemicals that pose a threat to your health and the environment; they are also manufactured using solar power.
Three years after putting up a solar facility in its plant in Muntinlupa City, the RGC Group of Companies, the mother company of Uratex Philippines, has expanded its solar panel facility to its plant in Canlubang, Laguna.
Other businesses
Located in the plant are the company businesses that cater to the automotive industry, namely, Uratex Automotive Seating, INOAC Philippines and Robert Automotive and Industry Parts Manufacturing Corporation (APMC).
The company partnered with PV² Energie, a German-based renewable energy company, that installed a photovoltaic (PV) system that started powering the RGC Group of Companies last October 22, 2020. The project started three years ago when PV² Energie installed a 500 kWp grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) system placed on the company’s roof of Uratex Philippines in Muntinlupa City.
A photovoltaic system is composed of one or more solar panels combined with an inverter and other electrical and mechanical hardware that use energy from the sun to generate electricity. PV systems can vary greatly in size from small rooftop or portable systems to massive utility-scale generation plants.
The company had a simple turnover ceremony at the Canlubang plant recently which was attended by key officials of the companies based there and representatives from PV² Energie.
“To fufill the RGC Group of Companies promise to respect humanity, protect the environment, promote wellness and invest for the future generations, we remain committed to creating a more sustainable business that participates in the global movement to use alternative sources of energy and be environmentally responsible especially in these trying times,” said Eddie Gallor, Executive Vice President of the RGC Group of Companies.
Reduce power cost
Gallor added that the PV system installed at Uratex Canlubang Plant will help the three member companies to contribute to the reduction of carbon dioxide emission in the environment and will reduce its power cost by approximately 15 percent. He expounded that this green initiative of the company serves as its contribution to lessen its dependence on fossil fuel generated energy which adds to the course of climate change.
The PV² Energie has already installed several rooftop projects in the Philippines which include Bengar Industrial Corporation in Quezon City (100 kWp Net Metering), Orietal Tin Can & Metal Sheet Manufacturing also in Quezon City (623 kWp) and Sanitary Care Products Asia (120 kWp) in Mabalacat, Pampanga. These partnership projects aim to ignite the awareness of the Filipinos to fully appreciate solar power technology especially to businesses.
After three years of operation, the Uratex Muntinlupa plant yielded a total output of estimated 1.9 million kWh annual and saved around P3 million on its electricity bill.
“We have just started a big leap to conserve energy and be part of the solution. We will dour best to explore more sustainable projects in the coming years,” ended Gallor. The RGC Group of Companies is expected to install a solar power facility in its remaining plants in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, slowly saturating its 22 bases nationwide in the next few years.
Solar power facilities will soon be erected in the other RGC Company plants in Plaridel, Bulacan; Pangasinan, Cebu, Iloilo, Davao and Cagayan de Oro.