Sleep is vital, both allowing your body to rest and recover and giving you energy. Getting good sleep is hugely important to your overall health, and good sleep starts with good beds. When you buy a new bed, thinking about all the choices and options you have can easily become overwhelming. But once you look for in terms…
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History of Mattresess and Why You Can’t Live Without Them
We take some things for granted, like the air we breathe. Or the mattress we sleep on at night. It has become such a part of the bedroom essentials that we hardly give it a thought about its existence. Have you ever wonder how it came into being or how many improvements it has undergone…
Is Your Mattress Making Your Back Pain Worse?
If you have back pain, then you know that waking up stiff and aching is far from the best way to start your day. What’s more, even if you’re getting treatment for your back, you might find that you’re still waking up in pain. So what’s the missing link that’s preventing you from feeling your…
Determining When to Buy a New Mattress: Your Mattress Is Important for a Good Night’s Sleep
Are you suffering from sleepless nights or restless sleep? Do you spend a good majority of your night tossing and turning only to wake up utterly exhausted in the morning? If you are finding it hard to get your required zzz’s, the problem might be your mattress. A mattress plays a pivotal role in getting…
15 Steps to Finding Your Perfect Mattress
Buying a mattress is a big process. And it’s probably even more important than you think, considering that you will spend one third of every day in it. As we have discussed on this blog, rest is absolutely crucial for you to be the best person you can be, and your bed will play a major role…
A Good Mattress: Structure and Softness
Most people know that any decent mattress needs two major things to be comfy and stand the test of time: Structure and softness. Nobody these days wants to sleep on a hard couch like the ancient Egyptians. And nobody wants to suffocate amid a pile of feathers, either. The happy medium is a plush, luxurious…
Why Mattresses Are Kinda Like Parents
Parenting ain’t easy—common knowledge, folks. Surely finding the perfect bed, difficult as it may be, is rather a tad easier than being a parent. But did you know that, when you do find a great mattress, there are a few fun similarities? Mattresses come in firm, medium and soft, just like parents and parenting styles.…
The Temperature Battle and How Foam Saved the Day
When couples sleep together, they generally have to compromise on sleeping conditions. Unless you get really, really lucky. One likes the TV on while the other wants complete silence. One likes to be covered in blankets while the other wants nothing to do with them. And one always likes it hot while the other always…
Urban Mattresses Through the Centuries
We’re pretty sure Neil Arnott, the inventor of the water bed, had a very forgiving spouse—God bless her. The word, “mattress” comes from the Arabic for “something thrown down” or something similar—according to the American Heritage Dictionary and Dictionary.com. Apparently the Crusaders adopted the Arabic practice of lying on floor cushions and that’s how we…
Individually Wrapped Coils and 80’s Toys
Believe it or not, coils aren’t just there to make jumping on the bed fun. The design and specifications of a coil system directly affect the comfort and support your mattress provides. A good coil system allows your spine to retain its natural curvature while you’re sleeping and reduces pressure points. If your mattress is…