Ergoflex blog
The definitive guide to a better sleep environment
10-03-2014We are a product of our environment. Our social environment, our family and friends, the country we live in and the culture we belong to, all shape who we are. The physical environment also plays a huge role, from the aesthetics of our surroundings to the climate. One area of environment that is often...
How can you sleep better
07-03-2014Here at Ergoflex, our business is sleep. We want all of our customers to have the best night’s sleep ever every single night. In the past few years there have been a number of fascinating studies that have really shed a lot of light onto this nocturnal phenomenon. Each of these scientific endeavours...
Oversleep and Under sleep are damaging
05-03-2014We are the sleep experts, our aim is to help all of our customers have the best possible night’s sleep every night. One area of interest to us is sleep length. It is obvious that not getting enough sleep is bad for you, you only need to have one bad night’s sleep to see the range of consequences,...
Driving whilst drowsy
03-03-2014In the past few decades the attitude towards drink driving has changed enormously, where as in the past people saw it as an acceptable if somewhat unwise decision to make, it has now been justly vilified as a dangerous, selfish and stupid choice every time. Unsurprisingly, with the massive increase in...
Is there a connection between sleep and heart problems
28-02-2014The more we find out about sleep the more we realise that it is a fundamental aspect of our wellbeing. For a long time sleep was viewed in a simplistic and mechanistic fashion, that it ‘recharged our batteries’ and not much more. However, as we have peeled back the layers we have found that...
Fruit flies show us how food and sleepiness are related
24-02-2014After you have eaten a big meal, do you feel like going for a nap? Even in the middle of the day? Well you are not alone, in fact, around the world many countries will shut down for a few hours after lunch while everyone goes off to have a sleep. This may seem like a simple cultural practice rather than...
8 reasons why you may have sleep apnea
20-02-2014Not to get all gloomy on you, but if you have any of the 8 following then chances are that you may well suffer from sleep apnea now or in the near future. Apnea is a major problem across the world, with up to 12 per cent of all adults in Australia suffering from it. One of the big issues with sleep apnea...
How successful CEOs get barely any sleep and why we should not glorify sleep deprivation
18-02-2014In the cutthroat world of business being a hard worker who goes hard is widely admired. If you want to rise through the ranks then you will often need to put in long hours at the desk. Many ambitious people will find that there is an expectation that they will sacrifice their social life and their sleep...
What causes insomnia
17-02-2014We have all tossed and turned at night, unable to get to sleep. A random night with insufficient sleep is bad enough but for those people that suffer insomnia the negative effects can be widespread and diverse, from the obvious ones like exhaustion and irritability through to the more obscure issues...
3 ways child sleep issues are affecting you
14-02-2014Having trouble sleeping as an adult is bad enough, but if your child is struggling with sleep then it can impact on the whole house. While it is essential for you to seek medical help if any issues progress it is also important to recognise that not only will your child be suffering but you and others...
Sleep in the 1800s Looked Nothing Like Your Sleep Today
12-02-2014What do you think sleep in the 1800s was like? For most of you, unless you are a sleep historian, you will probably imagined that it was not much different to the way we sleep now days. Wrong! In fact, the way people slept back in the 1800s was quite different. It goes to show how even those habits and...
What would happen if you just stopped sleeping
10-02-2014Humans need sleep. There can be no denying that we really need our sleep. Most of us struggle to survive with less than seven or eight hours a night. Some people are able to cope with only a few a night but even they need to get some shut eye. In the past sleep was seen as a way for people to recharge...
