When you are in bed at night, your body should be totally relaxed and at ease. Your muscles should be loose. Unfortunately, however, many mattresses actually cause your body to tense up and your muscles to stay taut throughout the night, causing you to wake up in the morning feeling sore and uncomfortable....
Because we spend around a third of our lives in bed, it pays to have a good mattress, this is doubly true for those who suffer from joint problems. Even if you think your mattress is not that bad, it could still be making your pain worse without you even knowing. If you have an old style spring mattress...
If you have circulation problems then you need to make sure you have a high quality memory foam mattress as it will help you enormously. It is when you sleep that your circulation system should be working at its best, moving all the nutrients, gases, liquids and waste products around your body. If you...
If you suffer from back pain then you know how important having a good mattress is to your health and your sanity. Lying on a poor quality mattress is bad news for a bad back as it places strain on your body and exacerbates the problem. Lying on a bad mattress will place your spine in an unnatural position,...
Arthritis is a terrible, debilitating condition that causes extreme joint pain. Memory foam mattress can help relieve some of that pain. Memory foam is a heat reactive material that shapes itself to your exact body contour, providing the most comfortable yet supportive night’s sleep you can get....
There is no need to get too worried about slight discolouration of your memory foam mattress as this is part of the aging process and in no way affects the performance. The foam oxidises as it ages, cause the foam to change colour, but the memory foam maintains its capabilities. It does pay to check...
Your ultra comfortable new Ergoflex memory foam mattress will arrive in compression packaging, but don’t worry, there is absolutely no way that this packaging will affect your mattress adversely. The reality is that memory foam is an incredibly adaptable and wonderfully resilient material. It was...
Our beds should be a sanctuary, a haven that we retire to at the end of a long day, somewhere that our body and mind can recuperate in and recharge in. This is true for even the most fit and healthy of us, it is even more so for those of us with ailments, like ligament problems. If you suffer from ligament...
Memory foam, the latest in sleep technology was actually developed in 1966 by Charles Yost under contract for NASA. He had been contracted to develop a cushioning to use for takeoff to relieve the stress caused by the high G-force the astronauts were subjected to. The original product was called T-foam...
Beds can be one of the most comforting pieces of furniture we own. There is nothing better than snuggling up in bed after a long day. But what if something in your bed causes you to have an asthma attack, or to break out in a rash? Then the bed goes from being a best friend to a mortal foe. For some...
The mattress is so ubiquitous that often we take it for granted. It doesn’t take many nights sleeping without one to realise how fantastic they are. Even one night on a hard surface like a floor or the ground is more than enough for most of us. Naturally, mattresses have not always been a part...
We all know that you spend a third of our lives in bed. Generally when people discuss this they are talking about the need for a good mattress, but it is equally important to have a good pillow under your head for that entire third of your life! Here are some signs that it time to get a new pillow.Sign...
On the land and waters that we sleep, we walk, and we live, we acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of these lands. We pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and recognise their connection to the land.