Ergoflex blog

The Art of Tiredness.

Going to bed and going to sleep are not always the same thing, sometimes this a good thing but often it is an irritant. Everybody has had those nights, where you lie there, tossing and turning, unable to get to sleep. Invariably, you have got something important on the next morning, which only makes...

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Why do we Sleep?

It is such an elemental question, yet it is one that many people never ask and most people don’t often think about. There are three main schools of thought regarding why we sleep. So why do we sleep?The first explanation is that sleep is restorative, that all animals need to sleep for some vital...

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Pregnant Women sleeping patterns

The sleeping pattern of pregnant women in the first 3 months is crucial in maintaining healthy blood pressure and avoiding pre-eclampsia the University of Washington found in a study published in Sleep recently. The study discovered that out of the 1,272 women analysed only 20.5% of those questioned...

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Sleep graphs to become art

An art experiment in Australia is set to transform the brainwaves and body movements of sleep into a series of artworks. Artist Lisa Carrie Goldberg is working with SymbioticA and the University of Western Australia’s Sleep Research Facility to create the artworks, in a series called “Structuring...

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Sleep - a factor of weight loss

If you are trying to lose some weight or just wanting to get into better shape, then your sleep, how much you get and the quality of it is just as important as watching what you eat and routine exercise. Sleep is your body’s chance to relax and repair itself and if it isn’t getting the chance...

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The Memory Foam Mattress and Pregnancy

The swelling of both feet and ankles are an expected feature of pregnancy, exacerbated by heat and the increasing pressure that comes with carrying a baby. Swelling also known as Oedema gradually builds as the day progresses, looming as an unpleasant symptom that can only be relieved by elevating...

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Regular sleep better for women’s health - research

Achieving a regular sleep duration of between six-and-a-half and seven-and-a-half hours per night could be the secret of a long and healthy life for women, according to data from a US research programme. The University of California San Diego investigation looked at the sleep patterns of 459 women over...

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10 mins of light disrupts sleep – study

A new sleep study in Berlin has found that exposure to just ten minutes of bright light just before bedtime, for instance in bathroom or from a computer screen, can be enough to slow the body’s melatonin levels and result in poor quality sleep. The research at Charite University Hospital showed...

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Study Reveals Body Clock Affects Brain Connections

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have used zebra fish in a study that has shown how the circadian clock and sleep affect neuron-to-neuron connections in a particular region of the brain. A gene named NPTX2b was identified as being involved in regulating the rhythmic changes in...

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A Calm Arrangement- Feng Shui Tips for your Bedroom

The placement of objects automatically shapes a room’s space and mood. Feng Shui, the Chinese, almost formulaic approach to the arrangement of space, is well-known as a simple strategy in which energy flow known as Qi is balanced. The term Qi, pronounced chee is based on the idea of the contrasting,...

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An Appetite for Sleep- Comforting Bedtime Food and Drink

The desire to fall asleep can sometimes be met with an inability to unwind sufficiently. This obstacle can be overcome by taking advantage of the natural measures available. The food and drink we consume influences how smoothly we can relax into a state of sleep. Warm drinks are famously used to enhance...

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Poor sleep affects dieters muscle mass – study

Dieters who suffer from poor quality sleep could lose muscle rather than fat, according to the results of a new US study. The University of Chicago research team found that test subjects who slept an average of 8.5 hours and 5.5 hours lost around the same amount weight, but the shorter sleep group lost...

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