The Ergo Flex memory foam mattress is treated with an anti-allergenic solution that controls the growth of bacteria, moulds, mildew and fungi, which are all triggers for allergies and asthma. Assured in the knowledge that the Ergo Flex memory foam mattress maintains a hygienic surface for slumber, means...
A weekend lie-in to ‘recover’ from a busy sleep-deprived working week doesn’t provide the necessary recuperation needed to avoid the after-effects of poor sleep, according to the results of a new US study revealed in the journal Sleep.The research, which involved 159 participants, looked...
A US study has found that a good night’s sleep can improve the likelihood that a person will remember to do a list of tasks for the day ahead. The prospective memory, remembering ahead rather than the retrospective memory, remembering the past was shown to benefit from a night of refreshed sleep....
The blissful comfort associated with Ergo Flex memory foam mattresses is owed to a multi-layered composition. The product is orchestrated to offer a symphony of peace and relief, as layers harmonise and work in unison to soothe the mind and body in a consoling embrace. The products five layer system...
Dreams might be one step closer to being solved as a scientific entity, if newly published research from Australia is proven correct. A research team from the University of South Australia has claimed following their studies that dreams play a vital role in ‘sorting and filing’ newly learned...
Although Ergo Flex memory foam mattresses benefit everyone in their quest to combine sleep with ultimate comfort; the weightless feel enabled by billions of spherical shaped cells may specifically appeal to the pregnant form, whose expanding contours become fully supported. By alleviating the sleep disturbances...
Cherry juice could be the key to a good night’s sleep, a new US study has found. According to researchers from the University of Rochester in New York, drinking a glass of the unsweetened juice in the morning and evening can result in longer sleep. The high melatonin content of cherry juice is...
The condition of insomnia as well as being a defined disorder in itself, could be an indicator for a number of other sleep disorders, according to a Canadian sleep specialist. Insomnia has been classified into three categories, based on the duration that the sufferer experiences the condition. ‘Transient’...
A new US study has found that good quality sleep promotes more effective ‘prospective memory’, that is, the capacity to remember to do something in the future. Sleep’s role in memory formation and consolidation has been the target of various previous scientific investigations, but the...
While sleep disruptions and disorders are usually straight-forward to identify, sometimes your sleep can be unsettled for reasons that you can’t fathom. Subtle changes in your lifestyle or working day that might be all but imperceptible can often trigger physical or psychological effects that end...
Relaxation is the body’s way of winding down, and is therefore vital for everyone’s pre-sleep routine. When you’re relaxed you’re far more likely to get off to sleep quicker, as your body and mind is already in a receptive state for rest. If you’re not relaxed, you’re...
Worrying, by definition, is characterised by negative anxious thoughts and an often fruitless attempt to resolve them in the mind. We all worry to some degree, but some people have an inclination to do so more readily, and it has been said that these are ‘natural worriers’. Whether you’re...
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.