Dysania is a condition marked by difficulties getting out of bed in the morning. Which sounds humorous at first and is often joked about in a light heart way but it is a very real problem. It is often confused with clinomania, which is an excessive desire to stay in bed. These are real problems…
Insomnia is a common sleep problem that affects 60 million Americans. Not to be mistaken for a bad night of sleep, insomnia is constant, regular, and crushing. Gayle Greene, author of Insomniac, explains that sleep is “the fuel of life,” and without it, we are affected in devastating ways. As an individual who suffers from…
We achieve perfect sleep in late childhood, when we can get a full night’s sleep, awake rested, and feel energized throughout the day. It seems that beyond the age of 11 or 12, we begin to experience sleep disturbances that affect sleep quality or quantity. Seven out of every ten adults report that they are…
We love our televisions. We turn it on when we wake up and switch it on when we come home. We leave it on as background noise when we are cooking, cleaning, working, or doing other things. We even leave the TV on for our pets when we leave the house. Since today’s common activities…
Can You Repair a Sagging Mattress that Sinks in the Middle? We have a saying in the mattress business, craters belong on the moon, not on the surface of your mattress. After all, when you climb into your bed, shouldn’t the main features be comfort and support? Who wants to feel like they’re sleeping in…
Sleep is not always an easy activity. Some people have trouble falling asleep. Others can’t stay asleep. And still others may have difficulty waking up or staying awake. Some people snore and some people kick and some people talk or walk in their sleep. Some sleep issues can be fixed simply by changing one’s routine…
As owner of a small business this is perhaps my biggest sleep issue. My brain can’t seem to turn itself off. Long after your major muscles have drifted off to sleep, the brain is still hard at work trying to keep you happy and healthy. Since we sleep about one third of our lives, it…
This topic for me hits home perhaps closer than any I written for far. I am 50 and my parents are 71 and 72. They are Baby Boomers. The American Baby Boomers are aging, as the oldest of those born in the period between 1946 and 1964 begin to turn 72. This generation is the…
As some of you may know my wife and I are avid boaters and have been since before we got married over 24 years ago. It is safe to say we do not suffer in the Vitamin D department. Did you know that people with Vitamin D deficiency suffer in the sleep department as they…
With all the different traditional mattresses and custom mattresses available like waterbed inserts on the market today, it can get quite confusing. Here is a primer to guide you to getting the right size for you, your sleeping situation, your bedroom size and just getting a mattress that you and yours will be comfortable in.…