Emily Grant

How Can I Stop Snoring? This question is asked by frustrated people up and down the country. It’s estimated that about 90 million American adults snore, with 37 of them snoring regularly. That’s a lot of people in the same boat as you, looking for answers to stop their snoring to improve the sleep and health of themselves and anyone who shares a bedroom with them In this article we’ll take a look at three different ways to stop snoring, with the most important being the first one.

It seems like we have smart everything these days. There are smart phones in our pockets, smart watches on our wrists, and even smart cars starting to show up on our roads. Smart technology is making our lives easier in so many ways, but what about our beds? There are a range of smart bedding items you can now purchase, including smart mattresses. So exactly what is a smart mattress? How does it work? Do you need one? Let me explain everything.

If you’ve been searching around the internet for a new mattress, you will have come across mattresses being rated “7”, or “plush” or “luxury firm” or “9”. There is a confusing amount of number ratings and salesy sounding descriptions. What do they all mean? And which is the right level for you to choose? Let me demystify the mattress comfort scale for you so you can choose your next mattress with confidence.

Have you thought about how you want your bed to feel when you climb in between your sheets? Maybe your current sheets just don’t feel nice anymore and you need some new ones. Bamboo and cotton are two extremely popular textiles that you’ll commonly find as sheets, but which is better? Is one going to be more comfortable for you? Find out in this Bamboo Sheets Vs Cotton Sheets comparison.

On the hunt for a new mattress? There are more reasons to buy a latex mattress than any other mattress type. You might have only thought about latex being used for gloves and such, but it has been used in high quality bedding (mainly mattresses and pillows) for many years.

There is a general shift towards buying more natural products, and also we are demanding higher quality products that last. A natural latex mattress will tick these boxes and more. In this article, I’ll run you through five compelling reasons why your next mattress should be latex. I’ve also got detailed articles for you to read about my favorite latex mattresses at the end. Enjoy!

We spend a lot of time asleep in bed – about a third of our lives in fact. People also spend a lot of time and effort finding the right mattress and base to make their bed as comfortable as possible for the best sleep…. but if you’re anything like me your pillow gets overlooked in the process. Have you thought about the condition of your pillow? How old it is, or if it’s even comfortable anymore?  Having a great pillow can make a huge difference to how well you sleep. When should you replace your pillow?

You may have noticed that online mattress sales have really exploded lately. You might be bombarded with billboards advertising them as you go about your day. Perhaps your friend bought one. They’re everywhere now and the market is only expected to grow. So if you’re looking to buy a new mattress, how can you tell which is the best mattress store online?

Have you heard about weighted blankets yet? They are experiencing a massive surge in popularity at the moment. One brand was even honored as one of Time magazine’s best inventions of 2018. What is a weighted blanket, I hear you ask? Well, it’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like. It’s a heavy blanket (they range from 5 lb up to around 25 lb) that gets its weight from being filled with something like small plastic or glass pellets.Why are they so popular all of a sudden? In this article, I’ll run you through what they feel like to use, what they do, and if a weighted blanket is the magical item you never knew was missing from your life.

If you have read any of my blog posts, you’ll know that at the start of the year my husband and I bought ourselves a new mattress.What did we do with our old one? Well, it sat in our entrance way for months while we decided what to do with it.Andrew finally had the great idea of salvaging the materials inside the pillowtop (in case we ever wanted a topper for our current mattress) and dismantling the rest to go to a local recycling yard. So, we totally ripped the mattress apart! I took photos of what we found inside to share with you.I also figured out very quickly why the mattress was sagging as soon as we had it all open. I’ll explain that later.

So, you’re on the look out for a brand new mattress. Have you been to a mattress store lately? Perhaps you’ve been perusing the internet to see what mattress in a box prices are like?If you have answered yes to those questions, you will have noticed there is a major discrepancy between the prices for mattresses in stores and the prices for mattresses online: the price you pay for a mattress online is much cheaper than in store. Often, mattresses sold on line are just a fraction of the price you would pay if you bought one in store.For example, DreamCloud, an online hybrid mattress designed with luxury in mind, retails for about a quarter of the price of a mattress with similar features you would find in a store.Why is that?! Is it that the online mattresses are junk and cheap? Not at all. Lets take a look at what I think are the top three reasons.

What is a bed in a box? It sounds strange doesn’t it! The short answer is, it’s a mattress that comes rolled up in a box, which you then open, let expand, and sleep on!I think it’s name is a play on that classic children’s’ toy: the Jack in a Box, which springs out of its box to give giggly children a surprise. Mattresses in a box tend to pop out of their boxes and start expanding quickly, so that’s why it draws the comparison. Further down the post, you’ll see a fun action video of a mattress expanding.

Latex mattresses are less common than memory foam, which seem to be exploding absolutely everywhere. Does this automatically mean memory foam is a better mattress? Well, that really is up to you because there are some key differences between the two. I’ll help you to gain confidence in understanding which of these two materials, memory foam or latex, is the right choice for YOU.

I’ll answer the question “what is melatonin and how does it work?” for both natural and supplemental melatonin in this article. I’ll also give you three simple tips on how you can make sure your body is optimizing its melatonin production at the right time of day. This may be more helpful than taking a supplement, so I highly recommend you read to the end to find out what you can do to help yourself.

A lot happens while we are asleep, we don’t simply shut down, paused to resume action the next day when we wake up. Sleep isn’t even one entity: it has four stages. What are the different stages of sleep? The first three stages are just named by their number, as you can see below. They are collectively known as the non-REM sleep stages. The fourth stage is REM sleep, which stands for rapid eye movement sleep (read on to find out why).

While I’ve been writing my mattress reviews, I notice the same questions coming up over and over again. I thought a handy FAQ post was needed, so you can find all the answers to your burning questions about buying a mattress in a box in the one post.

The best room temperature for sleeping… is this something you have spent time thinking about? Or do you just hop into bed each night, no matter what the season, and hope for the best? Perhaps you’ve gone to bed nice and cozy, only to wake up sweating a few hours later and aren’t sure why. Maybe you do everything in your lifestyle to help you get good sleep, but still wake up feeling tired. Could the temperature of the room be playing a part? The answer is yes, it absolutely could.

This post is all about, all latex mattresses! They are the least common of the bunch, and are outsold by thousands of units by other mattress types. Sure, latex is used a lot in hybrid mattresses, or as a mattress topper. But actual mattresses made just of the stuff? Not so much. Does that mean you should write them off as being no good? Absolutely not. In fact, after researching different mattress materials and how they perform, I think latex mattresses are highly underrated.

You have a new bed, you love it! It’s so comfy! Or perhaps you have an older bed which feels fine just as it is. You don’t need to do anything then….. right? Wrong! Part of getting the most from your mattress is rotating it regularly. And when I say regularly, I don’t mean when it crosses your mind every couple of years. This leads us to the golden question: how often should you rotate your mattress?

What you choose in a mattress is a critical decision for your daily life. There are more and more and more mattresses and mattress companies appearing on the market all the time, and choosing the right one can be a very confusing experience. You need to ensure you have the right mattress for you to get the best sleep. Is it a really huge, stupid risk to buy one online without having seen or lain on it first?

I like to know how things work, and what they are made of. I think it helps me understand and appreciate the things I own and use more if I know where they have come from. “What are mattresses made of” is therefore a question that is naturally interesting to me, as the owner of a mattress site! When I began my research on this topic I truly had no idea just how many different materials and different layers you can find inside of a modern mattress.