Not every family will benefit from a seven-person co-sleeping arrangement because it just isn't for everybody! But there was a time when communal sleeping was so common that even strangers slept together in the same bed. While co-sleeping and communal sleeping aren't as common in American society as before, we…
It is critical to have a decent sleep at night to maintain your mental and physical health. However, some people may feel discomfort that interferes with their sleep. Night sweats, for example, are characterized by excessive sweating or perspiration during the night. Mattress design has a significant role in why people…
A mattress purchase is a huge deal. It is an investment that will be the foundation of your sleep for years. Learning about the finest mattress manufacturers should be your priority when shopping for one. Experts agree that getting seven to nine hours of sleep each night is required for good…
We live in the 21st century and enjoy the luxurious comfort of its sleep-related products! Case in point: In the 15th century, when Johannes Gutenberg, Christopher Columbus, and Joan of Arc lived, people used mattresses made with pea pods, feathers, and straw! Nowadays, nobody would dare sleep on such a…
It's the battle of the hybrid mattresses once again! This time, we compared the Saatva Classic mattress and the Alexander Signature Hybrid mattress because of their numerous similarities. Both, for example, have multiple layers of foam and innerspring coils, with a nearly similar thickness (14.5" for Saatva and 14" for…
Did you know that Bill Bradley, a machinist from Johnson City, Tennessee, and founder/CEO of Bed in a Box, invented the machine for compressing and rolling foam mattresses? Each rolled mattress was small enough to fit into a box the size of a coffee table! And thus began the mattress-in-a-box…
Did you know that the oldest known "bed" was dated back 77,000 years? It was made of layers of plant materials measuring 12 inches thick and 22 square feet! Indeed, we've come a long way in bed technology. Case in point: The hybrid mattresses consist of layers of foam (e.g., latex…