A kid’s mattress is just as important as your own. Sometimes it’s harder finding the right one for your child because he can’t exactly tell you what’s bothering him about the mattress. It might be too soft or too hard for him. If you’re planning to buy a mattress, here are some helpful guidelines. Material…
Read MoreReplacing your mattress can be an exhausting proposition. Not only are there hundreds of models to choose from, but a big part of what makes a good one is very personal: One person’s luxury is another person’s backache waiting to happen. Further, there’s the matter of cost; mattresses can go for literally thousands of dollars.…
Read MoreReplacing your mattress can be an exhausting proposition. Not only are there hundreds of models to choose from, but a big part of what makes a good one is very personal: One person’s luxury is another person’s backache waiting to happen. Further, there’s the matter of cost; mattresses can go for literally thousands of dollars.…
Read MoreNot long ago, Marcie Judelson went shopping to replace her 25-year-old, increasingly lumpy spring-coil mattress and fell down a consumer rabbit hole. “I went looking for a basic mattress like the one I had and was shocked to find that world is gone,” said Ms. Judelson, an advertising copywriter who lives in San Francisco. “The…
Read MoreWhat’s the Best Brand? Innerspring mattresses, particularly the Big S’s (Simmons, Serta, Sealy), dominate the market. But how to choose among Serta and Sealy, Stearns and Foster, and King Koil? Or for that matter, between the Simmons Beautyrest Exceptionale Lenore and the Simmons Beautyrest Do-Not-Disturb Royalty Ultra? Here’s the lowdown: Mattress makers rename identical products…
Read MoreMy mom definitely was a morning person. I consider myself one as well. Soon after a delicious breakfast, she would start to make the beds. To this day, I make my beds exactly the same way, fluffing the pillows a certain way and folding the sheets and blankets the same way as well. A lot…
Read MoreYou can find few things better than diving into your bed by the end of a long day. You sigh with relief as you sink in to the mattress, enveloped by your warm blanket when you nestle into your soft pillows. On the other hand, have you ever found that you wake up from those…
Read MoreSleep is good for you. So what happens when age-old culprits like insomnia or sleep apnea—or newer ones like a jam-packed schedule—cause you to lose sleep? That’s right, they may affect your health—particularly your heart. Anne Harding August 16, 2012 Far from being a time-wasting, 8-hour sentence in a useless void, the research is pretty…
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