The Big Sleep

Hello everyone!

I want to share a rather interesting story, that tells about an unexpected way to get some sleep: having an energy drink.

Researchers at the sleep research center of the University of Loughborough tested the impact of energy drinks. All the subjetcs had little sleep the night before (5 hours).

Half of them drank the energy beverage that contains sugar and caffeine for the most part. The other half drank a beverage with the same taste, but not energetic at all. All the subjects were then asked to do repetitive tasks.

Believe it or not, there was no difference in the first 30 minutes between the two groups: they had the same ability to stay awake and concentrate. After 50 minutes, the subjects who had taken the energy drink started dozing off and performed poorly !!!!

Have a good day and see you soon on bedeezee.co.uk

-Ben 

No, you aren't done hearing about the World Cup!

Now that it is well past us, let me share an insider's tip on how the boys were kept in shape during the tournament.

We strongly believe that being in shape starts with waking up after a good night's sleep, and obviously, it was something that the team thought about.

The hotel supplied the players (and other team members) with 60 brand new king size beds. Why is that?

• Brand new beds provide better sleep quality than old ones, as it gives better back support. So you will get sounder sleep in a new bed even if the amount of hours spent sleeping remains the same.
• Big is comfortable. The bigger the width of your bed, the better sleep you'll get, as you won't get distrubed by the movements of your partner throughout the night.

Now, here is a problem:even though the bed were king-size, what were we going to do with Peter Crouch's legs? Silentnight took the matter at heart and offered to make a made to measure bed. Despite their efforts, Peter's feet were still hanging out the bed... Let's hope he's got the right bed now, so that his feet can get a rest and be ready in 4 years!

-Ben

Hello everybody,

The traditional belief was that people spent an average 1/3 of their lives in bed, as they sleep 8 hours within a 24-hour-period. But new research shows that Britons actually spend even more time on their beds, as they engage in non-sleep activity.

I can see a little twinkle in your eyes, as you cannot wait for me to tell what the number 1 non-sleepactivity in a bed is...

Sorry to disappoint you, sex is only the 2nd favourite British non-sleep activity. It comes right after...

THINKING!

(the research was definitely not conducted in France! :) )

The other activities include:

• Making conversation
• Listening to music
• Watching Tv or film
• Working

If you are one of these people who do more than sleeping in bed, we recommend that you invest in an adjustable (electrical bed). They can move to a sitting position, where you can read, watch TV, etc, without hurting  your back.

-Ben

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Hello everyone, I hope that you have had a good week-end.

I  would like to draw your attention to an a article published in the magazine "The Hindu" (click here for the full story)

Most people today ignore the the fact that they are tired. They put too little attention to their sleep, often focusing on other areas of their lives, and putting sleep as after all their other priorities. When facing with the following decision:

• I am tired but Matrix 2 is on TV...

what do you do?

Let's see another situation: when you set up your alarm clock...

• I could really do with 8 hours of sleep, but I should get up at 6 if I want to do all I should be doing for work.

Do you see what I mean? There is always something that seems more important than sleeping. Until you reach  a  point that you are so tired you can't do anything anymore. "Ignore sleep problems and you only get diminishing returns," says the article.

It can even be dangerous if you are a driver: "Sleepy driving is emerging as a big problem in the UK, so we now have lots of signboards that read `Tiredness kills - Take a break'," says Dr. Singh, who also teaches at Imperial College, London (excerpt from article).

Your mattress plays an important part in your sleep

Getting a new mattress will drastically improve your sleep. It will impact on the way your back rests and will decrease the number of time your body moves during the night.

A bad or an old mattress (more than 8 year old) is usually unable to support your body the way it should. As a result, your back hurts while you sleep (and prevents your body from getting the right sleep).

After a while, the fillings on top of the mattress tend to flatten as a result, you get pressure points. If you have too many pressure points, your body will turn over too many times throughout the night, and this will disturb your sleep.

Visit the DR SLEEP section of our website (bedeezee.co.uk) to make your choice, or call one of our sleep advisors at 08000 12 20 20.

Have a good week,

-Ben

Before we leave for the week end, I would like to show you the picture of a bed that had me dreaming:

This "floating bed" has been designed by a Dutch architect (Janjaap Ruijssenaars). How does it float in the air? Thanks to magnets! 6 years were  required todesign this magnetic bed.

Its price is 1.5 million dollars  It's 288 times the price of our largest and most comfortable mattress (the SEALY NATURAL LATEX 100 ADJUSTABLE BED in Super King  size)... and yes, I took into account the currency exchange :)

Anyway, if  you don't have that one and a half million handy, we have a back up plan if you  want to feel like floating:

the Matelsom Visco response 1500

• Its layer of memory foam will make you feel like you're almost not touching the mattress
• Its sale price at 40% off will make your spirits feel light!

On that note, happy visit on bedeezee.co.uk and have a good week end.

-Ben