Better Mattress for Better Sleep

When looking for normal-size mattress sets, you need to keep some things in mind. Since you spend a third of your life in bed, you want something durable and comfortable. The name of the brand, the level of firmness, the type of bed base, the thickness of the mattress, the materials used for the set and your budget must all be taken into account when looking for a complete full-size mattress in a box.

Shorter than the king

Now, all mattress sets are not expensive. You can find cheaper sets, but you have to consider the material and the level of comfort. Remember that when buying a full-size mattress set, they are shorter in length than a queen or king-size bed. If you are a tall person, your size may not be right for you and your feet are hanging off the mattress. Keep this in mind when testing mattresses before buying a set.

The material used to make the mattress, more than the box spring, will determine your comfort level. You can choose from memory foam mattresses, innerspring mattresses or other types of mattress materials. The material you choose will determine the firmness or smoothness of the mattress you purchase.

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The level of comfort depends on the type of mattress you buy. If you have back pain or restless sleep, you may need one that will give you a softer sleep, such as a memory foam mattress.

Getting the right size sheets for your mattress can be harder than it looks, especially if you have a king-size bed. You see, not all kings are created equal. If you have a standard king, he is wider and shorter than his cousin California King, and if you have a European king, you get a totally different set of dimensions. So, you want to know very well how big is a king-size bed before trying to buy bedding. It is also helpful to know about the dimensions of your bed, especially if you are moving into a new space. So here are some helpful ways to keep your kings right.

Standard king size bed size

The dimensions are 76 inches wide and 80 inches long. So when you’re looking for linens, look for the standard 76 x 80 size. And even if you have a standard king, it’s not a bad idea to measure your own mattress because there are some differences, even standard, between models manufacturers.

You may have heard of “Weighted Blankets” – however, if you have innumerable problems with sleepless or interrupted nights with children with autism or similar disorders, this may well be the best thing you have ever had heard.

However, there are more and more problems that have led me to appreciate the use of weighted blankets to sleep. At the end of 2010, my two very young sons were diagnosed with autism. These two boys are part of the spectrum but are very different in many ways. The only way they did not differ was that neither of them “slept”. Having other family members my age made it difficult for me to manage seemingly endless nights of incessant battles for sleep.

Now, I’m not saying that life is perfect, it’s a little too much to ask for a blanket, but we will never get out of it again.

The big question – how do weighted blankets work?

I could complicate things and talk about “deep pressure therapy” and “spatial awareness,” but to simplify things, I’m going to explain it this way. The melatonin that was produced by my local chemist can just as easily be produced by our own bodies. A simple example is that when we get a hug, the natural response of our body is to release a chemical called serotonin. That’s what makes us feel good. Serotonin is our natural relaxant, but it’s also a lot more. When the sun goes down, and it’s time to sleep, the serotonin in our body changes. Melatonin is what is produced during the night and is necessary for sleep. Having the full hug of a weighted blanket helps this melatonin production and therefore contributes to soothing natural sleep.