Sleep Tips
It’s important to make an overall commitment to healthy, restorative sleep. Here are some tips from the Better Sleep Council for maintaining a healthy sleep cycle and ensuring the best night’s rest:

Make sleep a priority by keeping a consistent sleep (bedtime) and wake schedule, including weekends
Create a bedtime routine that is relaxing. Experts recommend reading a book, listening to soothing music or soaking in a hot bath.
Transform your bedroom into a haven of comfort. Create a room that is dark, quiet, comfortable and cool for the best possible sleep.
Evaluate your mattress and pillow to ensure proper comfort and support. If your mattress is five to seven years old, it may be time for a new one. In general, pillows should be replaced every year.
Keep work materials, computers and televisions out of the bedroom; it should be used for sleep and sex only.
Exercise regularly, but complete workouts at least two hours before bedtime.
If you sleep with a partner, your mattress should allow each of you enough space to move easily. Couples who’ve been sleeping on a “double” (full size) may think they have enough room, until they learn that each person has only as much sleeping space as a baby’s crib!
Avoid nicotine (e.g., cigarettes, tobacco products). Used close to bedtime, it can lead to poor sleep.
Avoid caffeine and alcohol (e.g., coffee, tea, soft drinks, chocolate) close to bedtime. It can keep you awake.
Finish eating at least two to three hours before bedtime.

Once you are familiar with the menu of mattress options available, start the shopping process at a store that you know and trust - Goodnight and Sweetdreamzzz Mattresses and More. Once in the store, be sure to “test drive” your new mattress following the S.L.E.E.P. test. Remove your shoes (if you’re a woman, it’s best to go mattress-shopping in jeans or pants) and lie down on several different models in various positions, especially the one you usually sleep in. And remember, those few extra minutes of focusing on the “feel” of different mattress choices can save a lot of time later.

Watch the S.L.E.E.P. test videos to ensure you are making the right mattress selection and to avoid mattress shopping the wrong way!

Once you are familiar with the menu of mattress options available, start the shopping process at a store that you know and trust - Goodnight and Sweetdreamzzz Mattresses and More. Once in the store, be sure to “test drive” your new mattress following the S.L.E.E.P. test. Remove your shoes (if you’re a woman, it’s best to go mattress-shopping in jeans or pants) and lie down on several different models in various positions, especially the one you usually sleep in. And remember, those few extra minutes of focusing on the “feel” of different mattress choices can save a lot of time later.

Watch the S.L.E.E.P. test videos to ensure you are making the right mattress selection and to avoid mattress shopping the wrong way!

Once you are familiar with the menu of mattress options available, start the shopping process at a store that you know and trust - Goodnight and Sweetdreamzzz Mattresses and More. Once in the store, be sure to “test drive” your new mattress following the S.L.E.E.P. test. Remove your shoes (if you’re a woman, it’s best to go mattress-shopping in jeans or pants) and lie down on several different models in various positions, especially the one you usually sleep in. And remember, those few extra minutes of focusing on the “feel” of different mattress choices can save a lot of time later.

Watch the S.L.E.E.P. test videos to ensure you are making the right mattress selection and to avoid mattress shopping the wrong way!

Once you are familiar with the menu of mattress options available, start the shopping process at a store that you know and trust - Goodnight and Sweetdreamzzz Mattresses and More. Once in the store, be sure to “test drive” your new mattress following the S.L.E.E.P. test. Remove your shoes (if you’re a woman, it’s best to go mattress-shopping in jeans or pants) and lie down on several different models in various positions, especially the one you usually sleep in. And remember, those few extra minutes of focusing on the “feel” of different mattress choices can save a lot of time later.

Watch the S.L.E.E.P. test videos to ensure you are making the right mattress selection and to avoid mattress shopping the wrong way!

Once you are familiar with the menu of mattress options available, start the shopping process at a store that you know and trust - Goodnight and Sweetdreamzzz Mattresses and More. Once in the store, be sure to “test drive” your new mattress following the S.L.E.E.P. test. Remove your shoes (if you’re a woman, it’s best to go mattress-shopping in jeans or pants) and lie down on several different models in various positions, especially the one you usually sleep in. And remember, those few extra minutes of focusing on the “feel” of different mattress choices can save a lot of time later.

Watch the S.L.E.E.P. test videos to ensure you are making the right mattress selection and to avoid mattress shopping the wrong way!

“Did you know that your mattress might be your single most important piece of furniture in your home? You spend nearly a third of your life on it, and sleeping on the wrong one could cause serious health problems.”

That was a message from The Doctors, a nationally syndicated weekday talk show about health issues. The segment, which aired in February of this ear, offered tips on shopping for the right mattress, recommending that consumers lie on a bed for 15 minutes to test it out in the store.

For general questions and inquiries about sleep and sleep disorders, visit:

Better Sleep Council Canada
P.O. Box 170
Streetsville, Ontario
L5M 2B8

Web site: http://www.bettersleep.ca

Let’s face it, bed-buying can be somewhat confusing - after all, you don’t do it very often and it’s not easy to see what’s inside. However, the mattress-buying process doesn’t have to keep you tossing and turning.

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