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Ah- remember water beds? You could sleep like you were just floating on your back in the pool. Of course it only took a night or two to realize the excruciating lower back pain a water bed can cause. The idea is genius…how could you not love it (until you tried it!)

In the old days of water beds (also known as fluid support systems) the water bed was very little more than a giant bag filled with water. you could adjust the firmness to a degree depending on the amount of water, but that was about as technical as it got. Now here is the best part. It’s 9:00pm You’re all excited because you got to bed an hour early tonight. You fall asleep, and a half hour later, your partner belly flops into the bed, catapulting you into the air and onto the floor. OK- so we’re being dramtic with that example..but the fact remains, get in or out of a water bed and you partner knows for a full minute or two while the water “calms” back down. When you’re just trying to fall asleep, you shouldn’t need a Dramamine.

These two main points are the downfall to the water bed, but Put aside everything you THINK you know about water beds – We are about to ope your eyes to a whole new world of sleep!  Today’s fluid support beds are leaps and bounds better then their predecessors. Newer style water beds are no longer just a big bag full of water setting inside a bulky pine box. They instead contain a more advanced water chambers, and if you would like, look like a normal mattress fitting into any standard bed frame!  The most advanced water beds stop 100% of the water motion, and give amazing support to your lower back and mid-section. This newer technology will allow you to get that nice, pressure free surface without the “hammocking” you see in more traditional water beds. It is this hammocking that causes lower back pain.

One of the biggest benefits of a fluid support bed is the temperature control you have over your mattress. Whether you sleep hot of cold, you can adjust your mattress accordingly. In split water beds, you can even adjust your side to be a different temperature from your spouses side.

Inner spring mattresses have their place, but frankly, as far as we’re concerned, the day of the inner spring mattress is past. Inn er spring mattresses were a revolutionary idea when they were first invented in 1871 by Heinrich Westfall. The idea was to give people a more comfortable sleeping surface that would hold up over time. It worked (or else we wouldn’t have them today) But this technology is now over 140 years old…is it still the right way to go?

Here is a list of the top benefits of sleeping on a memory foam mattress. These are in no particular order.
1) Better Sleep Quality. Memory foam decreases tossing and turning. That’s right! It has been proven the a memory foam mattress will decrease the amount of times you toss, turn, and get up through the night. In addition you don’t need to sleep as many hours to get the benefits you would from a standard mattress. (For example, where it may be necessary to get a full 8 hours of sleep on an innerspring mattress, you may only need 6.5 hours on a memory foam mattress.) In a time where the majority of people are not getting the ful amount of sleep that they should, this is particularly important. If you can’t get a full nights sleep, OPTIMIZE THE SLEEP YOU DO GET! Denser foam will allow a person to get more sleep due to its conforming effect.

2) Longer Life. A memory foam mattress will last much longer than a standard innerspring. Inner spring mattress give out more and more as time goes by. TheBetter Sleep Council says the average time that an innerspring mattress is good for is 7 years. (Have you had your old mattress for longer than that?)

3) No Noise or Motion Transfer. Don’t you hate it when you partner comes to bed late and wakes you up just by getting bed?  Or how about when they get up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night? With a memory foam bed these are problems of the past.  Because there are no noisy springs your partner will lay undisturbed if you get up early in the morning. In addition, because of memory foam’s lack of “motion transfer” (in other words- memory foam absorbs motion), you can’t notice someone moving on the other side of the bed. You can even set a glass on the bed and it won’t fall if you move! (though we still don’t suggest you play with this-just in case. And if you DO happen to do this, and the glass spills, we don’t want to hear about it!)

4) Say Goodbye to Mattress Related Allergies. Memory Foam Mattresses are constructed to be hypoallergenic and dust mite proof. Gross Fact: The average innerspring mattress DOUBLES in weight over the course of ten years due to accumulation of dead dust mites that feast on your dead skin cells. It’s true. Luckily, you can wash your Memory Foam cover whenever you want to get rid of any skin cells you may have between the cover and your sheet AND dust mites cannot survive in memory foam, assuring you that you will not have a problem with those horrible little insects that cause allergies and worsen asthma ever again.

5) Less Joint and Back Pain. Memory foam offers some of the best pressure relieve properties of ANY bedding product.  When you sleep on a quality memory foam mattress, your don’t have any springs “pressing back at you” like you do in a traditional inner spring mattress.  What this means for you, is that you will wake up with fewer aches and pains than ever before.  Back, neck, joint and arthritis pain are just a few of the different aches memor foam will help prevent and relieve.  Give yourself a break!

6) Warranty/Longevity. Quality memory foam mattresses come with at least a 20 year warranty. Be cautious of cheap memory foam mattresses that offer a 5 or 10 year warranty.  It is likely that they use 3, 2 or even 1.5 pound memory foams.  These low poundage foams will not last nearly as long as their heavier counterparts, A good warranty should give you some peace of mind that the mattress you just purchased isn’t your problem if the mattress doesn’t hold up like it should. Many companies say they have a warranty, but when push comes to shove they don’t back up their products, so be sure you deal with a reputable mattress company.

Better Memory Foam. Look for companies that use high density visco elastic memory foam.  At the absolute minimum, they should be 4lb foams, but better yet would be 5 or 6 pond foams.  We have found that 8lb foams do not offer significant benefits.  They cost more, and make your mattress MUCH heavier and harder to move around.  

 Overall Value. Once you make the right purchase, you will get a better overall value with memory foam than any other product.  The mattress wil last for years and offer you the best night sleep you have ever had.