Earlier this month, I wrote that lack of sleep makes us up to THREE TIMES more susceptible to cold and flu viruses. Additionally, a recent study conducted at the University of Chicago, shows if you’re deprived of sleep when you receive a flu shot, the efficacy of the shot is CUT IN HALF … and it may take up to three to four weeks for the vaccine to get to the point where it can protect you, versus just a few days for a well-rested person.
Achieving high-quality sleep on a consistent basis during cold and flu season gives you a fighting chance to stave off illness. The “extra hour” of sleep we all will receive on November 1, will help prepare us for a particularly tough and elongated cold and flu season.
Join me on Monday, November 2, 2009, for a #SleepGeek Twitter party (please RSVP at facebook.com/MustSleep). We’ll discuss what YOU and YOUR FAMILY do to prepare for better sleep to fight the cold and flu, as well as any strategies you’re using to make bedtime fun. Do your kids sleep with you? How soon before bed are you and your family watching TV, playing video games, working out, etc? Could you be doing something that actually makes you and your family more susceptible to cold or flu? Join in. Ask. Find out. Share what has worked, what hasn’t, and why. We’ll use a Q&A format, and have an option forum to share tips, ideas, and, who knows-maybe we’ll even surprise you and dispel some myths that can help us all be healthier this season.
To show our appreciation for sharing your insights and participating in Wednesday’s Twitter Party my colleague, @SleepNumberSara, is offering FREE Sleep Number® products to select participants too!
What is a #SleepGeek Twitter Party? It provides you a chance to ask questions on Twitter about bedtime routines, how sleep can keep you healthy and talk with others. I’ll join in on the conversations, tweeting live with you. Participation is easy and FREE! To view discussions and comments, search #SleepGeek at www.Search.twitter.com. To write comments and/or replies you must include #SleepGeek somewhere in your Twitter update. This is the only way your comment can be seen by the group. Please see details below.
- Please use #SleepGeek in your tweet
- Time: November 2, from 4-6 p.m. CT
- Location: Twitter, #SleepGeek
- Website: http://search.twitter.com/
If you have a question you’d like us to discuss, please post it in the comments section below. I’ll make sure to find an answer and discuss it during the Twitter Party. I look forward to tweet with you soon, but in the meantime, please follow me at www.twitter.com/SleepGeekPete.
Sleep Well!
Pete
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I am a retired police officer and I purchased a eastern King set complete with the lifting device. My mattres sags on the side that I sleep. I have called customer service 6 times and just told me to blow it up fuller, and they woiuld not send anyone to see whats wrong. I complained to the store and they tried to help but customer service just called me and said keep calling I had the frame company come out and they said that it is really sagging and they checked all of their parts and did some adjustments. The man said that you should send new cushions that surround the air mattress for the sagging and a new pillow top because the zipper keeps breaking. I am very dissatisfied.
Respectfully submitted, Annette K.
Annette– This is James Freund, and I work in Select Comfort’s online customer service team.
Thank you for taking the time to contact Select Comfort Customer Service. Based on the information you have provided to us, we believe you are experiencing what is a called a body impression. All pillow tops and foam used in the bedding industry today will leave some impressions where the body lies. A good thick mattress pad will help, but you really can’t avoid it completely.
Given what the Select Comfort bed is made of, primarily air and foam, we do expect that body impressions will appear on the mattress. They are, in fact, part of the way the bed cradles your body. We do understand, however, that this can give the look of an older mattress. By trying the following suggestions you can reduce this effect.
- First, we recommend that you fully unzip the pillow top cover and shake it well. This will help to redistribute and loosen the fiberfill within the cover.
- Second, we recommend that you vacuum the top portion of the cover. This should increase the height of the fiberfill.
- Third, we recommend you try flipping the foam topper pad over, or rotating it so that the part that was at the head of the bed is now at the foot and vice versa.
- Finally, fully inflating the bed when it is not in use will also reduce the appearance of the impressions.
Body impressions are considered normal wear and tear, and are not covered under the warranty. If the above suggestions do not work, and you wish to replace your mattress cover, or foam topper pad, you may do so by purchasing the component. If you would like pricing information, simply let us know.
~James
Where can I write down to Pete Bils please
I need some help 
Thanks so much 
Karine
Karinre,
You can send a msg to Pete on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/sleepgeekpete or send an email to sleepexpert@selectcomfort.com.
Thanks,
Sarah with Select Comfort PR