Last year was exciting and filled with change; I married my high school sweetheart, changed my name, and adopted a kitten, among other things. In addition, since I spent nearly a quarter of a century developing my own personal sleep…
Did you know that by a couple’s 20th wedding anniversary, they’ll have spent roughly six to seven years together in bed? You’d think couples would have everything worked out by then … yet an estimated 23 percent of U.S. couples sleep apart, according to a survey conducted by the National Sleep Foundation. For the other 77 percent of couples that do sleep together, the National Sleep Foundation survey indicates that one partner loses an average of 49 minutes of sleep per night due to some disruptive behavior, such as snoring, tossing and turning, watching TV, or preferring a hot or cold room. So before resorting to separate beds or bedrooms, identify and attempt to resolve those disruptive conflicts that might develop.
Reading, ‘Riting, ‘Rithmatic. The “three Rs” is an old-fashioned formula for school success. Now, research shows another important “R” is part of the equation: rest.
However, parents often forget that getting a good night’s sleep is one of the most…
I first heard of the Sleep Number bed in May of 2002 when my parents bought one to replace their old waterbed that had been giving my mother back problems. My parents, and younger brother and I packed into their…
Happy Mother’s Day from Select Comfort! This weekend we’ll celebrate the women in our lives and honor them with flowers, gifts and maybe…sleep?
It’s not a secret that women are different than men. So it comes as no surprise to…
According to the National Sleep Foundation, more than 150 million Americans – almost half the population of the United States – say they are not getting enough sleep. Reasons range from back pain to restlessness to job stress to sleep…
As the director of clinical research at Select Comfort, I’m excited to share the results of a new sleep study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass Gen) by Harvard researchers. To examine the impact sleep quality has on quality of…
This past weekend a good friend of Select Comfort died at the age of 90. Mr. Paul Harvey is known around the world for his radio personality. A man with solid Midwestern values, Mr. Harvey’s radio career spanned more than…
