Why the Right Mattress Matters to Getting Good Sleep

Consistent and healthy sleep routines seem hard to come by in our on-the-go world. However, effective sleep is essential to creating memories, restoring our bodies, and helping us coherently conquer each day. Do you find yourself struggling to get a good night’s rest? There are many reasons why you may have trouble sleeping but let’s eliminate one of those; your mattress.

If your bed is more than 8 years old or if you wake up with aches and pains you didn’t go to bed with, it might be part of the problem.

Here are some issues you may be experiencing or may soon experience due to not having the right mattress for getting good sleep.

Stress and Weight Gain

A lack of solid rest leads to increased stress levels and irritability. Sleeping on an old, uncomfortable mattress creates aches and pains causing tension in your body and contributes to a cloudy mood.

Additionally, sleep-deprived people are more prone to overeating or binge eating, trying to rid of their stress, which over time results in unwanted weight gain. Not getting enough sleep also slows down your metabolism, making it harder for your body to burn fat.

Poor Memory and Focus

Memories form during deep REM sleep, which means if your body does not enter REM, your brain struggles to form memories, leading to memory impairment. Your ability to retain information weakens with the less sleep you grant your mind.

Similarly, deficiency of proper sleep builds a fog around your mind, making it difficult to stay focused throughout the day. Multitasking and thinking creatively are hard to come by when you can barely keep your eyes open.

Heart and Blood Pressure Issues

Experiencing poor sleep over time leads to even bigger health issues. Added stress and poor eating contribute to heart conditions. Poor sleeping problems increase your chance of developing heart problems down the road.

Entering each stage of REM sleep helps decrease your blood pressure to normal, acceptable levels, but interruptions of this sleep cycle lead to higher blood pressure.

Are you ready to trade in your puffy eyes and foggy brain for some good old-fashioned beauty rest? Head to Conway Furniture and experience how a new mattress can change your life. While we’re at it, why not look through our stylish bed selection, too? That can also make a world’s difference to your health!