Deeper breathing, deeper sleep It’s a little known fact that breathing is the most important factor for quality sleep. Adequate oxygen intake fully restores our bodies, enabling us to awaken refreshed. Shallow breathing and poor oxygen intake reduce the depth of sleep and negatively impact quality of life. Even a slightly reduced oxygen intake can cause daytime sleepiness and headaches, lack of focus, increased appetite, and other health risks. Dramatically reduced breathing due to snoring or … [Read more...]

Surface Pressure Beyond simply causing discomfort, the pressure that most mattresses exert against your shoulders and hips can rob your body of much-needed rest and rejuvenation. Pressure-point stress at weight-bearing areas of the body can also impair circulation, disrupt cellular respiration, increase your heart rate, raise blood pressure, and cause restlessness that leads to shallow sleep. Additionally, most U.S. mattresses have pressure ratings at or above levels that can cause … [Read more...]

Comfort is subjective We all want a comfortable mattress, but everyone defines comfort differently. Some of us choose a soft mattress that envelops the body, while others prefer a firmer bed. But softness and firmness aren’t the only defining factors when it comes to a comfortable mattress. Sleep temperature, support, motion transfer, and breath-ability are also important features that influence the comfort of a mattress. Finding the right mattress often requires balancing a number of … [Read more...]

Chemicals are common in U.S. mattresses - Not with Berkeley Ergonomics... The bedroom is our sanctuary, and we count on our bed to provide a safe place for relaxation, restful sleep, and rejuvenation. Unfortunately, many conventional mattresses harbor chemicals and allergens that can adversely affect our sleep and health. Chemical substances, which can remain in the mattress from the manufacturing process or be deliberately added, reduce sleep quality by impairing breathing, and synthetic … [Read more...]

A stable mattress is a comfortable mattress The surface of a mattress should contour accurately to allow the body’s curves to be fully supported, and if the mattress functions well, movement on the surface is absorbed rather than transferred from side-to-side. Most conventional mattresses are covered in a tightly woven fabric and contain an interconnected coil construction. This construction reduces flex and increases pressure on the joints while also causing surface movement to travel across … [Read more...]