What is The Best Mattress For The Elderly?

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Sleeping as We Age A Great Mattress Provides What you Need

We all love sleep, right? There’s nothing more refreshing feeling than getting in a full eight hours on the best mattress you can find. Sleep gives us more energy and makes our general quality of life so much better. So that’s why it can be so disquieting to learn that sleep can actually be harder to come by as we age.

Sleeping as We Age

Science has shown that we actually don’t need as much sleep as we get older. The National Sleep Foundation recommends 14 to 17 hours for newborns, 9 to 11 hours for 6 to 13-year-olds, and 8 to 10 hours for older teenagers. People aged 18 to 64 need about 7 to 9 hours and those 65 and up need only 7 to 8. There are also a small number of people who need only five to six hours of sleep tonight, dubbed by scientists as “short sleepers”. While most of us wish that this was the case for us, it turns out that pretty much everyone needs at least seven hours of sleep on the best mattress for us to be our best selves. “Everybody would like to be a short sleeper,” said Nalaka Gooneratne, a geriatric sleep expert at Penn.“We all want to believe that about ourselves.” A good rule of thumb is if you find yourself nodding off during a movie or on the bus, you most definitely need more sleep at night. Try setting up a schedule for yourself so that you know exactly how many hours of sleep you’ll be getting every night. This sort of reinforcement can help your diurnal clock set itself, making sleep come easier and more completely.

A Great Mattress Provides What you Need

As we age, we start to feel aches and pains longer. Our backs start to hurt, and lumbar support goes out the window. Nectar mattresses use four different kinds of foam to maximize the support that you are getting as you get older, and with a forever warranty, there’s a good chance that this will be the only mattress that you want or need.Nectar incorporates a fully quilted layer of our gel cooling memory foam to provide extra loft and comfort, with better breathability. Quilting is a super premium process most mattress companies avoid due to cost.As we age, we tend to have more trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. And with insomnia linked to diseases such as alzheimer’s and hypertension, it’s a no brainer to do the best you can to combat these issues early. A foam mattress is a good place to find restful sleep. Find out more on Nectarsleep .The sleep difference is day and night. Try a Nectar Mattress risk-free.

What is The Best Mattress For The Elderly?

Sleeping as We Age

A Great Mattress Provides What you Need

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