Melatonin is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in the brain that helps regulate other hormones and maintains the body's circadian rhythm. This hormone also helps control the timing and release of female reproductive hormones. Melatonin has been shown to stimulate cells called osteo-blasts that promote bone growth which may be good for women in menopause. Research shows that after melatonin is administered to ADHD patients; the time needed to fall asleep is significantly reduced and this suggests that quick-release melatonin may be more effective than sustained-release formulations for sleep related conditions. Researchers believe that melatonin levels diminish as we age. They also theorize that you may be able to help the process along by taking a melatonin supplement at times when it would be released naturally according to your new time zone or work schedule, although this can vary from person to person and from day to day. It is reported that this hormone could reset t

Silentnight Beds are one of the most well known and well respected bed brands in the UK. Based in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, Silentnight in their first 60 years of establishment have manufactured over 40 million beds, with a Silentnight bed being sold approximately every 90 seconds. Silentnight specialise in their own spring systems, such as the well known Miracoil spring system and their Mirapocket and Miratex systems. One of their fantastic beds is the Phoebe bed. The Phoebe features the renowned Miracoil spring system, which is a spring system manufactured from one piece of spring that runs from the head to the toe of the mattress, rather than horizontally like the conventional open coil spring. This ensures that your body weight is distributed down the bed rather than across, helping to cancel out the problems of roll together and roll off. The Miracoil spring is also wound tighter and therefore produces more springs, giving you and your partner the support you need regardless of

Sleepeezee Beds Sleepeezee have been making divan beds by hand of the highest quality for over 80 years, and in this time have gained a well deserved reputation for product excellence, the highest quality of craftsmanship and the most advanced modern manufacturing techniques. Sleepeezee specialise in making pocket spring divan beds of the best quality possible, ensuring that you have the best night’s sleep imaginable for years to come. One of the fantastic Sleepeezee Divan beds is the President. This divan bed is a part of Sleepeezee's Connoisseur collection and features 1400 individually hand nested and pocketed springs, combined with multiple layers of luxurious fillings including wool. The President also features 3 rows of hand side stitching to help keep the fillings in place and is finished with luxurious tufts. The divan base of the President is sprung edge, offering superior comfort and support and also features a vintage roll edge trim with shepherd castors. The base also h

Slumberland Beds Slumberland have been established for nearly 100 years and have grown to become one of the leading and largest bed and sofa bed manufacturers in the UK. Their range of sofa beds are designed by leading UK designers and are based on the most modern popular designs. Practical and stylish, the Slumberland range of Sofa Beds is sure to have something to suit you and your budget. One sofa bed from Slumberland is the Milano. This super stylish Sofa Bed incorporates the Slumberland sprung interior mattress and converts to a double bed and back into a sofa with ease within seconds. The Milano also comes with 2 scatter cushions, completely free of charge. The Milano is available in a fantastic range of over 30 different fabric options, including luxurious leather to help make this sofa bed fit effortlessly into your current room decor. Another sofa bed from the Slumberland range is Mystique. The Mystique is the ultimate sofa bed, with the Slumberland posture spring mattres

Dear Friend, If you snore, or live with a person that snores, then you already know how disruptive snoring can be. It can rob you of a good night's sleep, make you tired and irritable, and even become a barrier to intimacy and affection. For me, living with a snorer was pure hell. For years my husband's snoring drove me insane. From the minute in his head hit the pillow, until the moment our alarm started buzzing, he snored as loud as a freight train. Of course, during the first few years I coped with it, and was a tolerant loving wife, but day after day my irritation and anger deepened and his snoring, became as annoying as a constant itch. And,it wasn't long before my frustrations affected other parts of our life, such as our vacations, our sleeping arrangements, and even our sex drive. Sure, I can laugh about it now, because everything has changed - but at the time I couldn't wait to get away from him, just to get a quiet and relaxing good night's sleep. So, if this sounds famil

For over 140 years people have slept on coil spring mattresses with little being done to improve them. We have tried making them softer, adding pillow tops, and additional padding, however very little changes have been made in the structure of the spring mattress. Visco-elastic foam, commonly called memory foam, has been studied since 1970 when NASA attempted to use a similar material for seats in space shuttles to help absorb force. However the trials showed the the original material was difficult and expensive to make and broke down over time. It has taken companies thirty years to create an affordable, long lasting, and beneficial memory foam mattress. The difference in comfort and support is a major draw for memory foam buyers. The common issue with spring mattresses is that the coils provide too much pressure over much of our bodies so we become sore and toss and turn while trying to compensate for the lack of custom support. This leads to pressure point tension and trouble slee

Anxiety responses were needed in previous years to trigger the nervous system into a series of chemical reactions that would initiate action. For our ancestors, this fight or flight impulse often meant the difference between death and survival for another day. Experts warn us that the never-ending stressors that we are constantly encountering can lead to health problems including obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. In contrast to the ancient forms of stress, such as the stress of a hungry bear approaching a cave, modern-day stress sources are more frequently of the chronic variety such as meeting increasing demands at work, studying for an exam, quitting smoking, and worrying about money and relationships. Anxiety can wreak havoc on the overall health of children, with school work, exams, peer pressure, video games, and other challenges tending to trigger the same self-protective response that adults experience. However, in children, the result is often poor sleep. As a societ

We’ve all had that moment, you wake up and think ‘what on earth was all that about?’ and the puzzled expression that goes along with it looks something like this: :s. Except rotated, and more human. We’ve compiled this list of the most common dreams and what the big wigs think that they mean. Flying Dreams Probably the most common type of dream, many of these dreams can fall into the category of lucid dreaming. Lucid dreaming is where you are aware of the fact that you are dreaming, this, in turn gives you the feeling that you are actually flying and you may find that you are in control of a dream like this. Dreams where you are flying are often a indicator of freedom. As humans cannot fly, flying can often represent the desire to do more, if you are feeling particularly confident at this moment in your life, the dream may symbolise your determination. Naked Dreams We’ve all had this type of dream, you’re doing something very normal and suddenly you realise that you are naked.

For complete versatility when it comes to you and your guests comfort, you may consider getting a Zip and Link bed. A Zip and Link bed has many applications, for example if you have a couple staying as guests you can zip and beds up to form one large bed, or if you have 2 children staying over, you can unzip the beds and use them separately. You can also use a Zip and Link bed as your own bed for you and your partner, for example you can have 2 different types of mattress on a Zip and Link divan base so if your ideas of comfort differ, a Zip and Link bed can help. Zip and Link beds come in 5FT Kingsize (150cm x 200) and 6FT Super Kingsize (180cm x 200cm) sizes, and split into 2 x 2FT 6" Small Single (75cm x 200cm) and 3FT Single (90cm x 200cm) respectively. The Zip and Link divan bed is split vertically, with the mattresses being held together tightly by a Zip, whilst the Divan Base is held together with linking bars. Zip and Link beds are extremely comfortable and the mattresses come

Space is a huge factor in any bedroom and Childrens bedrooms are usually smaller than that of the adult, yet on the whole they have more things to store away and need more space. Many adults have the divan beds with storage drawers and ottoman beds to save space and increase storage, and now children can have the increased amount of space and storage too, as many bed manufacturers have made a range of fantastic Cabin Beds. The Cabin Bed, or Study Bunk as it is sometimes known, is usually a single bed on top with a wide range of different furniture options for underneath where the other bunk would normally go. Some of the innovative storage and space saving options include desks, chairs, storage drawers, futons and wardrobes. The beauty of the storage bunk is that instead of taking up valuable floor space, the cabin bed takes up vertical space which would usually be unused anyway, freeing up the rest of the bedroom for other things such as bedroom furniture and even another bed. Cabin