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Airweave Portable Sleeping Mattress

Brian Yalung — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:12:40 +0000

Sleeping soundly may take more than just comfy cushions and for the people who travel or are looking to experience better sleep, the Airweave Portable Sleeping Mattress may just do the trick.

This is a mattress that was designed to absorb and diffuse your body pressure once sleeping. It features 3D resin springs that were made with room for ventilation and insulation. The mattress can be easily washed and its portability makes it cheekier to bring along in case you want to make sure you get needed sleep even when you are on the go.

All you have to do is put it on top of your regular bed, mattress or futon and then you can benefit from a highly enhanced sleeping experience anywhere!

The Airweave Portable Sleeping Mattress is available over at the Japan Trend Shop for stiff $1,193.

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Bamboo Pillows Cool you to Sleep

Brian Yalung — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:01:32 +0000

This isn’t your typical soft pillow that one would require to get a relaxing and much deserved respite but therapeutically, these Bamboo pillows could be a big help. The pillows offer better ventilation and thus cooler spells for people who prefer colder things to rest on but will need some time to get used.

These pillows look like they were from some Asian origins which to some have been preferred due to their functional and tactical use. Whatever the case may be, these are pillows that people with some physical issues can turn to, not to mention cooler heads to rest on.

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Better Sleep Equals Better Golf Scores

Brian Yalung — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:07:40 +0000

So now it can be told! That is if you are ignorant in acknowledging that sleep is needed to power up your golf game or any sport for that matter. But for the topic at hand, golf seems to be the immediate and proven beneficiary, especially for golfers who are suffering from sleep apnea. Apparently people who are not at all fond of using CPAP masks may now want to change their reception of this sleep masks to remedy the dreaded sleep apnea syndrome.

Sleep apnea treatment improved golfers’ handicap ratings by more than one stroke on average, according to research presented at the annual conference of the American College of Chest Physicians. After 20 rounds of golf, the group treated with a form of nightly nasal ventilation saw their handicap drop from 12.4 strokes to 11 strokes. Interestingly, the best golfers in the group improved their scores the most.

Need I say more?

(Source) WSJ