There are many different types of mattresses available to buy but it is widely accepted that to experience the best night’s sleep, memory foam is the best option. Two types of mattresses that are commonly purchased are traditional coil spring mattresses and memory foam mattresses. Many consumers feel that the benefits of the memory foam mattress significantly outweigh those of the coil spring mattress. Read the rest of this guide »

Sleep is one very essential requirement to achieve good health.  Sleep may seem like an automatic activity but in reality sleep it does not come quickly.  Every night when we sleep in our beds, we essentially undergo five different stages of sleep. Read the rest of this guide »

Memory foam mattresses have become one of the more popular types of mattress on the market today. Owners of memory foam mattresses extol their virtues and the total comfort that the mattress provides. For many, a memory foam mattress provides an unrivalled quality of sleep that cannot be found with a standard mattress. Read the rest of this guide »

There are many products out there for those of us who find it difficult to sleep, or perhaps get to sleep easily but wake up not feeling refreshed and ready for the day, but rather groggy and ready to slump back in the mattress. One of those products is the memory foam mattress. Read the rest of this guide »

What are pressure points and how can we avoid them? They can best be described as muscle pain with local spot tenderness in a tense band of muscle fibres that exhibits as a sharp point, a “pressure point”, when any kind of pressure (passive or active) is put on them. A lot of things can cause them: nutritional deficiencies, chronic infections, allergens, psychological stress, nerve entrapment, congenital skeletal abnormalities, muscle trauma sustained in accident or injury, the list goes on. Read the rest of this guide »

You cannot underestimate the importance of having a good mattress. Consider this: if you spend even seven hours per night asleep, 365 days per year, that is 2,555 hours in one year alone on your mattress. Over 20 years, you’ve spent 51,100+ hours with your mattress. Your mattress has seen you through sleep cycles good and bad, and depending on its quality and your state of health, has assisted you by offering you comfort, given your body support while you sleep, and relief from the aches and pains of daily living. Read the rest of this guide »

If you struggle to get a comfortable night’s sleep then it is likely that the surface you are sleeping on is to blame. A poor quality mattress and base may be holding you back from having the fantastic night’s sleep that you would dream about if you could only get to sleep! Read the rest of this guide »

Here in the UK we are used to opposing weather conditions, with very harsh winters and summers where occasional hot days can disrupt our sleeping patterns. During the winter months, many people will want to snuggle up in a nice warm bed whereas in the summer a warm bed is extremely undesirable and can result in a poor night’s sleep. Read the rest of this guide »

Here at Memory Foam Mattress Direct, we provide information on a wide variety of sleep and memory foam subjects. Many of our customers are interested in the benefits of memory foam and tips on how to get a good night’s sleep, or reignite passion in the bedroom. In light of this, one of the more obscure questions we get asked is: “Can watching TV in bed affect your love life?” Read the rest of this guide »

New memory foam mattresses are generally white or very pale cream, but as they get older or exposed to sunlight, reactions can occur in the foam which cause it to change colour. The colour change ranges from pale yellow to light brown and can vary in shade across the mattress. Read the rest of this guide »