Not many of us would consider a firm mattress as the best in luxury zone and definitely no where near heaven. But more and more people these days are opting for firm mattress as a solution to their health problems.

How many of us have heard firm mattress touted as the solution ailments? From backache to varicose veins, from asthma to insomnia- firm mattresses are recommended as a remedy for all! But how much of this hype is true? The fact is, very little!! In fact there is little to support the claim of so-called health benefits of any of the bed "innovations", leave alone firm mattress.

But the ordinary firm, flat bed is much better than waterbed or soft fluffy bed. But this kind of bed has its own drawbacks- it can hardly support the various curves of our body and many people suffer from leg pain as a result of this. As we sleep the "G-force" or gravitational force exerted changes and firm mattresses are not equipped to support this change.

With the improvement of science and technology, several new kinds of mattresses have been introduced in the market. One such innovation is the memory foam mattress. The great advantage of these mattresses is that they change shape according to our body contours and when we get up, they return to the normal shape. As opposed to firm mattresses which offer no help against G-force, these memory foam mattresses give a particularly weightless sleep.

Tempur-pedic mattresses are yet another innovation of memory foam mattress. They are made of two layers, the upper softer, memory foam layer and the lower firm layer. Tempur-pedic mattress thus combines the best points of memory foam mattress, soft mattress and firm mattress. Their only disadvantage? The cost. A good quality Tempur-pedic mattress can cost you a little fortune.

If you are one of those people who think why is there so much hype about the type mattresses, consider this: one-third of our life is spent sleeping. So whether you go for a firm mattress, a soft mattress or any other type of mattress, be sure to choose wisely and they're all available at Sit 'n Sleep.

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