Change Every 8:

We're not the only ones getting older! Did you know that your mattress goes through the aging process too? After about eight years, your mattress will have lived its natural life. Sleeping on a tired, old, lumpy, saggy mattress may leave you feeling the same way: tired, old, lumpy, and saggy! Who wants that?

As we age, getting quality sleep is critical to maintaining health, vitality, and weight. We spend one-third of our lives sleeping, which means a fresh mattress can help deliver the quality rest we need to feel rejuvenated and healthy.

A new mattress can:

• Support your lower back and neck, keep your hips aligned, and cradle the natural curves of your body. A saggy or out-of-shape mattress does not provide your muscular and skeletal systems with the proper support they need, so your muscles have to overcompensate, leaving you sore and tired in the morning.
• Minimize nighttime allergies and congestion caused by dust, dead skin cells, bed bugs and body oils that collect in older mattresses. These critters and allergens can cause your skin to break out and lead to sore throats, itchy eyes, and constant sneezing.
• Help you maintain your ideal weight and diet because when your body is tired, it seeks alternative energy through food. A good night’s sleep can reduce cravings, aid in digestion, promote healthy blood flow, and increase daily activity.
• There is also a dirty little secret that lurks in your old mattress: dust mites and their partners in crime, bacteria. Millions of dust mites can live in a single old mattress. Your body heat and dead skin cells provide dust mites with the perfect home, one that keeps them warm and well fed. Dust mites feed on the skin cells your body sheds at night, leaving behind their droppings for you to sleep on. Protect yourself and your new mattress from body oils, stains, and microscopic critters with a mattress cover or protector.
• If you think keeping your old mattress is saving you money, then consider the consequences of a poor night’s sleep--- allergies, aches and pains, health problems, and loss of productivity during the day. How much are these things costing you? If you are tired of being tired, investing in a new mattress can help you get healthy, rejuvenating sleep and stay vital and active.

Remember: change every eight!