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  • Mattresses: A History of Laying Down
    Once the lights are out and you've nestled down for a night's sleep, there is a good chance you don't think about the mattress you're sleep on. Unless, of course, it's too uncomfortable - or you have bed bugs. The mattress, that simplest of inventions, has been with us for thousands of years and while the concept is simple enough, like with any Thanksgiving turkey: it's all in the stuffing.
  • An Ergonomic Office Chair Leaves You Feeling Fine
    You can tell many things about a person by looking at his or her office. Is it neat and sterile? Piled high with work that needs attention? Covered with loose papers and supplies? Are there lots of personal items like pictures, interesting objects, and pencil holders made by small children at preschool? And what about the furniture? Is it common stuff from a big box store or has care been taken in its selection? Is the desk chair old, sleek, or well-upholstered? Does it look like it was made to last?
  • Massage Tables are Nice to Have at Home
    Massage is a very ancient practice. It is illustrated in murals and mentioned in the texts of many early civilizations. Rome, Greece, India, China, Japan, and Egypt all believed in the value of massage for the relief of tension and pain. Today, it enjoys wide recognition, and there are schools that teach the practice.
  • Mattresses In History
    Since mankind progressed from sleeping on the ground, the quest for the perfect mattress has spanned the length and breadth of history. From feather to hay to sod to wool to water, the mattress has been filled with every imaginable fiber and substance. The dream of a night's relaxation has led our species down a fascinating path to comfort.
  • Memory Foam Mattress: Flash Gordon's Bed
    The back is the most stress-prone part of the human body. As evolution is seldom an exercise in perfection, the same back that allows us to walk upright, is poorly prepared to rebuff the encroachments of anxiety and stress. Aside from deep-tissue massages, the next-best tool to decrease muscular and joint pain in the back is a memory foam mattress. Also known as a contour mattress, this revolutionary material was designed to support the entire body.
  • Pillows: Historically Soft, Usually
    When sleep is essential, almost every person in the world thinks of laying his or her head on a nice, soft pillow. The pillow has been a part of recorded human history and has proven critical for providing comfort. It has become something of a ubiquitous piece of furniture for every human being and every home.
  • Eye Surgery Uses High Tech Tools to Yield Amazing Results
    Our eyes are the most central, immediate way that we are connected to the world. There is a broadly accepted belief that sight is the privileged sense. Remember how often we use phrases like "A picture is worth a thousand words!" or the habitual "See what I mean?" Consequently, it's not surprising that the sheer thought of eye surgery frightens many people.
  • Thomas Tooma Questions
    Lasik eye surgery might be your answer to a world without glasses or contacts. But as with all surgical procedures, Lasik carries some risk. You want to be confident in your doctor and comfortable with the procedure. Ask Thomas Tooma what the best procedure is for you.
  • An Adjustable Bed: Making Sleep Easy
    Most people have heard of adjustable beds. Everyone has seen numerous print advertisements and late-night infomercials telling of their virtues. Few, however, know the origin of them.
  • Taking Care Of Your Eyes Is An Investment In Your Future
    "Familiarity breeds contempt" is just another way of saying that we tend to hold in low esteem the things that are valuable to us. Family and friends that we cherish, the car that takes us back and forth to work, or the stove that is used to craft dinner all deserve our respect and careful attention. Think for a moment how important our sight is; yet taking care of the eyes is a neglected part of our lives. Luckily, we can take steps to rectify this oversight.
  • Memory Foam Mattress: The Promise of a Restful Night
    How blessed we are to live in this century! Forget all the conveniences of cell phones, cars, and electricity-just consider the fact that you are not sharing a straw tick mattress with two or three other family members! Imagine, a couple of centuries ago, people were just deciding to move the contraption of logs and ropes that passed as a bed out of the kitchen or living room and into a private room designed only for sleeping. Just think of all the bad backs and cantankerousness! Getting a good night's sleep would have been impossible were people not slaving away eighteen hours a day.
  • Memory Foam Mattress: Unrivaled Sleep
    Do you have a difficult time falling asleep at night? Do you toss and turn ad infinitum, feeling as if you get more exercise while you slumber than you do during the day? Do you get out of bed in the morning feeling as if you have been hit by a truck, complete with a sore back and aching neck? For many people, getting a decent night's sleep is as illusive as the Holy Grail.
  • An Adjustable Bed: Sweet Dreams, Sweet Relief
    Some people can go to sleep anywhere-on a a hard chair, a concrete floor, bare ground, a camp cot. Their ability to nap on a less than comfortable surface is enviable, especially to those for whom a good night's sleep on even a high end mattress is still illusive. If you are one of those people, it may be that a normal bed with a traditional spring mattress is not the best option for you.
  • Treating Back Pains: Start at Home
    Back pain is a pervasive problem among Americans aged 45-65 years. In fact, it afflicts 65 million of us at some point. The good news is that back pain is not often caused by anything life threatening, and it can often be treated at home without a doctor visit.
  • Lower Back Pain Can Be Treated at Home
    What would you say is the second most frequent of doctor visits in this country? Some might guess heartburn; others might say a nagging cough. The answer, however, is lower back pain. The problem among adults 45 to 65 years of age is so widespread that over 75% can expect to be affected by it. If you are one of the 65 million patients in the United States who suffers from back pain, it is a relief to realize that only about one in ten patients actually need surgical intervention.
  • A Medicare Supplement Can Protect Your Savings
    In 1965, Medicare became a part of the Social Security program. When President Johnson initiated former president Harry S. Truman as the first receiver, he could not have imagined the monster it would become. When the baby boomers fully flood the rolls, there will be around 77 million Americans taking benefits. Currently, the number hovers around 43 million.
  • High Blood Pressure: The Silent Threat
    A killer is threatening one third of the adults in this country, and one fourth of them are completely clueless. Over 73 million people over the age of twenty in the United States have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. Their arteries and blood vessels are rigidinflexible, creating more work for the heart as it pushes blood through the body. Undiagnosed or ignored, this killer stealthily works the heart harder and harder until it can no longer take the overload, and the end result can be a massive heart attack or stroke.
  • Optometry: The Importance Cannot Be Overstressed
    It is impossible to overstate the need for taking care of your vision. Good vision health is important for people of any age, from toddlers to the elderly. Early eye examinations in preschoolers and later vision check-ups as needed can help detect and correct a host of problems. A visit to the optometrist can ensure that your eyes are in good shape, and if not, fix or improve the situation.
  • learning about laser eye surgery
    Are you thinking about laser eye surgery? Good candidates for the procedure should consider themselves lucky because, depending on what sources you check, 55%-85% of patients have 20/20 vision after corrective laser surgery. Improvements in vision may take a while to settle in after surgery and may require fine-tuning, but in the end the vision correction is for life. That is great news for anyone who has endured years of glasses or contacts.
  • Shop For The Best Deals On Eyeglasses
    Most people who wear eyeglasses wish they did not. To add insult to injury, the cost of eyeglasses seems astronomical to most wearers-they're nothing more than a little piece of plastic, after all. There is no question that eyeglasses constitute a considerable purchase. If you opt for the highest quality ultra light lens, all the special coatings and tints, and costly designer frames, you may pay around $1000. If you are one of those people for whom price is no object and time is precious, you may not be inclined to shop around.
  • Increase Efficiency With Ergonomic Office Furniture
    Human office environments have a lot to do with productivity and efficiency. We may scoff at all the studies that are done on how to streamline systems for doing things and unnecessarily technical efforts at maximizing productivity, but when eliminating steps in a process saves time for a company, that can be converted into profit. When creating a comfortable workspace designed with the help of biotechnology makes your workforce more efficient the cost directly effects profit as well.
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