Category: Other Resources

Dr. Michael Breus was kind enough to let us know about his [relatively] new blog, The Insomnia Blog. Dr. Breus specializes in sleep medicine, contributes to WebMD, AOL’s Health section, and is the author of Good Night: The Sleep Doctor’s 4-Week Program to Better Sleep and Better Health.

According to his blook and website, “Michael Breus is a practicing Ph.D. in clinical psychology with a specialty in clinical sleep disorders. He oversees nine sleep labs across Southern California and Arizona as the senior vice president of Arete Sleep Health. In addition to treating patients and training other sleep doctors, he consults with major airlines, hotel chains, and mattress manufacturers to provide effective sleep tips for their customers. Dr. Breus is a regular contributor to WebMD Community, WebMD Video, and WebMD the Magazine. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his wife and two children.”

We hope you find Dr. Breus’s insight and expertise helpful.

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Important:
The Sleep Blog does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Instead, this website provides general information for educational purposes only. Always seek the advice of a qualified health care provider if you have questions or concerns regarding any medical condition or treatment.

We’ve been seeing more and more advertisements for mattresses, beds and “sleep systems” in recent months and it has made us wonder, How much of a difference does a good bed make? After doing a bit of research on the different types of beds available, we came up with a few more questions –

What is the difference between each of the different types of beds available?

Are different beds better for certain types of sleep disorders?

How do you know what type of bed is best for you?

Further research turned up some great resources with answers to these questions. If you are thinking about buying a new bed, or just wondering if a new bed could improve your sleep, we suggest cjecking out:

WebMD Article – Can a Mattress Improve Your Health?

This article has some quality information about the different types of beds on the market and how they vary.

Epinions.com – Mattress Reviews and Prices

This section of the Epinions website contains independant, community-sourced reviews of a large selection of mattresses. It’s always nice to hear what current owners of a product think – before you buy it yourself.

What’s the Best Mattress

This site may seem gimmicky at first, but they do actually have a decent buying guide and a forums section with advice on buying a mattress.

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Important:
The Sleep Blog does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Instead, this website provides general information for educational purposes only. Always seek the advice of a qualified health care provider if you have questions or concerns regarding any medical condition or treatment.