Sleep is essential for us to function on a daily basis and it is important you sleep long enough in your single, double or king size bed.
A recent study looked at sleep/work patterns by monitoring twelve volunteers over a four week period. The results gathered from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in the United States, identified that the more you sleep the better you perform at work.
For the first week of the study the participants were expected to sleep between ten and 12 hours to ensure th...
A number of primary schools have resorted to running classes to help parents get their children to sleep on time.
The Daily Mail reported on 27th July that some pupils are turning up to lessons too tired to function. It is essential for their development that children sleep properly and are not allowed to swap their beds with TV and other distracting technology at bedtime.
Parents who allow their children gadgets such as gaming consoles in their bedroom are on the rise. This coupled with a poor ...
After running through Haringey with her Olympic torch, singer Eliza Dolittle refused to be parted from her flaming friend and took it home to take pride of place in her double bed, next to a teddy bear.
The brunette songstress took to Twitter and announced that she had taken the torch home with her. She then uploaded a picture of the torch tucked up in bed and said: "My torch is even coming to bed with me tonight."
Pictured published by the Mail Online (July 26th) shows Eliza looking extremely p...
Have you been lying in your double bed wishing your bedroom was more stylish? If so, check out the top tips below to get your bedroom ahead of the trend. This summer’s fashion trends have inspired our interior décor styles.
This year we have seen statement prints being a focal point for fashionistas. At the 2012 catwalk shows, a combination of vibrant floral patterns and bold geometric prints were exhibited. Clashing colours and paisley patterns were also welcome additions.
These styles have ...
When lying in your comfortable double bed you want a peaceful atmosphere to wind down in. Using the right lighting will help to create this environment.
Although we’d all like our bedrooms to be a tranquil and calm environment the reality is far from it. The bedroom seems to have many different purposes, often being a place for sleeping, a workplace and even a sewing room. We need to choose lighting to accommodate all these functions.
A combination of lights may be the solution as certain acti...
Psychologists' claims indicate that ensuring your wooden beds are in a dark room allows you to overcome the negative effects of staying up late.
Sleeping with too much light in your bedroom can cause depression and changes to the brain, research using hamsters has revealed.
A report published in the Molecular Psychiatry journal revealed that even just the glow from leaving the television on while you sleep can be enough to cause the effect. A link has been made with the rising rates of depressio...
Struggle to get out of your double bed on a Monday morning? Scientists have found a real excuse for us – social jet lag!
Experts have found that having a lie-in at the weekend can cause us to be extremely tired on Monday morning and some people may even suffer until Wednesday, a report in the journal Applied Ergonomics revealed.
A study at Rush University in Chicago found that even a two-hour change to your sleep pattern at the weekend affects reaction time and memory. If this is constant it...
Young adults are struggling to find a balance between interacting with technology and spending much-needed time in their double beds, research has found.
Excessive use of your mobile or computer can leave you with sleep disorders, stress and even depression, a study of 4,100 Swedish men and women aged 20 to 24 has found. When participants were examined over the course of a year, researchers found a connection between computer use and mental issues.
Sara Thomee, the study's lead author, said: "Hi...
Residents of a Harrogate cul-de-sac received a rude awakening on a quiet Sunday morning when a herd of cows charged through their gardens.
It was 6am when the cattle, whose home was a field one mile away, stampeded through the North Yorkshire lawns and sent locals jumping up out of their comfy wooden beds and rushing to their windows.
One astonished homeowner James Lee, 20, caught the whole episode on camera and has posted it online, although he admitted his first thought when he heard the rucku...
Too little time in your single or double bed could contribute to Alzheimer's, a study has shown. But could too much sleep do the same?
In a US study of over 15,000 women aged 70 and above, those who had five hours or less sleep each night didn’t do as well in mental tests compared to the seven-hour sleepers. However, the women who spent nine hours sleeping each night didn’t do as well either.
Experts say that sleeping for longer or shorter than seven hours had the same effect as growing two ...
