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Here are a few ways to know that your mattress might be to blame for your sleep deprivation ...

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We all know the feeling of waking up on the wrong side of the bed. You drag yourself out from under the covers like a zombie, you&rsquo;re cranky and crabby all morning, and don&rsquo;t even THINK about trying to get any work done before you&rsquo;ve downed a pot and a half of coffee.
Mornings like this feel like just another unpleasant fact of life sometimes &ndash; but what do you do if the bad mornings start to outnumber the good ones? Well, then the issue might not actually be about waking up on the wrong side of the bed, but waking up on the wrong bed altogether. Here are a few ways to know that your mattress might be to blame for your sleep deprivation.
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You feel groggy every morning, even when you went to bed early.
If you&rsquo;re getting plenty of sleep but still wake up needing more, that probably means you&rsquo;re not sleeping deeply enough to fully rest your brain. Those lumps and bumps and sagging springs that bother you in bed while you&rsquo;re awake can be more than just minor nuisances, they can actually keep you from getting the REM sleep you need. A bad mattress can make you toss and turn through the night, so even if it seems like you&rsquo;re getting a solid eight hours in, you might not be slipping deeply enough into dreamland to feel fully rested in the morning.
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Caffeine can&rsquo;t curb your exhaustion.
Everyone has slow days sometimes, but usually a little jolt of caffeine is all it takes to get you going again. So when your morning cup of joe (or two or three ...) just isn&rsquo;t cutting it, there might be a deeper problem.
Caffeine can help you function a little better when you&rsquo;re feeling tired, but it isn&rsquo;t a substitute for sleep. When you&rsquo;re tossing and turning all night on a mattress that doesn&rsquo;t support you the right way, you&rsquo;re missing out on valuable time that should be spent in deep, restorative sleep. If you&rsquo;re finding yourself over-caffeinating on the daily, ditch the Starbucks line and start shopping for a new mattress instead.
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You wake up with a headache. And a backache. And a neck ache. And a hip ache. And ...
Lack of sleep can cause headaches ranging from minor brain-fuzziness to full-on migraines. Frequent headaches can definitely be a symptom of sleep deprivation, but if you wake up every morning with a whole body ache, insomnia might not be your only problem.
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A bad mattress &ndash; or even a good mattress that&rsquo;s gotten too old &ndash; can throw your whole body out of alignment. Hard or soft spots in the wrong places can put a strain on the pressure points at your hips and shoulders, and fail to give your neck and spine the support they need.
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You need CliffsNotes for reading a picture book.
Sleep deprivation can make it harder to process new information, especially through reading. Even simple tasks can seem daunting when you aren&rsquo;t getting enough sleep, and you may find that you need to read things again and again ... and again ... to really get the picture. Plus, some studies have shown that you learn information better when reading it right before bed, and a miserable mattress doesn&rsquo;t exactly encourage you to get comfortable and crack open a book before you doze. If you notice that information is going in one ear and right out the other, mattress-related sleep deprivation is a likely culprit.
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Your high school acne is coming back with a vengeance.
No one wants flashbacks to puberty when they look in a mirror in the morning. Poor sleep can cause hormonal imbalances that make your skin think it&rsquo;s fifteen years old all over again. Not only that, but dirt, dust, and skin particles trapped inside the padding of an old mattress can also clog pores, leading to inflamed, acne-ridden skin. So if you have a lumpy, old mattress that&rsquo;s been collecting dust for a decade, you&rsquo;re putting your skin right on the receiving end of an oily, painful one-two punch.
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This is just the beginning of the negative impacts not getting enough sleep can have on your health and your daily life. So stop suffering through sub-par sleep and find a mattress that supports you! Sleep deprivation is no joke &ndash; that&rsquo;s why we have a seriously impressive collection of mattresses of every size and type and associates ready to put all your questions and concerns to bed. We&rsquo;re all about getting you sleeping better, ASAP.

Signs That Your Mattress is Making You Sleep Deprived

Your sleep talking might be telling you more thank you think! If you struggle with talking in your sleep, click here to learn more about what it means and how to deal with it.

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If you share a room or a bed with someone, you may think it&rsquo;s cute if they talk in their sleep from time to time. But, while sleep talking is sometimes adorable (but usually pretty creepy), there is a deeper, underlying meaning that is important for you to realize. The symptoms of sleep talking aren&rsquo;t brought on by silly, tiny elves that push the right buttons in your brain to make you speak. No &ndash; if you start experiencing sleep talking it&rsquo;s probably happening because you are stressed, depressed, or sleep deprived.
Every once in a while it&rsquo;s OK to say a few things in your sleep, but if this is a common occurrence, it&rsquo;s a good idea to figure out what&rsquo;s going on in order to fix the issue. It could be something worrisome going on in your life, or it could even be problems with your mattress making your sleep life a nightmare. Either way, here&rsquo;s what you can do to help limit your sleep talking in the future.
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<h1>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Create a Nightly Routine</h1>
Every night before you go to bed, it&rsquo;s generally a good idea to follow a nightly routine that will help your body understand it&rsquo;s time to settle down and go to sleep. When you do the same thing every night, your body starts realizing your day is winding down and will also begin to wind down, making the actual falling asleep part rather easy. Without a nighttime routine, your body and mind will have a harder time resting right away.
You can create a nighttime routine by taking a bath and lighting candles every night. Another way could be by reading a little bit of your book before jumping into bed. You could even take the dog on a calming walk before snuggling into the blankets. Whatever you do, make sure it&rsquo;s peaceful so you have a better chance at quickly falling into a deep slumber.
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<h1>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tackle Stress ASAP</h1>
If works got you down or your nerves are going haywire because of an upcoming event, it won&rsquo;t be a surprise that you&rsquo;re talking in your sleep. Get your life back on track by figuring out what is stressing you out and coming up with a solution to make it easier for you. Meditation, yoga, and other exercises can increase your endorphins, which make you happy. The faster you can calm your stress, the better it will be for you to sleep throughout the night without a peep. Try these <a href="https://www.inc.com/susan-steinbrecher/7-easy-practices-to-reduce-work-stress.html">simple practices</a> to help eliminate or at least reduce work stress in your life.
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<h1>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Get a New Mattress</h1>
Sleep deprivation from an uncomfortable mattress is the worst and the only way to fix a bad mattress is by getting a new one. You need a bed that will conform to your body&rsquo;s curves, while still giving it the support it wants and needs. The sooner you get a shiny new bed, the sooner you&rsquo;ll get a better night&rsquo;s rest. If you happen to be talking in your sleep, changing up your mattress can fix the problem so instead of speaking gibberish, you&rsquo;re quietly sending zzz&rsquo;s into the air.
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Don&rsquo;t be fooled by the myth that sleep talking is just a funny thing that happens sometimes when you sleep. It can be a serious problem that needs your attention. If your sleep talking is telling you you&rsquo;re sleep deprived due to a bad mattress, stop by our store today to test some out! Get the best bed for your body and mind so your sleep talking goes away altogether.

<img alt="What Your Sleep Talking is Trying to Tell You" src="https://cdn.avbportal.com/magento-media/blog/iStock-827904418.jpg" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;" width="205" />Your sleep talking might be telling you more thank you think! If you struggle with talking in your sleep, click here to learn more about what it means and how to deal with it...

What Your Sleep Talking is Trying to Tell You

Not sleeping enough at night? Better check out how that lack of sleep could be hurting you – and your diet.

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How Sleep Deprivation Affects Your Diet
There are a lot of factors that go into getting a good night&rsquo;s rest. Room temperature, how comfortable your mattress is, lighting, stress, and how many times your partner kicks you in the night, can all have detrimental effects on the quality of a person&rsquo;s sleep.
What you might not know, however, is that lack of sleep isn&rsquo;t just making you tired, it is hurting other areas of your health. Of course, getting a new mattress is one way to help improve the Zzz&rsquo;s you are getting every night, and the positive effects of improving your sleep will ripple throughout your life and improve your overall health. But if you aren&rsquo;t sleeping well, here are some ways that lack of sleep can be ruining your health.
Ghr-emlins
Without getting too medical text book and Dr. Oz about things, there&rsquo;s two hormones in the body that help control appetite and satiety. Ghrelin is what makes you hungry, while leptin makes you stop eating when you are full. If you aren&rsquo;t getting enough sleep, the levels of these hormones can change. Womp womp.
So, while it may seem like not a big deal that you keep staying up until the wee hours of the night, it actually is changing your body chemistry, and not in a good way. Think about that the next time you are debating between staying up for a few more hours of Netflix or finally settling in for some shut-eye.
Sugar Rush
We&rsquo;ve all been there: Sometimes you just don&rsquo;t get enough sleep and even though you&rsquo;ve already had enough coffee to cause a normal person to break out into the shakes, your eyes are still heavy. What are most people probably going to turn to next?
Sugar. Sweet, delicious candy bars. Delectable gumdrops. Enough cotton candy that even Willy Wonka would shake his head in disgust.
And what does the research say? If you aren&rsquo;t getting enough sleep, you may crave more high-calorie foods. And that&rsquo;s going to put a nasty dent in your diet plans, that&rsquo;s for sure.
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Pushing off the physical
There&rsquo;s only so much one person can get done in a day, and if you are tired, that amount is going to drastically go down. If you are dragging throughout the day, you probably aren&rsquo;t going to waste the time &ndash; or energy &ndash; to stop by the gym on the way home.
Nobody likes working out when they are tired, but again, it all starts to add up: If you are sleeping less and less and keep passing up going to the gym or going out for a hike or walk, it&rsquo;s going to be harder and harder to keep up those healthy habits.
Cycle o&rsquo; caffeine
It&rsquo;s no secret &ndash; especially for those in the work place &ndash; just how prevalent caffeine is in our culture.
But, caffeine can start to build a vicious cycle. The more caffeine you drink, the harder it is going to be for you to fall asleep at night &hellip; which means you are going to be tired the next day and keep craving that sweet, sweet hit of caffeine.
Moderation is key. Except for sleep: Make sure you are getting enough, and try to get that diet train back on track to destination healthy station. And remember, getting a new mattress is one way to make sure that you get the sleep you need, and you&rsquo;ll start to see the health benefits in no time!

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Not sleeping enough at night? Better check out how that lack of sleep could be hurting you – and your diet&hellip;

How Sleep Deprivation Affects Your Diet

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