A Swedish mattress is like something out of a sci-fi move. A miracle foam that has the ability to conform to any shape only to return to its original shape once you take the pressure off it. When you first see it in action its really amazing and one of the most striking things is how good it feels. Its as if you melt into the foam yet its not so soft that it traps you. As a bed, it really is the perfect material. With virtually all beds being either too hard or too soft, this Swedish mattress really puts new meaning to a good nights rest.

Its a scientific fact that sleeping on a bad bed can cause you to wake up tired. Too much or too little support and an uneven distribution of your body weight can cause your muscles not to get sufficient rest and while most people don’t know it, they actually wake up constantly at night and never get into that deep sleep mode that makes us feel deeply rested. The right bed and the right mattress is the key to a great nights sleep and the so-called Swedish mattress may just be the answer for you.

In reality, the origin of this mattress is not in Sweden but in the USA and as I alluded earlier about it being sci-fi, it actually is. NASA developed a special foam in the early 1970 to help protect the astronauts during high speed lift-offs. They needed a material that can be soft enough, yet firm enough to protect them while helping them to still move. This is where the visco elastic foam was born and only when the Swedish company Tempur Pedic started making mattresses from it did it reach commercial acclaim.

The unique properties of this visco elastic foam was  first recognised in the medical field for patients that spend a lot of time in bed. Traditional mattresses can get incredibly uncomfortable and lead to all sorts of issues for patients confined to a bed for 20 plus hours a day. With a Swedish mattress patients had virtually none of those issues and for this reason alone it speaks volumes for how comfortable it really is.

This unique type of foam is often referred to as “memory foam” because of the fact that it conforms to your body shape. While traditional spring mattresses only have a limited number of springs to support you, the weight gets distributed unevenly which means that your body is not properly supported at all times. With a Swedish mattress there is actually lots of small springs that ensures that your body is properly supported all over.

Another tremendous benefit of a memory foam mattress is the fact that 2 people can sleep next to each other and neither one’s movements will affect the other. Because the foam conforms to your body shape, movements are not reverberated through the entire mattress as is the case with spring mattresses.

Although a Swedish mattress is more expensive than a even a good spring mattress it really is a different league. Its a completely different product with completely different properties and if you really value your sleep and your health, then this is something you need to try.
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