When purchasing a new mattress there’s no direct correlation between price and comfort.  Getting a good night’s sleep is based on many factors—comfort, stress level, room temperature, and, of course, a comfortable mattress.  If you wake up in the morning and have some pain, but stretch and move around a bit and the pain leaves, […]

From Bedtimes Magazine, The mood you’re in when you hit the sheets may make a difference in how well you sleep.  It seems that grateful thoughts result in better, longer sleep, according to research conducted by the University of Manchester in England.  Tonight’s Happy Thought:  The longer you wait for something, the more you’ll appreciate it […]

You may find that reading before bed helps you wind down, but opt for a paperback over an iPad.  A study in Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences found “iPad readers had a delayed circadian rhythm of more than an hour.”  In addition, “participants who read from the iPad were less sleepy before bedtime, […]

Lack of sleep can make you groggy, irritable and cause a whole host of health issues.  Now you can add a lack of impulse control to the list of negative side effects of poor sleep.  In the study, “Interactions between Sleep Habits and Self-Control,”  psychologists at Clemson University, found a sleep-deprived person is at increased […]

The following is taken from an article in Sleep Savvy Magazine entitled “Want more brain power?  Sleep on it”.  Sleep improves our learning capability and capacity by helping the brain to create and consolidate memories.  The learning process is made up of the three Rs–reception, retention and recall.  Getting a good night’s sleep before we […]

According to the 9 New Sleep Rules by Sarah Begley you should stop using the snooze button.  Why?  Even when you get a solid 8 hours, dozing off for a few more minutes after the alarm can have the opposite of its intended effect.  That’s because you may slide into a new sleep cycle, leading […]

To catch more z’s, you may need to spend more time exercising.  A study in The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that older adults who suffered from insomnia were able to sleep 45-60 minutes longer per night by exercising for 30 minutes 3 or 4 afternoons a week.  The catch:  on individual days, a […]

The following is taken from an article by Jeffrey Kluger “Wake Up to Your Creativity”.  Paul McCartney said that he came up with the melody for “Yesterday” in a dream.  When one sleeps the brain thinks more visually and intuitively.  It’s no secret that sleep can be a well of good ideas–what we’re learning now […]

According to the Time Magazine Science of Sleep, we mortals have many things in common:  we need to eat; we all need shelter from the elements and safety from harm; and we all need Sleep. Traditional sports and professional environments are changing to improve sleep habits and at the same time enhance performance.  Charles Czeisler, […]

 To avoid the misery of a cold, get some rest. A recent study published in the journal Sleep found that people who sleep less than six hours a night are more likely to catch a cold. According to an article on CNN, researchers tracked the sleep habits of 164 healthy men and women after exposing […]

Wolf Corporation has a proud tradition of producing high-quality product for their customers; but also to give back to their community.  We take pride in a great partnership with the Mustard Seed Furniture Bank of Fort Wayne, which was established in 2002 with the mission, “To provide household furnishings to families and individuals as they […]