| Men are fast becoming a target for the bed and | | | | and keeps the body cool. Magniflex and Hollandia |
| mattress industry. Even though historically women | | | | International feature mattresses that trap body |
| have been making the bed buying decisions, the | | | | heat with a built in coolant. |
| industry is now appealing to men's interests. Beds | | | | Yet another popular cooling bed product is the |
| are no longer only about comfort, reported a | | | | Chilipad mattress topper. It measures one half |
| September 2009 article in the Wall Street Journal, | | | | inch in thickness and allows you to easily adjust |
| beds are also about fashionable electronic | | | | your sleeping temperature in one degree |
| furnishings. This article described several high tech | | | | increments between a wide range of 46 to 118 |
| beds made by Hollandia International and Magniflex | | | | degrees F. In this way one always has the choice |
| that include items such as unique mattresses, | | | | of sleeping either cool or warm. A North Carolina |
| integral retractable flat screen TVs, surround | | | | customer commented, "We live in the mountains |
| sound speakers, plugs for an iPod and a laptop, | | | | and in the spring and fall it is hot at night and cool |
| secure safes, and even wine coolers. Cost is from | | | | in the morning, and the Chilipad ADJUSTS! Makes |
| $30,000 and up. | | | | you cooler at night and warms you in the |
| Too much to spend on a bed? Some very | | | | morning. What else could do that?" |
| affordable and still very innovative products are | | | | The sleeping surface of the Chilipad consists only |
| also being marketed to help men sleep better. | | | | of poly cotton fabric and soft, flexible medical |
| High on the list of men's preferences are | | | | grade silicon tubing. The tubing carries pure water |
| mattresses with muscle recovery properties and | | | | that spreads a cooling or warming influence |
| innovative cooling technology. Memory foam and | | | | beneath you. Owners claim that they do not feel |
| latex mattresses can aid in muscle recovery while | | | | the tubing, yet the manufacturer says it will not |
| you sleep. Memory foam naturally conforms to | | | | puncture with normal use and can endure over |
| the shape of the body, helping to relieve pressure | | | | 500 pounds of weight. In addition, it will easily |
| points and allowing the muscles to fully relax. A | | | | work on top of a memory foam or latex |
| latex mattress gives uniform support to the | | | | mattress. The mattress will support but without |
| whole body, also allowing the muscles to unwind | | | | the heat buildup. Also, there is no EMF |
| and relax naturally. The result is a comfortable | | | | (electromagnetic field) near your body. Because |
| sleep through the night and waking up feeling | | | | EMF has been scientifically shown to weaken |
| fresh and well rested. | | | | health, this is a plus. |
| Men are also demanding mattresses that allow | | | | Chilipads and some cooling mattresses offer dual |
| them to sleep comfortably cool. The Wall Street | | | | zones. One user said, "It is so comfortable and it |
| Journal article quoted a business owner in | | | | is great to cool or heat our bed. I like it cool while |
| Mahopca, N.Y., Edward Vitale, who expressed his | | | | my wife likes it warm. Good thing she has her |
| interest in sleeping cool. "I sweat when I sleep, so | | | | own remote." Finally, no more bedtime disputes |
| I wanted to try to find a bed that would be | | | | about the air conditioner or open windows. Open |
| cooler," he said. Sleep scientists confirm that Vitale | | | | the window and still each sleeping partner can |
| is not alone. All men are likely to sleep warm or | | | | sleep at their own favorite temperature all night |
| hot. Since science suggests that a cooler nights | | | | long. |
| sleep improves the deepness of sleep, it appears | | | | Because you are in control of your bed |
| that some men are missing a healthy rest at | | | | temperature, Chilipad manufacturers claim you can |
| night. To help him sleep better, Vitale bought a | | | | conserve energy and pay a lower energy bill. In |
| mattress with a Cool Sleep mattress cover using | | | | summertime, use less AC, save up to 15 percent |
| thermal regulation technology. It adapts to your | | | | in energy costs, and still sleep cool. In winter, use |
| body and adjusts the temperature so you sleep | | | | less heat, save heating costs, and still sleep warm. |
| comfortably. In addition, the bed industry offers | | | | Men are including a Chilipad on fishing and camping |
| several more options to help men sleep cool. Cool | | | | trips too, and in RV vehicles. |
| Max mattress covers facilitate sleeping cool with | | | | From "cool" beds with the latest electronic |
| their sweat-wicking quality. Last year, Dormia | | | | furnishings to technology for sleeping comfortably |
| introduced a mattress that has an outer layer | | | | cool, the bed industry seems more than ever |
| made of three dimensional material that breathes | | | | determined to keep men happy and healthy. |