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> It is a new technology, so here is a bit about how it works. > Power of Nature pulsating electromagnetic field generation (PEMF) has been > clinically tested and used throughout the world for over 20 years. Pulse > electromagnetic field therapy has been proven to positively influence cells, > organs, bones, and the organic system. It has been shown to stimulate and > enhance the entire vital process of the body.
Great. I don’t need to worry about that power line next to my house, then. It is actually good for me! And my digital cellphone will keep me healthy on the road.
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I have a waterbed and still suffered from back-pain until I got the sleepwell system. I’m now a reseller for this company and though I’d let you know about the program. Look for the sleepwell system at my new website, let me know what you think. There is a money back warrantee so if it doesn’t work for you, just return it. It is a new technology, so here is a bit about how it works. Power of Nature pulsating electromagnetic field generation (PEMF) has been clinically tested and used throughout the world for over 20 years. Pulse electromagnetic field therapy has been proven to positively influence cells, organs, bones, and the organic system. It has been shown to stimulate and enhance the entire vital process of the body. Power of Nature http://PowerOfNature.org/ – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>> I was going to ask about the Tempurpedic mattress. I’ve given some thought >>> to getting one. They are very pricey, around $1,500…. >> …. we decided on the Tempurpedic, >> (actually it’s a store brand of the same foam from a local <snip> > Well, guess that answers my question: Had been wondering how much of > the "Tempurpedic" was advertising hype and hoopla and if the same > product could not be bought generically. All that national full page > advertising has to cost a bundle, which the customer pays for in the > end….. > -v. > absolutely…in our case, when all was said and done, it was almost > half the price of a Tempurpedic. > cheers, > 01dyna > 01 FXDWG > AMA Lifemember… > DoD#0628… > HOG,MANS etc etc.
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> What’s YOUR diference, readers?
It used to be about 150 pounds before I lost 90 pounds and it didn’t matter on our waterbed. Some are designed to accommodate differing weights through the use of clever baffling or even two separate chambers. Our current bed (a "softsider") has the latter and is incredibly comfortable.
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Did she try adjusting the firmness of the waterbed first? If properly adjusted for her body type and the way she sleeps, the waterbed should be no worse (no different, really), than any other bed. -Dave — On linuxfreemail dot com, I am user "spamfilter".
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> my aunt started getting really bad back problems about 5 years after getting > their water bed, after going to many doctors she finally decided to give up > the water bed and now she feels much better
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> Any studies out there about how it affects your back? > My back muscles are very sensitive. I can feel the springs > in my expensive pillow top mattress. They say you need a firm > mattress for a healthy back. I want to try a water mattress. > I tried a foam mattress but had a terrible night (was sore all over). > They say you can fill a water mattress full so it is more firm.
I think it’s a lot more dependent on individual backs than some would lead you to believe. I have chronic disc problems, and the times I’ve tried water beds, it aggravated my back _very_ quickly. Another thing to consider is futons. Either "plain" or with a foam layer. My back seems to do best on a very hard futon with an inch of foam. — Chris Lewis, For more information on spam, see http://spam.abuse.net/spam It’s not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them.
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I have been doing some research on waterbed mattresses and find the following to be true: 1) Especially if you have back problems, if you use a waterbed, make sure you have a good heater for it, and make sure to keep it close to body temperature- any excess coolness can make your back muscles tighten up and spasm. Keeping it too warm might make you too warm to sleep well. 2) The waveless, or semi-waveless mattresses with lumbar support through the middle of them are the ones to try, NOT the full flow balloon type mattresses that slosh a lot. Yes, the waveless are more expensive, especially the ones with lumbar supports, but they are worth it in saved backaches in the end. 3) even the kind of mattress cover or pad can make a difference in the amount of support the bed gives, and its comfort level. If you decide to get one, don’t scrimp. A good king size mattress and cover are going to run you about $250 each. The bed itself will cost another $500, so your total investment is going to easily be around a grand. I have had a waterbed for years, and have never slept as well in anything else, but I do not have a bad back, either…
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Any studies out there about how it affects your back? > My back muscles are very sensitive. I can feel the springs > in my expensive pillow top mattress. They say you need a firm > mattress for a healthy back. I want to try a water mattress. > I tried a foam mattress but had a terrible night (was sore all over). > They say you can fill a water mattress full so it is more firm. > I think it’s a lot more dependent on individual backs than some would > lead you to believe. I have chronic disc problems, and the times I’ve > tried water beds, it aggravated my back _very_ quickly. > Another thing to consider is futons. Either "plain" or with a foam > layer. My back seems to do best on a very hard futon with an inch > of foam. > — > Chris Lewis, > For more information on spam, see http://spam.abuse.net/spam > It’s not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them.
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> But you will have a tough time sleeping on this type of >waterbed if you don’t sleep alone. (your partner BREATHING will create >enough motion to keep you awake)
ITA here. My husband and I used to share a non-waveless waterbed. The weight difference between us is around 50 lbs, and he displaced so much more water than I did laying on that big water balloon that I ether slept on a hill or with my face rolled into the side of the bed frame. Needless to say, that bed didn’t last long.
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>>I was going to ask about the Tempurpedic mattress. I’ve given some thought >to getting one. They are very pricey, around $1,500…. >Did it take long to get used to it? And, how long have you had it? >I have to concur with Aki. I’m going on two years with my Tempur-Pedic and >I love it. We bought the whole king size system — the mattress, the box >springs and the pillows. Love them all. Whenever I sleep away from home >I count the nights till I can get back to the Tempur-Pedic.
ditto on the pillows as well. When I travel, sleeping on hotel beds feels like I’ve slept in the back seat of my car. cheers, 01dyna 01 FXDWG AMA Lifemember… DoD#0628… HOG,MANS etc etc.
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>I was going to ask about the Tempurpedic mattress. I’ve given some thought >to getting one. They are very pricey, around $1,500…. >Did it take long to get used to it? And, how long have you had it?
I have to concur with Aki. I’m going on two years with my Tempur-Pedic and I love it. We bought the whole king size system — the mattress, the box springs and the pillows. Love them all. Whenever I sleep away from home I count the nights till I can get back to the Tempur-Pedic. — Member of the United States Militia Don’t believe me? Read Title 10 of the US Code, section 311 (a), (b)(2) See it at http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/10/311.html
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>Just one problem with waterbeds. The most comfortable ones are the >NON-waveless type (the type where the mattress is basically ONE big balloon >filled with water). But you will have a tough time sleeping on this type of >waterbed if you don’t sleep alone. (your partner BREATHING will create >enough motion to keep you awake)
Bologna! If you are the type that can’t get used to the motion, that’s a problem. Saying someone else’s breathing will create enough motion to keep you awake is fiction. I speak from experience having more than a few people sleep in a full motion waterbed and NO ONE was kept awake by motion induced by anyone else’s breathing.
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my aunt started getting really bad back problems about 5 years after getting their water bed, after going to many doctors she finally decided to give up the water bed and now she feels much better
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I always see them for sale in the classifieds. It sounds like most > people either hate them or love them. Anyone has/had one. > Any studies out there about how it affects your back? > My back muscles are very sensitive. I can feel the springs > in my expensive pillow top mattress. They say you need a firm > mattress for a healthy back. I want to try a water mattress. > I tried a foam mattress but had a terrible night (was sore all over). > They say you can fill a water mattress full so it is more firm. > Any thought on this matter.
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>>Just one problem with waterbeds. The most comfortable ones are the >NON-waveless type (the type where the mattress is basically ONE big balloon >filled with water). But you will have a tough time sleeping on this type of >waterbed if you don’t sleep alone. (your partner BREATHING will create >enough motion to keep you awake) >Bologna! If you are the type that can’t get used to the motion, >that’s a problem. Saying someone else’s breathing will create enough >motion to keep you awake is fiction. I speak from experience having >more than a few people sleep in a full motion waterbed and NO ONE was >kept awake by motion induced by anyone else’s breathing.
woah! Tell us more! This sounds interesting… ;-) cheers, 01dyna 01 FXDWG AMA Lifemember… DoD#0628… HOG,MANS etc etc.
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I hear this "firms beds are better for your back" but in truth your back needs support. A firm bed can be too firm, and have no give, so it does not conform to your shape and therefore offers no support. I have had a bad back for years, and have always bought a firm mattress, had a high quality foam mattress for years. I now have a wonderful pillow top mattress, that gives lots of support but is also padded enough that my poor joints and back no longer ache. I know this doesn’t address water beds, but just make sure the bed you buy is really comfortable. Bring a book and stay in the bed in the store for a while. I found that after just 15 – 20 minutes, some beds already began to make me ache, whether it was too soft or too firm. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>Just one problem with waterbeds. The most comfortable ones are the >>NON-waveless type (the type where the mattress is basically ONE big balloon >>filled with water). But you will have a tough time sleeping on this type of >>waterbed if you don’t sleep alone. (your partner BREATHING will create >>enough motion to keep you awake) >Bologna! If you are the type that can’t get used to the motion, >that’s a problem. Saying someone else’s breathing will create enough >motion to keep you awake is fiction. I speak from experience having >more than a few people sleep in a full motion waterbed and NO ONE was >kept awake by motion induced by anyone else’s breathing. > woah! Tell us more! This sounds interesting… ;-) > cheers, > 01dyna > 01 FXDWG > AMA Lifemember… > DoD#0628… > HOG,MANS etc etc.
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>I always see them for sale in the classifieds. It sounds like most >people either hate them or love them. Anyone has/had one.
My wife liked ours, but after a few years my back was killing me each morning. Our compromise was a Tempurpedic mattress, which is firm enough for me and soft enough for her, strangely enough.
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I was going to ask about the Tempurpedic mattress. I’ve given some thought to getting one. They are very pricey, around $1,500…. Did it take long to get used to it? And, how long have you had it? Thank you, Arne, USA
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> My wife liked ours, but after a few years my back was killing me each > morning. Our compromise was a Tempurpedic mattress, which is firm > enough for me and soft enough for her, strangely enough.
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Try a Select Comfort bed. Instead of water, it uses air. Firmness is totally adjustable (separately for each side in the larger beds), from soft quicksand to almost concrete. Extremely comfortable, and no worries about leaks or heating or filling or draining. — Compaq Computer Corporation (603)-884-1294 110 Spit Brook Road M/S ZKO3-3/U14 Nashua, NH 03062-2698
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I was going to ask about the Tempurpedic mattress. I’ve given some thought >to getting one. They are very pricey, around $1,500…. >Did it take long to get used to it? And, how long have you had it? >Thank you, >Arne, USA > My wife liked ours, but after a few years my back was killing me each > morning. Our compromise was a Tempurpedic mattress, which is firm > enough for me and soft enough for her, strangely enough.
We have a Tempurpedic and had a high end waterbed before that. The waterbed was *great* but had it’s inherent problems: 1. Cleaning and filling was always "fun". If you don’t have enough hot water, consider that a king size bed takes about 24 hours to heat up to a comfortable temperature. Before that, it’s like sleeping on a cold soft floor that never gets warm. 2. They’re *heavy*. Where ever you decide your bed is going to be is where it’s going to be *period* unless you at least partially drain the mattress. Rearranging bedroom furniture takes on a whole new meaning with a waterbed. Also if your home is older, make sure that your sub flooring can withstand the weight of a waterbed. Most homes have no problem with this, but if it’s a very old home or an apartment (especially a rental!), make sure that you don’t violate any building or rental agreements owning a waterbed. Some landlords don’t like the idea of a couple hundred gallons of water suspended in a plastic bubble above the heads of their other tenants. 3. If you don’t get a waterbed with a surrounding mattress, (our guest room has a queen size bed with a zip out pad that has a waveless waterbed embedded in the center of the mattress so it *looks* like a regular mattress from the outside), you need to be careful about sharp objects puncturing the mattress. And if a leak occurs, it’s a mess to clean up, even with a lining. 4. Waterbeds require their own specially designed sheets. Not a real problem to get except that you may have to go out of your way to get good sheets. The problem is compounded if you have a "California" sized king size mattress as they are a little larger and a little deeper than a normal king sized mattress so regular king sized waterbed sheets don’t fit well. As for the Tempurpedic, it’s night and day. We’ve used waterbeds for over 10 years and always thought they were very comfortable but got tired of the issues I listed above and wanted more flexibility in our bedroom suite. So when we decided to buy a new bedroom suite, we opted to go with a traditional king size 4 poster bed with a traditional mattress. After a lot of research and going out and looking at various types of mattresses, we decided on the Tempurpedic, (actually it’s a store brand of the same foam from a local Joannes Bed and Back store which cost us about $900 for a king size). Very comfortable…VERY comfortable. It doesn’t matter if you prefer a firm or soft mattress, and the foam adjusts to your body contour relieving any stress points. But like waterbeds, it’s not unusual to be sore the first couple of times you sleep on it because it takes time for your body to "relax" it’s stress points.. at least that’s what they told us and what we experienced but we also noticed that lying on the mattress induced faster REM sleep. We’ve had it now for about 5 years and would never think of going back and to this day, it’s still dangerous to just lay down for a minute or two on the bed because it’s so easy to fall right to sleep. One final comment though. Instead of buying an expensive mattress, I may suggest buying the Tempurpedic (or equal) mattress pad? Our daughter has a Sealy mattress and instead of buying an expensive replacement mattress (she liked our bed a little *too* much!), we opted to try out a 3" thick "pad" that lies on top of the mattress (it’s covered in a removable cotton cover with pocketed corners for easy install). She loved it! And it was only $300 and feels *just* as comfortable as our mattress for less than half the price. The pad doesn’t hinder regular fitted sheets either. whew! cheers, -aki
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Depends on what foam mattress you tried. We got one from FloBeds.com a month ago and I never slept so well in my life. There are no pressure points, even laying on my side. You can adjust the firmness on each side by exchanging the 2+2 core elements in the bed, and have up to 90 days to exchange them. I changed extra firm over firm for medium over firm and it made quite a difference. Their pillows were not too good though. If you get a water bed, be sure that the house is structurally sound, since water weighs around 9# per gallon. Rick
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I always see them for sale in the classifieds. It sounds like most > people either hate them or love them. Anyone has/had one. > Any studies out there about how it affects your back? > My back muscles are very sensitive. I can feel the springs > in my expensive pillow top mattress. They say you need a firm > mattress for a healthy back. I want to try a water mattress. > I tried a foam mattress but had a terrible night (was sore all over). > They say you can fill a water mattress full so it is more firm. > Any thought on this matter.
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>>I was going to ask about the Tempurpedic mattress. I’ve given some thought >to getting one. They are very pricey, around $1,500…. >…. we decided on the Tempurpedic, >(actually it’s a store brand of the same foam from a local <snip>
Well, guess that answers my question: Had been wondering how much of the "Tempurpedic" was advertising hype and hoopla and if the same product could not be bought generically. All that national full page advertising has to cost a bundle, which the customer pays for in the end….. -v.
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>… The weight >difference between us is around 50 lbs…
Now THERE’S an interesting possible thread…. The weight difference between my spouse and myself is more like 85 lbs. But that’s because here, the dog weighs the same as the wife…. What’s YOUR diference, readers? -v.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>I was going to ask about the Tempurpedic mattress. I’ve given some thought >>to getting one. They are very pricey, around $1,500…. >…. we decided on the Tempurpedic, >(actually it’s a store brand of the same foam from a local <snip> >Well, guess that answers my question: Had been wondering how much of >the "Tempurpedic" was advertising hype and hoopla and if the same >product could not be bought generically. All that national full page >advertising has to cost a bundle, which the customer pays for in the >end….. >-v.
absolutely…in our case, when all was said and done, it was almost half the price of a Tempurpedic. cheers, 01dyna 01 FXDWG AMA Lifemember… DoD#0628… HOG,MANS etc etc.
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I always see them for sale in the classifieds. It sounds like most people either hate them or love them. Anyone has/had one. Any studies out there about how it affects your back? My back muscles are very sensitive. I can feel the springs in my expensive pillow top mattress. They say you need a firm mattress for a healthy back. I want to try a water mattress. I tried a foam mattress but had a terrible night (was sore all over). They say you can fill a water mattress full so it is more firm. Any thought on this matter.
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They are great. Not only can they be adjusted for firmness, but you can sleep in any position you want to, without a lot of tossing and turning. I’m not sure they are "better" for a back than a quality regular bed, but they are no worse for your back. On the water bed, you WILL get more rest though, as you will hit the deepest cycles of sleep faster and stay there longer. That’s got to be good for your overall health. Just one problem with waterbeds. The most comfortable ones are the NON-waveless type (the type where the mattress is basically ONE big balloon filled with water). But you will have a tough time sleeping on this type of waterbed if you don’t sleep alone. (your partner BREATHING will create enough motion to keep you awake) So if you’re married, or living with someone who shares your bed, you’d better opt for the less comfortable waveless type. Keep in mind that some motels have water beds. So next time you stay overnight away from home, check. That would be a cheap way to REALLY try before you buy. I mean, the waterbed rooms are typically about ten bucks more than regular, if that. -Dave — On linuxfreemail dot com, I am user "spamfilter".
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I always see them for sale in the classifieds. It sounds like most > people either hate them or love them. Anyone has/had one. > Any studies out there about how it affects your back? > My back muscles are very sensitive. I can feel the springs > in my expensive pillow top mattress. They say you need a firm > mattress for a healthy back. I want to try a water mattress. > I tried a foam mattress but had a terrible night (was sore all over). > They say you can fill a water mattress full so it is more firm. > Any thought on this matter. > vladianu>
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