The Evolution of Beds and Mattresses
It’s a little known truth that the quality of the sleep we get each night has a direct influence on the state of our health and therefore how we perform as human beings throughout the day. A decent amount of good quality sleep can have a huge bearing on how well we live our lives, and even how long we live for. The health benefits we receive from sleeping on a good quality bed and mattress is the number one reason why the bed manufacturers employ so many professionals to design our beds. The dangers of improper sleep increases the likelihood of developing many conditions such as insomnia, arthritis, circulation problems, and back pain.
Thousands of years ago when humans first started living in dwellings, the most rudimentary beds were just animal skins thrown on the floor. While these served their purpose at the time (they kept you warm and dry), they would be considered very primitive by today’s standards. In ancient times our ancestors couldn’t just hop to the store to buy a cheap mattress cover like we can do today, so in subsequent years we have tried an enormous variety of different mattresses including leaves, hay and horsehair, mattresses made from cotton and a variety of other expensive materials, right up to modern days with feather beds, metal springs and latex rubber.
The first modern day beds were metal frames with spring straps stretched across the support bars, and while this was a big step forward at the time, they became unpopular due to them being uncomfortable and dangerous. It is about the same time that we saw the introduction of the first spring mattresses, the kind of mattress that has stood the test of time, even up to today.
Without this evolution, we wouldn’t have the levels of comfort that we now experience from beds. Mattresses our nowadays built around the anatomic makeup of humans and pay close attention to the latest medical recommendations. They are made from a variety of materials, with the natural mattress topper being made from manly organic materials such as cotton, linen and even silk in some cases.
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