Balance Sheets and Pad from the Sleep Number Store

Well ladies, I finally received my $200 sheets and $300 mattress pad from the Sleep Number store and they claim they are supposed to reduce the heat I feel while sleeping. The thread count and the material (from bamboo) apparently is the best!  Well for that much money, I thought I would be in heaven and no longer feel any warmth from my feather bed whatsoever.  However, I'm still getting a little warm at night so the pad and sheets aren't kicking in hard enough to cool me completely but there is a definite difference.  I ordered the sand color and they are beautiful and fit amazingly well with room to spare, which is never the case with Eastern King beds.  They look very expensive and feel really great!

Sweet dreams!

http://www.sleepnumber.com/eng/categories/sleep-number-pillows-bedding?charac=Shop%20by%20Solution&characValue=Temperature%20Balancing

Feathers Make Me Hot!

Good Morning Ladies,

My bed has a feather topper. I have realized that these feathers are adding to my hot flashes.  They warm me up and that is the last thing I need during menopause.  In the middle of the night, I wake up from being too hot and have to go to a guest bed to cool down.  It's the sheets silly! It took me a little while to figure it out but there is a solution.

The Sleep Number store has these cooling sheets and they help by balancing the temp we need.  I'm sure there are other stores that sell these too so start surfing!

http://www.sleepnumber.com/eng/products/sleep-numberpillows-bedding/sheets/regulates-temperature/sleep_number_in_balance_sheets?inbalanceshts

 Sleep Number® In Balance™ Sheets: Sleep Hot or Cold?
Our In Balance™ bedding, made with Outlast® material, features proven temperature balancing technology to absorb excess heat. You’ll stay comfortable all night long, for more restorative sleep. Our In Balance™ sheets are 50% cotton and 50% Outlast® Adaptive Comfort®* Viscose fiber. In Balance™ material is part of the fabric and its temperature balancing benefits will never wash out or wear out. SmartFit™ and Logic™ Label system takes the guesswork out of where to start making your bed. Extra-deep pocket fits mattresses up to 18 inches. Made in China of domestic and imported materials.

Happy Sleeping!

Lilia

Environmental or not?

Hi Ladies,

OK, we are back from vacation and the hot flashes are back too!  I am convinced that the beach weather is so different than the weather up in northern California that it must contribute to the hot flashes.  I'm going to do some research to see who else feels this way.  Any thoughts?

Lilia

What, no hot flashes?

Hi Ladies,

OK, I don't get it?  We are on vacation in Oceanside and the weather is perfect and I haven't had one hot flash!  So my question is to all of you? Are hot flashes partly environmental?  I would have to say, "Yes", they are!  In Northern California I have hot flashes daily pretty much, but for a week on vacation in Southern California I haven't.  I can only attribute it to the weather, the bed that has no feather top, and exercise.

If any of you have experienced this phenomenon, please post your comments.

Thanks,
Lilia

Real Water

Is the water you are drinking actually harming you?

Did you know that most of the water you drink every day may actually be damaging your health? And it’s not just plain water, how about juice, tea, coffee, soda? You see, nearly everything we drink has water as its’ foundation. And, this also includes you! Your body is over 70% water. So doesn’t it make sense, that you drink water and use water based products that help improve your health instead of harm it? Of course it does.

Here’s the situation. Most water and water-based products we drink and use have two very common problems. First, the water has been damaged. Before it gets to you, it has traveled through pipes, filtration devices, and various systems. During these travels, it has been stripped of electrons (-). The result is water that is positive (+) ionized. Second, the water is very acid.

What does drinking high pH water do to our health?

Among the people who question the validity of alkaline water, the biggest question is, “What happens to the alkaline water once it reaches the stomach, which is highly acidic?” People who have some knowledge of the human body, including medical doctors, ask this question. Let us answer that question once and for all to erase any doubts about the health benefits of alkaline water. In order to digest food and kill the kinds of bacteria and viruses that come with the food, the inside of our stomach is acidic. The stomach pH value is maintained at around 4. When we eat food and drink water, especially alkaline water, the pH value inside of the stomach goes up. When this happens, there is a feedback mechanism in our stomach to detect this and commands the stomach wall to secrete more hydrochloric acid into the stomach to bring the pH value back to 4. So the stomach becomes acidic again. When we drink more alkaline water, more hydrochloric acid is secreted to maintain the stomach pH value. It seems like a losing battle.

 http://www.drinkrealwater.com/why-real-water/what-is-ph/

Sleepless Nights

Good Morning Ladies,

Well its 4 am and I'm wide awake. I woke up with a migraine and a hot flash. So, I thought I was at the tail end of this menopause thing but it seems something has set it off again. I've been back on the hormones for a while now so its not that. What can it be?  Most likely, like many of you, I can read my body pretty well when I really listen.  I have not been eating as healthy as I would like which I know adds the weight, water retention, and the constipation.  When we are dehydrated, our bodies are telling us something by giving us warning signs. What I know from research is that eating right affects all of the above which is why I'm having more hot flashes than normal.

When I was recuperating from foot surgery at the beginning of the year, I was eating a balanced diet and losing weight while on Nutri System.  Now that I'm off and able to get around my eating habits have changed. My portions are getting a little larger and I'm not eating enough times throughout the day.  Hence, a few pounds have come back on and bowel movements changed. These issues can affect my whole body which affects my sleeping and menopausal symptoms.

When we retain water, our blood pressure goes up which lends itself to feeling warmer.  When we eat too much sugar our metabolism slows and we can get headaches, migraines even like I did this morning. Yesterday, I ate too much sugar.  Thankfully, I ate enough roughage so I had a good BM this morning already, but drinking enough water is also extremely important during this time.

I found out while having a massage in Laguna a few months ago from the masseuse that the kind of water we drink also plays a part on our health. Ph balanced water is a new thing for me. Did any of you know there was such a thing?  I didn't!  However, since then, I only buy Ph balanced water now. Mainly, I purchase Real Water.  This water is delicious and you gotta try it!  Ph balanced water detoxes our bodies and puts us back into stasis.  We need this with all we are exposed to during the day and all that we put into our bodies.  When we drink water that is not Ph balanced we are only putting in more toxins and adding to our poor health.

Check out  http://www.drinkrealwater.com/why-real-water/  and find out more.  I couldn't find the water up in the bay area so I had to order it and my cases came UPS but it wasn't cheap so finally I found it at Raley's in Brentwood..thank God!

Drink up!
Lilia

Hormones Again!

Hi Ladies,

Well, I finally decided that I need to go back on the hormones because the hot flashes were horrible!  Waking up 3 to 4 times a night isn't fun.  Since I have been back on them (about 2 weeks), I am sleeping much better and only waking up once a night.  I was starting to get cramps again as well but since the hormones, they have dissipated.  However, the cramps are most likely from the cyst on my ovary because I haven't menstruated for over 2 years now.

Has any one out there experienced cysts on her ovaries? I go back for my second ultra sound the end of August.

If it is still there, I don't know what happens next.

Any idea?

Thanks,
Lilia