Vancouver Mattress Professional Warns of Sleepless Dangers

The most dangerous thing on the road is not a drunk driver. It is not a raging maniac with a twitching eye and a tire iron. It is not criminals fleeing from a heist, or poorly banked turns, or potholes, or oil.

It´s sleep.

Sleep kills more people than anyone else on the road. Falling asleep at the wheel is responsible for 50% of all highway fatalities. In fact, 21% of all road accidents are caused by drowsy drivers. Not only is sleepless recklessness happening, it´s happening to many of us. 31% of all drivers have fallen asleep at the wheel at least once in their lifetime.

Did you know that sleep disorders have become the number one health problem in North America. Not only does a lack of sleep cause accidents and death, it cripples our economy as well. Every year, sleep deprivation costs us $100 billion in lost productivity, high medical bills and industrial accidents.

It wasn´t always this way. Before Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, people used to sleep ten, if not more, hours every night. Artificial light has caused us to disrupt the amount of sleep we need for optimal performance.

The average adult does not get enough sleep. Most of us need at least an hour more, each night, to be fully rested. On average, we get seven hours of sleep, which is just not sufficient. One third of the population actually gets less than six hours of sleep each night.

There is a better way. With a proper mattress, designed to conform to the exact dimensiosn of youf body, your night will not be spent tossing and turning, but rather in peaceful, restful and healing sleep.

To find out more about how you can get a better night´s sleep on the best possible mattress, look to the Vancouver mattress professionals: Simmons Mattress Gallery.