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Best Holiday Gifts for Grandparents 2024

Holiday shopping can be exciting, fun, and also stressful. To help you find gifts a grandparent may love this holiday season, we looked for items that were useful, special, and unique, from alarm clocks to digital picture frames. We also selected a variety of gifts for different budgets—the items on our list range in price from $14–$275. Keep reading to see which presents we’re loving this year.

The Hatch Restore 2 alarm clock has a modern design that doesn’t include any screens. Grandparents...
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Blink Health ED Pharmacy Review 2024

Erectile dysfunction (ED) occurs when one is unable to get or keep an erection for satisfactory sexual intercourse. ED is very common, affecting around 30 million people in the United States. 

Blink Health is an online pharmacy service that helps people save money on prescriptions, like those for ED. It offers online consultations with licensed health care professionals, quick medical evaluations and diagnoses, and prescriptions shipped to your doorstep in discreet packaging. Keep reading to...
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MobileHelp Medical Alert Review 2024 | Tested by Experts

As we grow older, our risk of falling unfortunately increases. For adults 65 or older, accidental falls are the primary cause of injury. Research shows that the fear of falling occurs in 30–50 percent of older adults living independently, regardless of whether they’ve experienced a previous fall or not. 

While 24/7 care may not be an ideal or affordable option, alternatives like a medical alert system can help older adults live independently in their homes while providing reassurance to careg...
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HandsFree Health WellBe Medical Alert Review 2024

For many, aging at home is the ideal as they grow older. Roughly 27 percent of adults age 60 and older live alone in the United States. While living alone can increase feelings of independence, it does not come without risks. Depending on their physical health and living situation, some older adults may face challenges, such as a higher risk of falls. This can lead to the fear of falling, social isolation, and loneliness. 

However, tools like medical alert systems allow users to stay connecte...
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Best Cooling Mattress Pads Reviewed in 2024

Night sweats are usually related to fairly common causes, like menopause, mood disorders, and obesity, to name a few.

“Night sweats are episodes of intense sweating that happen during sleep, often soaking through clothes and sheets. They can be triggered by various factors, like hormonal changes, infections, certain medications, or underlying health conditions,” said Chelsea Perry, DMD, founder and owner of Sleep Solutions in Westborough, Massachusetts.
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Harmar Stair Lifts Expert Reviewed in 2024

Harmar makes accessibility products, like vehicle lifts, platform lifts, and ramp solutions, and they are well known for manufacturing stair lifts. These lifts help adults with limited mobility stay in their homes longer. Home modifications may seem intimidating, but the installation of a stair lift is straightforward once you’ve selected which model to buy.

In this review, we will be focusing on two of Harmar’s stair lifts: the Pinnacle SL300 and the Pinnacle SL600. These stair lifts are bot...
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MobileHelp Medical Alert Review 2024 | Tested by Experts

As we grow older, our risk of falling unfortunately increases. For adults 65 or older, accidental falls are the primary cause of injury. Research shows that the fear of falling occurs in 30–50 percent of older adults living independently, regardless of whether they’ve experienced a previous fall or not. 

While 24/7 care may not be an ideal or affordable option, alternatives like a medical alert system can help older adults live independently in their homes while providing reassurance to careg...
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Titan Plus Luxe Mattress: Expert Reviewed in 2024

Finding the right mattress can be hard to do when there are so many selections. It’s important to consider your sleeping position and personal preferences. But you should also ensure you pick a mattress that is designed to work for your body type. The Titan Plus Luxe mattress, created by Brooklyn Bedding, is designed specifically for higher-weight sleepers who weigh more than 250 pounds, but it offers a more plush experience than the brand’s firmer Titan Plus, making it a good option for adults...
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Best Tempur-Pedic Alternatives for Every Type of Sleeper

Tempur-Pedic mattresses have quickly gained popularity as one of the best mattresses over the past few decades, mainly because of their unique materials. Tempur-Pedic beds are made with TEMPUR-material, an open cellular structure that can adapt to the sleeper’s weight, positioning, and temperature. This material originated at NASA, where scientists created it to absorb the G-forces astronauts experience during lift-off and landing. Tempur-Pedic mattresses are known for absorbing pressure, confor...
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Best Full-Size Mattress: Expert Reviewed in 2024

When it comes to sleep, one-third of the adult population reports not getting the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep per night. Unfortunately, limited or poor-quality sleep can impact productivity and cognitive function and increase a person’s risk of developing health problems.


A comfortable sleep environment, including a comfortable bed, is a foundational element of good sleep hygiene practices. Trying out different mattress firmness levels, foam toppers, and pillows can help you find...
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How Much Weight Can Air Mattresses Hold?

Air mattresses can be a great choice for customers looking for a temporary bedding situation. However, many people are under the impression that air mattress are cheap, easily damaged, and not comfortable for sleepers. While this can be true, the majority of these setbacks only occur if the air mattress is not supportive enough to keep the sleeper elevated and comfortable.
In general, most standard inflatable beds can hold up to 300 pounds. However, this typical weight limit can vary significant...
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Tempur-Pedic Alternatives

The Tempur-Pedic brand first started in the 1990s in Sweden, but these memory foam beds quickly become popular around the world, thanks to the Tempur foam included in their construction. This material was first created by NASA in the 1960s to help absorb shock waves, but Tempur-Pedic used Tempur foam to create plush, body-contouring, and pressure relieving memory foam mattresses. Now, Tempur-Pedic offers three main mattresses on their website — The TEMPUR-Cloud, TEMPUR-Adapt, and TEMPUR-Breeze —...
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WinkBed Mattress Review (2024) | Expert Reviewed and Tested

Our testers tried out a WinkBed Luxury Firm and rated it a true medium-firm (6.5 out of 10). A 6.5 is the typical average for a medium-firm mattress, so this bed is very true to its feel. However, for a medium-firm bed, this mattress definitely leans toward firm. Its Euro-pillow top does provide added pressure relief and cushioning, but our testers found that they stayed “on top” of the bed instead of sinking into the mattress. 


The WinkBed mattress also scored a 4 out of 5 for edge support,...
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Bear Mattress Review 2024 | Expert Tested

After personally trying out the Bear Elite Hybrid mattress, our testers found it to be a true medium-firm bed, with a score of 6.5 out of 10 on our firmness scale. The individually encased spring coils included on this mattress help sleepers stay “on top” of the Bear Elite Hybrid during the night, while this bed’s plush cover and memory foam layers create a gentle, cradling feel that contours around pressure-sensitive areas like the lower back, hips and shoulders.

In our testing categories, th...
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Sleep Number Mattress Review 2024 | Expert Tested

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What to Do When Your Memory Foam Mattress Corners Are Not Expanding?

Nowadays, shopping for a new mattress is really quite easy, especially with so many bed-in-a-box options. However, receiving a mattress compressed in a box can have some drawbacks — with one of the big ones being an improper expansion, along with an off-gassing period that can take between 24 and 48 hours to go away.
So, if you just received your brand new memory foam mattress and the corners aren’t expanding, it can be pretty frustrating. But don’t worry. We’ve put together this guide to list s...

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