Thursday, September 22, 2011

  Buying a new mattress is a uniquely...

   Buying a new mattress is a uniquely challenging and individualistic task.  I  have just purchased the Beautyrest NXG 100F mattress and am exceptionally pleased with my purchase.  In 49 years I have NEVER had a better night sleep and after sleeping on it for 2 weeks, my back has never felt more perfect!  



     First a little background information, I have slept on a Beautyrest medium firm mattress for the past 20 years.  I had always found it to be comfortable, but being a light sleeper would usually wake up once in the middle of the night.  The Beautyrest coil system always made sense to me as the individual coils could support each section of my body separately.   



     Three years ago I decided to try the Tempurpedic hoping to achieve the deep restful sleep I so longed for.  I had always found laying on the Tempupedic in the stores to be a very comfortable experience.  As I found out, sleeping through the whole night on it was a different experience.   You end up sinking into a weight dependant cavity in the mattress.  When I needed to turn over, I had to physically extricate myself  out of the hole, which in turn woke me up out of my slumber. The feel of the Tempurpedic mattress is temperature dependent.  If it is hot, the mattress feels very soft.  If it is cold, the mattress feels harder.  I gave the mattress 45 days and then returned it  for a full refund.   Perhaps I needed a firm mattress.   I was storing my brothers extremely firm mattress and decided to give that one a try.   This was just as uncomfortable for me as it was just way too hard and I felt many pressure points in my body.   So my conclusion was that I needed a mattress that was firm but with some slight cushioning.  Too soft and too hard were not good for me.



     About 5 months ago I decided to flip and rotate my trusty 20 year old Beautyrest.   Several weeks later my back was extremely sore and I started having difficulty walking.   This went on for months.  I started contemplating massage therapy and purchasing an inversion table.  It dawned on me 3 months later that all my back issues started when I had flipped my mattress .   Come to think of it, it was feeling a bit more lumpy than it used too.  The decision was made that it was time to go shopping for a new mattress.



     This was a daunting task indeed.  So many choices; firm, soft plush, super plush, latex, memory foam, individual coils,traditional coils, etc.  Going into Mattress Discounters I happened upon the latest Beautyrest innovation.   The Beautyrest NXG  which stands for next generation memory foam.   It addressed all my old issues with memory foam while still giving my the nice support of individual coils( a hybrid of both worlds)dr.  The new memory foam rebounds instantly so there is no sink hole.  It does not sleep HOT, and does not change consistency with temperature.   Good bye brick hard or mushy feeling  mattress due to  room temperature.  After lying in this bed for several hours in the store, over several visits,wearing  shorts and a T shirt,  I was fairly sure that I had found my match.  I was vacillating between the 100F and the 250 F.  The 250F  had more foam on top and gave a more cushy feel.  Due to my concern about too soft a mattress contributing to  back issues ,I decided to go with the firmer feel.  This turned out to be the right decision!



     After 2 weeks of sleeping on the NXG 100F my back was 100 hundred percent perfect!  I am absolutely amazed at how ALL the pain is gone.  I fall asleep faster, and  am sleeping throughout the night 95 percent of the time.  I wake  up more refreshed  and happier than I have in 20 years.  The mattress is the most comfortable mattress I have ever slept on. I truly look forward to going to sleep in my new mattress every single night.   I wrote this to let the world know about this incredible innovation and how ecstatic I have been about my purchase.   Thank you Beautyrest!  Dr. J, Newton, MA













P.S.  You have my permission to use this letter as an endorsement.


















Friday, March 25, 2011

Doc Mason's "The IPhone" Edition 122 What I can do with my iPhone 4G

WHAT CAN I DO WITH MY IPHONE 4G?
1. phone (Native app)
2. visual voicemail  (Native app)
3. video player (Native app)
4. ipod  (Native app)
5. listen to podcasts  (Native app)
6. listen to Boston radio stations anywhere in the country or 300 various other
radio stations   ( tunein radio,ootunes)
7. create a radio player that plays exactly the kind of music continuously that you like with no DJ and no commercials (Pandora)
8. clock radio with sleep  (Native app)
9. alarm clock with snooze button (alarm clock,night stand)
10.stopwatch (Native app)
11.timer (Native app)
12.lap timer  (Native app)
13.flashlight
14.strobe light
15.calculator (Native app)
16.scientific calculator (Native app)
17.currency converter (currency)
18.physicians desk reference to check drugs and interactions(epocrates,web md)
19.foreign language translator (google translate)
20.GPS  (tomtom)
21.movie locator  (flixter)
22.movie reviews (rotten tomatoes)
23.maps (Native app)
24.traffic locator(google maps)
25.PDA  (Native app)
26.memo recorder (Native app)
27.note taker (Native app)
28.tons of games(your choice)
29.instant messenger(ping)
30.web browsing (Native app)
31. google search engine
32.email  (Native app)
33.photo album (Native app)
34.photo slide show (Native app)
35.camera 5 MP with flash (Native app)
36.restaurant locater (yelp)
37.restaurant reviewer (yelp)
38.text messages ( (Native app, textfree, text now)
39. tv guide(tv guide)
40. a remote control to control music on your home Mac computer that works
anywhere in the house (Native app)
41. sudoku
42. newspaper (boston.com, Ny Times,USA today)
43. stock market  (Native app) 44.outside thermometer (Native app)
45. weather forecaster  (Native app)
46. facebook portal (facebook)
47. audiobook(audible)
48.video rental store (itunes)
49.purchase video and music(itunes)
50.Yellow Pages
51.White pages
52.reverse phone book(white pages)
53.compass  (Native app)
54.a song identifier (shazaam, soundhound)
55.You Tube viewer (You Tube)
56.electronic book reader(ibook)
57.world clock (Native app)
58.builders level tool
59.emergency strobe flasher for the car stuck on the road
60.units converter
61.address book
62.text messages
63.pedometer
64.star identifier real time astronomy planetarium(Star Walk)
65.flatbed scanner "JOTNOT"
66.periodic table
67.ruler
68.cook book
69.spell checker(speller)
70.High Def video camera
71.Etch a Sketch
72.White noise generator
73.encyclopedia   (wikiamo)
74.police scanner
75.  Books "Kindle books, iBooks"
76. calendar
77. Dragon Naturally Speaking
78. wireless laptop remote control(mobile mouse)
79. dictionary
80.thesaurus
81.To do list (using Google tasks)
82.Spelling dictionary(speller)
83.Television show identifier(into now)
84.CVS,Stop and Shop store reward card consolidator (key ring)
85. Medical help(epocrates, medscape,web md)
86. travel agent(kayak trip adviser)
87. Flight Tracker(Flightview, flight tracker)
88. video calling(facetime, skype)
89. best gas prices(gas buddy)
90. Real Estate Appraiser  (Zillow)
91. Best Restaurants around(yelp)
92.Tip Calculator(Tip and Split   the best one hands down)93.Movie Info Encyclopedia(IMDB anything and everything about the
entertainment world)
94. Red Box locater with real time inventory(Red Box)
Also Mark S. added the following

95. Scan bar codes and find the best price (redlaser)
96. Find details about any movie (IMDB)
97. keep track of all your travel plans in one place. (TripIt)
98. Track all your packages (junecloud)
99. Make dinner reservations (opentable)
100. Deposit checks without going to the bank (PayPal)
101.Keep track of Blood Pressure "BP BUDDY"
102. Keep track of Weight  "WEIGHTTRACKER"
103. Instant Messaging  "IMESSAGE  native app"
104. Restaurant discounts"restaurant.com"
105. Metronome
106. Teslameter...detect magnetic fields "APPZILLA"
107. Word Processer "PAGES"
108. Television  "CRACKLE"
109. Trip Organizer  "TRIPIT"
110. Golf course maps and Golf range finder"GOLFSCAPE AND GOLFSHOT($20-$30)  (Thanks Dr. T Davis)

111.etc.etc.

Doctor Jeffrey Mason maintains a Family and Cosmetic Dental Practice
in Newton Massachusetts.   He loves dentistry,magic, and his iPhone!
To learn more please visit his web site at www.magictouchdentistry.com