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Deep, restful sleep can oftentimes feel elusive and out of reach, especially during busy week nights. If you're having trouble catching up on your z's, we have five tips to help you reclaim your sleep.

This is something that many of us have heard, but don't follow. It's tough, but incredibly important. Getting off your phone, computer, tablet, or iPad will significantly help your chances of restful sleep. The bright lights in our technology slow the production of melatonin, which is crucial for sleep. Light, in general, is the body's way of registering that it is time to keep staying awake and alert. 

In addition to putting your electronics away an hour prior to bed, you should also start turning the lights down low to encourage sleepiness. Shower with low, ambient light and allow yourself to start relaxing and getting all your thoughts and mental notes for the next day out before heading to your bed.

Even the smallest amount of light (like the computer monitor, a light in the other room peaking underneath the door, or car lights shining through the blinds) can disrupt sleep. Our Bucky sleep masks are the best quality, blocking out light and never put pressure on your eyes, ensuring pressure free blinking.

Exercising helps you sleep better and it's good for mental and physical health. Any form of exercise, whether it's going for a walk, doing some yoga, rollerblading, etc., will help you get that sought after shut eye. Just be sure to get your fitness in 3-4 hours before you plan on going to bed or you might have a burst of energy and sleep will be distant.

In order for sleep to occur, you also need to be relaxed and comfortable. On cold winter nights, heat therapy is a great way to soothe your muscles and induce relaxation, which will bring you one step closer to a good night of sleep. You can relax with our neck wraps, heart warmers, and compact wraps, which can also be used to warm the bed for maximum comfort. On hot nights, use cold therapy to cool off and achieve a cooler body temperature, which is necessary for falling asleep. 

Finally, set a routine and stick to it every night. Set a reminder for when you want to head to bed and plan to wake up at the same time each morning. This will help set your biological clock, eventually making it easier to wake up since it will be more natural than an alarm. To make your body more alert and awake, spend time in the sunlight for 5-20 minutes first thing in the morning, if possible. 

Sometimes the culprit to lack of sleep can be as simple as the type of pillow or mattress you are using. If it's time for a new, comfortable pillow, we recommend our natural filled buckwheat and millet pillows. Hull bed pillows are not only great for deep, restorative sleep, but provide ideal head and neck support that greatly improves sleep posture and reduces soreness in the morning. 

 We hope these tips will lead you to more restful sleep and a healthier life. 

As the end of October nears, we are slowly adding another blanket to our beds, throwing on extra layers, and grabbing a warmer jacket before leaving the house. Yes, it's definitely getting colder and darker these days. Winter is on its way. If you're feeling a little discouraged by the cold weather, we have the perfect cure. Our Bucky hot and cold therapy just may be what you've been needing this winter. It is the perfect way to enjoy a relaxing evening at home and relieve some of the stressors in your life. 

With the arrival of chilly weather comes cold and flu season. Combat this less than ideal winter side effect with the Bucky heart warmer pillow. Filled with premium buckwheat seeds that conform to your body, this pillow is a wonderful combination of heating and cooling—simply put the Heart Warmer in the microwave for the soothing benefits of a heating pillow. 

All Bucky buckwheat is fragrance-free, hypoallergenic, and produced without pesticides or fertilizer. The quality of buckwheat filling far surpasses that of rice and other grains used in traditional heating pillows and is recommended by professional spas and salons worldwide as the best solution for long-lasting, moist heat.

Heat therapy can help relieve stress and anxiety, loosen stiff and sore muscles, and soothe aching joints, headaches, and arthritis pain—just put it in the microwave and be amazed at how long the Heart Warmer provides gentle heat. Freeze the Heart Warmer for a refreshing cold pack that can help soothe strained muscles, bruises, insect bites, hot flashes, and reduce inflammation and swelling.

For a relaxing spa inspired day at home, try the Serena Mask. Our Professional Spa Comfort products are Bucky best sellers. These eye masks are great for relaxation, sinus headaches and reducing puffiness and circles under the eyes. The chenille covers are soft to the touch and extremely durable. Each can be placed in the microwave or the freezer depending on your desired use.

Another great way to stay warm and comfortable this season is using the heated/cooling neck and shoulder wrap. All you have to do is put the wrap in the microwave for soothing heat relaxation, or in the freezer for a refreshing cold pack. 

Unlike traditional heat wraps that use rice and other grains, buckwheat is recommended and used by professional spas and salons worldwide as the best solution for long-lasting, moist heat. Even better, all Bucky buckwheat is naturally fragrance-free and grown without the use of pesticides or fertilizer.

All Bucky shoulder and neck wraps are designed for hands-free relief—gently drape the wrap on your neck and shoulders to alleviate aches and pains while moving freely throughout your day.

Put your Bucky Neck & Shoulder Wrap in the microwave for a heat wrap to reduce stress, anxiety, stiff and sore muscles, aching joints, headaches, arthritis pain, and much more! For a cooling wrap, let it chill in the freezer to help soothe strained muscles, bruises, insect stings, hot flashes, and reduce inflammation and swelling.

For a relaxing night in your bed with a book before sleep, try the compact wrap, which can be used as a bed warmer. Just put the wrap in the microwave and then under the sheets for instant warmth and coziness.

 Heat wraps are recommended to help reduce stress, anxiety, stiff and sore muscles, aching joints, headaches, and arthritis pain. For cooling relief, they soothe bruises, bug bites, hot flashes, etc. 

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 Stay warm as it gets colder and don't forget to give yourself some self care in one form or another! 

It was a round fabric bag about the size of an overstuffed cheeseburger, with a screw-on cap. Our well-meaning mom would fill it with ice cubes, and we’d clasp it to forehead for a headache or a bruise freshly acquired from the latest bike crash. Generally, it imparted at least as much pain from the wet, hard, frozen lumps inside as it did relief from whatever pain it was supposed to be addressing.

Remember the hot water bottle?

These were usually made of rubber for flexibility, although zinc, copper and glass were not unheard of, incredibly. The rubber ones had a an entertaining quirk in that they were sometimes subject to polymer degradation, so they could fracture without warning after being filled with scalding hot water.

The good ol’ days? Yes, exactly as good as groping around in the back of the TV, trying to figure out which vacuum tube out of the twenty-some in residence back there was the latest failure. Or hoofing three miles to a pay phone on a frigid winter night after your carburetor had succumbed to organ failure.

Now we can experience the benefits of hot/cold therapy with Bucky's Hot/Cold Therapy products. Enjoy luxurious spa comfort at home or wherever you go with Bucky’s heatable and chillable Body Wraps, Neck & Shoulder Wraps, & Compact Wraps! Filled with premium whole buckwheat seeds, this body wrap is recommended and used by professional spas and salons worldwide for long-lived, moist heat retention that far surpasses the quality of rice and other grains traditionally used in heat wraps. Even better, all Bucky buckwheat filling is fragrance-free, hypoallergenic, and produced sustainably without the use of fertilizers or pesticides.

Experience the spa lifestyle without the need of a ritzy spa visit. Sure, it’s great to go to a spa destination every once in a while, but for most of us, that’s just not practical. It’s easy and relatively inexpensive to enjoy the spa lifestyle when you know what to really focus on. The key is to focus on what you need to get healthier and more balanced. Wellness is a mindset.

Whether you are someone who needs to slow down and rest or heal from physical or emotional difficulties, making YOU a priority is the first step. Experts have lots of recommendations, but ultimately you are the one who needs make your wellness a priority. Here are some of the more common recommendations from spa professionals:

1. Eat Well
You don't need to make huge changes to eat healthier. And you don't have to change your habits all at the same time. It's best to set small goals and change your habits a little bit at a time. Over time, small changes can make a big difference in your health.

2. Practice Meditation
Often thought of as a hippy-dippy practice aimed at transcendence, meditation is coming into its own as a stress-reduction technique for even the most type-A kind of individual. Science hasn’t yet connected the dots between what happens in the meditating brain and the immune system, but according to WebMD, a University of Wisconsin study found it more effective in relieving inflammatory symptoms than other activities that promote well-being. The study also found increased electrical activity in regions of the left frontal lobe after eight weeks of training in meditation; an area that tends to be more active in optimistic people.

3. Give yourself Home Spa Treatments
There are lots of ways you can nurture yourself at home. You can take a warm bath, give yourself a body scrub, or try a home facial. Better yet, calm those tired and stressed muscles with a heatable body and neck wrap. Simply microwave a Bucky Heatable Body Wrap or Neck Wrap (or maybe both?) for 30 seconds. Lay face down on a comfortable surface, and lay the body or neck wrap over your tired muscles. Enjoy warm moist soothing comfort.

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Sometimes it seems like existence is just one damn ache after another.

We’re not straying into philosophy here, we mean it literally. Headache, neck strain, back pain, aching feet, a seemingly infinite assortment of muscle aches—the human body appears to have an endless repertoire of complaints. And modern life encourages them. Who doesn’t go home sporting a new ache after a long day’s work, or an otherwise fun morning on the tennis court?

There’s a form of relief, happily, that’s simple, inexpensive, and non-invasive: heat therapy and cold therapy.

Which to use for what?

Cold therapy is most often applied to a new or acute injury. It lowers the temperature of the injured tissue, which reduces its metabolic rate and helps the tissue through the immediate period following the injury. It can also reduce inflammation and swelling of joints swollen, for example, by arthritis.

Heat therapy dilates the blood vessels in the muscles where heat is applied, increasing the flow of oxygen and nutrients and thus promoting healing. It also relaxes these muscles and provides a general sense of comfort.

Some people who’ve suffered from low back pain, for example (61 percent of Americans, says the American Physical Therapy Association) have learned a helpful routine: cold at the first onset of a new ache, followed later by heat.

More good news: There are products that effortlessly toggle between heat and cold therapy, and they’re so much more convenient and comfortable than the rubber hot water bags and crunchy icepacks of prehistoric times. We have the Body Wrap, a stylish 25-inch by 8-inch bag that can cool in the freezer or warm in the microwave, and provide flexible comfort to any segment of your aching body. There’s also the heart-shaped Heart Warmer pillow, the Neck Wrap ideally shaped for neck and shoulder aches, and the Spa Eye Mask for relieving tired eyes, headaches, and even migraines.

That’s quite an array of products. But humanity has quite an array of aches and pains.