Broad Benefits
★★★★★
1. husband no longer snores (did not sleep with him for several years on consistent basis because of this, even though he had $500.00 dental snoring device after trying every over-the-counter remedy available)
2. We are both sleeping through the night without having to get up and use the bathroom except on rare occasions - we are able to go right back to sleep if we do get up - best few nights of sleep I have had in years.
3. We are both starting to remember our dreams, which I have not had access to in years
4. Stools are more compact without being constipated
5. I am able to sleep in my own bed now instead of the sofa, which I had difficulty doing even when hubby was not in the bed
6. Have started to notice a decrease in husband's blood pressure - will continue to monitor since he is on medication for this
7. Have noticed that I do not seem to be as thirsty during the day
We are pretty much hooked. Will continue to observe how we do with this different mode of sleeping and report any further benefits.
(Denton, Tx)
12/31/2011
(Kc, Mo, Us)
01/05/2012
(Roan Mt, Tn)
01/29/2012
Been to that movie theater! Tom Cruise and I have fought many bad guys over the last few years. I will miss Tom as I now sleep quietly with my mask.
(Turkey)
04/11/2014
Broad Benefits
★★★★★
Now I'm at 6 inches high and sleep well every night and only get up once. Also had a cough that would wake me during most nights... that went away. Varicose veins have subsided. My wife no longer snores. This one simple move has changed our lives - and it can change yours. Regardless of the problem you have, try it and see what happens. I don't take any drugs and sleep like a log every night.
Broad Benefits
★★★★★
I've found IBT to be one of those things that one should just do, do now and do for the rest of their lives. I am 100% convinced that people should not sleep flat. Ever.
After sleeping inclined (6 degrees)for 3 1/2 weeks I slept flat for one night. 4 glaring differences were 1) I had to get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, 2) I looked about 20 years older when I got up the next morning, 3) I was extremely dehydrated when I got up (I'm a big fan of the watercure and hydration, in general), and 4) what I thought was fat ankles - which I've had my entire life - was actually edema, which completely disappeared.
I was so amazed by the improved skin tone and younger appearance in the face and the fact that my ankles were no longer fat that I failed to noticed that I wasn't getting up in the middle of the night with a great urge to go to the bathroom. Nor had I noticed that the struggle to keep hydrated had disappeared when I started sleeping on the incline. After sleeping flat for one night, I felt as if I couldn't get hydrated all the following day.
I don't have any health problems, so I can't speak to that, but if one's circulation is disrupted when lying flat, as Mr. Fletcher discovered, then it stands to reason that even a "healthy" person would benefit from a 50% increase in the time the body spends in a state of proper circulation. I can only imagine what it would do for people with serious health issues!
Aside from the occasional experiment, I will definitely be sleeping on an incline for the rest of my life. And to clarify, that is a straight incline. It isn't the "hospital bed" position where only the head is raised.
EC: Thanks, Cindy -- new remedy page created! Question: what did you use to raise the head of the bed 6 degrees, bricks?
(Kansas, USA)
11/12/2008
I'm using books. I have a lot of huge, old reference books that work really well. I've also designed three permanent "bed incliners", but I haven't tried any of them because I can't decide which one I want to build. See:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/89592551@N00/
For indigestion, I definitely suggest the watercure. I had indigestion from my early teens and got rid of it, for good, with my first two glasses of water. I seldom drank plain water until a couple of years ago.
Mr. Fletcher noted that some medical professionals will put a terminally ill patient's bed in the flat position to "help them along". Basically, to kill them.
(Kansas, USA)
11/12/2008
(In the sticks, Nevada)
11/21/2008
I could not find out who this "Mr. Fletcher" was on your site -- the one that Cindy from Kansas kept referring to -- I did a Google search and found this video about him on youtube -- I've inclined my bed tonight & let you know how it works. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3D7tBQfCxQ
EC: Cindy was referring to Andrew K. Fletcher.
Circulation
★★★★★
The first couple of nights I didn't sleep all that well as my body wasn't used to the position BUT during those couple of days I wasn't tired and had noticed that my calf condition was improved. But by week three I abandoned the trial and decided that the IBT was the way forward for me. It has given me Comfort for my calves and a brilliant nights sleep. So i'd just like to say thank you for your information and wish everyone would give this a try. Martin
Circulation
★★★★★
(Somewhere, Europe)
07/22/2012
★★★★★
It's been about a year since I have raised my bed headboard about an inch or an inch and a half. I had read about Inclined Bed Therapy here and on Andrew Fletcher's site and figured a small lift won't hurt.
Well, I'm happy to report that even now in the HOT summer days, when my feet tend to swell, they are "drained" to normal by morning. Previously I would put them up by the wall, forming an L while laying on my back. Last night my feet were so swollen, I was sure I would have to do that, but wanted to "test" out the IBT on such swelling, and I am happy to report that this morning the swelling was gone!
So even a small incline does do something good!
(usa)
10/14/2023
Gravity is still working while you are sleeping, that is the purpose of the inclined bed, A little confusing about raising your legs for Edema I'm hearing to do it both ways for swollen legs and ankles. do we want gravity to pull blood to our swollen ankles or not?
I was just diagnosed with Edema from High Blood Pressure, Doc said to raise my legs to help with the swelling, Gave me Lisinopril for the high blood pressure but I can't bring myself to take it, the side Effects seem worse the n the problem, I'll stick to ACV for that Problem. I think I caused this problem by drinking Liquid IV Hydration Multiplier, it contains 500 MGs of Sodium, didn't think of that when I went to the Doctors who told me to limit my salt intake so I read everything now.
Circulation
★★★★★
Edema
★★★★★
We started because of swollen feet in pregnancy so for the swelling it is amazing but for the varicose veins I can't really say!!! Would love to hear if u have more home remedies for them.
EC: Hi Beth, Here's our page on Varicose Veins.
Insomnia
★★★★☆
(somewhere, europe)
11/07/2021
Awreeve, lower the bed. It works even with less of an incline.
I have the 7" head riser (for 5 degrees recommended incline on a King bed, 5" for a regular bed) going down to nothing (King size). Using a 3" memory foam mattress topper really helps you from sliding down as it molds to your body.
I get swollen ankles and since I've done the IBT, my ankles have never looked better in the morning.
MS, Back Problems
★★★★★
This is the by far the best remedy for so much I have ever came across and, it's free! I don't have to have surgery and as of date I don't for see myself having the need for MS medication/therapy.
I can't ever see myself sleeping flat again...One thing thou that is really hard is sex. We were never "schedulers" and now when the bed is not raised it's fun time. Yet, those times when one wakes and the mood is there the incline becomes a challenge. Sometimes to the point where we end up on the floor. If anyone is as bold as me and can give suggestions it would be greatly appreciated.
All in all, our health; body, energy, sleep and dreams have been renewed.
(The Netherlands)
02/24/2023
Can I ask how much higher the head of the bed is and the length of the bed? I read here:
https://inclinedbedtherapy.com/faq/42-how-do-i-adapt-my-bed-for-inclined-bed-therapy
'For hospital type beds, a length of 3/4 inch plywood cut to the size of a mattress, placed under the mattress will allow the mechanical mechanism to tilt the whole bed when the head end is raised.'
So an adjustable bed base and a piece of wood could work. I was advised to go for at least 1-inch thick wood.
Varicose Veins
★☆☆☆☆
(Boston, Ma)
07/10/2016
Everyone is different. I wouldn't write a treatment off as "codswallop" simply because it didn't work for you.
I have two ruptured discs in my lower back. Between that and my hip pain, I would toss and turn all night. About a week after inclining my bed, not only was my back pain *much* improved, but my hips didn't wake me up at *all* anymore.
Natural cures are all about trial and error. (And lots and LOTS of research/reading.)
Countless people have lowered their blood pressure with simple, old apple cider vinegar, while others weren't helped by the ACV, but found another natural remedy or combination of remedies, that *did* do the trick for them. Trial and error.
The beauty of natural treatments is that while they some may not help you, they certainly won't hurt you--like medications can.
Keep reading for other alternatives to alleviate your ailment. You'll find one that helps, eventually! :)
Varicose Veins
★★★★☆
Please let me know if there is anything wrong with it.
(Ohio)
02/17/2024
If your bed is 80 inches long as in typical standard American queen or king size beds, the incline needs to be 7 inches to create the 5 degree incline. This is confusing because Andrew almost always states 6 inches, however the bed length standard where he lives is 75-78 inches, which requires 6 1/4 to 6 5/8 inches.
Hope that helps,
Blessings!
(NY)
04/28/2024
Varicose Veins
★★★★★
Then I found some info about Inclined Bed Therapy and I feel like crying! At first I read something about propping the bed up at the feet.....that hurt my back and made sleeping difficult. Then I found this page on my favorite Web Site!! Earth Clinic! I am now sleeping with my head at the bottom of the bed (bed inclined approx. 4 inches--head higher than feet), and have done so for about a week. Already I am a new woman! I first notice a weird feeling last night, at the end of a long day...my legs just didn't feel normal. I walked around and was a bit freaked out...they didn't hurt nor feel extremely fatigued as usual. They felt like there was a cool layer of support on them...no feeling of veins bursting through, no pain, no feeling of my calves "jiggling," which I used to think was just fat, but now I know it was probably extra water retention. That is a crazy feeling. Now my ankles are normal size and although I have no pictures, the way my legs used to look is burned into my memory. They have a huge, definite improved appearance in just a week of Inclined Bed Therapy. I may even wear a pair of shorts above my knees in public this summer!!! For the first time in 23 years. Blessing to all!
Varicose Veins
★★★★★
Paignton, Devon U.K.
+44 1803524117
Inclined Bed Therapy (IBT) Varicose Veins Study.
Inclined To Sleep Inclined Yet?
Dear Reader
We are seeking more people with varicose veins who are willing to put IBT to the test and feel that this is something that your readers and colleagues will definitely find fascinating and some who have varicose veins and oedema and wish to avoid surgery may want to Help in this important trial and join our Free study which has already produced positive results in only 4 weeks as predicted!
News Release:
An Important Scientific Study into the cause of Varicose Veins and Oedema and Inclined Bed Therapy (I.B.T.) is now underway, which makes use of the way the body uses gravity to move solutes through the vessels to improve circulation and alter the pressure inside the veins to significantly reduce swelling and oedema. Our study is free for anyone to participate in. There are no products to be sold or marketed.
What is Inclined Bed Therapy?
Gravity was identified as the driving force behind circulation in trees in 1994 and was applied immediately to how circulation in the body benefits from the same interaction with salts and sugars in the circulation. A video showing the use of IBT with spinal cord injury can be viewed here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3D7tBQfCxQ
IBT is simply tilting the bed so that the head end is 15 cm's or 6 inches higher than the foot end providing a level but tilted bed, hence the name Inclined Bed Therapy.0 People with varicose veins, oedema (fluid retention) are needed to participate in an online Diary Study, in order to prove that simply altering our sleeping position can have a positive affect on these problems.
If you or someone you know has Varicose Veins, the standard advise is to raise your legs and tilt your bed the other way to IBT, Or to undergo risky and expensive surgery that is prone to fail because it does not address why the pressure inside the vein causes it to bulge.
Which according to current physiology books makes sense. But what if that logic is incorrect? All the evidence from our study is showing that gravity is not a force we are struggling to overcome but a force that drives the fluids within the body.
Are you prepared to take the 4 week challenge and provide us with your observations? Or do you know someone who has varicose veins and would like to watch them slowly but surely shrink and improve every night they go to bed instead of becoming more unsightly and uncomfortable?
Our study is located on the Naked Scientists forum, who have a regular slot on BBC Radio.
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=9843.msg121037#msg121037
My wife's calf showing clearly her varicose vein shadow, which went flat after 4 weeks of Inclined Bed Therapy back in 1994 and has not returned to its former state since. http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=9843.msg121037#msg121037
Alun has already confirmed my statement on the study thread that Varicose veins will shrink after 4 weeks of IBT and has supplied us with photographic before and after 4 weeks of IBT along with a diary account of his observations. And he is not alone. http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=9843.75
We are hoping to find at least 50 more pioneering volunteers who wish to avoid surgery and it's inherent risks and failures, who are willing to provide us with photographic and a written account of their own experiences sleeping inclined.
So far our study is running towards a predicted outcome that flies in the face of current physiology literature.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely Andrew K Fletcher
(CA)
11/22/2023
Does anyone know if it helps insomnia or sleep apnea? P
