Amelia Jerden

1 week ago | nymag.com | Amelia Jerden

“Cooling” is one of the most frequently advertised features in sleep products, from mattresses and pillows to toppers and sheets. It makes sense — many sleep experts recommend a slightly chilly environment for optimal sleep, and even anecdotally most people know how impossible it is to sleep if you’re too hot. But staying cool is often a trickier issue to solve than by cranking the AC or strategically placing fans around your room.

1 week ago | nymag.com | Amelia Jerden

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Source Image Getty Your go-to sleeping position is a big factor in what type of mattress and pillows you should buy — people who sleep mostly on their side will have different needs than people who sleep mostly on their back. But as I’ve done more and more reporting on how to pick the right products for the way you sleep, I’ve consistently heard the same warning from physical therapists and chiropractors: Sleeping on your stomach isn’t all that good for you.

2 weeks ago | nymag.com | Amelia Jerden

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers As the question of what might be worth buying sooner rather than later races through everyone’s brains due to President Donald Trump’s newly announced tariffs, lots of brands seem to be making the case for adding to cart now — before they are forced to increase their prices. The Strategist is tracking the effect on several Strategist best sellers, including our pick for the Best Mattress Overall, the innerspring Saatva Classic.

1 month ago | nymag.com | Amelia Jerden

25 items in this article 16 items on sale! Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers, Joe McKendry “Strategist Brain” is a series where staffers share the stores they’ve stopped into, stuff they’ve spotted, and extra tidbits from stories they’ve worked on. You’ll hear from a different writer every week.  I take this Cotopaxi bag everywhere. I can’t afford to lose it.

1 month ago | nymag.com | Amelia Jerden

If you’re anywhere near the wellness side of social media, you’ve probably seen people plugging their bed sheets into the wall and talking about the many benefits of grounding sheets, also called earthing sheets. The idea behind grounding sheets is that they keep you connected to the Earth’s electromagnetic field while you sleep, which lets you practice grounding — an alternative therapeutic practice that typically involves walking barefoot outdoors — without ever stepping foot outside.