Finally, Answers to Nagging Chemical Toxicity Questions
By Dan Shapley
Next year will mark a milestone in the health of the nation's children, and the effort to protect them from the dangers of toxic chemicals in the environment. The National...
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A Latex Mattress Naturally Resists Dust Mites
Research shows that the household dust mite, in particular its feces, is the most common cause of bronchial asthma and other chronic sinus or respiratory conditions. The periodic replacement of...
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Natural Latex Creates Revitalizing Sleep
No single component of our lives is more important than creating a safe refuge for healthy, revitalizing sleep. We spend a third of our lives in bed and the quality of our sleep is directly related...
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The Lasting Value of Natural Foam
A petroleum based product, synthetic foam directly reflects the rise in oil prices and has increased rapidly in cost over the last year. Polyurethane foam and memory foam have been...
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It's Not All Fluff: Sleep On a Sound Decision
Emily Main/National Geographic Green Guide
Who knows what dreams may come during a night's sleep on off-gassing conventional pillows? If not filled with petroleum-based polyester or...
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Keeping Your Bedroom Green
Going green is an important concept in all areas of our lives. We are unable to determine the exact cause of increases in autism, asthma, hyperactivity and other developmental disorders. However...
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Consider A Natural Latex Crib Mattress
With the steady rise in children’s health problems such as autism, asthma, allergies, and other respiratory problems, it certainly best to limit exposure to any possible sources of contact with...
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The Lasting Value of A Latex Mattress
A latex mattress is an investment in the quality of life for you and your family. It is not unusual for a quality latex mattress to out live even two or three conventional innerspring mattresses. The...
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Sleeping Better! On Chemical-Free Bedding
By Diane di Costanzo/The Green Guide
A good mattress should give you a good night's sleep—and keep you safe. Since 1973, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has required...
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Green Cleaning Protects Our Water
By Michael de Jong/ Source: DailyGreen
"Water, water, everywhere / Nor any drop to drink." - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Water is our single most treasured natural resource...
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New Open-Flame Mattress Standard Under Fire
Consumers Offered an Alternative Through Chiropractic Prescription
By Victoria Houghton, Communications Manager
American Chiropractic Association/Member Information Center
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Why Your Mattress May Be Killing You
The organic movement, which started with organic food, is moving to the bedroom in a big way. "The bedroom? " you say. Yes, my dear, the bedroom, where organic mattresses and organic bedding are...
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Dry Clean Green
Scope out your local area for organic dry cleaners. But before you give them your business, make sure they are using the carbon dioxide cleaning process. In this method, CO2 is put under high...
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National Geographic Green Guide
*Please Note - This Article Proceeds July 2007 Fire Codes - Even More Fire-retardant Chemicals Now*
Mattresses and Box Springs
THE PROBLEMS
Personal Health
Since 1973, the U...
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Latex Mattress Buyer's Guide
The latex mattress as a sustainable product:
Eco-friendly, Biodegradable and all-natural.With resources depleting and garbage being pushed into the earth at an overwhelming rate, there is little...
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Restless Leg Syndrome
Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS), or Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, is a neurological disorder that is fairly common but often unrecognized or misdiagnosed and is characterized by uncomfortable...
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Poor Sleep Affecting Job Performance
Employees are paying a high price for too little sleep when it comes to work productivity. Individuals experience an alarming decline in quality of work, poor judgment and trouble retaining...
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Speaking of Snoring...
There's a new trend among couples who experience fitful sleep because one or both partners snore. It's a new nighttime sleeping location within the house called the "snoring room". Chicago real...
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Are Two Beds Better than One?
You may remember elder generations sleeping in side-by-side twin beds. And while that practice may have seemed strange or old-fashioned to us, there were advantages to couples having separate beds...
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Latex for the Savvy Sailor
The close quarters and unusual conditions of a boat make it hard to find a good mattress. Luckily for the sea faring adventurer, there are several innovations in bedding well suited to the...
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Dust Mites & Children
No parent wants to see his or her child sneezing uncontrollably and wheezing helplessly. It is important that parents know about one of the leading yet least acknowledged causes and aggravators...
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Health & Mold: Is there a real threat?
From the bread in the kitchen to the ground underfoot, mold pervades the world we live in. Most molds are benign and even vital to the ecological balance of the environment, but some molds...
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Allergies, Asthma & Dust Mites
Millions of Americans suffer from allergies and asthma. If symptoms persist or increase indoors, the odds are dust mites are causing or enhancing the problem. Dust mites are tiny members of the...
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Overcoming Insomnia
Sleep is one of the most important parts of a healthy lifestyle. Without enough sleep, both our mental and physical wellbeing disintegrate. Insomnia is a frustrating and potentially harmful...
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Right Mattress Can Help With Pressure Sores
For anyone in a wheel chair or who is relegated to bed for any length of time, pressure sores, also known as "bed sores" are an eminent threat. Complications from pressure sores can be fatal...
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Latex Mattress: Light Years Beyond Space Foam
A well-known name, Tempur-pedic, has spent a considerable amount on advertising their Visco elastic memory foam mattresses, fueling interest in spring-free mattresses. Mattress buyers, allured by the...
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Natural Latex Could Be World's Best Sleeping Surface
Popular in Europe for decades, natural latex has evolved into the best natural sleeping surface on the market today. Beginning on plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia latex is sap milked from rubber...
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Popularity of Latex Mattresses
The mattress market is seeing a dramatic shift in the way people are buying beds. More and more people are seeing that the right bed can play a key role in being well rested and ache free...
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Sustainability of Natural Latex
People today put far more thought into the environmental impact of their major purchases. With resources depleting and garbage being pushed into the earth at an overwhelming rate, there is little...
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Ten Tips To Better Sleep
Without enough quality sleep each night, life suffers! People become irritable and frustrated when they don't get proper rest. Their bodies become tense and achy, and their minds become...
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Exercise in Comfort
You don't have to be one of the three little pigs to be scared off by the huffing and puffing of exercise. The sweat, the pain, the way your heart feels as though it's about to burst through your...
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Chemical Free Sleep
Why is chemical-free sleep important? You'll spend an astounding one third of your life on top of your mattress on average, and sleeping with a 100% natural mattress can increase your comfort and...
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