Bedtime Stories — Organic Mattress

Kids Never Outgrow Healthy Sleep Parents, what costs more in the long run, a quality healthy mattress, or medical bills? Sure, youngsters are prone to colds and infections. But what if their budding natural defenses are weakened night after night in bed by chemical exposure? It’s harder for kids than adults to detox. So the harmful compounds found in polyurethane mattress padding and memory foam are especially dangerous to children. The good news is, the healthy alternative is actually more cost-effective. Money or Medical Bills? Conventional children’s beds—even inexpensive mattress sets that seem like a good buy—may generate bigger bills...

Hint: it all starts with an organic mattress Trouble sleeping? Wake up feeling unrested? It might not be all the late-night TV, or the room temperature, or the light coming in under the bedroom door that’s keeping you up. The air content in your room may be affecting your breathing ... and therefore, your sleep. Whether or not you have respiratory problems—such as asthma, allergies, COPD, or sleep apnea—the air quality where you snooze dictates how efficient and effective your breathing is. When you breathe well, it’s easier to stay asleep longer, allowing you to get the deep “REM” sleep...

Organic mattresses contain only what you need to enjoy ergonomic support, heat and humidity regulation, and a soft casing nearest your skin. They use high-quality materials that will hold up for decades, as opposed to the average 6-year life span of synthetic mattresses.

It’s easy to connect healthy food with strong bodies, or natural cosmetics with beautiful skin. You can see, taste, or feel the differences. It’s harder to know how the consumer choices you make affect your nighttime environment. Research now suggests that what you can’t see, when your eyes are closed and you’re asleep, may be crucial to a healthy life.

Mattress marketing is anything but transparent.  Many companies market their mattresses as “natural” or even “organic” when they are far from it.  Most mattresses are packed with toxic chemicals like: polyurethane foam, which is a petroleum-based material that emits VOCs; formaldehyde; and boric acid, which is commonly used as the poison used to kill roaches.