How Toxic is Your BED?By Meital James

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• Chemicals. How I wish I could restart my brain and make it blissfully unaware of them all around me – All the time.

• But I can’t. And I don’t want my family and loved ones (or me…) to be a part of the frightening and rising number of cancer sufferers of the modern world. So I do my best to stay away from the nasty ones by buying organic food and organic skin care and organic everything.

• I thought I had this covered until my 4 year son developed a rash from the new Spiderman bedding I’ve bought for him last week. I know that this bedding set (that made him so happy) was the cause for his rash because the day I’ve replaced it with organic cotton bedding, the rash was gone.

I suddenly realized: We spend at least 7 hours every day lying on chemicals.

• Conventional bedding supports chemical-heavy synthetic fabric production and pesticide-laden cotton farming.

• Worse yet, did you know that most conventional bedding options contain formaldehyde and chemical dyes? Yuck! Yes, that’s right, formaldehyde – The stuff they use to preserve the dead.

Well, I’m not dead yet, so I went ahead and researched about bedding that doesn’t harm our health. This is what I’ve found; I thought it would be nice if I shared it with you too:

Organic Cotton

Organic cotton is grown without toxic pesticides, is not treated with chemical dyes or flame-retardant chemicals. It’s hypoallergenic, soft and breathable; and is easy to find.

You can replace your bedding with Organic Cotton Sheets , organic cotton mattresses and organic cotton pillows, like this one (link)

• An organic mattress is a bit of an investment, but I think it’s one of the best investments I’m going to make. I’ve just read a list of the chemicals used in a conventional mattress and was frankly horrified. After a long research, I think I will get the Naturepedic 2 in 1 Organic Mattress (link). Not sure yet.

Organic Hemp Sheets (Linen)

• Hemp simply doesn’t need pesticides to grow. It’s absorbent and lightweight, but you have to make sure you choose stiffer hemp fabrics (they soften with time, don’t worry) over manufacturer-softened sheets (softening can entail a long, chemical-heavy process).

Buckwheat Hull Pillows

• Organic Buckwheat Pillows (click link to see) provide a lot of support and are eco-friendly. They don’t “collapse” like foam and provide support to the head, neck and spine. They are a great alternative to people allergic to foam and feathers.

Organic Wool Pillows

• Organic Wool Filled Pillows are naturally flame-retardant, water-repellent and hypoallergenic. Wool also is resistant to dust mites. The only con in my opinion is that they don’t have that soft squishy feel that I like, so I opted for these Organic Cotton Pillows (link)

Natural Latex Pillows

• Latex a natural product of trees and is resistant to mold, dust mites, bacteria and mildew. Natural Latex Pillows (links) are also naturally flame-retardant. They feel nice too, because latex conforms to your body shape. Just be aware that some people are allergic to latex.

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