Healthy, Eco-Friendly Benefits of Sleeping on a Natural Latex Mattress

The Exception to the Rule

Latex mattresses are the darling of the mattress industry. Why? For several reasons, all of which make a big difference in a transparent, global economy. Latex is a form of rubber that offers its essence from the flesh of a tree known by a few different names—Hevea Brasiliensis, the Pará rubber tree, the Sharinga tree, or simply the Rubber Tree. Mattresses produced from latex have the inherent ability to symbiotically match the natural lines, angles, curves and individual contours of one’s body. From a chiropractic and orthopedic point-of-view, a latex mattress has recognizable benefits, according to the countless people who attest to these benefits. And Mother Nature would be the first one to say that she never gave birth to a box-spring, but, with the help of a Greek midwife, she did give birth to an ancient child by the name of Latex

Latex History on the Head of a Pin

The Para rubber tree began its life in the rainforest of the South American Amazon region. In response to the principle of supply and demand and a process known as vulcanization, which was discovered in 1839, the rubber industry soared, vastly improving the local economies of Manaus and Belem in Brazil. This unique tree is named after Pará, Brazil’s second largest state, whose capital is Belem. The Mesoamerican people harvested the rubber from similar trees, one in particular known as the Castilla Elastica. One of their common uses was to make rubber balls for a popular sporting event. Future attempts to grow rubber trees in the South American rainforest failed, due to a rare form of blight.

Later in the nineteenth century, agricultural scientists attempted to grow Hevea Brasiliensis outside of South America by transporting seeds to Ceylon, known today as Sri Lanka, and as the decades passed, the latex market thrived in many British colonies. Near the end of the nineteenth century, rubber trees were introduced to the botanical gardens in Java. Shortly thereafter, the latex rubber market expanded to Malaya, and presently the industry has a stronghold in Southeast Asia.

Green Footprints Inside & Out

Sustainability is becoming increasingly influential in a variety of fields and industries, such as local agriculture, the restaurant business, the textile industry, the automotive industry, construction, real-estate development and energy conservation. With the introduction of the Internet and instant communication, people all over the world are educating themselves about the wide array of commercial choices available today, and with those choices comes planetary responsibility. Like bamboo, latex is a thriving renewable resource that naturally resists the corruption of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides and insecticides. As such, it has a tiny carbon footprint, compared to big agri-business crops like wheat and soybeans.

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