How an Eco-Friendly Mattress Will Help You Breathe Easier

How to Create a Healthier Environment

All human-beings are exposed to different types and doses of toxic agents at home, at work, on the street and even in the woods, because no one can completely escape our polluted atmosphere, unless you spend your nights and days sleeping and reading in anoxygen chamber like Michael Jackson did for a while. Although even that is not a permanent solution. Unless you believe in enlightened beings who can work miracles or alien beings who can conjure techno-magic, the only real solution is to stop polluting everywhere and anywhere on this planet and then clean up our big mess as quickly as possible. Despite all the reliable research on the subject of pollution and its negative ramifications, many people still pretend that there’s no real danger. In fact, American society is now facing the biggest challenges of its history, and global warming may be the biggest. America is a powerful world leader, and the only way out of this predicament is to make some radical changes in the way we relate to each other and the way we relate to this precious planet that we call Earth.

On the positive side, there’s much each one of us can do on the domestic front to make radical improvements in our lives, such as: 1) a nutritional change in diet to emphasize healthy foods and avoid toxic foods; 2) only wear natural clothing made of cotton, wool, hemp or silk; 3) only sleep on bedframes made from solid-wood frames; 4) only sleep on mattresses made from natural materials and renewable resources, such as latex rubber or cotton futons; 5) in fact, consider making a firm commitment to only purchase products in general—no matter what they are—that are made from natural ingredients and materials. In other words, avoid any person, place or thing that is toxic to you, to your individual home and to our global home.

How to Avoid Toxic Gasses

Since this short article has a focus on eco-friendly mattresses and how to avoid toxic off-gassing, let’s take a closer look at this real threat. Mattresses manufactured from synthetic foam—which includes memory foam—release toxic gases, because they’re made from petrochemicals and other dangerous chemicals that are produced in laboratories. This artificial and synthetic means-of-production never existed before the 19th century, which makes this form of science immature and misguided, especially when we consider how long humanity has been around. Polyester-foam mattresses, spring-coil mattresses, and synthetic bedding materials off-gas a long list of toxic chemicals, and in this age of unleashed knowledge, a lot of wise scientists will agreethat many of these chemicals are carcinogenic. The creepy thing is that these carcinogenic agents come into contact with human skin every night for six hours or longer. So, you may want to give serious thought to the idea of protecting your skin and your lungs each night by choosing a natural, sustainable, renewable resource that will not poison you as you sleep but nurture you. So, consider the option of a latex mattress.