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Sleeping Clean & Sustainably
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The History of Latex Mattresses
Here’s a story of a man named Murphy who used his wife’s kitchen cake mixer to make something other than a cake … Now before getting into that, because latex is an organic, natural product, we need to start off with explaining exactly where latex comes from. The Rubber Tree (Hevea Brasiliensis) The latex mattress is constructed from the milk or sap from a rubber tree. This rubber tree is known as Hevea brasiliensis. This...
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Comparing Latex, Memory Foam, Air, Water, Spring Mattresses
There are essentially five major players on the market today when it comes to mattresses. Each one represents its own set of strengths and weaknesses....
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Best Mattress for Pressure Points
Pressure points are any area on body (usually the surface) that are sensitive to pressure. Some people suffering from fibromyalgia experience tender trigger points, and...
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Why Choose a Latex Mattress: The Many Benefits Available
Shopping for a mattress can be confusing, and add shopping for a l00% latex mattress to the mix, and the task can even be more...
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How a Latex Mattress is Made: The Intriguing Process
Latex mattresses are made in one of two ways. They are either made using the Dunlop method of latex mattress construction or the Talalay method...
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Latex Mattress Allergy: Find Out if You can Still Sleep on Latex
Latex allergies received a great deal of recognition between the years of 1988 and 1992 when 15 deaths came about, along with over 1,000 other...
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Latex Mattress Types and Which is Best
The decision to buy a latex mattress is one of the best decisions financially, environmentally, and comfort-wise you can make. However, buying the right natural...
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Best Mattress for Couples: To Each His/Her Own
Finding the right mattress is difficult enough when you’re shopping for one person. When you’re looking for the best mattress for intimacy or just for...
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Is it Safe to Sleep with Earplugs?
Is it Safe to Sleep with Earplugs? If a snoring spouse, barking dogs or birds chirping, affect your ability to get a good night’s sleep,...
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Latex Mattress Reviews: Helping You Make a Choice
People today are looking for earth-friendly choices in many purchases. Sometimes, this is at the expense of other luxuries or features. That isn’t the case,...
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Best Mattress for Shoulder Pain
“Shoulder pain is a common and disabling complaint. The reported annual incidence of shoulder pain in primary care is 14.7 per 1000 patients per year...
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Best Mattress for Kids: Keeping Them Safe and Secure
Parents don’t always consider the mattress needs of their children when making a kids mattress purchase. Sometimes it’s a matter of children seeming to be...
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Mattresses and Sleep Positions
Did you know that your sleeping position greatly impacts the type of mattress that will provide the best support? Many people understand the direct link...
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Sleep Cycles: How Your Sleep Patterns are Regulated
Most people never think about sleep cycles until they begin feeling the impact of not getting an adequate amount of sleep. In fact, there are...
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Best Mattress for Hip Pain: Pressure Point Relief
Hip pain is a common complaint, especially for older people. “A total of 14.3% of participants aged 60 years and older reported significant hip pain...
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Sleep Deprivation: What it is and the Residual Effects
Getting the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep each night may seem like a long lost memory, let alone a luxury. But not getting...
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The Zero Motion Transfer Benefit of Natural Latex
Talk about zero motion transfer. Have you ever seen the late night television commercial that features a glass of red wine on one side of...
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How to Sleep After Back Surgery: Making it as Comfortable as Possible
Having difficulty sleeping after back surgery or spinal surgery, like lumbar spine surgery, discectomy, disc replacement, laminectomy, or spinal fusion is completely normal. Your body...
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Top 10 Memory Foam Mattress Complaints
The Memory Foam Conundrum As with most things in life, there are pros and cons to each choice we are faced with. Memory foam as...
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The Best and Worst Sleep Positions for Your Health
Do you wake up with heartburn, a cricked neck, and a backache? Or maybe it’s more subtle: you wake up feeling tired, like you haven’t...
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How to Sleep with Post Nasal Drip
Have you ever had a cold so badly it just won’t go away? Between the coughing, sneezing and post nasal drip, all you want to...
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What Is The Best Bed Size For A Great Night’s Sleep
Do you know what the best bed size is for you? There are so many different theories out there on how to get your best...
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Can’t Sleep Without Your Partner? Here are 10 Tips
Why Can’t I Sleep When My Partner Is Away? Sleeping without your partner can be a challenge for many couples. While sharing a bed with...
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How to Sleep with New Ear Piercings
Getting a new piercing is exciting, and can be a great way to express yourself, but it also comes with some discomfort and extra care...
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Best Comforters - PlushBeds Buyer’s Guide
When decorating a bedroom, one of the first items you decide on is your comforter. Usually the questions of color, size and style come before...
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Bypassing the Buzz: Alternatives to Regular Alarm Clocks
We’ve all been there – one moment you’re dreaming peacefully in a sedative slumber and suddenly it hits you: BING BING BING. The deafening sound...