More and more people are finally learning about the dangers of all the toxic chemicals used in mattresses… and both traditional and newer “memory foam” are proving to be quite damaging.
While research has been slow to prove the link, you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to figure it out folks… just take a whiff of a new mattress after you’ve opened the plastic bag it’s in… that alone is enough to make most people instantly nauseous. Try sleeping on that every night!
You can get more details about the dangers by reading this article: “Can Your Mattress Kill You?”
Personally, I am in the process of replacing every bed in my home (and we have 8!) with all natural latex / rubber mattresses. So far we have replaced 4 of them and my wife and I have been sleeping on a king size one for over a year now and it is by far the best mattress we’ve ever had.
I encourage you to learn more about the dangers of traditional and memory foam and protect yourself and your family.
UPDATE:
Since posting this video we have received several comments and emails from people asking which brand of natural mattress I purchased and recommend.
Well, I have actually bought from several different companies as I often do to test and see who has the best product and service. Here are the three companies I have purchased from:
Essentia: Natural Memory Foam Mattresses
Savvy Rest: Organic Mattresses
Natural Bed Store: Natural Latex Mattresses
If you’ve had experiences with these companies or others selling similar mattresses, please share your experience by commenting.
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Any recommendations for the all natural latex / rubber mattresses? Suggested places to buy (hopefully online)?
Thanks!
I bought mine from Lifekind. We LOVE the mattresses. They have excellent customer support to help you select the mattress for your needs and health issues. They are not high pressure–just honest, sincere, and helpful. The mattresses are expensive but excellent quality and well worth the price. I bought them during their spring sale a few years ago. Highly recommend.
Jesse
What you do for a mattress if you have a allergy
to latex. Or do people not have a allergy reaction
to natural latex.
Emily
Don’t buy a natural latex mattress if your are allergic to latex. See “http://www.webmd.com/allergies/guide/latex-allergies” for details.
Also, the employee in the video is probably reacting to cotton fibers, which probably have increased since the use of fire retardant matterials.
Also, the mattress maker in Indiana is probably trying to minimize the use of fire retardant materials because it costs more to do so.
I have multiple bulging discs: cervical, thoracic, and lumbar. I have sciatica, SI joint damage and am held together with scar tissue and adhesions all in spasm trigger points in every square inch of my torso.
I was hit by a runaway 18 wheeler going over 100 miles/hour as I sat stationary waiting for the light to turn green.
The only mattress that has made a life and death difference was the DUXIANA mattress. It eliminates all pressure points and allows me to rest without any added pain. All previous mattresses created more pain and discomfort.
The DUXIANA mattresses are expensive, but worth every penny. I bought a king for myself and a queen for my guest bedroom.
Every singe guest who has some back pain issue and has slept on that mattress has told me that they slept like a baby and felt total pain relief and have not slept like that in ages. They all want to buy the mattress.
I have a temper-pedic mattress, I have had it for over 15 yrs. However lately I can’t sleep over an hr, or two at night without my body hurting & waking me up. I’m 84 yrs. young, in otherwise very good health. I know I need a new mattress, but you are you saying that I should not get a temper pedic mattress? if so what do you suggest I get? I am a health nut in every respect & I sure did not know that I had purchased a mattress that is dentrimental to my health. Please advise me, I have no one to help me. I would be eternally grateful for any input that you can give me, Sincerely DGW
The thing I have against any foam sleep product is that they are hot and they stink. That in addition to the fact that they really don’t provide the proper support. Just watch the ads with a person lying on their back on the bed. Always the rear will sink and the legs will float up. When on the side, the same thing happens, forcing the back into an unnatural curve.
I used to travel a lot and many of the hotels I stayed in had foam matresses. I usually ended up on the floor or getting another room because I felt like I was being gassed by the fumes. Yuk.
Just updated the post above with 3 different companies that sell all-natural / organic mattresses.
Have you actually read the article “Can your mattress kill you”? There is so much factually incorrect information (eg. lymphoma = blood cancer!!) and it is generally such a poor article that I’m amazed you recommend it at all. I’m sorry to say that it has made me wonder about your credibility. And just in case you’re wondering, I do have a mattress with memory foam topping and I actually don’t like it, but your article and your reader’s testimonials, leave me stone cold!
If you have any problem with your memory foam mattress, then there are other many options to choose from. After all we all need a comfortable sleep at night. And a good quality mattress is must for that.
I have like the other comments multiple disc blown, 4 fractures, L3,4,5, T1,2 with multiple bone spurs., stenos is, in many locations and of course arthritis. Ok saying all that I bought a MF mattress brand Chantilly, very nice bed very expensive not as bad as Temperpedic but like one of the comments mentioned your butt area goes deeper down then legs and lying on the side is impossible, like a knife in my ribs. But I do want to say, “when visiting hotels while traveling the beds absolutely destroy my back for days so out of the two evils I’ll suggest staying with the Memory Foam mattress even thro it is unnatural to the contour, I found flipping the mattress “which is impossible for me” more often and rotating more often seems to eliminate the problem a little. I don’t notice any strong smells but I’ve notice a little sinuous problem but not all the time. I don’t think I’m in much danger but could be wrong. AS FOR the Credibility of Jesse’s product there is no doubt in my mind that almost every stretch and bid of info is at the HIGHEST Quality on the net. If it wasn’t for the info I bought I wouldn’t still be going to work and would be on permanent disability. So back off a little, he’s making money like the rest of us right and mistakes sometimes happen. By the way everyone if you haven’t started using Infrared Heat Pad on the sour painful area’s start now. It works great. So don’t throw out your expensive beds to quick but don’t kill the messenger ok. Good day mate!! Jesse keep up the good work and keep helping us get better. By the way I can’t live without the stretches; even PT people are finding what I am doing amazing due to your videos on losing back pain. Cheers
What about those Choose your Number Beds? Are they any good for those of us with back pain probs?
This is so scary. We bought a foam mattress from Living Spaces. It had a really bad smell but we aired it out and it didn’t seem that bad. We noticed the mattress was saggy so we turned it around. We took the cover off and it was covered in mold. BLACK SMELLY MOLD. After reading some of the dangers of this I contacted the company. The only thing they were willing to do is give us a refund. If you have a foam mattress, take the cover off. You might be as surprised as we were.