Is Your Mattress Toxic?

WHAT'S IN YOUR MATTRESS? Traditional mattresses often give off potentially harmful chemical odors from vo's, termed off Humid environments, a mattress that gets wet and is gassing. Volatile organic compounds like PBDE's and not dried properly, or even sweat on a mattress that Bacteria in traditional mattresses may include antimony trioxide (known carcinogen) are included Micrococcus, Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, does not receive adequate ventilation (we excrete in mattresses as flame retardants. Adverse effects half a pint of moisture every night, according to the Psuedomonads, Bacillus, Fel d1, Can F1 and from VoC's may include skin irritation, allergic Coliforms. These pathogens can cause Sleep Council), may cause a mattress to accumulate reactions, and respiratory problems. infections, fever and other symptoms. mold spores. Mold can exacerbate asthma and cause allergic reactions with symptoms such as nasal stuffiness, eye irritation, wheezing, or skin irritation. OFF GASSING Benzene, Naphthalene, Chlorinated Tris, pesticides, Boric Acid, Antimony, Silicon, Melamine, Formaldehyde, Decabromodiphenyl oxide, and the list goes on... Many of these are known or possible carcinogens, and each of these chemicals has the potential to cause serious health issues. Much like a Dust mites are microscopic in size, and thrive in drug commercial's sneaky list of side effects, there traditional mattresses. A typical mattress may are a litany of petrochemicals lurking in a contain 100,000 to 10 million of them. Dust mites traditional mattress that most people are never and their waste products are one of the most even aware of, unless they become adversely common causes of allergies and asthma. Some affected by them. sources say that your mattress can double in weight over the course of 8 to 10 years, due in large part to the accumulation of dust mites and their excrement. Are You Wearing Your HazMat Suit and Mask to Sleep at Night? PLUSHBEDS Ammerican Macle Lauxury SOURCES: http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/07/30/mattress.bedbugs. dust.mites/ http://www.marksdailyapple.com/dust-mites-off-gassing-and-what-to-do-with-your-mattress/#axzz3C4ZgtkLi http://www.livescience.com/33097-does-your-mattress-really-gain-weight-over-time-.html http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2008/03/should-you-ditch-your-chemical-mattress http://www.oprah.com/world/Tips-for-Buying-an-Eco-Friendly-Mattress http://www.urbanhomemaker.com/blog/index.php/so-whats-in-your-mattress/ http://redandhoney.com/is-your-mattress-toxic-hidden-dangers-in-your-sleeping-environment/ http://naturallivingmamma.com/2013/07/15/toxins-in-your-mattress/ http://www.theveganwoman.com/whats-hiding-in-your-bed-a-guide-to-a-vegan-bedroom/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1336319/The-bacteria-timebomb-home-The-experts-rules-beating-household-bugs-trigger-heart-disease-allergies- strokes.html http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phs/phs.asp ?id=37&tid%3=14 http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phs/phs.asp?id=238&tid=43 http://www.epa.gov/dfe/pubs/projects/spf/health_concerns_associated_with_chemicals_in_spray_polyurethane_foam_products.html http://toxipedia.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageld=9175065 http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/human.htm http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDS/factsheets/0024fact.pdf http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phs/phs.asp?id%=330&tid=58 http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/si.htm http://jasn.asnjournals.org/content/20/2/245.full http://www.epa.gov/iaq/formaldehyde.html http://www.ec.gc.ca/ese-ees/default.asp?lang=En&n=92D49BA9-1#a2 http://www.cdc.gov/mold/faqs.htm http://www.mattressdoctor.net/uk/default/bacteria.asp