HEALTH &
Wellness
Stop Sleeping With Dirty Chemicals
Could your mattress be making you sick? BY KAREN LANGSTON, HOLISTIC NUTRITIONIST
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Could you be harming your health when you sleep? Maybe—are you sleeping on a conventional mattress, or an organic one? Did you know conventional mattresses are loaded with chemicals? Some of these chemicals can make you downright sick. This is what happened to Sheila, who, for the last nine months, felt unwell. She complained of low-grade headaches and of feeling tired no matter how much she slept. She just always felt zapped of energy.
She figured it was the stress of the move, but in her gut, felt something was just not right. During a series of questions, Sheila’s face went white—we hit the right question. Sheila had purchased everyone new mattresses.
Her husband also complained of low energy, as well as allergy symptoms, and developed dark circles under his eyes. Their kids’ behavior and moods changed, too. Oddly, they were both diagnosed with asthma, which required steroidal medication.
The stress of moving, chemicals in and around the home, and the lack of a good diet and sleep, all wear on the immune system. It could have been that the chemicals in the mattress were the tipping point for already-stressed immune systems.
Together, Sheila and I went through a timeline to try to pinpoint when this all began.
Did you know you could be sleeping with lead, mercury, formaldehyde, arsenic, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, boric acid, antimony, and an array of other chemicals?
Nine months ago, Sheila’s family purchased a new home.
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Could that really be the root cause? Perhaps. Or, the final straw.
