If you wanted to surround yourself in purely organic materials, and avoid synthetic chemicals, you would probably already be wearing natural fibers, from your little piggies to your sombrero. Which would take care of 2/3 of the job… so then how about over night? You have cotton or silk sheets, too, right? But how about the off-gassing from the materials of your bed? That’s 6-8 hours a night of exposure — roughly 2500 hours a year. As a Longevity Consultant, I am always checking if people are getting their 6-8 QUALITY HOURS of OVERNIGHT SLEEP. But hey, what are we BREATHING during those hours?
Next time I purchase a bed, I’m going organic. I happened upon a company that provides all-organic-materials beds. http://www.theorganicbedroom.com It’s a family owned company, and they deliver coast to coast. In fact, Vicki and Joey, the couple who owns and runs the company have 5 kids, and both parents gave up the 9-5 administrative and tech employee life to become entrepreneurs that provide 1/3 of your healthy environment.
When I’m in their neck of the woods later this year — I hope to meet them, and get my horizontal on! Maybe they’ll be part of our Longevity Community, so we can help everyone with organics, 24-7-365.
Update: We DID meet Joey in January of 2013, and we enjoyed his very thorough approach to our questions.