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Sleeping Clean & Sustainably
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What Does OEKO TEX Standard 100 Certification Mean?
As you become more informed about the products you purchase for your home and your family, you’re going to hear a lot about various certifications available for products. While some certifications, such as in-house certifications, mean very little for consumers, other certifications carry more weight. These “other” certifications include third-party certifications that require products to meet certain standards of quality, materials, and/or manufacturing. OEKO TEX Standard 100 Certification is one of those “other” third party...
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Differences Between Adjustable Beds and Hospital Beds
Adjustable beds that allow you the option of raising your legs or your head while in bed offer many benefits to those who decide to...
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Benefits of PlushBeds Memory Foam Mattresses
Memory foam mattresses have come a long way in the past decade. PlushFoam Memory Foam mattresses have taken the many benefits of traditional memory foam...
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World’s First GreenGuard Gold Certified Memory Foam Mattress
PlushBeds is committed to quality and health in our mattresses. We take great care to introduce you to mattresses you can feel proud to own...
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Is it Time for a New Pillow? Learn the Signs
People will try many remedies and changes in order to get a better night’s sleep. However, few people think to look at their pillows when...
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Mattresses and Landfills: Why a Natural Mattress Matters
When purchasing a new mattress, your decision can have an impact on the planet seven or ten years down the road. Most mattresses are made...
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Beware of Mattress Industry Greenwashing
Many consumers today go out of their way to make planet-friendly purchasing decisions. They make efforts to conserve resources, recycle when possible, reduce waste, and...
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Transform Your Spring Mattress with a Natural Latex Topper
Do you need a change in mattress, but find yourself reluctant to make the investment just yet? If you’re not ready to purchase a new...
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5 Signs It’s Time for a New Mattress
Buying a new mattress is something many people put off because they don’t believe it’s time to do so. Of course, that doesn’t mean it...
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The Most Influential Green Living Bloggers for 2015
Who and Why The following green living bloggers are those whom The PlushBeds Family considers to be the most influential in the green living space...
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Is a Latex Mattress Topper for You?
If you’re interested in a latex mattress, but not ready to commit to the price tag of a full natural latex mattress, there are options...
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You’ll Rarely Find 100% Natural Latex Mattresses in Stores
Many people go from one store to the next tiredly searching for the perfect mattress to end their sleep struggles only to come out empty...
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Latex Mattress Fire Retardant: Safer and Chemical-Free
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on behalf of the U.S. government, established regulations beginning July 1, 2007 that requires all mattresses sold in the...
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Do I Need to Rotate My Latex Mattress?
To rotate or flip. That is the question. Latex mattresses have many benefits over ordinary mattresses. One of those benefits is the truly back-saving benefit...
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Best Mattress for Aches and Pains
If you’re experiencing pain and achiness upon waking in the morning and/or throughout the day, the culprit may be your mattress. While it’s a little...
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The Body Contouring Characteristic of a Latex Mattress
Latex Mattress Body Contouring Latex mattresses have many popular features and benefits. One of the most commonly cited is the body contouring properties natural latex...
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Latex Mattress vs. an Air Mattress
Latex mattresses are made from the sap of rubber trees, though there are some synthetic latex mattresses and latex blends on the market as well....
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Latex Mattress Zippered Cover so You Can Adjust and Rearrange Layers
One of the best features with latex mattresses is the fact that comfort layers can be added or removed in order to adjust comfort and/or...
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Best Mattress for Neck Pain: No More Cricks
Neck pain, also called cervical pain, is a part of everyday life for millions of Americans. “About two thirds of the population have neck pain...
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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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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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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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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...