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January15
We take a look at what should be in your bed to change
that tossing and turning into a restful night’s sleep.
environment, bed and bedding can have
a huge impact on your health.
Mattresses and pillows made from
materials such as foam have to be
treated with flame retardants, which,
as the foam breaks down, give off
chemicals that can be absorbed through
the skin. So it’s good to know that all
the products at
European Bedding
,
a company that supplies mattresses,
pillows and bed bases, are made from
natural materials.
Natural nights
“We sell only 100 percent latex
mattresses,” says the company’s general
manager Sylvestian Yap. “We don’t use
PU foam, which can be full of chemicals.”
He also explains the importance of not
using metal parts in the company’s
products. “An early 1990s Swedish
study into electromagnetic radiation
reported a potential link between
sleeping on a spring coil mattress and
a rise in cancers.”
European Bedding’s mattresses and
pillows come in both natural and organic
latex. Not only is natural latex anti-mould,
anti-dust mite, and anti-allergenic, but it’s
also eco-friendly.
“Natural latex comes from the rubber
tree, which has to grow for six years
before the sap is ready for tapping, and
the trees can then live for around 100
years,” explains Sylvestian. “In order to
make a queen-size mattress, you need
12 acres of rubber plantation and eight
rubber tappers employed to tap the
trees for one whole day. There’s no need
to cut the trees down, and 12 acres of
plantation can absorb up to 140 tonnes
of carbon dioxide.”
European Bedding’s mattresses
come with one or two cores, the first
of which is 18cm of pure latex (or
A
good night’s sleep is not just
a nice-to-have: it should be
regarded as a necessity. The
health benefits are numerous;
sleeping well can improve memory,
boost the immune system, lengthen
attention span and strengthen the
ability to be physically active – not to
mention put you in a better mood. Of all
the furnishings in your home, your bed
is where you spend the most amount
of continuous time, and the bedroom
The all-natural
Heveya organic
latex mattress
by European
Bedding
Ploh’s bedscape
By Amy Brook-Partridge
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