Protect your Mattress & Yourself! Bed Bugs Beware!

A mattress can’t be tossed in the washing machine, or dropped off for a quick scrub-up at the drycleaners. If you’re not using a protector, make no mistake – Your mattress is getting dirty! Sheets allow microscopic organisms to pass through to your mattress. Without a barrier, the gross sludge of skin cells, dust mites, drool, perspiration, bacteria, fungus and mold pass through and take refuge in the mattress.

Using a Mattress Protector creates a barrier between your mattress top and sheets. Skin cells shed during sleep are whisked away when the sheets are changed.

According to recent reports bed bugs infestation rates in homes, hospitals, hotels and school dorms have been steadily increasing since the 1980’s. These nocturnal nastys lurk in the dark folds of your bedding, or cracks of your walls, and emerge when the lights go down. 

Don’t let the bed bugs bite - vampire like, they suck up to 3 times their body weight of your blood in less than 15 minutes. The salivary secretion they inject to prevent coagulation causes your skin to swell and itch in an allergic reaction similar to that of flea bites. Think your bed is infested? Grab a flashlight, pull back the sheets and search for critters the size and shape of an apple seed.

This Natura Mattress Protector offers you the ultimate in mattress protection. We’ve combined Natural Silver Technology with wool to protect your mattress while providing you with a better night’s sleep.
A wool core sandwiched between a waterproof barrier and cotton top buffers pressure points and supports joints to reduce tossing and turning. Wool wicks away moisture (including any spills) to keep your sheets dry, clean and just the right temperature.
Natural Silver Clear Technology is embedded into the Natura line of Mattress Protectors. The NaturaProtect Mattress Protector is a barely there sheet-like barrior, with wetness protection on top and for wetness protection on both the sides and the top use the NaturaProtectPlus Mattress Protector. They both add another layer of protection from dust mites, bed bugs and other bacteria. Keep your mattress pristine and allergen free, and protect your investment with a NaturaProtect mattress cover.
You will be glad you did!

Evaluate your Family's Priorities-Sleep for your Health in 2010

Sleep is how your body repairs itself after a busy day. A 2005 poll by The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) found that more than half of us don’t get enough sleep, which could be putting us at risk for a slew of mental and physical illnesses. How do we ensure that we get enough quality sleep?

 

Maintain a Comfortable Sleep Temperature

Our bodies are 70% water and we maintain our optimal warmth by releasing minuscule amounts of vapor on the surface of our skin. When evaporation doesn’t take place, the moisture collects and becomes sweat. Likewise, when you step out of a warm shower into a cool room, the moisture chills you quickly. Wool naturally draws moisture away from your body, storing as much as 30% of its own weight without feeling wet to the touch. Cotton only absorbs 8%, synthetics less than 5%. Because wool is so good at drawing moisture from your skin to its core, your body regulates its own temperature more efficiently.
If you’ve ever woken up cold and clammy or hot and sweaty, you’ll understand how temperature swings can fuel heart palpitations. Studies show premature babies who sleep on wool have lower heart rates, which allows them to grow and develop at a faster rate than infants who sleep on other types of bedding. A resting heart rate and natural temperature regulation allows you drift into a deeper sleep and repair your body from the previous day. Natura's All Natural Mattress Topper provides a dreamy wool surface in a flash. 

Body Support to Avoid Aches & Pains

The average person moves more than 50 times a night. Your brain constantly sends out signals to move as circulation is compromised. Wool buffers the body’s pressure points, providing cushioning support to relax muscles and ease joint pain. Studies show that wool reduces tossing and turning by as much as 75% because the crimped fibers gently support the body at its heaviest points. No pain signal equals less unnecessary movement – and waking – during the night.

Wool’s amazing springy-ness earned it a place in official baseballs (made with 150 yards of yarn) and piano hammers. And hospitals have long been providing long-term care patients with wool toppers and bedding to prevent bedsores.

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Wool naturally repels dust mites, bed bugs and other common allergens because it lacks the one thing they need – moisture. While wool fibers store moisture at their core, it’s released directly to the environment while the outside stays dry. With synthetic fibers, moisture sits on the outside of the fibers and the fabric feels wet to the touch. 

If sinus complaints and breathing difficulties keep you from getting the rest you need, it’s time to consider adding wool to your sleeping environment.

Be sure to check out our collection of therapeutic sleep systems and keep in mind that these mattresses are all made from natural organic materials-good for your family and good for the environment .