Thursday, November 12th, 2009
The answer has to do with support and comfort. Support has to do with the mattress’ ability to support the weight of our body and not let it ’sag.’ The spine and muscles around it need to have the proper posture so they relax when we are sleeping. The core of the mattress (springs or foam) gives the support factor, not the padding on the top that can make the mattress ‘feel’ either firm or soft. Poor posture, or lack of support, generates a message to a body’s self-defense mechanism to change positions (toss and turn). You will toss and turn less and sleep better with proper support.
Comfort relates to the mattress’ ability to conform to the curves of our bodies and spread out pressure points. Pressure points occur when a mattress causes a reduction in blood circulation, most commonly in our shoulders or hips. These pressure points trigger our subconscious defense mechanism that tells us to ‘change positions’ to keep our blood flowing properly (tossing and turning). The lower the pressure on your body, the less you will toss and turn and then sleep better.
The degree of conformability needed has to do with your sleeping position. Choose, then click on Side Sleeper, Stomach Sleeper, or Back Sleeper for more information.
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Latex Foam - as a layer of padding in a mattress - efficiently reduces pressure points, has the greatest durability, and has the benefit of being temperature-neutral.
Natural Latex is harvested from Rubber trees (from around the globe) and is processed for use in mattresses. As compared to a medium firm coil mattress that applies nearly 120 lbs. of pressure against your body as you sleep on it, a foam core mattress with Latex padding on top applies less than 30 lbs. of pressure. You can imagine the circulation benefits of having such a mattress.
From a durability standpoint, Latex is rubber. It’s like a softer version of your car tires. You won’t be able to wear it out. The only downside for the general population is that Latex is the most expensive layer of padding to produce. For those of you who can afford it, the absolute best night’s sleep awaits you.
As a comparison, Latex and Memory foam have similar pressure-reducing characteristics. But Memory Foam is a bit limited because of its temperature-sensitive characteristics. Approximately 10% of consumers have a ‘hot’ reaction to Memory Foam, where Latex Foam has no such limitation. Latex Foam is ‘naturally’ temperature-neutral, meaning its conforming characteristics work at any temperature and it doesn’t retain a sleeper’s body heat. It automatically assumes the temperature of the sleeper and helps eliminate heat.
Latex is also naturally anti-microbial (no chemicals added) and resistant to dust mites.
For those who have heard that Latex produces allergic reactions, the Talalay process used in our mattresses washes away the impurities that are present in latex products such as the dish washing gloves found in grocery stores.
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