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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing
Green-wash(grēn' wŏsh',-wôsh' ) -verb: the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service. SIN OF THE HIDDEN TRADE OFF A claim suggesting that a product is ‘green’ based on a narrow...
Wool Bedding Properties
Unique Natural-fiber bedding made of wool has many great properties perfectly suited for the bed because of wool’s unique structure. Wool is made of keratin, a natural protein. It has a spongy inner core that absorbs water vapor. The core is covered in overlapping...
The Soy-Based Foam Deception
Many mattresses contain polyurethane foam. In a previous post I pointed out the problems with polyurethane foam, and how the “CertiPUR-US” certification can’t be trusted because it is administered by the Alliance for Flexible Polyurethane Foam, Inc., a foam-industry...
Sleep Tips
Don’t use electronic devices before bedtime. The blue light (primarily) suppresses melatonin, a sleep hormone. Eat right. Don’t eat large meals right before sleep. During the day eat foods high in fiber and low in saturated fat. Avoid alcohol. Although alcohol is...
New Organic Certification by GOTS
Savvy Rest is now the only mattress manufacturer to have a completely certified organic mattress containing talalay latex. Great News! All of our Savvy Rest brand, layered latex mattresses are officially GOTS certified organic with either dunlop or talalay latex....
Avoid Polyurethane Foam Mattresses
Despite latex foam’s vast superiority, polyurethane foam mattresses are less expensive and widely available. That may explain why they are gaining popularity these days with bed-in-a-box concepts like Purple, Casper, or with the “created by NASA” hype around...