Author: Angela L. Hensley

Why Resolutions are Broken and Goals are Met: How to Attain Your Goals

Fitness Goal Setting – Using Fitness Goal Setting as a Success Tool

Unlike resolutions, which are usually broken by February, goals are made to be set, attained, and set again at a new higher level. Goal setting is an important tool for evaluating your progress and successfully meeting your goals. It is the road map that helps lead you to your final destination. Short-term (immediate) and intermediate goals are the stepping-stones to your long-range goals. Short and intermediate goals are necessary so that success is experienced during the long journey towards your long-range and final, ultimate goal.

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Why You Need to Read Mattress Warranty Details

I recently spoke with a man who was looking into the Healthy Foundations 10″ Memory Foam Mattress, as well as the memory foam mattress of another mattress company.  There were differences in the way they were made, pricing, company longevity, and the usual things that separates Healthy Foundations from other companies, but the biggest “gotcha” from this company is their warranty.  Buyer beware, as I always say.

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Just Say “No!” to Dust Mites with a Natural Latex Mattress

House dust mites, those tiny little critters that love to hang our with their human hosts, can be troublesome for those with allergies or asthma.  We have a previous blog about reducing them in your house, but what about eliminating them from your mattress?  Can that be done?  Yes!  A 100% natural latex mattress is naturally dust-mite free due to its unique qualities.  What exactly are those unique qualities?

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Environmental Allergies? Try a Natural Latex Mattress

If you have environmental allergies, you may want to take a look at 100% all-natural latex for your mattress of choice.  A latex mattress that is 100% natural is antibacterial, hypoallergenic, and resistant to dust mites.  These are all qualities that come with an all natural latex mattress, which is completely botanical and made from the sap of rubber trees.

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Super Green Mattress: The Natural Latex Mattress

Looking for a green mattress that doesn’t pack down to nothing or feel like you are sleeping on twigs? Then check out a 100% all-natural latex mattress. Sure there are other green mattress materials, like cotton or wool, but cotton packs down to a firm, packed pancake and wool still needs a good mattress base beneath it.  Latex is supremely comfortable and durable and provides great green qualities to go with its comfort.

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Natural Latex Mattress: The Dunlop and Talalay Methods Combo

Many people are looking at 100% natural latex mattresses for the comfort they provide, as well as their completely natural, completely botanical qualities. The fact that a 100% natural latex mattress provides a completely botanical, green experience is also a top reason why more and more people are buying latex mattresses. An all-natural latex mattress is dust mite-free, antibacterial, and hypoallergenic. This makes it a great choice for those with allergies or those who just want a cleaner sleeping alternative.

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Latex Mattress: Made from Rubber Tree Sap

A mattress made from the sap of a rubber tree? That sounds really weird. Perhaps it may sound weird, but a 100% all-natural latex mattress is one of the most comfortable mattresses around.  It is also antibacterial, dust mite-free, and hypoallergenic.

A 100% all-natural latex mattress is a very comfortable mattress.  According to the top-rated mattress review site, SleepLiketheDead.com, it is one of the most comfortable mattresses you can buy, with an owner satisfaction rating of 80%.  It is second only to memory foam mattresses, which have an 81% owner satisfaction rating.  An all-natural latex mattress also has the benefit of being completely botanical.  Its unique qualities make it dust mite-free, antibacterial, and hypoallergenic.  This makes it ideal for those with allergies or those who just want a clean, green botanical sleeping experience.

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Try Wool for Your Natural Latex Mattress Cover

So you want a 100% all-natural, completely botanical latex mattress. You want it for its comfort, as well as the fact that it is hypoallergenic, dust mite-free, and antibacterial. Great! So what do you want your 100% all-natural latex mattress to be covered with so you can really benefit from latex’s great qualities?

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Latex Mattresses: The Talalay Method of Making Latex

There are two methods of making latex for latex mattresses. The oldest method is the Dunlop method, which I covered in a previous blog. The newer method, which is used primarily for making synthetic latex, is the Talalay method.  Although the Dunlop method is the primary method for making all-natural latex, it gets a bit more confusing when you learn that the Talalay method can also be used for making not just synthetic latex, but natural latex too.

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The Dunlop Method of Making a Natural Latex Mattress

There are two different methods for making a latex mattress – the Dunlop method and the Talalay Method. In this blog I am going to talk about the Dunlop method.

The Dunlop method is the original and longest (in terms of how long it has been used) method of making latex.  It is used primarily for making natural latex.  (The Talalay method is mostly used for making synthetic latex, but can be used to make natural latex too.)

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