Are Pesticides Killing Our Ecosystem?

Lovers of Organic mattresses are known for their love also of the environment and healthy living and their love of Bee's!!!!

Our bee population has been dwindling for many years , and bee experts as well as bee keepers and environmentalists have tried their best to keep bee numbers up, through cultivation of bee farms amongst other initiatives, none will be surprised by the latest research showing that pesticides are linked to bee decline!

Without Bee's our ecosystem hangs in the balance, and yet we have other researchers and economists telling us that organic farming is rubbish!! There has to pesticides and herbicides which act like the antibiotics of nature.. they kill everything, good or bad!

http://www.naturalnews.com/034678_honey_bees_colony_collapse_pesticides.html

Who Needs Toxic Chemical Cleaning products? Use lemon Juice Instead!

Fans of Organic mattresses will be interested to know that Lemon Juice is a very acidic yet natural way of solving many household issues. Not only does it help the common cold and act as a preservative in foods. It’s acidic qualities can help keep your home sparklingly clean!

1.       As a disinfectant- Lemon juice can be used to clean areas such as chopping boards, work tops and fridges without harm. They will leave them smelling fresh too

2.       Getting Rid of Grease- Mix with plain water and apply to greasy pots, pans or surfaces. It will blitz the grease away

3.       Shining windows – Mix one part lemon juice with 10 parts water and use as a window cleaner to get great shine

4.       As a Polish – mix with ordinary table salt and then apply and leave for 10 mins on to tarnished copper, chrome or brass and then rinse with warm water and bring to a shine with a soft cloth

5.       Toilet freshness- Mix with borax powder (available at some health food stores) and use the mixture to clean the loo! Use rubber gloves or a toilet brush to protect your hands from the borax

6.       Handwash- deodorises and cleans at the same time, great for getting rid of garlic smells!

buyOrganics Top tip- make sure your sieve the lemon juice first before using it as a cleaning solution! Unless you want bits of lemon pulp everywhere!!

Cheap Organic Products Make Great Stocking Fillers!

Sale time is here and we're having a good clear out of all our discontinued items. buyOrganics ranges of organic toiletries have always been the best on the market, but as we are no longer selling organic skincare,  and organic haircare products, we've put them all on sale. All brand new, within their sell by dates and ready to dispatch immedietly. We have organic products reduced to ridiculously cheap prices so that we can make space for new bedding stock. Great for immediate use or as xmas stocking fillers. don't miss out, Buy Now!!!

Easing Back Pain With a Pregnancy Pillow

Pregnancy can raise many pains ranging from back pain to leg and hip pain which can make sleeping and resting a nightmare. If you’re lower back is stiff and lying on your side is painful, you maybe resorting to sleeping on your back, which is not recommended as baby gets bigger.

A recent article in The Telegraph online shared some helpful hints given by leading health and wellbeing experts on how to cope.

The first advice came from Physiotherapist Will Pressley, who said that hormonal changes in the body lead to softening of ligaments which when coupled with a growing baby can increase pressure on your back. Will suggested to be mindful of your working position in the day, such as the position of your desk and chair, and to try gentle exercises such as swimming. He also recommended avoiding sitting for long periods of time in the evening

Secondly, Fitness expert Christina Howells, suggested strengthening your transversus abdominus muscles which will help greatly. These exercises he said are safe to do during pregnancy.  “Pull the lower abdominal muscles towards the spine and hold for five to 10 seconds, breathing normally (engage these muscles by scooping in your tummy as if zipping up tight jeans). Repeat five to 10 times a day.” He also recommends The child pose: which requires you to kneel on the floor with legs slightly apart, then lean forwards until your forehead is on the floor, arms outstretched.

Thirdly Yoga and Pilates instructor Angie Newson suggests lying on your side with your knees bent, and placing a pillow between your thighs and another pillow supporting the underside of your abdomen.  

“During my second pregnancy I found that a great pillow to do this job was an organic pregnancy pillow, otherwise known as a snake pillow or a sausage pillow, it can be moved and twisted in all directions and can easily fit between your legs and extend to cradle your tummy from below. Not only can it be used to support your legs and tummy, but also your back, and after I had baby I used it to help breast feed after which it ended up on my bed as a back support pillow, knowing it was organic and chemical free just made it even better.” (Sonia Kalia-Sagoo)

Angie Newson also recommends a good stretch to ease back pain is the cat stretch. For this you need to be on all fours, align your hands under the shoulders and knees under hips. Round your lower back by bringing your tailbone down and pulling your stomach in while nodding the chin to your chest. Return to neutral alignment. Repeat five times.

So between a good supportive organic snake pillow, some simple stretches and mindfulness in everyday activity, you may be able to alleviate pain and avoid making it worse.

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthadvice/9523509/Health-QandA-Pregnancy-back-pain.html

Mattresses Without Flame Retardants - Arlene Blums Crusade Against Toxins

Today I came across this stunning article on the effect flame retardants are having on our health and how we as consumers are herded like sheep into buying products that are seriously dangerous to our health. I am angry, angry today that consumers are misled and that to protect us from fire we are allowed to be slowly poisoned to death. Who gave the government the right to do this?

As a consumer you can choose a different route, but most people don't know about it. You can choose an item such as an organic mattress or an organic pillow that contains NO flame retardants and meets fire safety standards through the use of wool naturally. NO toxic fire retardant chemicals, no formaldehydes, Antimony, heavy metals, and no off gassing fullstop!!!

Please read this article, it will change the way you view your purchases

nytimes.com/2012/09/09/magazine/arlene-blums-crusade-against-household-toxins.html?pagewanted=all 

Pillow Obsession Leads To Arrest!!

Organic Pillow Fans will be tickled to know that a California man narrowly missed jail after steeling $84,000 worth of Pillow Pets from a factory and selling $11,000 worth on Ebay. He stole them from a warehouse that he had been supposedly buying them from previously but decided to take them from there instead.

Instead of jail he faced 15 days of community service and not a moment of rest for his weary head!! Like to see how he sneaked those out, not exactly small are they!!

High Fat Diet Disrupts Your Sleep

Organic Pillow fans will be interested to know about a new study conducted by scientists at the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis Veterans' Affairs Medical Centre showed that a diet made of up high-fat foods may diminish the quality of your sleep as well as cause you to gain weight.

To cut a long story short, we haven’t included all the science, but the findings of the study were that a high fat diet obviously leads to weight gain, but also to more fragmented sleep and a higher level of sleepiness during the day.

So what's the connection between a high-fat diet and poor sleep quality? In discussing their results, researchers suggest the link may be a chemical in the brain that's involved in regulating both sleep and weight: orexin.

Orexin is a neuro chemical that regulates our sleep wake cycle and our appetite and also our storage of brown (healthy) fat in the body. As we gain unhealthy fat in our body through a unhealthy fat diet our sensitivity to Orexin messages in our body is reduced causing poor and interrupted sleep as well as disrupted appetite.

You already know that a high-fat diet is bad for your waistline, but fat itself is not the enemy. A diet that includes reasonable portions of healthy fats can help keep you healthy, tipping that scale in the right direction. Improving your sleep is another great reason to limit your high-fat food intake and stick primarily to smart fats instead.

Source: Huffinton post Michael J. Breus, PhD 

Why Organic Futons Are Essential For University! SALE ON NOW!

If the thought of heading to University and sleeping on a suspect mattress that's been inhabited by about 900 other students turn by turn, some with distinctly questionable hygiene habits, is too much for you to bare, then give a thought to getting mum or dad help you invest in an organic futon.

They're healthy, clean, easily rolled and transported, and will still be yours when you move out from halls and into your own place. An organic wool futon is the best university choice as its naturally flame retardant, will help regulate your temperature whether the room is hot or cold and the filling keeps itself clean the best. It also has no toxic chemicals, something that every parent of a university student wants to avoid. It covers many of the things your parents will be worrying about when you're gone.. The sale bit helps also!

So you don't have to worry about any germs or bad habits from the previous bed inhabitant! Just put your futon on top and rest peacefully.. ready for lectures!! or not as the case maybe! :)

How Much The Tooth Fairy Leaves Under Your Organic Pillow

Organic Pillow fans will be interested to know that the tooth fairy’s costs have gone up on average about 15% since last year. A recent American survey reveals that most kids now get  $3 per tooth, with some receiving up to $20. How much is it in the UK I wonder? Well probably about equivalent. My daughter gets  2 pounds a tooth with an increase for Molars. Now that’s the right business to be in!