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Organic Pillows UK Sizes Now available at buyOrganics

Most organic pillows have until now been made in european continental sizes. Although these sizes aren't far off the UK standatrd size of 50 x 75cm, they are either a bit small or a bit longer than normal UK pillow cases. We are pleased to announce at buyOrganics that we have now introduced the standard Uk pillow size of 50 x 75cm in quilted organic wool pillows uk, un-quilted organic wool pillows , quilted spelt and millet pillows and quilted latexflakes pillows. This means that you can still have all the purity of an organic pillow in the convenience of a British size!!

What and How Not To Eat If You Want To Stay Looking Young!!

So organic pillow hugger!! You are getting your beauty sleep, drinking plenty of filtered water, and getting the excercise in, so are you doing everything possible?

Nutrition, not age, determines the body’s internal chemistry, and that chemistry determines, in large part, the quality and resiliency of virtually every organ, cell and system in the body. If your diet is poor and missing essential nutrients, then it doesn't matter what else you do, your body will age beyond its years.

In our next article we will discuss what you should eat, but in this one we'll just give you a quick heads up on some foods that speed up aging. Just to note though, the odd bad food isn't going to make a huge differenbce, but it's daily habits that can stack up and cause problems.

1. Cut out Transfats

Transfats in fast foods and supermarket processed food is a huge offender. It acts in the body by increasing inflammation, and damaging your chromosomes, at the same time it reduces cell to cell communication which is bad news for your body. Being a man made molecule it is unantural to the body and causes enormous damage. Try to cut out anything that says it has hydrogenated ingerdients in it.


2. Highly Refined Sugar


Its not easy when you're a cake lover like me, but sucrose and higly refined sugars actually cut down your bodies ability to repair itself. High levels of sugar cause glycosolation within the body, this is when sugar molecules start interfering with protein molecules and a multitude of problems such as oxidative stress occur. Unfortunately when one thing like this starts happening in the body, a multitude of oither effects can begin which are like hitting the fast forward button on aging; hearing damage, vision damage, catracts, heart complaints are all a result. Trade refined sugars for natural sugars wherever possible, honey, maple syrup, agave nectar, but not artificial sweeteners, as they do more damage than even the most refined sugars!


3. Refined Starcy Foods

Highly refined carbs, are things like white bread, white pasta, white rice, any carbs that have their wholeness stripped away from them. Eating carbs like these are the same as eating high sugar foods, they massively increase your insulin level in the body as your body rushes to digest them, and then you'll feel hungry again 30mins later. This can lead to type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and heart disease. Instead stick to whole grains and legumes and veg. Much better for you.

 4. Waiting Until Your Hungry Before eating

When you are really hungry, your body releases a hormone called Ghrelin which urges your body to go out and stuff itself with food!!! So the result is that you over eat, as it takes 30mins for the hormone to switch off once you've started to eat. By that time you've already gorged yourself on too much food. Eat regularily and healthily, don't wait to be hungry.

5. Eating When You're Stressed

Cortisol in produced by your body under stress and directs the blood supply away from your stomach to deal with your stressful situation. In the meantime your food does not properly digest and ferments in your gut instead, also resulting in un wanted metabolites being absorbed into your bloodstream. Stress also disrupts the acidity level in your gut, making it less able to absorb vital nutrients such as vitamin B12. Cortisol also stops the body repairing itself, so all in all, stress and eating don't go together. Make sure you are relaxed when you eat, not rushing around or anxious.

So to sum up, how you eat is as important as what you eat. More about this to come in following weeks, but in the meantime, stick to a whole food natural diet for ultimate health.

Organic Cot Duvets for Children Over 12mths

Organic Cot Duvets are a great investment for babies whern they reach 12months of age. Before 12mths of age, babies should sleep in their cot with an organic cotton or wool blanket only and no pillow. But after 12mths, you can begin introducing an adjustable organic child pillow and also an organic cot duvet.

Both an organic cotton cot duvet or an organic wool cot duvet provides an excellent nights sleep, without the fear of baby being exposed to any chemicals that are traditionally present in high street duvets. Chemicals that are nasty for your child, may include fire retardants, polyfoam based polyester fills which are plastic based and off gas over time.

Wool is a particularily beneficial fibre to have in an organic cot duvet as wool has been clinically proven to increase your REM sleep which is the most restorative part of your sleep cycle. Wool is also dustmite repellant due to its high lanolin content.

However, if your child suffers from allergies to animal hair, the organic cotton cot duvet is an excellent choice, as it gives your child all the security of chemical free sleep, coupled with excellent temperature regulation. You can also wash this duvet at high temperatures on a spin free cycle, that allows dustmites to be eradicated.

Our organic cot duvets are the finest quality. Made with a very high grade of organic cotton for duvets, which is rich and silky, the stitching is also of superior quality, as are the organic fillings which are mechanically cleaned and protected from any chemical exposure. All our duvets and beddings are ECO TEST certified organic for complete peace of mind.

An essential investment for any family raising their children in a healthy as possible environment.

Photo from marthastewart.com

Organic Wool Duvets - New Sizes

Organic duvet shoppers will be happy to hear that due to popular demand, we are now offering our kingsize organic wool duvet in the 220 x 230cm size and we have added the super king size organic wool duvet 220x 260cm to our collection.

Organic wool duvets are great for health as they are made of all natural materials and have been clinically proven to increase the depth of your sleep.

Our organic wool duvets are finished in the finest organic cotton percal covers which are soft and silky to the touch, with superb stiytching and finishing.

What Is a Real Natural Latex Mattress?

Many people talk about the benefits of a natural latex mattress but few really know what one is , and the difference between what is genuinely natural and what is just really synthetic  latex labelled as natural.

Well here's a quick heads up on what a 'Latex Mattress' is.

Latex is the solid form of rubber milk that comes from the Hevea Brasiliensis (rubber) tree which are mainly grown in South East Asia, our Latex comes from Sri lanka and has been certified as Organic. When untampered with, it remains 100% pure and is just basically a biological plant based material. It is both biodegradable and recyclable, as well as being mould, mildew and dust mite resistant. Its flammability is low and it has no off gassing associated with it. Unlike synthetic latex however, it is more costly to produce than petroleum based foams, and thus is only used in its pure form by specialist organic furniture companies. Real Natural Latex mattresses can be made via the dunlop method or Talalay, but the Talalay method allows chemical additives to be added more easily. Some pure natural latex has been produced via the Talalay method of production, but its more expensive. In order to keep a real natural latex mattress pure, fire retardant chemicals are not added to it, and only wool or sometimes natural graphite would be used to non-toxically and non-chemically meet fire safety regs. We only use pure 100% clean dunlop latex with wool at buyOrganics.

What Is Synthetic Latex?

 Most high street furniture manufacturers, like to play around with the latex due to its cost, and add various chemicals to cheapen it,  so that less of the more expensive rubber is used and more fillers, these may include polyurethane in the form of polyurethane foam  (petrochemical based) which is what most furniture is made from. Poly foam contains 2 main ingredients polyols (such as Propylene oxide) and diisocyanates ( such as Toluene diisocyanate ). Both of these have been proven to cause mammary tumours. Toluene is also a neurotoxin which off gases over time as the mattress breaks down releasing chemicals into the air and into normal house dust.  Poly foam is also highly flammable and requires that fire retardant chemicals be added to the foam also to make it more fire safe. Another additive commonly used  is styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR). The chemical styrene is toxic to the lungs, liver, and brain. Synthetic additives have to be further added to stabilize it. Most synthetic latex mattresses contain a combination, so either 70% natural latex and 30% SBR or natural latex and polyfoam. But manufacturers can call it natural. You have to digg below the surface if you want to know if its real!

 

Is A Real Natural Latex Mattress Worth the Money?

If your health is important to you then A 100% pure natural latex mattress is definitely worth the investment, as it will not off gas or breakdown, creating toxic house dust. It will be comfy and supportive and the best sleeping experience ever, whilst also not exposing you to daily and nightly dangers and long term illness.

 

Food Additives That Increase Your Chances of Getting Cancer

Most of the supermarket shelves are packed with processed food, with a multitude of ingredients that you couldn't even pronounce. Well here's a list of 13 additives that leave you vulnerable to developing cancer. When I looked at the list i wondered how the hell I could avoid them and what is really safe to eat.......

Ingredient	Found in	Health Hazards
Coloring agents: blue 1, blue 2, yellow 5, and yellow 6	Cake, candy, macaroni and cheese, medicines, sport drinks, soda, pet food, and cheese	Most artificial colors are made from coal tar, which is a carcinogen
Olestra (aka Olean)	Fat-free potato chips	Depletion of fat-soluble vitamins and carotenoids. Side effects include oily anal leakage
Brominated vegetable oil (aka BVO)	Sports drinks and citrus-flavored sodas	Competes with iodine for receptor sites in the body, which can lead to hypothyroidism, autoimmune disease, and cancer. The main ingredient, bromine, is a poisonous, corrosive chemical, linked to major organ system damage, birth defects, growth problems, schizophrenia, and hearing loss
Potassium bromate (aka brominated flour)	Rolls, wraps, flatbread, bread crumbs, and bagel chips	See bromine above. Associated with kidney and nervous system disorders, gastrointestinal discomfort
Azodicarbonamide	Breads, frozen dinners, boxed pasta mixes, and packaged baked goods	Linked to asthma
BHA and BHT	Cereal, nut mixes, gum, butter, meat, dehydrated potatoes, and beer	BHA may be a human carcinogen, a cancer-causing agent. BHT can cause organ system toxicity
Synthetic hormones: rBGH and rBST	Milk and dairy products	Linked to breast, colon, and prostate cancers
Arsenic	Poultry	EPA classifies inorganic arsenic as a "human carcinogen"

 

The best way to avoid these ingredients is good old home cooked whole foods. Just a simple staple diet of unprocessed fruit, veg, grains, nuts, pulses, eggs and meats and healthy cooking techniques.

 buyOrganics Organic latex Mattress Specialists

Information quoted from Dr Mercola-  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/02/27/us-food-products.aspx?e_cid=20130227_DNL_art_1&utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20130227

Cheap Mattresses That Cause Cancer

Just came across this old footage of how Chinese and Taiwanese mattresses contain too much formaldehyde, which could lead to Cancer with prolonged use. Considering most people use their mattress for an average of 10 years then, most of the mattresses that have been sold over the last decade are still in use around the world. If you are still sleeping on the mattress you bought 7 years ago, and it was a cheapo one, then maybe you've not being doing your health much good as it's probably been off gassing chemicals all that time. So maybe it's time to chuck it out or invest in a safe organic mattress....

Do You Know What Chemicals You're feeding Your Kids?

This is a great video for every mother and father, who is conscious of their child's health and wellbeing and wants to feed their kids right. Not all families buy organic food, but its still worth knowing what the worst offending chemicals are in your food and how your child's health is affected.


http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/dangerous-chemicals-you-dont-know-youre-eating-pt-1

Easier Breastfeeding with Organic Pregnancy Pillows

Organic mothers will know that breast feeding is one of the most lovely ways to bond with baby, yet it is not always as simple as you think. It's important that baby's latched on right, so that you don't get sore, and also that baby is at the right angle so that they can feed properly. Your back also needs support so that it is a comfortable experience for both of you.

The worst nightmare for me when my first baby was born, was expressing milk, I was advised to start expressing too soon and found that it messed up my flow of milk so that when I let down it sprayed out in massive fountains across the room!!  Suffice to say the flow was too fast for my little one and she often ended up crying. So take some advise from me, don't start expressing too soon. Let things happen naturally and express later!

So besides from a really supportive bra, and nipple cream after baby was born,  I really benefitted from an Organic pregnancy body pillow both before and after pregnancy. It's also known as a spelt snake pillow or a sausage pillow. Its just a long sausage shaped pillow made of 100% organic cotton and filled with 100% organic spelt grains. The cotton is healthy because its organic, un-dyed and unbleached, and the spelt is soothing, and very remedial for health. It is so versatile, and can be wrapped round your back or through your legs when you sleep at night and are trying to support a heavy bump and afterwards is fantastic for supporting baby as you breastfeed. The pillow just wraps under you and you can prop baby on top.

Now the baby days have gone we just use it as a bolster in bed, or for tired aching legs but its been with us for years and is truly an investment! I'm sure its going to be passed onto my kids when were older.. its just one of those things!

As one of my buyOrganics customers said yesterday about hers...."The snake pillow is great, during pregnancy and after!" 

In stock now for immediate delivery at www.buyorganics.co.uk

buyOrganics price adjustments

Dear Customers, we are in the process of adjusting our prices. Although VAT is now being charged on all items, we are in the process of adjusting prices so that the increase is not so huge!  Where possible we are absorbing as many costs as possible. The Classico mattress range prices have been adjusted and will not change now, however the prices of pillows and duvets are likely to adjust slightly over the next few days, coming into balance most likely lower than is currently shown but higher than they were sold at previously. When all prices are fully updated we will let you know again!

Sorry for any inconvenience caused over the next few days.

BuyOrganics team

New Mattresses Contaminated with Bed Bugs!!

Organic mattress fans will cringe in horror at Brooklyn Sleep products in New York who were found to be selling contaminated new mattresses!!! Urghhh!

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Organic Mattress Prices Going Up 1st Feb!!

Whilst things have been pretty bad out there, at buyOrganics we have tried to keep our prices of organic mattresses, organic pillows and bedding the same for as long as possible and absorb the rising costs ourselves.

From 1st Feb however we will have to charge VAT again, and although the UK VAT rate is currently 20% we won't be increasing all our prices by this amount, we will still try to absorb this cost as much as possible where possible. Some of our products may have to go up by this amount, but others will be only between 5- 10%. Unfortunately its unavoidable, but we'll try our best to keep the rise to a minimum.

Non-Toxic, Organic Pillow Safety For Babies

Eco friendly mums to be will be interested to know the facts on organic pillow safety for babies. Some confusion exists about whether babies under 1 years of age should have a pillow or not.

According to the FSID, (the charity that helps prevent infant cot death), pillows, however eco friendly or organic are not suggested for new-born babies and children under 1. Along with pillows, never use duvets and quilts such as comforters, wedges and bedding rolls. These are not to be confused with maternity pillows which are used for breast feeding and propping up mum’s back.

Some parents buy baby pillows to try and avoid a condition called ‘plagiocephaly’ which refers to the flattening of a babies head, babies grow out of this over time and this can be easily avoided by encouraging baby to play on their tummy in the day, a pillow is not necessary.

Even though baby pillows are available online, buyOrganics founder Sonia Kalia-Sagoo, re-iterates that “pillows and duvets , even organic ones are only ok for babies/ children over 1 year old and not before as a small baby can get trapped under a pillow or duvet and suffocate.” 

When you do eventually invest in a pillow, when your baby is over 1 year old and you think they need it, an organic baby pillow is better, as it contains no formaldehydes, bleaches, dyes, pesticide residues, plastics or VOC's or moulds...things you don't really want your child exposed to. 

The best pillow to invest in is an organic wool child pillow. The wool content helps you child to have a restful and deeper sleep, than synthtic pillows that have negative chi energy.