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