Formaldehyde, flame retardants, petroleum, oh my!
Here’s everything you never wanted to know (but need to) about the dangerous toxic chemicals used in conventional mattresses.
In case you think we’re exaggerating…
Just this month, scientists at the Environmental Working Group and Duke University released a new study which found that infants and babies had five times the average level of cancer-causing fire retardant chemical TDCIPP in their bodies as their mothers. One child in the study had 23 times as much! So yeah, baby bedding is toxic too.
The rest of the story…
The day we shot that video (April 2014), I bought an organic mattress from Joyce at Mountain Air Organic Beds. I brought it home to surprise my wife Micah, but she wasn’t exactly thrilled. Basically she was irritated with me that she didn’t get to pick it out, and she didn’t think she would like it. I was prepared for this.
It took us a few nights of rearranging the foam layers to find the most comfortable arrangement, but once we did, it was dreamy. At which point, I took full advantage of the rare opportunity to bestow upon my wife a big fat, “Told you so!”
It was glorious.
As of this post, Micah and I have slept on it for four months, and we love love love it.
Mattresses are a big ticket item. Obviously most folks can’t just run right out and buy a new one. If it makes you feel any better, I’ve known about this toxic mattress problem for over 10 years and we just now got around to replacing ours.
My advice is this. If you can afford to replace your mattress now, do it. If you can’t, don’t freak out. Just start saving up and invest in one as soon as you are able. I wish I had done it sooner, and we still need to replace our kids mattresses… I may have to set up a kickstarter for that. LOL!
Finally, as promised in the video, I worked out a deal for you…
Mention chris beat cancer or use the discount code CBC15 and you will get a 10% discount on your entire purchase! Plus free standard shipping.
Here’s their website…
www.MountainAirOrganicBeds.com
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Chris, I’d love to know what combo you decided on and if you got the mattress topper. Thanks for the info!
Hi Lauren, I bought a three layer mattress and then added a 1 layer topper (I should have just gotten the 4 layer mattress). If my wife had been with me we would have. :) My side is firm/firm/medium/soft. Micah’s is firm/medium/medium/soft.
Great timing, thanks Chris. I’ve been thinking about changing to a healthy mattress for quite some time now, and beings Monday is my birthday, you’ve helped me to decide on a great present for myself! I just spoke to Joyce on the phone, and she was SO pleasant and helpful!. Time to toss that toxic memory foam out of my bedroom!
Awesome Donna! You’ll love it. And yes Joyce at Mountain Air is a super sweet lady.
My husband and I are looking for a new mattress… couldn’t have come across this at a better time!
If anyone is looking for a cheaper option, I highly recommend White Lotus. I bought a queen-size there for about $600 on a Labor Day special last year. Not everything is certified organic, but it is toxin-free.
Hey Chris, I just heard about this mattress from someone on Annmarie Gianni’s site. Check it out when you get a chance. Might be worth a review…
http://www.intellibed.com/
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