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Click here Natural vs. synthetic blend. Since I loved the Talalay pillows by LI I just wondered what chemicals were used. Does my pillows (all 4 of them) have chemicals in them, are they blended? This message was modified Mar 21, 2010 by Leo3
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Good thread. I really try to minimize my exposure to chemicals in my food, in my water, and in other things as well. Eagle2 is probably right that people - like me - sometimes worry too much about these things. I have friends who "don't worry" about contamination in food and water etc. like I do, and they seem to be healthy. Then there is always an argument like "You are a vegetarian, worry about preservatives and pesticides, etc., yet you drink alcohol and coffee?" So, sure, everyone has their own "philosophy" about what is to be avoided and what is to be tolerated. The way I see it, the more you can do towards minimizing exposure to chemicals, the better off you probably are. I think it is pretty accepted today that a lot of the reasons for people being sick or healthy often has to do more with genetics than anything else. Some people can eat like pigs and stay thin while others who are no more sedentary get fat on the same food. I know when I was a kid I was very sickly, so when I went out on my own I turned into a "health nut" and I am pretty sure it had a positive effect on my life - taking vitamins, not eating junk food, etc. I definitely think I became healthier once I started eating better. There are always examples of people who smoke and drink and eat junk their whole lives and live to be 90 or 100. But maybe if you don't have those great genetics, you can live longer by avoiding toxins. But then there are people who live "the good life", really try to be healthy, and kick the bucket at 55. So who the heck knows? I just figure it's best to avoid things that at least some scientists say may be hazardous to health. Anyway, that's my take on it. I try not to be too stringent or fanatic about things, sometimes, too, and it's all based on my whims. The way I see it, everyone has to decide for themselves what is healthy and what is not, and whether or not to be concerned about it. Don't mind me, I'm just waxing philosophical. Just for the helluvit. In the future I will buy only natural latex, for what it's worth. And I am DONE with memory foam, both for reasons of toxins and for reasons of non-support (at least for my back). |
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budgy wrote: ........................... Anyway all that being said I am not nearly as worried about synthetic rubber as much as standard foams as far as what we are exposing ourselves to. PDBE's are called the new PCB's... They're nearly identical in structure to PCB's, but replace chlorine with bromine. |