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Sunday, April 04, 2021

Back Pain Worse from Tempurpedic, Sleep Number, Serta, Sealy and Simmons Mattresses.

Trevor writes:
 
Hi Pete,
Over the last 4 years, I have gone through 5 mattresses.
I've tried Tempurpedic, Sleep Number, Serta i Comfort, Sealy Posturepedic and Simmons Beautyrest.
All have made my back pain worse, despite all the salesmen telling me that their mattress will help.
I'm a large man, 6' 3", 250 lbs, with herniated disc that cause me back pain.
 
You were recommended to me by a friend, who bought a mattress from you.
They tell me that you know your what you're talking about.
I trust him, so I'll trust you.
To complicate the issue, my wife is somewhat petite. She's 5' 7", weighing only 135 lbs.
She likes a softer feel, which has always been a problem for me.
 
Can you help me find something that will be good for both of us?
Thanks, Trevor
 
Hi Trevor,
Thank your friend for me, for the referral.
I can, in fact, help you...as I have helped many like you with similar circumstances.
 
First, the problem you've had, is with mattresses upholstered with memory foam.
Despite all the hype to the contrary, memory foam is the worst upholstery material ever invented.
Memory foam is a temperature sensitive material that softens as it warms from your body heat.
While comfortable, at first, it quickly loses its initial comfort and support, within months of purchase.
The key to a successful purchase, is avoiding any mattress made with memory foam.
 
The mattress I'm recommending for you, is the same mattress my wife and I sleep on, at home.
We are, both, over 200 lbs. I have Herniated discs, bulging discs, and DDD, (Degenerative Disc Disease).
Despite all that, I sleep and wake with zero back pain...pain I use to live with constantly.
This mattress uses a double tempered steel, individually pocketed coil unit, which maintains the natural alignment of your spine. This type of coil system is key to relieving your back pain.
The double tempered steel coils and latex upholstery combine to provide a mattress that does the job you want it to do, do it for a very long time, and be comfortable enough for the curves of the female body.
Our mattress is more than 5.5 years old, and still in like new condition.
That mattress is The Natura of Canada Greenspring Ultra Plush.
Click on this link to view specifications and prices:
Liberta-mattress-on-a-10in-Organic-foundation-with-Organic-pillows-1
 
Latex is and has been the best upholstery material available for the last 100 years.
Latex is far more resilient than any other type of foam...and the antithesis of memory foam.
Despite the "Ultra Plush" label, it is nowhere near as soft as it sounds.
Latex provides extraordinary comfort, while not allowing you to sink.
The best way to describe the feel, is one of "Floating".
 
This mattress comes with white glove delivery, which includes set up in your bedroom and removal of all packaging materials.
Delivery is free and there's no sales tax.
 
 
 
Thanks, Pete
 
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Thursday, February 18, 2021

Mr. Grumpy Pants on a Tempurpedic Cloud Mattress.

Prasith writes:
 
Hey Pete,
I need some mattress advice. 
My wife and I transitioned from an older sleep number bed to a tempurpedic cloud mattress back in July 2020. 
It’s been nearly impossible for me to get use to the tempur-cloud. 
I even called tempur and they said I needed to break it in. 
Well, it never broke in at least for me. 
However, I kept the mattress thinking I’ll eventually get use to it. 
And, my wife seems to sleep fine from day one vs the sleep number bed. 
So happy wife, happy life. Well not anymore and I’m being Mr. Grumpy pants after 6 months.
 
I’m 5’9 178lb and I normally start my sleep on my back. 
However, in the middle of the night I have to roll to my side with this tempur-cloud.
Everyday, I always wake up early because of new lower back, hip and shoulder problems. 
It seems like an ongoing battle with this darn mattress. 
However, my wife sleeps just fine...(5’1 125).
 
Looking to go with some other mattress. 
I never struggled sleeping with coil type until it starts sagging in the middle and also causing kink neck. 
Sleep number just got a little too cool and started to sag from deflation.
 
Any suggestions? I’m way outside the 90 day with the tempur-cloud and I only kept it for the wife. 
Not interested in flipping the mattress over and buying a topper to compromise. 
Thanks, Prasith
 
Hi Prasith,
There are exceptions to every rule of thumb.
Tempurpedic is a love it or hate it product.
The smaller one is, the more likely it is that they’ll like it.
The larger one is, the less likely.
 
There’s nothing that does more to relieve back pain maintaining the spine’s natural alignment. 
Memory foam does a lousy job of that.
What does the best job, is an individually pocketed coil unit.
It also helps if there’s no memory foam on it.
 
There is one rule of thumb to which there are rare exceptions.
“Do right by your mother in law or suffer the wrath of your wife”.
Ok, ok, so I made that up.
Even so, it’s still true.
 
Here’s a link to the Wolf Tulah Plush Eurotop Mattress...the one I sent to my mother-in-law who is quite happy with it.
She’s a larger woman with back problems.
 
This mattress uses double tempered steel individually pocketed coils and is upholstered with latex and convoluted plant based poly foam...NO Memory Foam.
If your wife likes your Tempurpedic, she’ll like this.
If your wife is comfortable on a Tempurpedic, she’ll be comfortable on anything.
 
If you’ve read my blog posts to any extent, you’ll know that my opinion of memory foam is very low.
Here’s a link to the Wolf Tulah...excellent support, comfort and longevity.
Wolf Tulah Euro Top (1)
 
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Thanks, Pete
 
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Monday, November 09, 2020

We have had 5 memory foam mattresses in 5 years!

Darlene writes:
 
Hi Pete,
We have had 5 memory foam mattresses in 5 years!  
Actually, my husband is still on the memory foam. I'm currently sleeping on an air mattress on the floor. 
That's how bad my body hurts.  I've tried everything. 
I've turned the "no flip" on the hard side and added a memory foam topper .
I've added another memory foam topper on top of the "good" side of the mattress. 
After having read and reread your website, I am currently wondering whether a firm latex mattress topper over the memory foam mattress will help - or am I just wasting more money?
 
I am 66 - my husband is 75. I weigh 165 lbs. and sleep on my side. 
My husband weighs 200 lbs. and sleeps on his back.  
 
Thank you in advance for any assistance!
Darlene 
 
Hi Darlene,
Since you’ve read my blog, you must have figured out that your problem has been the memory foam all along.
No. Adding a firm latex topper to the top of a memory foam mattress will not produce the results you’re looking for.
 
Your memory foam mattress isn’t all memory foam.
The memory foam is only on the top.
The memory foam is supported by high density poly foam.
 
As a first step, buy a Suite Sleep 100% Pure All Natural 3” Soft Dunlop Latex Topper.
Shown here:
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When it arrives, flip your mattress over and add the latex topper.
Get rid of all your memory foam toppers. They’re worthless.
 
Doing this will give you firm support and a comfortable sleeping surface.
When the time comes to buy a new mattress, get a firm individually pocketed coil innerspring.
You can use that same latex topper on top of it.
 
 
Thanks, Pete
Phone: 856-874-6894
 
 
 
 
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Thursday, April 09, 2020

Sleep Number Mattress Not Working For a Very Large Woman.

Hi Pete,
At this moment, I am in the middle of a 100-night trial on a Sleep Number bed!  
To me, it feels like I am "just dealing with it for a night or two camping" but that feeling may be because of my body.  
 
First of all, I'm a very large woman, weighing close to 450 pounds. 
I have a frozen shoulder, fibromyalgia, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis and severe osteoarthritis.  
I sleep alone but I also have positional vertigo, so I sleep catty-corner so I never feel like I am falling. 
I just got rid of a Cal King to get the Queen size sleep number bed.  
I am happy with either size although the Queen feels too small for sleeping catty-corner.  
 
Last October I stayed at a Worldmark by Wyndham resort for a week.  
They had a Simmons Cape Breton Pillow top and I thought I was in seventh heaven.  
I slept so well but I would love your input to find a bed that works for me. 
This sleep number bed is certainly not working!  
I would love to hear from you.
Thanks, Ginger
 
Hi Ginger,
I guess you’ve figured out, by now, that a Sleep Number is the wrong mattress for you. Quite frankly, it’s the wrong mattress for most people.
An air mattress is like a waterbed, relying on displacement rather than providing real support.

The Simmons Beautyrest mattresses use a pre-compressed, individually pocketed coil unit, which provides upward and contouring support, which maintains the natural alignment of your spine.
It’s this, that makes those hotel Beautyrest mattresses so comfortable.
Unfortunately, their coils are made of raw steel, not tempered steel.
Under your weight, they won’t hold up well nor last very long.

I have a mattress that is made with the same kind of coil system as the Simmons Beautyrest, having a higher coil count, and those coils made of double tempered steel.
Also, the upholstery is Natural Talalay Latex, which is far more resilient than the polyurethane foam used in a hotel grade Beautyrest...which is more resilient than the memory foam used in retail grade Beautyrests.

The Natura of Canada Greenspring is the mattress I’m recommending.
I have had a number of customers sporting your same weight, and this is what works, world well, and lasts a long time.

Specially, it’s their Firm model and a Pure Bliss 3” Plush Natural Talalay Latex Topper to go on it. 
The Firm mattress is for durability and the Plush Latex Topper is for surface comfort.
The topper will need replacing every few to several years, but not the mattress.

The only downside to this, is the wait time.
The factory is currently closed, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
They are scheduled to reopen on May 4th.
It’ll take 3-4 weeks after that to receive the mattress.
However, it's well worth the wait.

The mattress comes with white glove delivery and there’s no sales tax.
The latex topper arrives via ups.

Here are links to both products.
You can order them, securely, online.

https://themattressexpert.com/natura-greenspring-pocketed-coil-mattresses/
Liberta-mattress-on-a-10in-Organic-foundation-with-Organic-pillows-1
 Pure Talalay Bliss Mattress Topper

 
 
Thanks, Pete
Phone: 856-874-6894

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Friday, March 06, 2020

A Mattress to Replace Our Sleep Number Bed.


Brian writes:
 
Hey Pete, 
It seems that my wife and I are most likely going to get a new mattress and give up on this sleep number bed. 
Can you tell me, again, which mattress you would recommend for us with this 3 inch topper added to it? 
When we went to Disney World we slept on a Sealy sayer plush pillow top and loved it. 
What combination of mattress and topper will give us that feel? 
Or is there a mattress out there that will do it all?
Thanks for taking all of my questions, Brian
 
Hi Brian,
Your latex topper will act as a pillowtop...but last a whole lot longer.
The mattress I would choose to put under it, is The Wolf Coil/Latex Hybrid Adara.
The coils system is very strong for excellent support.
Together, with the latex topper, you'll have an extremely long lasting sleep system...with plenty of support and comfort that remains like new for many years.
That mattress, shown here:
Wolf Adara Latex Innerspring Mattress-The Mattress Expert
 
UPS shipping is free and there's no sales tax.
 
 
 
 
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Thanks, Pete

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Thursday, March 05, 2020

A Firm Mattress For Support with a Latex Topper For Comfort, for Longevity.

Britney writes:

Hi Pete,
I've read a ton of your suggestions & it really seems you take the time to think about what would work for each consumer instead of just offering 1 blanket bed...imagine, honesty from a mattress salesman...amazing! 
So, thanks in advance.
 
My question is twofold. 
My husband & I are in the market for a new mattress after a Simmons mattress stopped supporting us properly. 
My husband is 6'4" 230 lbs & a side-sleeper. I am 5'7", 123 lbs & sleep on my back or stomach. 
So, needless to say, we span both the weight spectrum & the sleep position spectrum. 
From what I've read, it seems we both need a highly-supportive/firm mattress with a more plush top. 
I've seen your suggestions for a firm mattress for support with a latex topper for comfort, for longevity. 
Is this what you suggest for us?
 
If so, what firm mattress do you suggest for us being that my husband is larger than the average adult? 
Also, do topper brands differ & if so what should I look out for/purchase?
If you have a different suggestion than the topper/mattress combo please let me know.
 
Secondly, I haven't seen you suggest air mattresses at all.
About a year ago, we stayed at a resort and really enjoyed a select number bed while we were there. 
We have considered buying one of those until I found your blog. 
I wondered what your thoughts were about those mattresses. 
If they are adjustable shouldn't they provide significant longevity? If not, why not? 
Maybe I'm missing a key problem such as mold or lack of air-tight integrity?
Thanks so much, Britney
 
Hi Britney,
Thank you for your kind words.
 
With air mattresses, like anything else, it feels good when it's new.
With so many complaints about the memory foam padding flattening, valves and bags leaking, it just seems like too much money for an air mattress with so many problems.
Also, displacement is NOT proper support for your spine.
 
The firmer mattress and latex combination works incredibly well, for the purpose of buying a bed that feels good later in years, as it did when it was new. Latex is extremely resilient, as well as comfortable.
The only latex to avoid is that which is coming from China. 
It's the only latex that I've heard complaints about...not surprising, given their lack of quality control on just about everything they export.
 
The Simmons Beautyrest Black L-Class in Medium Firm is one I recommend for a large person and a great choice when adding a Pure Bliss 2" or 3" Plush Natural Talalay Latex Topper.
Your husband is a big man, but not overweight for his height. 
It's a funny thing...I'll hear more from women, at half the husband's weight, complain about body impressions. 
The flair of a woman's hip is point on the mattress that will show wear first, and a point in the body that gets sore.
Here are links for those products:
Simmons L Class Medium
https://themattressexpert.com/pure-latexbliss-toppers/
Pure Talalay Bliss Mattress Topper
However, I do have another, better option for you to consider.
The mattress we sleep on at home is the Natura of Canada Greenspring Ultra Plush.
This mattress uses the same kind of coil system as is in the Simmons Beautyrest.
The coil count is higher and the strength of the coils is greater.
What's more, there's NO Memory Foam that needs to be overcome with a latex topper.
This mattress uses the same Natural Talalay Latex for the upholstery, that is in that latex topper.
So, there's no need to buy a separate latex topper for this mattress.
 
My wife and I are, each, over 200 lbs. 
Despite our weights, this mattress is still in like new condition after more than 4.5 years of use.
My wife has a sensitive hip and I have a variety of disc related back problems.
Despite all that, we sleep and wake with no pain.
 
Here is a link to that mattress:
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Both mattresses come with white glove delivery.
Delivery includes set-up in your bedroom and removal of your old mattress.
The latex topper arrives via UPS.
Delivery is free and there's no sales tax.
 
 
 
 
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Keeping your mattress clean and dry will increase longevity.
Use our Organic Cotton Waterproof Mattress Protector. 
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Thanks, Pete

Website: http://themattressexpert.com/

 

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Tuesday, January 07, 2020

Hip, Back Pain from a 'diy' Mattress.

Rose writes:
 
Hi Pete,
I have three mattresses I switch depending on my location.
 
1 - I have a 'diy' mattress in a travel trailer I use over winter (3 mo last winter and abt 2 now. 
It consists of hard board base over a crawl space, then 5" dense foam, 2" med dense and then 3" soft latex. 
I call it diy because it's what I came up with to fit the available space. It would be like a short full size.
 
2 - Over summer, I alternately sleep on a select comfort (firm setting).
 
3 - I also sometime go to a firm sealy posturepedic.
 
I've tried combinations of the latex, a 2" memory foam and a 2" gel pad on each.
But, it all adds up to the same frustration. 
On any of them, I wake every few hours with pressure pain at the hip joint.
I also get pain shooting from my back, down the outside of my thigh, to my knee on the side I'm lying on.
 
I'm a side sleeper, 5'4" and moderately overweight. What suggestions do you have?
Thanks, Rose
 
 
Hi Rose,
You have worn discs in the small of your back.
The vertebrae are pinching a nerve, which is sending pain around your hip and down your leg.
The medical term for this is, Sciatica.
 
I'm recommending a mattress that uses an individually pocketed coil unit, which is designed to contour to the shape of your body, and maintain the natural alignment of your spine.
THIS, will relieve that pain.
The coils are made of double tempered steel, which is good for durability and longevity.
The latex upholstery provides long lasting comfort....and contains NO Memory Foam.
 
Despite all the hype to the contrary, memory foam is the worst upholstery material ever invented.
It is the source of your difficulty.
 
Here is a link to the Adara mattress, by Wolf.
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UPS Delivery is free and there's no sales tax.
 
 
 
 
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Keeping your mattress clean and dry will increase longevity.
Use our Organic Cotton Waterproof Mattress Protector. 
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Thanks, Pete

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Tuesday, October 08, 2019

A Waterproof Mattress Protector for an Elderly Couple.

Robin writes:
 
Hi Pete,
After much deliberation, and because of his particular needs, dad age 102 went with the sleep number bed, for better or for worse. 
(It’s for better so long as I don’t hear any whining about it). 
They (he sleeps with mom age 97 with dementia) had a mattress pad that was very old, heated, and had hard coils in it.
What are your thoughts for an elderly couple?…should we go back to heated? 
We want one that is also waterproof, as a precaution since mom could become incontinent at some point. So far mostly so good, on that.
Thanks, Robin
 
Hi Robin,
When comfortable and without complaints, the last thing you want to do is expose elderly 
people to any kind  of dramatic change.
At their ages, their bodies are not flexible.
If they were enjoying the warmth from the heated pad, it makes sense to stick with it.
 
However, I suggest questioning them about the heat from the pad.
A lot of elderly people will suffer in silence and not complain....not wishing to increase your burden in taking care of them.
 
If it turns out, they didn’t like the heat, then you can get them the waterproof mattress protector that we use at home....which does not sleep hot....as many on the market do.
Shown here:
Gotcha covered mattress-protector-organic-main_5

Delivery is free and there's no sales tax.
 
 
 
 
VERY IMPORTANT:
Keeping your mattress clean and dry will increase longevity.
Use our Organic Cotton Waterproof Mattress Protector. 
Thanks, Pete

Website: http://themattressexpert.com/

 

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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Simmons Beautyrest Mattress and Latex Topper to Relieve Pain from Fibromyalgia, DDD, Arthritis.

Cherie writes:
 
Hi Pete, 
I am 61, 5'6" @ 110 lbs., boney,  with fibromyalgia, ddd and arthritis. 
I can't stand the Sleep Number Bed or the Tempurpedic memory foam mattress. 
I wake up with hip pain with both. 
I sleep only on my back due to hip and shoulder pain. My partner could sleep on a bed of nails and be happy.
I would like to know your opinion of what kind of configuration I should try.
Thanks a bunch, Cherie
 
Hi Cherie,
Neither the Sleep Number nor the Tempurpedic provide the kind of support and surface comfort that you need.
Both rely on memory foam, which is a poorly performing product for anyone, let alone for someone who has the physically sensitive you have.
 
First, start with a Simmons Beautyrest mattress, which uses individually pocketed coils. 
This coil system provides pushback support that will contour to you, maintaining the natural alignment of your spine....unlike the ones you've tried.
You'll add to that an EverEden Pure, All Natural 3" Soft Talalay Latex Topper. 
This will relieve all of your pressure points and ease the pain of your arthritis and fibromyalgia.
Latex has been the best upholstery material for the last 100 years. Memory foam is the worst.
 
The mattress I'm recommending, is the Simmons Beautyrest Platinum Gibson Grove in luxury firm.
Here are the links to the mattress and to the latex toppers.
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Delivery is free and there's no sales tax. Delivery includes removal of your old mattress.
 
You'll be amazed at how well you'll sleep with these right products.
 
 
 
Thanks, Pete
 

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Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Exchanging a Mattress at one of those large chain stores.

Rebecca writes:
 
Hi Pete,
I've appreciated reading all the info you've posted regarding the selection of a suitable mattress.  
My husband is 5'9", around 200 lbs., formerly (and attempting to be still) an athlete, very bulky shoulders, sleeps on his back.  
I'm 5'2" 125 lbs., 45 years old, I have had three children over the past 11 years.  
I'm dealing with pain on a regular basis, hard to really measure how much pain, not as bad as having children, but not something I can ignore. 
I use heat and ice packs on a regular basis.  The doctor doesn't seem to think there's anything clinically wrong with me.  
The chiropractor says I'm crooked from carrying children and need to exercise more. 
We don't need to get into all the sources of stress, just the fact that I could really benefit from a good night's sleep.
 
I've slept, for the past 16 years, on a Kingsdown Body System 2 flippable, very soft.  
A year and a half ago we moved to a new house with a larger bedroom, and thought it warranted a new king size bed.  
Thus began a rather painful search process.  
We started with a local store, believing the media hype about Memory Foam being best to alleviate back pain. I tried it and returned it.  
Next we went to the Sleep Number.  Tried it, and once again returned it.
 
Finally we thought we'd find another Kingsdown, for we were having great memories of good nights' sleep on that old Queen sized bed.  
We went to one of those large chain stores and they did have a very soft Kingsdown.
But, we were convinced of the relative merits of the Beautyrest Luxury Plush Pillowtop, and it was considerably less expensive.  
It felt good at first but after only 6 months. The pillowtop developed body impressions.  
It took the rest of the year, and then some, before they were beyond the 1.5 in depth needed for a warranty claim.  
We did reach that point, however, and were given a credit for a replacement with another product from them.
 
This past January we went in, intent on purchasing a Kingsdown, specifically the one with a latex top, for it's firmer support and durability.  
We didn't want another warranty failure.  We now have the Kingsdown and although my husband is feeling fine I'm miserable.  
I'm having pain and numbing in shoulders and hips.  I've gone back to the old Kingsdown in the guest room and it helps. 
But now, after trying so many new mattresses, I can clearly feel that the foam is worn in (although it's not pitted, interestingly enough).
 
At long last I've come upon your site and found so much useful information that I wish I'd found before.  
I have gone back to that store and they're willing to exchange again, but I'm not sure for what.  
I suppose I could just keep the current bed and add another topper, but it's already 15.5".  
I like the idea of getting the highest quality firm support, and a separate latex topper.  
They don't appear to carry a pure latex mattress for the support layer.  
The high end Beautyrest with the least cushion that they sells is the Legend.  
The one I think is their version of the Beautyrest Black is the Ultimate Plush Boxtop, but this has layers of memory foam.
I can more than imagine that this would break down over time.
 
What I'm concerned about is getting a soft enough topper.  
I've specifically chosen the Kingsdown for the firm support of the latex top, but it too has memory foam, which is causing me pain.  
Are you familiar with that mattress?  Could you make a recommendation for a latex topper?
Thank you, Rebecca
 
 
Hi Rebecca,
Kingsdown isn't made as well as your 16 year old mattress. Very few mattresses are as good as they were back then.
Make no mistake, The Legend is nothing more than a Platinum Series Beautyrest with some extra window dressing. 
It is nowhere near the quality of the Black models and the people at that store have no qualms about lying to everyone about that.
 
I'm sorry you ended up there. I consider them to be, singularly, thee worst place to buy a mattress...for a number of reasons. 
Purposefully misrepresenting their products and their inflated prices are but 2 of those reasons.
I would suggest getting a Platinum Series Beautyrest in luxury firm...not the Legend...and without a pillowtop.
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Add to that, a 2" Plush Talalay Latex mattress topper and you will be good to go....remaining like new for many years.
The firm, contouring support of a luxury firm Beautyrest will provide proper support and maintain the natural alignment of your spine.
The soft latex topper will relieve your pressure points, relax your muscles, and ease your blood flow. 
Together, it's everything your body needs for that good night's sleep you're looking for.
Here is the link to those. 
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Delivery is free and there's no sales tax.
 
Listen to your chiropractor. Take 30 minutes out of everyday and take a walk. It will help you immensely.
 
 
 
Thanks, Pete
 

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