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I fell for all the sales hype about memory foam mattresses.

Bill writes:

 

Hi Pete,

Thank you for your blog. I happened upon it last night and did a lot of reading.

Thanks to the information you have shared, I now know what went wrong.

I'm a young fellow, reasonably fit and without any physical damage to address.

Like so many, I fell for all the sales hype about memory foam mattresses, and bought into it.

As you have noted, it felt great to try at the store.

It provided me with a great night's sleep for the first couple of months.

It lasted just long enough to get me past the 60 day trial period. Now, I'm stuck.

Just as you have said, I sink too far into it. My back hurts and my arms and legs are going numb.

I had dismissed the headaches, not realizing that the memory foam off gassing was causing them.

 

So, what I want is an all foam mattress that feels great for many years.

I've looked at the all latex mattresses that you often recommend, but they are too expensive for me.

I've considered flipping this mattress and adding a latex topper, another of your recommendations, but just want to get rid of this chemical laden memory foam mattress altogether.

 

I need your help.

What mattress can you recommend to me that gives me what I want, has NO Memory Foam in it, and at a price I can afford.

Thanks, Bill

 

Hi Bill,

Latex does everything that memory foam is advertised to do, without any of the negative side effects and providing a great night's sleep for many years....not just months.

Your memory foam mattress isn't made of all memory foam. 

Depending on the model, it's a couple/few inches of memory foam atop several inches of high density polyurethane foam...which is why flipping it and adding a latex topper works so well.

But, as you have said, the chemical off gassing will still be there.

Best solution is a mattress made the same way as your mattress is, but with latex on top instead of memory foam.

The Natura of Canada Latex/Poly Foam Hybrid Mattresses will give you what you want, and at the right price.

Click on this link to view the selection:

https://themattressexpert.com/natura-mattresses/natura-latex-level-1-mattress/

You'll find two choices of comfort. These mattresses DO NOT Off Gas.

These mattresses come with white glove delivery.
Delivery includes set-up in your bedroom and removal of all packing materials.

Delivery is free 

 

Thanks, Pete 

 

 

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I like memory foam, but need a mattress that sleeps cool.

Jerry writes:

 

Hi Pete,

I like memory foam, but need a mattress that sleeps cool.

The memory foam mattresses I've purchased sleep hot.

Even the gel memory foam, which they say sleeps cool, doesn't. Not all night, at any rate.

They're not hot for the first few hours, then get really hot.

What's up with that?!

Do you know of a memory foam mattress that actually does sleep cool?

Thanks, Jerry

 

Hi Jerry,

Memory foam is a temperature sensitive material. It softens as it warms from your body's heat.

It then reflects that heat back to you. It's that temperature sensitivity that also causes memory foam to wear quickly.

It's what allows you to sink into the foam, which eliminates your spine's natural alignment.

The Gel infused memory foams delay that.

But sooner or later, the gel reaches a saturation point and you're back in the heat.

There is a product that works like memory foam that is NOT temperature sensitive.

 

If you like memory foam, you'll love Magniflex Mattresses.

For you specifically, The Magniflex MagniCool Mattresses are the coolest.

Magniflex is a chemical free, cool, health and long lasting alternative to memory foam.

It provides everything memory foam promises, with none of the negative side effects.

 

Here is a link to The Magniflex MagniCool Mattress selection:

https://themattressexpert.com/our-brands/magniflex-mattresses/magniflex-magnicool-mattresses/

Shipping is Free.

 

 

Thanks, Pete 

 

 

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If you like memory foam, you'll LOVE Magniflex Mattresses.

If you like memory foam, you’ll LOVE Magniflex 

No Sleeping Hot, No VOCs, No Chemical Off Gassing, 20 Year Warranty

A Healthy, Chemical Free, Cool &
Durable Alternative to Memory Foam

 

8 models from which to choose.

Shipping is Free.

 

Click on this link to view the selection of Magniflex Mattresses (Made in Italy)

https://themattressexpert.com/our-brands/magniflex-mattresses/

 

 

Thanks, Pete 

 

You Should Know 

 

Using an old box spring to support any new mattress will cause premature wear and void the manufacturer’s warranty.

https://themattressexpert.com/mattress-foundations/magniflex-kd-foundations/

 

A waterproof mattress protector will extend the life of a mattress by keeping the upholstery materials clean and dry.

https://themattressexpert.com/waterproof-mattress-protectors-encasements/

 

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Email: [email protected]gmail.com

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If you like Memory Foam, you'll LOVE Magniflex Mattresses.

If you like Memory Foam, you'll LOVE Magniflex Mattresses

 

The feel you like that memory foam provides.

NOT Tempurature Sensitive...NO Sinking Through...NO Sleeping Hot.

NO Chemicals...No Off Gassing

LONG LASTING...20 Year Warranty.

 

Click on this link to see Magniflex's Selection of Mattresses>>>>

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Shipping is Free.

 

 

Thanks, Pete 

 

You Should Know 

 

Using an old box spring to support any new mattress will cause premature wear and void the manufacturer’s warranty.

https://themattressexpert.com/mattress-foundations/magniflex-kd-foundations/

 

A waterproof mattress protector will extend the life of a mattress by keeping the upholstery materials clean and dry.

https://themattressexpert.com/waterproof-mattress-protectors-encasements/

 

Website: https://themattressexpert.com/

Email: [email protected]gmail.com

Voicemail: 856-874-6894

Why does my memory foam mattress smell so bad?

Why does my memory foam mattress smell so bad?

 

That bad odor that your memory foam mattress is exuding, is the release of the toxic chemicals from which it's made. Memory foam consists of 61 different chemicals, some of which are highly toxic and carcinogenic.

Formaldehyde and Benzene are only two of them...and the most prominent.

Much of the memory foam sold in this country is produced in China.

Most of the memory foam sold in the U.S. presents a health hazard to every living being in your home.

 

Is there a chemical free alternative?

 

Magniflex Mattresses, Made in Italy, are a health, chemical free way to enjoy that type of mattress.

Magniflex Mattresses are a Healthy, Chemical Free, Cool & Durable Alternative to Memory Foam.

Click on this link to view the Magniflex Selection of High Quality Mattresses:

https://themattressexpert.com/our-brands/magniflex-mattresses/

 

Shipping is Free. 

Chemical Free…NO Off Gassing 

Not Temperature Sensitive…No More Sleeping Hot

20 Years Manufacturer’s Limited Warranty…Won’t Wear Prematurely 

 

Thanks, Pete 

 

You Should Know 

 

Using an old box spring to support any new mattress will cause premature wear and void the manufacturer’s warranty.

https://themattressexpert.com/mattress-foundations/magniflex-kd-foundations/

 

A waterproof mattress protector will extend the life of a mattress by keeping the upholstery materials clean and dry.

https://themattressexpert.com/waterproof-mattress-protectors-encasements/

 

Website: https://themattressexpert.com/

Email: [email protected]gmail.com

Voicemail: 856-874-6894

What do you recommend as an Alternative to Memory Foam Mattresses?

Bethany writes:

 

Hi Pete,

What do you recommend as an Alternative to Memory Foam Mattresses?

Memory foam mattresses always feel so good in the store, but not so much after a short while.

As I've read many of your blog posts, and agree with your displeasure with the chemical off gassing.

It actually made me sick.

Can you recommend a mattress that feels similar, without all the negative side effects?

Does such a mattress even exist?

Thanks, Bethany 

 

Hi Bethany,

Actually, such a mattress does exist...and there is good selection of them.

 

As you may have read, memory foam consists of 61 different chemicals, some of which are highly toxic.

It's the off gassing of these toxic chemicals that made you sick.

Memory foam sleeps hot because it's a temperature sensitive material. 

It softens as it warms from your body heat, and then reflects that heat back to you.

Memory foam is specifically designed to wear quickly, so that it needs frequent replacing.

And once it starts to wear, it throws off your spine's natural alignment, causing back pain.

 

Made in Italy, Magniflex Mattresses are Thee Healthy, Chemical Free, Cool & Durable Alternative to Memory Foam.

Magniflex Mattresses really are so much better than memory foam!

Magniflex mattress have a similar feel to memory foam without any of the negative side effects.

Magniflex mattresses are not temperature sensitive, so they sleep cool, and lasts for many years.

 

 

There are 8 different models in their line of mattresses.

The MagniCool 12 Gel Model is the softest of them. There are 3 Models in the MagniCool Series.

Shown here:

https://themattressexpert.com/our-brands/magniflex-mattresses/magniflex-magnicool-mattresses/

 

The MagniStretch Series is designed to relieve back pain, by gently stretcking your spine as you sleep.

There are 3 models in this series, as well.

https://themattressexpert.com/our-brands/magniflex-mattresses/magniflex-magnistretch-mattress/

Here is a link to the entire line of Magniflex Mattresses.

The Classico is their most reasonably priced, while The Toscana is their most popular model.

Shown here:

https://themattressexpert.com/our-brands/magniflex-mattresses/

 

All are available as Mattress Only, with their Foundation, or with their Adjustable Bed Bases.

UPS Shipping is Free

 

Thanks, Pete 

 

You Should Know 

 

Using an old box spring to support any new mattress will cause premature wear and void the manufacturer’s warranty.

https://themattressexpert.com/mattress-foundations/magniflex-kd-foundations/

 

A waterproof mattress protector will extend the life of a mattress by keeping the upholstery materials clean and dry.

https://themattressexpert.com/waterproof-mattress-protectors-encasements/

 

Website: https://themattressexpert.com/

Email: [email protected]gmail.com

Voicemail: 856-874-6894

Do the Wolf mattresses have the California Prop 65 cancer warning?

Shane writes:

 

Hi Pete,

Do the Wolf mattresses have the California Prop 65 cancer warning?

Thanks, Shane

 

Good Morning Shane,

Neither Wolf, nor anything else we carry has the California prop 65 cancer warning.

https://themattressexpert.com/our-brands/wolf-mattress/

 

 

Thanks, Pete 

 

You Should Know 

 

Using an old box spring to support any new mattress will cause premature wear and void the manufacturer’s warranty.

https://themattressexpert.com/mattress-foundations/magniflex-kd-foundations/

 

A waterproof mattress protector will extend the life of a mattress by keeping the upholstery materials clean and dry.

https://themattressexpert.com/waterproof-mattress-protectors-encasements/

 

Website: https://themattressexpert.com/

Email: [email protected]gmail.com

Voicemail: 856-874-6894

Why do mattresses need to be replaced so frequently?

The widespread use of memory foam is the primary reason why today's mattresses need such frequent replacing. 

All of the 'Name Brands' have been sold to investors, so that profit is their main focus...as opposed to quality. 

Memory foam wears quickly, sleeps hot, and off gasses the toxic chemicals from which it's made....

…chemicals like formaldehyde and benzene are only a couple of the several toxic chemicals.

61 different chemicals are used in the manufacture of memory foam.

 

Memory foam is purposefully made to be highly deceptive...feeling pretty good in the showroom, and remaining so for the length of the comfort guarantee.

But it only takes a few/several months, (depending on your body weight), before you realize you've made a mistake.

Memory foam is the only upholstery material that is temperature sensitive.

As memory foam warms from the heat your body gives off, it softens...allowing you to sink into it.

At first, it feels pretty good. But memory foam isn't very resilient. 

So, it doesn't take very long before it softens too much and you're sinking into it mush too far.

This sinking is what throws off your spine's natural alignment, which then becomes painful.

 

The truly diabolical part of all of this, is when you get out of bed, the memory foam returns to its original shape....or close enough to it as to rarely meet the criteria of a 1.5" sustained impression needed to prevail in a warranty claim. 

So, when you've had enough back pain and sleepless nights, you have to buy a new mattress.

Most people never realize that it's the memory foam causing all of the problems. Why would they?

Afterall, millions of dollars are spent on advertising, selling you on what a great product it is.

And, when you shop at your local store, the salespeople are telling you the same thing.

 

I remember when memory foam was first introduced...about 25 years ago, when only Tempur-Pedic was using it,...when you could only buy one on QVC or The Home Shopping Network.

I remember seeing the ads for Tempur-Pedic where they pressed a hand into the foam...took the hand away, and the hand print remained in the foam. 

This is not good, just from an engineering standpoint, in terms of durability.

I remember thinking, way back then, "Who, in their right mind, would think that's a good idea?".

(While I am not an engineer, I was raised by a man who had 2 engineering degrees.)

 

Well, the following decades showed me the true power of advertising...especially when you spend millions of dollars on pervasive, mass media advertising...shedding a great light on the old adage, "Tell a lie often enough and long enough, it becomes the truth".  

In fact, it's only perceived as the truth. A lie never becomes the truth.

And a mattress upholstered with memory foam will never be a good, supportive, long-lasting mattress.

Regardless of how many times you hear advertising, to the contrary. 

 

 

Thanks, Pete 

 

You Should Know 

 

Using an old box spring to support any new mattress will cause premature wear and void the manufacturer’s warranty.

https://themattressexpert.com/mattress-foundations/magniflex-kd-foundations/

 

A waterproof mattress protector will extend the life of a mattress by keeping the upholstery materials clean and dry.

https://themattressexpert.com/waterproof-mattress-protectors-encasements/

 

Website: https://themattressexpert.com/

Email: [email protected]gmail.com

Voicemail: 856-874-6894

Where Can I Buy a Good Quality Memory Foam Mattress?

Nowhere, is a good quality memory foam mattress available!

It's not a question of good or bad...it's a matter bad or worse!

 

By now, all of us have seen the commercials about the water problem at Camp Lejeune.

They specifically point out that chemical Benzene as the main source of their poisoned water problem.

Benzene is one of the several toxic/carcinogenic chemicals used to make the memory foam, which is used by most mattress manufacturers. 

The memory foam they're using off gasses those toxic chemicals, creating a health hazard for every breathing living being in the homes where those mattresses are used.

 

As if that weren't bad enough, memory foam is specifically designed to wear quickly.

Memory foam is a temperature sensitive material that softens as it warms from your body's heat.

Memory foam is not very resilient to start, so within months of purchase, you're sinking so far into it, that it throws off the natural alignment of the spine...making any back issue you had, worse.

Also, it reflects your body heat back to you....causing you to sleep hot.

 

The diabolical part of all this is that the memory foam returns when you get out of bed.

It returns enough that you are highly unlikely to meet the criteria to prevail in a warranty claim.

THIS is what has created a boon for the mattress industry...at wholesale and retail...and a nightmare for the consumer.

 

There is such a thing as plant based memory foam, which is not widely used.

And while this type of memory foam is not toxic, the rest of the problems still exist.

 

People who are young and fit seem to tolerate memory foam better than the rest of us.

But, just because they find it comfortable, doesn't make it good.

Memory foam does have a deleterious affect on the body when used long term.   

 

Consumer Reports often recommends Memory Foam laden Mattresses.

The reason for this is the old, out dated machines they're using to test mattresses...none, of which, take into consideration the body heat that causes memory foam to change so dramatically.

 

The key to a successful, long term purchase is in finding mattresses that have NO Memory Foam in them.

Unfortunately, they aren't easy to find.

Fortunately, The Mattress Expert is a retailer that cares more about quality than profits.

There is no memory foam in any of the mattresses we have available.

Website: http://themattressexpert.com/

 

In all cases Delivery is FREE.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks, Pete

 

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Keeping your mattress clean and dry will increase its longevity.

We recommend our Organic Cotton Waterproof Mattress Protector. 

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What is your lowest price for a mattress?

Rene writes:

Hi Pete, 

What is your lowest price for a mattress in queen size? 

Do you deliver?

Rene

 

Hi Rene,

Our focus is on offering quality mattresses.

If your main concern is price, cheaper mattresses can be had anywhere else.

However, Our least expensive mattress is the Wolf Adrian.

It's a firm and very long lasting mattress.

This mattress has NO Chemical Off Gassing, which is caused by the memory foam used in cheap mattresses. 

Click on this link to view specifications and prices:

https://themattressexpert.com/our-brands/wolf-mattress/adrian/

Delivery anywhere in the Continental US is FREE.

 

 

 

 

Thanks, Pete

 

Every Mattress is Freshly Made to fill your order...Guaranteed!

 

VERY IMPORTANT:

Keeping your mattress clean and dry will increase its longevity.

We recommend our Organic Cotton Waterproof Mattress Protector. 

https://themattressexpert.com/bedding/sleepbeyond/sleep-beyond-bedding/sleep-beyond-mattress-protector/

 

Website: http://themattressexpert.com/

Email: [email protected]

Voicemail: 1-856-874-6894 

Free Delivery...Factory Direct.

All Items Made Factory Fresh to Fill Your Order

Serving The US & Canada...NO SALES TAX.