The Essentia Blog

It seems that people refer to us as, “Essentia..the natural Tempur-pedic mattress”. So Essentia is the natural Tempur….. if that means an eco-friendly, non-toxic, 80% more breathable alternative to Tempur that’s more comfortable, i’ll take it. It’s fine by me.
Tempurpedic commercials and website screams green, natural, fresh and their’s nothing natural about [...]

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Back in April, Fortune Magazine had a feature on Pantagonia, the foremost leaders in eco-friendly products and responsible business headed by Yvon Chouinard. Now if you don’t know much about them you should definitely read what they’re all about.
This video is 30 minutes long but well worth it.

Anyways….. they’re goal is to have all [...]

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Did you watch W5 Safe to Eat? yesterday. Canada is increasingly consuming products that are made in China. Over 812 million pounds are imported from China every year.
Malachite Green is a chemical that prevents infections in crowded fish ponds. It’s also a carcinogen. The Chinese still use this chemical. So they choose the fish over [...]

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This morning on Canada AM there was a report on products made in China. They were referring to the fact that the governed quality standards are so low that you’re only protection is to buy made in Canada.
A guest speaker mentioned that that may not be a guarantee since according to Canadian laws, if a [...]

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Montreal based Lysac Group Inc developed a new material that’s biodegradable and absorbent.
The new material will be used in diapers as of 2008. Traditional disposable diapers are made with oil-based polyacrylates. This new super absorbent material is made with wheat starch and is edible in small quantities. lol
They replaced the oil with something natural, similar [...]

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Yesterday, CNN had a report on chemical exposure. Toxins are being found in record numbers in the bodies of our kids.
“We are the humans in a dangerous and unnatural experiment in the United States, and I think it’s unconscionable,” said Dr. Leo Trasande, assistant director of the Center for Children’s Health and the Environment at [...]

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I just came across this brilliant commercial on youtube.

Wanting to harness a little energy myself i did some research. Most municipal bylaws prevent people from putting a wind turbines on their properties. lol.
The Quebec government’s goal is to have 10 per cent of its energy derived from wind. I think the public is behind all [...]

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Quebec consumer group, Protégez-Vous, releases a magazine about this time every year with a list of products that make or break their child safety toy standards.
Mega Brand, makers of Mega Bloks tried to prevent them from distributing a report finding lead content in 1 of their top products. This non-profit group released their magazine after [...]

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Essentia will be launching new products via the EssentiaDirect.com website in the coming weeks.
9 new mattresses will be added. I can’t say too much right now but what i can say is that some of these models will have a very nice price tag.
Should be very interesting

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Our recent press release resulted in some nice media coverage and interest. It also led some not-so-interesting requests.
The show was called Living in Style and the production company is East Shore Productions. According to them they contacted us to incorporate Essentia into one of their shows. Sounds interesting right?
Not so interesting when you see these [...]

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