The Essentia Blog

Question from Catherine in Atlanta:
“An article on FurnitureToday.com says the NFL is endorsing Essentia mattresses. My husband is an ex football player. Why are your mattresses suited for him?”

I don’t know anything about any NFL endorsements….i wish….. but several athletes do sleep on Essentia mattresses. They often communicate back with praise and we get some great referrals from them.

Our Energie mattress works well for athletes because most have wide shoulders and pronounced lower back curvatures. The Energies multiple layers (natural memory foam and latex) allows for a deeper support which accommodates their body types perfectly.

According to a recent Standford University study, athletes who slept more had significant improvements in performance. Hey Manning, you better call quick, we’re counting on you.

The amount of sleep a person gets affects:
- physical health
- emotional well-being
- mental abilities
- productivity
- performance

Owners should be including Essentia mattresses in their all contracts. lol

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 us…real nice

Canada doesn’t allow food with Malachite Green to be sold. But test performed by W5 indicate there may be more inspections needed.

Made in Canada may not be Made in Canada.
Under Canadian law, the ingredients can come from anywhere in the world and still get a “Product of Canada” label. That’s because “Product of Canada” only means that at least 51 per cent of manufacturing costs were incurred in Canada.

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 the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.

Trasande says that industrial toxins could be leading to more childhood disease and disorders.

“We are in an epidemic of environmentally mediated disease among American children today,” he said. “Rates of asthma, childhood cancers, birth defects and developmental disorders have exponentially increased, and it can’t be explained by changes in the human genome. So what has changed? All the chemicals we’re being exposed to.”

Watch the CNN video

This is why our mattresses are made without glues and with toxic free fire retardants. Large mattress companies dont acknowledge and choose to ignore the risks involved.

When did being responsible become a minority affair?

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 successfully defending their findings in a court battle vs Mega Brand.

European standards tend to be a little higher than Canada’s and the U.S’s.

The same goes for mattresses. Many chemicals found in fire retardants and mattresses are banned in Europe but our governments continues to allow them.

We protect our children from poisons but we ignore products all around us with similar issues.

Where is our watchdog for everyday products? Yes there’s consumer reports but we need higher standards. I think that’s clear to everyone. The question is…would they be sued to high heaven? lol