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FOR YOU AMERICA - A LATEX MATTRESS WITHOUT SPRINGS IS THE BEST SLEEP SOLUTION - GO LATEX - GO USA

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LATEX FOAM COULD BE SOLD AT HOME DEPOT OR WALMART.  EITHER OR BOTH VOLUME 
CORPORATIONS SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE HOW IMPORTANT MATTRESSES ARE TO THE INDUSTRIOUS 
WORKERS OF OUR AMERICA, AND LOOK INTO STOCKING COMMODITY BULK LATEX FOAM FOR 
MATTRESSES.
SO THIS MESSAGE IS FOR HOME DEPOT AND WALMART, AS WELL AS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ALSO.

The following is not an advertisement, and I do not have any association with the 
below quoted example websites.  I post this message because the commercial 
mattress industry is inadequate, and mattresses should be a commodity, and are one 
of the most important material possessions everyone needs:

A bed is a consumer's most important material possession, and a bed is like shoes. 
  We wear a bed for 8 hours every night, 1/3 of our lives, and good sleep is 
imperative to America.  After much research, I have determined that Latex Foam 
without springs is the best answer.  Latex Foam is farmed in Sri Lanka and 
apparently cheaply shipped to the U.S.A. where it is manufactured into foam beds. 
Currently a Latex Foam bed, of 9"-15" inches in height, of the right firmness will 
give an individual a good night's sleep.
A Latex Mattress is also portable, as a 3" thick slab of a Queen Size Bed of 
60"x80" weighs approximately only 37lbs (3"x60"x80" = 14400, 14400/1728 
[12"x12"x12"] = 8.33 cubic feet, x 4.5lb*/cubic feet [Latex Foam Density] = 
37.5lbs per 3" thick slab of a Queen Size Bed). These 3" slabs are to be stacked 
on top of one another 9"-15" high, and that is nearly all one needs for the most 
comfortable mattress, money can buy.  Currently the going rate for this foam is 
about $100 per inch of 60"x80", so a 9 inch bed would cost currently about $900, 
and a 12 inch bed about $1,200, and a 15 inch bed costs $1,500.  Latex foam also 
lasts a very long time 10-40 years.  The key to a good bed is the right firmness 
for the individual, and the softer foam is to be stacked on top of the firmer 
foam, so the foam varies by ILD (Initial Load Deflection) Soft 10-20, Medium 
20-30, Firm 30-40, (depending on the retailer).  There are two types of Latex 
Foam, "Dunlop," and "Talalay."  Dunlop is cheaper, as Talalay requires an extra 
step which makes all the air bubbles the same size.  So Dunlop is more like pound 
cake, and Talalay is more like angel food cake.  However Dunlop has a higher 
"Support Factor," which means softer yet more supportive than Talalay, while 
Talalay is more appropriate for the higher layers of the bed, even maybe only as a 
topper.   Support factor means how many lbs to depress foam 65% over how many lbs 
to depress foam 25%.  Dunlop Latex is 4,  while Talalay Latex is 3.  So with 
Talalay you "bottom out" easier, but feels softer.

*Density varies in foams such as memory foams, and may be 3-6 lbs per cubic foot. 
Higher usually means, also firmer foam, as measured by ILD - Initial Load Deflection.

So three parameters when buying foam (latex or any type):
1. ILD (@25%) - (Such as Soft 10-20, Medium 20-30, Firm 30-40) (while this is 
supposed to be in lbs, this currently does not seem consistent across retailers).
2. Support Factor (lbs to depress 65% / lbs to depress 25% - so if 25% ILD is 
30lbs, and 65% ILD is 120lbs, then support factor = 120/30 = 4.  So while two 
different foams, for instance Talalay and Dunlop, may have equal 25% ILDs, they 
may have different 65% ILDs, giving them a different support factor)
3.*Density (Weight = lbs/cubic feet)

Finally a non-toxic fireproof case is frequently used to house the three to five, 
3" slabs of Latex Foam.  These are frequently made out of double knit cotton, or 
wool, and may cost another $100-$300, or more.  Latex foam is extremely flammable. 
  Some memory foams are fire treated, some are not.  You can tear off a 1" piece 
and see if it goes up in flames, on the concrete away from buildings, or in the sink.

You can see an example of latex foam at the following website.  There is no 
difference between a single 3" topper, or several 3" slabs stacked on top of one 
another to form an entire mattress; the 3" topper, is the slab of foam, except 
that, for the bottom layers, one would use a a firmer slab:

http://www.foamorder.com/toppers/latex-mattress-topper.html

Another example of this type of mattress: https://spindlemattress.com/

A further thought is a 1"-3" Memory Foam Topper on top of the Latex Foam, may 
complete the comfort of a bed to make it sufficiently plush.  Alternatively, soft 
Talalay may be preferred.  Alternatively, a consumer may prefer a cheaper or 
firmer bed without such a plush topper.

Before trying sleeping pills, try a new mattress!  Sleeping pills do not make you 
sleep, they at best, may make you sleep better (they are also dangerously 
addictive, - see benzodiazapine addiction - thus don't take too many ).  *LOVE* is 
otherwise the only silver bullet to sleep.
*Talk* yourself to sleep.  Say "you are getting very sleepy now," "you are getting 
very relaxed now," "you are going to have very beautiful dreams, and remember all 
your dreams now."  Tell everyone you like, "I love you _name_, and everybody loves 
you."  Tell yourself "I love you, and everybody loves you. "Set the right course 
for sleep.


IF LATEX FOAM WAS AVAILABLE IN HOME DEPOT OR WALMART TO SAMPLE, CONSUMERS WOULD BE 
ABLE TO TEST OUT VARIOUS FIRMNESSES, AND STACKINGS OF FIRMNESSES, TO CREATE THE 
BEDS MOST COMFORTABLE FOR THEM!  AND MAYBE WITH VOLUME THESE STORES COULD ALSO 
MAKE THE PRICES CHEAPER THAN THEY ARE ELSEWHERE.

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If you're poor, the following $58 Queen Intex Durabeam Dream Lux Air Mattress from 
Walmart is also portable and will last for about 100 nights - they warranty it for 
90, so it will last just past the warranty, you could buy a 2 year purchase 
protection plan for $5, which will work the first time, require you to send back 
the mattress the 2nd time, and be told they only warranty the pump the third time, 
so you could use a another email address if you want to scam a few times - or just 
pay every three months (Don't buy the all blue ones, Intex non-durabeams, they 
barely last 30 days.)
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Intex-Queen-15-DuraBeam-Dream-Lux-Airbed-Mattress-with-Built-in-Pump/393513670
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Intex-Dura-Beam-Plus-18-Lightweight-Air-Mattress-with-Built-in-Pump-Queen/108162038
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Intex-Dura-Beam-Plus-Series-13-in-Air-Mattress-with-Built-in-Pump-Queen-2-Pack/528470935
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