Organic Bedding, Crib Bedding

NATURAL AND ORGANIC MATTRESSES
A SMART CHOICE FOR PARENTS Children are vulnerable to toxic chemicals.

In fact, children are far more vulnerable to toxic chemicals than adults, especially within their first few years of life.
Considering that children spend over 50% of their early life on a crib mattress, it would be prudent to use materials
that don’t contain dangerous chemicals.

Healthy Child Healthy World (HCHW), formerly the Children’s Health Environmental Coalition (CHEC), a nationally recognized non-profit organization, is dedicated to educating the public regarding environmental toxins that can affect children’s health. A lack of clear health information necessitates a precautionary approach to chemical exposure and toxins.

HCHW has launched the Blue Butterfly Campaign, with the goal of encouraging millions of people to join the fight for a healthier world for our children. As part of the Blue Butterfly Campaign, HCHW is recommending the Naturepedic No-Compromise Baby Mattress as an excellent way for parents to help reduce their children’s exposure to potentially harmful chemicals.

Scientific and medical literature increasingly demonstrates that many of the chemicals commonly found in crib mattresses should be avoided as much as possible, especially for babies and children.

Nearly all baby mattresses today contain polyurethane foam, vinyl (PVC), phthalates, chemical fire retardants, and an extensive list of added industrial chemicals. Some of these chemicals have been shown to leach out into the surrounding air.

HCHW’s Blue Butterfly Campaign goals include:

• 10 million impressions through print, television, and the web
• 500,000 people receiving the free “Healthy Homes/Healthy Kids” Kit
• 2 million new parents taking 5 simple steps to make their nursery rooms healthier
• Outreach to 25,000 childcare centers

HCHW encourages you to support the effort of making long term environmental health a national priority. HCHW’s educational programs and public health measures regarding the dangers of toxic chemicals will greatly improve the health of our children,
while saving the nation billions in health care costs. Visit us at: http://www.toddlerbeddingexpress.com

Going Green With Hemp Yarn, Organic Bedding

 Going Green With Hemp Yarn

By Jodie Ritch 

Are you thinking about "going green"? There are many benefits that go along with going green. One example is that you are doing a great part to help preserve and improve the environment. Hemp yarn products such as your toddler or family bedding items are a great way to start in your home. This natural, eco friendly yarn is soft yet strong.
Hemp is a fast growing plant that doesn't require the use of pesticides, herbicides or chemical fertilizers making it ideal for organic farming. This organic growing process helps to enrich and moisturize the soil. The hemp plant has a strong root system that can grow into the ground three feet or more, providing an anchor to protect from soil runoff and erosion. The hemp plant sheds its leaves throughout the growing season, enriching the soil with organic matter. Hemp products made of 100% hemp yarn are completely biodegradable.
Hemp fabric is water absorbent. This luxurious fabric is known for its durability and doesn't wear out or stretch. The more you wash it the softer and more lustrous the fabric is, creating beautiful bedding for years to come. The end of hemp fiber is round making it very soft to touch and not itchy at all. Natural hemp fabric is warm in the winter and breathes in the summer keeping you cooler.
Hemp has been a part of our history and has been grown for fiber for the last 12,000 years. George Washington, Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson all grew hemp. Ben Franklin owned a mill that made hemp paper. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on paper made from hemp fiber. Henry Ford, as well as BMW, experimented with hemp to build car bodies and parts making them more recyclable. Hemp oil was once used to make paints, varnishes and to grease machines. Rudolph Diesel designed an engine that ran on hemp oil.
There is also a mill in France that makes hemp paper for bibles that is owned by Kimberly Clark. Until the 1950's hemp was grown commercially in the US. An extremely high tax was placed on marijuana due to the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 making it impossible to grow industrial hemp. Hemp can now again be grown in Canada. Industrial hemp is different than marijuana "the drug". Industrial hemp has a THC content of 0.05 to 1% and marijuana has a THC content of 9 to 25%. If someone had tried to ingest industrial hemp to "get high" it would act the same as taking 3 doses of a high-fiber laxative. Someone would have to smoke 15 to 20 cigarettes back to back over a short period of time, which is almost impossible for any person to withstand.
Over 25,000 products can be made from hemp fibers. This durable yet soft fabric is great for making bedding and clothing items that only get better as time passes. If you are looking for a "green solution" for your bedding and fabric needs choose products made from organic hemp fabric and you will personally be helping enrich our beautiful mother earth as well as your own life.

My name is Jodie Ritch and I am a mother, an aunt and a homemaker always looking for the safest products for my family and others. I am part of a family owned internet organic bedding store specializing in toddler bedding. Visit http://www.toddlerbeddingexpress.com today for more useful information when choosing your family's bedding.

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