Did you know we spend one-third of our life sleeping? You might not know that when we sleep, our bodies are actually busy trying to purify blood, heal wounds, and regenerate for the coming day.

You definitely did not know that while we sleep our bodies are far more sensitive to environmental influences and toxins than while awake. This is especially true of children, and this is why creating a healthy bedroom is so important.

What's wrong with your bedroom now? Besides everything, let's see, how about your mattress. It is probably made with a polyurethane foam cushion.

This is bad. Petro-chemical based foams often contain VOC's, which emit or "offgas" over time into the air in your home. Formaldehyde, a probable carcinogenic VOC, identified by the US EPA as a dangerous indoor pollutant, is found in most furniture (foam, fabric), pressed-wood products (plywood, chipboard), carpet glues and fabrics, including conventional bed linens