Health Conscious Travellers Seek Refuge from Bird Flu Through New Chain of Healthy Hotels, Where Stringent Mattress Cleaning is a Prerequisite
(ContentDesk) December 11, 2005 -- Have you ever stayed in a hotel and wondered, who'd been in the bed before you? And How did you know if was clean?After becoming sick after a stay in an unsanitised hotel bed, the now founder of Health Protect International decided to do something about the problem.In a recent survey, Prof. Chuck Gerba of the University of Arizona, concluded cleanliness and safety are amongst guests top two concerns in
with 9 out of 10 people interviewed, saying they choose hotels who follow more stringent cleaning standards.Health Protect International has met this need, with the Inception of the Healthy Hotels Guide. To qualify, hotels must comply with the stringent mattres cleaning standards set by HPI.Guests enjoy peace of mind, knowing their mattress has been cleaned with the HPI four stage process, which extracts, treats and protects the surface and inner layers of the mattress. An Australian company, HPI has the exclusive rights to Safety First Systems, which are unique because they achieve clean safe mattresses, without the use of moisture.The Online Healthy Hotels Guide will be released in June 2006, covering Australia's cleanest locations. An Australiawide media campaign will accompany the release, providing exclusive exposure for the certified hotels listed and a powerful health message for Australian travellers and home owners.
To date, Australians have been subject to one of the highest rates of Asthma in the world. Costing taxpayers $760 million a year with around 800 related deaths.Through it's expanding licensee network and education of the Australian population, Health Protect International aims to reduce these statistics and revolutionise the travel industry, by providing effective,dry mattress cleaning, with the HPI four stage process. It's a big task, but one that HPI directors see as a massive opportunity. As a pioneering Australian company, HPI is excited to raise mattress cleaning to a new standard around the world..
Why Air Beds May Give You The Best Nights Sleep You?ve Ever Had
The secret to an air beds high comfort factor is its ability to spread the bodies weight and contact with the mattress in a more even fashion.
Traditional mattress designs are more rigid and can force certain points of the body in contact with the mattress to absorb the entire weight of the body, creating concentrated pressure points that are uncomfortable and often out of natural alignment.
Air beds have the ability to mold and shape to the contour of a sleeping body and were originally designed for hospitals and medical environments where higher levels of back support and reduced pressure points on the body were needed. Now this technology can be invited into your own bedroom to create a more comfortable sleeping environment.An air bed is basically a mattress that contains air bladders instead of hard steel springs.
Air beds can often also be adjusted to suit the particular support needs of partners that share a bed, as each side usually has individual...
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Crib Bedding
Getting a baby crib may seem simple enough. However, before you proceed, think carefully about this item, as it is where your baby will spend most of his time. A crib needs to be comfortable, safe and durable. A few easy guidelines on crib bedding may help you to choose the right one.
Once you've decided on your budget, you need to ensure that the crib you buy meets the safety standards with a firm, snugly fitting mattress.
It needs to be a faultless crib without cutouts or footboards and a short corner post. While fixed sides can be comfortable for taller parents or if the crib is to be used less frequently, drop sides - either on one side or on both -- are convenient to lift the baby out of the crib in a fairly big nursery.
It is important to see that the mattress fits properly and that it is firm. A firm mattress, one that does not bend easily when squeezed, is best because it allows babies to lift their heads in case they turn over in the night....
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Verlo Mattress Factory Stores' Business Model Offers Unique Franchise Opportunity
With over 2,000 franchise opportunities available in more than 75 industries, deciding which opportunity is right for you can be a daunting task. Verlo Mattress Factory Stores offers the only franchise opportunity in the $7.7 billion-a-year sleep specialty industry. With its low entry cost and small labor requirements, Verlo provides a unique niche in the franchise marketplace. Recently, Furniture/Today noted that smaller manufacturers and retailers demonstrated a higher percentage of sales in 2003, further signifying that sleep specialty products are resonating with consumers. The publication also ranked Verlo in the top ten of all single-brand furniture retailers in the country, noting Verlo as "shining stars in terms of sales and growth."Verlo Mattress Factory Stores continues to rapidly gain market share.
According to the Company's 2003 Earnings Claim, the average Verlo franchise organization generated an EBITDA (Earning Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization)...
Verlo Mattress Factory Stores' Business Model Offers Unique Franchise Opportunity
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Beds, beds and beds! The many choices we have
Beds, beds and beds! The many choices we have
Beds come in a broad range of shapes, types and sizes. Beds used hundreds of years ago were created from piles of straw, ferns, animal skins or other natural materials. Today, in the modern world beds have evolved in many different ways. Now we have a fully sprung bed frame or a divan ( box springs ) which supports a mattress, On top of the mattress we have a pillow to lay our heads and a duvet or blanket to cover us and keep us warm.
A bed is a article of furniture or physical object mainly used or intended for sleeping upon, but is also used for relaxing, sitting, and reading.
Being as we spend around a third of our lives sleeping, the most important decision is going be deciding what kind of bed you require.
There are a wide variety of beds being offered to make your selection from.:
Adjustable beds: Helps you find an ideal position while sleeping or sitting, This...
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Top Ten Reasons to Buy a Natural Latex Mattress
1. Latex mattresses are a natural, biodegradable renewable resource:Beginning on plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia, latex is sap milked from rubber trees in a manner not unlike collecting maple syrup. Local workers harvest the liquid latex and prepare it to be processed.
The liquid latex is then shipped in drums to locations in Europe and the United States where it is manufactured into mattress cores and toppers, as well as pillows. Unlike Talalay processed latex foams, natural latex has no added petroleum or other chemical additives making it a truly all natural material.
Being a 100% renewable resource, as well as biodegradable, natural latex does not have the taxing effect on the environment as other conventional bedding material. 2. In bedding, natural latex provides support where it is needed most by contouring to the body's natural nuances: It relieves pressure points, particularly at the shoulders and hips, and it allows for better circulation with less tossing...
Top Ten Reasons to Buy a Natural Latex Mattress
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Change your mattress for back pain relief...
Change your mattress for back pain relief...Back pain can be a serious problem that can bring relief by choosing the proper kind of mattress. Normally, back pain comes from things like bad posture, improper lifting, injury, the wrong kind of mattress and especially gravity. A mattress that offers pain relief will always provide good firm back support, as well as offering a peaceful sleep. Gravity is the main reason people look for relief of back pain. Due to the weight of the individual, their posture, the way they lift, the mattress they sleep on or a combination of any or all of these, people tend to complain of back pain, and search desperately for relief, which perhaps can be achieved by choosing a properly balanced mattress designed to meet the needs of each individual sleeper.No conclusive studies have actually been shown to prove what kind of mattress is best for pain relief, as it would be a study that involves too many variables.
For example, a husband with twice the...
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Choosing the Right Mattress Pad
So, you've decided to buy a new mattress. You even know what kind you're going to buy. Then you see the price. Yikes!
Don't worry, you don't have break the bank. And you don't have to continue to suffer with your old mattress -- there is another alternative.
You can buy a mattress pad.
Mattress pads are available in a variety of different types. This mattress pad goes on top of your existing mattress, giving you the benefits of the more expensive memory foam, but at a much lower price.
Memory foam is also available in a mattress pad. This gives you the body-contouring support of memory foam, but at a fraction of the cost. Memory foam mattress pads are available in a variety of thicknesses. Naturally, you will get more support from the thicker pads, but these do cost more.
In addition to memory foam mattress pads, there are other options. Pillowtop mattress pads are also popular. Pillowtop mattress pads are soft and...
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Raised Air Beds
You have guests coming to your home for an overnight stay, and no extra bed for them to sleep on.
Why not look into raised air beds as a solution for your problem?
A raised air bed is much like a traditional air mattress, but inflates to the height of a standard traditional bed, providing your guests with the comfort they need for a good night's sleep.
Available in sizes much like traditional mattresses, raised air beds give you all of the comforts of a traditional bed in an easily portable, inflatable mattress.
Most raised air beds come with a built-in pump, in order to help make inflating the bed as easy as possible.
Many also allow for the firmness of the top portion of the mattress to be adjusted, giving your guests control of their comfort.
Just like with traditional mattresses, raised air beds come in various forms.
There are fabric-topped raised air beds, and pillowtop raised air beds.
And no matter what...
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