Dust-mites bite the dust

How can we reduce the dreaded dust mite invasion that threatens our health nightly? TV’s latest talk show phenomenon, Dr.  Mehmet Oz of The Dr.  Oz Show knows: protect our pillows and mattresses, that’s how.

Dust mite low-down

We’ve all seen the pictures. Skulking, crab-limbed, microscopic meanies that eat, breed, poop and die in our beds! Ick!  But the facts are even scarier than the photos.

Our beds are prime real estate for dust-mites. They’re warm, right?  And humid once we snuggle in. (Did you know, we lose a pint of water when we sleep?) Dust mites thrive here. And don’t forget the human buffet served nightly – a dust mite’s diet consists of the skin flakes we shed while sleeping, and it’s a banquet.

The unvarnished truth: your mattress is a micro-metropolis, housing 100,000 to 10 million dust mites. Your pillow fares no better. Among the heaviest of dust allergens, dust-mite doo-doo provides up to 10% of a pillow’s weight by the time it’s two years old.

Dust mite damage

For allergy sufferers, a dust mite is no harmless little fellow deserving of peaceful co-existence.

Breathing in dust mites at night exposes us to antigens that can cause sneezing, wheezing, itching, watery eyes, even asthma, hay fever and eczema.  Our upper respiratory tract is irritated. Our sinuses inflamed.

Fight back with NaturaProtect!

When Dr.  Oz recommended protecting your sleep environment from dust-mites he should have told you about Natura.  NaturaWool, with its temperature regulating, moisture wicking advantage banishes mold, mildew and dust-mites. NaturLatex is 300% more resistant to dust-mites than any other foam.

Together they are the perfect pair to halt the dust-mite population boom in your bed.

So, Dr.  Oz!  We couldn’t agree more and we think you need a NaturaProtect mattress pad or a NaturaProtect pillowcase.

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