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We arrange residential interiors, what the main thing to keep in mind? Does the design style, color choices, or comfort? Sometimes when arranging the house with furniture, we forget the safety factor, especially the material.

One of them is a bed and mattress. We spend a third of life on the bed. But you know, the bed can actually be an enemy in the blanket. From this bed can arise various diseases.

The mattress is a crutch when we sleep. If the material uncomfortable mattress, unable to sleep soundly. It may be that you will suffer from insomnia. Not only that, the condition of the mattress that can not properly support the body will trigger back pain and chronic back. While the mattress is made from cotton can trigger asthma and the risk of skin allergies.

Health experts also express certain mattress materials contain harmful chemicals that can trigger cancer. Materials foam or spring mattress containing potentially polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE). This material has been withdrawn from circulation in 2004 because of risk to health.

According to David O. Carpenter, MD, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany, New York, USA, the material has a structure similar to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are also dangerous. PCBs have been withdrawn in the 1970s as a health hazard.

"PBDE has the same effects as PCBs, which trigger cancer and lowered immune function," said Carpenter.

Even in children, these substances can affect the thyroid gland function and also reduce the level of child IQ. According to research in 2003, Environmental Health Perspectives revealed that women whose bodies contain high levels of PBDE, children will have a low IQ level.

"PBDE influential in almost all organ functions. And most are in the blood pregnancy and breast milk. It is risky to his son, "said Carpenter.

Spring mattress also potentially contain formaldehyde which is classified as carcinogens that trigger cancer by the National Toxicology Program, USA.