Buckwheat Pillows

     Organic buckwheat pillows are what you’re looking for if you want freedom from allergens and toxins. A quality buckwheat pillow will be filled with buckwheat hulls which have been thoroughly cleaned and vacuumed to remove all traces of flour and dust.

     Even dustmites, which infest virtually all conventional pillows, pass through these without infesting them, as there is nothing in the cleaned hulls to attract them or provide them with the dense fibers they need to set up house keeping. Dust mite are infamous for the toxins and allergens their dead corpses and feces produce.

     Conventional pillows, if protected against dust mite infestation, are either treated with chemical pesticides or deterrents or else they are plasticized, all of which produce noxious toxins. Who wants to be breathing in all that poison as they try to sleep? In addition, the plasticized ones will cause your head to perspire, and you’ll wake up in the morning with the back of your head all wet with perspiration. Not good.

     The buckwheat pillows primary claim to fame is the superb support provided to the spine in the neck area, which is why they are so often prescribed by chiropractors for their patients. The advantage of this characteristic is not confined only to the neck area though, as they are used for bad backs, and anywhere else that even, gentle support is of benefit.

     Most people, though, buy them because they find them to simply be the most comfortable pillow they’ve ever slept on. The zipper in one end of the better ones makes them adjustable to the comfort requirements of each individual person. This is quite unique in the world of pillows. Of course I’m not talking about those cheap imported ones you see in the TV ads, or in the discount box stores.

     The good ones come with a 1 year satisfaction money back guarantee, so you don’t have to worry about the unlikely prospect that you might not like it. They also make unique and thoughtful Christmas gifts. You’ll need to buy one for every member of the family though. You don’t want to get  involved in a pillow fight on Christmas day.

Great Christmas Gift

     Christmas, or at least the gift buying aspect of it, can  present some problems.

      You have those on your list that just seem to already have everything. You have those who like to get unique things that not everyone has. Everyone likes to get something which shows that you have given some thought to the gift. No one likes to get the usual knick knacks, or things that simply set around and don’t get used.

     Of course, if you want to clue someone in on the fact that you don’t really care enough about them to waste your time putting any thought or effort into your choice of a gift for them, just give them the tie, or socks, or whatever it is that you can grab at the last minute, only because you do feel obligated to get them something. But I hope you’re not the kind of person who chooses Christmas gifts like that. I would hope that you do embrace the true spirit of Christmas, which does, in fact, embrace much more than just giving gifts.

     So a buckwheat pillow is the perfect Christmas gift, because it solves all of these problems. First, Chances are really good that your prospective gift recipient doesn’t already have a buckwheat pillow, as they are  relatively unknown here in the states. If, by chance, they do, I’m sure they will welcome another or two.

     Secondly, they are, for the same reasons given before, a very unique gift. They are definitely not the run-of-the-mill sort of gift that would be given without much of any thought.

     Most importantly, they make one of the most useful and beneficial gifts anyone could receive. If you want to give a gift that will be appreciated for the rest of their life, a buckwheat pillow would be it.

     If the recipient is not familiar with buckwheat pillows, which they very well may not be, just refer them to the FAQ (frequently asked questions) page of www.buckwheatglory.com.  Happy Christmas shopping.

Buckwheat Hulls

     Well, I got myself into a predicament. But from it, I learned a couple of things. I’ll pass along my experience in the hope that maybe it can benefit someone else.

     I went on a little vacation trip to the northern mountains of Pa. with my wife and my good friend George, and his wife Sue. The weather forcast was calling for rain. We were hauling some of our supplies on an open trailer, so I got some construction grade cleanup bags (super heavy duty trash bags), to put our supplies in to keep them dry.

     Sure enough, on our way home, it poured rain. Unbeknownst (my spell checker says this isn’t a word, but I’ve been using it all my life, and I’m not stopping now) to me, the one that had my buckwheat pillow in it ( You didn’t think I’d go camping without my buckwheat pillow, did you?) had gotten snagged, and was letting the rain in big time.

     Arriving home, I had a thoroughly soaked buckwheat pillow. I prefer my pillows really soft and flimsy, with only about 1/2 or less of the hulls in them that they come filled with. so I thought,”Well, I’ll just throw it in the clothes dryer, and it will come out fine”. So I did.

     After an appropriate amount of time, I heard my wife calling my name in a tone that I recognized as being indicative of my being in deep doodoo. Not knowing why, I timidly answered “Yes, Dear”. I got no answer, but heard her feet coming toward me in a familiar staccato rythm that I instinctively react to with the age old fight or flight syndrome.

     She was holding an empty, hideously brown stained, empty pillow cover, which I didn’t immediately recognize. I said “What is it?”

      Holding it almost in my face, and shaking it like a puppy does a limp raggedy toy weasel, she hissed “Its your buckwheat pillow”. I timidly whispered, “Where’s the rest of it?” “All through the dryer” she replied, showing great restraint in her effort to not arouse panic in more than the next 4 0r 5 homes in any direction from ours. Fortunately all our doors and widows were closed wih storm doors and windows on them, so I guess much of the volume of sound emminating from her was effectively muffled.

     Seriously, she just scooped most of the loose hulls out with a sugar scoop, and then put a new bag in her sweeper, and vacuumed the rest out of the dryer, so virtually all of them were salvaged in pristine condition. She then bleached the cover and it looked just as good as new. And both of us have recovered into our normal loving relationship.

     My problem had resulted from the zipper, which allows one to adjust the hull volume to your particlar comfort level,  somehow becoming unzipped during the drying process. My solution to that would be to slip a safety pin through the cover in a position that would prevent the zipper from unzipping. Bleaching the cover renovated it to what it had looked like when new.

     Having said all that, I must offer a few words of caution. I believe my pillow would have come through that ordeal okay, if the zipper had not come undone. However, this is not a ringing endorsement of the practice of washing your buckwheat pillow.

     If you remember, I had mentioned that I only fill my pillow about 1/2, or less full. I believe this would have allowed sufficient water and air flow through the pillow to allow both successful washing and drying. However I realize that probably most people use their pillows with considerably more filling than I do.

     Therefore, if you were to attempt to wash your buckwheat hull pillow, if you do fill yours more than 1/2 full, I would suggest poring half of them into another suitable cover, and washing and drying them in 2 seperate covers. If you don’t have 2 covers, you could do it in 2 operations, using the same cover.

     Don’t forget, you will need to bleach the covers after you’ve washed and dried them, because those hulls will leave a really unsightly stain. The biggest problem you definitely need to avoid is having the hulls clump toether in such a way that the clumps stay damp, because if they do, they will surely mold, which can cause severe health problems as well as totally ruin your buckwheat pillows.

     The standard advice is still to pour out the hulls onto a flat surface in full sunlight and stir them occasionally to make sure they all get exposed to the direct rays of the sun. Meanwhile you can wash and dry the cover as you would ordinary sheets and pillow cases.

     If you try washing and drying your buckwheat pillow, Please either write a comment on this blog, or send me an email filling me in on your experience.

     Buckwheat pillows are an ideal Christmas gift for college students, because their hectic schedule leaves them little time for sleeping. Problem is, they really do need adequate sleep to be able to deal with their concentrated study schedules and exams.

     Students are always advised not to depend on cramming in order to pass their tests, but panic sets in, and the cramming begins. I know whereof I speak, because I once crammed for 72 hours straight. Believe it or not, I did pass the test, but I paid the price in exhaustion. I actually had a very difficult time being able to fall asleep once the test was over.

     I suppose there is a scientific explanation for that, but I certainly wish I had had a buckwheat pillow. I had never heard of one of those at that time. With the cost of a college education being what it is today, anything which improves the quality of it is certainly worthwhile.

      Unlike so many of the items needed to expedite attainment of an education today, a buckwheat pillow is something that will retain its usefulness long after the education has been completed. For example, it will come in mighty handy when that first little bundle of joy is keeping everyone up all hours of the night. It’s one of those gifts that keep on giving.

     And of course, any time a person has a chance to enjoy a peaceful nap, the blissful sleep provided by a buckwheat pillow is always most appreciated.

     While you’re ordering one for that college student, don’t short change yourself. I’m sure you too could profit substantially from the extra comfort provided by a buckwheat pillow. Reward yourself for the fine job you did in succeeding in getting that young person to the next stage in their life. And what about the spouse? Weren’t they also instrumental in achieving that worthy goal?

     What the heck. Why not make it buckwheat pillows for everybody? It would sure make me happy.

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To sleep, or not to sleep, is not so much the question as is “how to sleep” or “how to fall asleep”. Competing with that is the question “how to stay asleep”. Technically, none of these are questions – they are conundrums.

No matter what they are, I have the answer, or more correctly, the solution. And it is so simple.

It’s not only simple, it’s economical, healthful, organic, hypoallergenic, green, refreshing, relaxing, comfortable, and made in USA.

Buckwheat Glory’s quality buckwheat hull pillows are the solution to the problem of both falling and staying asleep.

They are also a near miracle for many people who are afflicted with assorted maladies such as headaches, muscle and nerve damage, or injuries, in the cervical area of the neck and shoulder vicinity, arthritis, snoring, and other problems which inhibit sound sleep.

Buckwheat pillows also provide relief for those with limited time for sleeping, such as college students, harried business executives, overwrought mothers, and anyone stressed out with the complexities of life.

Chiropractors recommend buckwheat pillows to countless clients in their efforts to provide them with comfort sufficient to induce sound sleep.

But, by far, the most buckwheat pillows are invested in by knowledgeable ordinary people who simply enjoy the most comfortable sleeping experience each and every night. Are you one of them? Why not?

Join the 21st century. Forsake those obsolete conventional foam and feather dinosaurs. You won’t regret it.

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     Buckwheat Glory Buckwheat Hull Pillows are a vital link to to the success of our students returning to school this fall. Most parents realize by now just how important it is that students receive adequate sound sleep.

      With education costing what it now does, parents need to be, now  more than ever, concerned that they get the maximum return on their investment in the education of their children.

     Late night studying (not to mention late night partying) means that the time reserved for sleeping, must necessarily be maximized so as to acquire the most REM (rapid eye movement) sleep possible. This is where Buckwheat Glory’s buckwheat bed and travel pillows excel. Click on buckwheatglory.com to get the full story on how they accomplish this far better than any other type of pillow.

     Comfort is paramount in providing the capability of  falling quickly into a deep, refreshing sleep, and just as importantly, of staying asleep once deep sleep is attained.

     If the student needs to travel long distances between home and school, they may need to take advantage of this travel time to catch up on lost sleep. This means they will need a buckwheat travel pillow which excels in providing a comfortable surface to rest their head in places which may tend to be somewhat uncomfortable, like the corner between an auto or bus window and the back of a seat.

     The malleability inherent in buckwheat pillows,  provides unequalled conformity to these oddly shaped niches. They won’t try to slip out of their position, as conventional pillows are so prone to doing.

     So, if you are a parent, or grandparent, of a student going away to school for the first time, or one who is returning for another semester, I’m sure you want to provide them with every advantage possible to help them achieve their goal of being the best that they can be. Maybe you can’t be there to tuck them in and make sure they get to bed on time, but you can do the next best thing, and make sure they have the pillows they need to maximize the benefits they can receive from quick, deep, blissful sleep.

     Maybe you, yourself, will be able to sleep a little more easily, just knowing that you have provided them with the best sleeping pillows possible. And speaking of that, are you providing yourself with the best sleeping pillows available? Maybe you need to visit http://www.buckwheatglory.com/page/1483527 for your own benefit as well.