Buckwheat Pillows

     Here is a short, to the point, resume’ of how the benefits of buckwheat pillows surpass those of conventional foam or feather pillows.

     A. Comfort

          1. Malleability - They conform to and support your head and neck in any position. They do not try to return to their own predetermined shape.

           2. Ventilation - The buckwheat hulls allow air circulation through the pillow, thus preventing heat build up in your pillow.

           3. Individualized comfort adjustment - The concealed nylon zipper in quality buckwheat pillows allow each person to adjust their pillow to their own individual comfort volume. They are very compatible with the new adjustable comfort mattresses now becoming so popular.

            4. Cooling of the head - If you wish, you can cool your buckwheat pillow in a refrigerator or freezer, and it will effectively cool your head for some time. Heating is also possible, but I do not recommend it for reasons of safety.

             5. Forget all of the above - Just try sleeping on one. The difference in sleeping comfort will be so obvious you’ll forget all about the reasons why, and you’ll just thank your lucky stars that you have been so fortunate as to have discovered a pillow so blissfully comfortable to sleep on.

     B. Health

          1. Naturally organic - Because buckwheat grows well on poorer soils, and benefits very little from chemical fertilizers, growers do not waste their money applying chemical fertilizers. It also has few, if any, fungal or insect type enemies. This makes chemical pesticides and fungicides also to be not cost effective. Thus it just makes economic sense for buckwheat growers to go organic.

             2. Naturally dust mite infestation free - Buckwheat hulls provide no support for dust mite infestations. Dust mite infestations are universal in all other types of pillows, unless they are either sealed in plastic, or treated with chemical pesticides, both of which are detrimental to health. Dust mite cadavers and feces literally add significant weight to conventional pillows, and produce allergens which contribute to asthma problems as well as allergy attacks to susceptible people.

              3. Hypoallergenic - While buckwheat flour may contain allergens to which a very small percentage of people are allergic, quality buckwheat pillows undergo a special vacuuming process which removes all traces of this flour, thereby rendering them hypoallergenic. Beware of cheap imported buckwheat pillows which have not undergone this vacuuming process.

               4. Pain relief - The support provided to the head and neck muscles deliver relief from muscle and nerve tension in this area, and many find relief from neck and shoulder pain as well as from tension headaches and other discomforts.

     C. Economics

            1. Quality buckwheat pillows last a long time - ten to fifteen years. Conventional pillows, due to their dust mite infestations, are advisedly replaced periodically - some health experts recommending every six months. A quality pillow, whether conventional or buckwheat, costs about the same. So when you then compare the longevity factor, you can see the huge economic advantage of buckwheat pillows over conventional pillows.