Are Your Bed Sheets Compromising Your Health? Doctor Explains the Risks
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- Опубликовано: 27 мар 2024
- Uncover the hidden dangers in your bed sheets. Are Your Bed Sheets Compromising Your Health? In this enlightening video, a medical expert reveals the potential health risks associated with your bedding. Find out how to safeguard your health and create a safer sleep environment. Don't overlook this vital health information
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100% cotton with at least a 1000 thread count, no less. Best investment ever made, 20 years on I still have them.
1,000 thread will only do in winter. For the rest of the year it’s too heavy and too hot, for me anyway. But I agree that good bedclothes are a prerequisite of good sleeping .
I buy white sheets with a high thread count. I wash them in hot water and bleach. I have been doing this for years. It is well worth the money for 1000 thread count sheets. I find them at Ross Stores for under $50 a set of queen size. Nothing feels better than getting into bed with clean sheets. I wash mine once weekly.
Good quality cotton sheets=yes. But as someone with asthma, I recommend a high quality allergy control mattress cover/protector…it’s a must, especially with a new mattress. Same goes for pillows.
I use bamboo sheets. High thread count doesn’t allow for breathability.
My bed is one place I splurge on. Also I have my mattress enclosed in a cover that blocks anything from getting into it and keeps it from getting dust mites, and other types of things. I love soft cotton sheets. I would never use anything else.
I've tried microfiber sheets but didn't like the way they felt. They were too hot on my skin. I went right back to cotton.
Great subject Dr. Hansen. Freshly laundered, high thread count cotton sheets put me to sleep within minutes.
Excellent!
There are many other natural materials (silk, bamboo, linen, etc.) made into sheets yet there is no mention of them.
Thread count is not a magic number. You should also consider the type of cotton, the quality of the yarn, the type of weave, and the quality of the production.
When I was a very young child my grandmother always boiled the sheets & towels in the old black kettle and then dry in the sun. Cotton is King!
So glad to have you back Dr. Michael. 👏🏼🙏🏼☺️
Thank you LOVE this topic as I suffer from allergies specifically Dust mites so much!!
Good advice. Mike. Miss seeing you more often...
I agree with all Dr. Hansen and I went through out my wardrobe to do the same, sox, underwear, shirts and pants you name it done. Deciding to walk away from soooo much clothes was huge but my health is worth more.
Now finding brands that uphold my standard has been tough.
Already doing this, very good advice.
Thank you😊❤
I got organic cotton sheets, love them.
Doctor Mike Hansen. same here I also like all Original Organic products. It’s so nice of you for your good advice Health related.
Doctor Mike Hansen. Thank you very much for Sharing such a nice information
Very useful and great reminder! Good to see you back again!
More to come!
Bamboo is also a great alternative. Generally they are more expensive, but they are sustainable and maximum luxury.
Thank you Dr. Hansen for this topic. I will choose 100% cotton made for the bed products. 😊
Thank you for sharing!Stay well always
Thank you! You too!
Thank you Doctor! I just wonder if bamboo fiber sheets have same benefits as cotton. And for myself, when I was tested for sleep apena and starting using a Bi-Pap machine to breath, that was a real game changer too. I went un diagnosed for years.
Great video and topic! Dr Mike what about the actual bedding and pillow materials? Some of the chemicals found in foam can be bad and don't actually have an odor like isocyanates, I think we'd all like to know your thoughts on the rest of our beds 😎
How did you know that I needed to change my sheets? My mother never instilled the habit in me so it's been a struggle throughout the years. It's amazing dust mites haven't taken over my body by now. ;-)
So if our bedding is important , clothes is also important for people with skin issues ? My teen has eczema and all her clothes of choice is cheap /:
That’s a great point! Yes that can make a huge difference.
I have had eczema forever. It’s been infected so badly I’ve needed weeks of antibiotics. I tend to get skin abscesses if I don’t wash everything I wear in very warm/hot water. I always buy 100% cotton percale sheets, just like I wear mostly cotton clothing. Synthetic materials irritate my skin.
Dr. Hanson. I was diagnosed with Arachnoiditis in February 2024. Have had five back surgeries in past. Four of those fusions and in December had s/I joint fusion. It was from the lateral approach. Something happened and it caused a cascade of problems leading to MRI which showed clumping of cauda spinal nerve roots in distal lumbar. Resulting in Arachnoiditis. I had vision changes leading to prisms having to be placed in my lens. I have motor sounds in my head. My mind or my thinking is muttled. I have severe bowel and bladder issues. I left out the pain because I can’t even start to describe what and how that is. I wear a butrans patch and take oral opiates. Want to get started on the path to a neuro stimulator. My questions are how does Arachnoiditis affect the vision and hearing. These nerves are above the lumbar area. I also would like to know how a neuro stimulator works and how it helps this pain. Thank you
The worse thing for me is using fabric conditioner. It affect my breathing and I am very restless. It took me a while to work it out.
Use vinegar, it doesn’t leave any smell. Better than softener.
Are non-cotton sheets common in the USA, then? I don't know anybody who uses anything BUT cotton sheets here in the UK.
What about bamboo sheets?
I love my bamboo sheets . They do however wear out much quicker 100 % cotton. So one needs new sheets more frequently .
What about washing your sheets in cold water, with a dose Bleach in the rinse cycle.?
Heavy weighted blankets reduce anxiety 😬
100% cotton, high thread count washed at 60°c after 20 years are softer and still good quality.
I guess that means we should only wear cotton clothes to
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Line dry your sheets, the sun is a great sanitizer.
If you don’t live in the desert. Tried drying towels in the sun and they were stiff as a board from sand in the air. 🙁
Live in the Caribbean. Much prefer line dried sheets. Dislike if they go to laundromat and return with fabric softener on them.yuk
Microfiber sheets are HORRIBLE. Tried them one time and never again. There is nothing like 100% cotton.
Where are you from? The way you pronounce cotton is very interesting.
I'm betting mid state New York.
What about belgian linen sheets???
how about your dirty linen in the closet? Did you regularly washing them.?
How often should we change our sheets
Conventional wisdom says weekly, but I wonder if medical advice is different.
Hmm better just lay down on a hard wood or bamboo mattress 😅
i get you wanted to mention the benefits of cotton and put cotton in this really good light, but for the sake of balance also remember that cotton requires a lot of water to grow which can put a strain on the local and neighboring areas, friendlyjordies did some investigation on this with australian cotton farms. Then there is the fact that, unless it is organic cotton, a lot of pesticides will used which aren't exactly friendly to the environment.
for skin on face and hair it s better to use natural silk pillow case. the rest i use cotton
Are you invested in cotton?
Washing your bed sheet -- and your clothes -- is a good idea.
How about Linen sheets instead of Cotton? Linen is supposed to be more breathable.
You hear what Chris Cuomo is now taking? I'd love an updated take
I use blankets and no sheets my whole life hate sheets
You sleep directly on the mattress??? 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
How often do you wash your blankets? The whole point of sheets is that they're easy to change and launder. Usually folks don't wash blankets, bedspreads, comforters, or quilts more than once or twice a year. Whatever touches your skin should be washed weekly--so if you want to wash your blankets every week, then go for it.