Maybe, not everyone remembers what they dream, all time, everyday, but that doesn’t matter, as much as fact that dreaming is, in and of itself place where we let our worry and stress of day to day go free, preparing, for day to come. If we don’t value our sleep enough, we carry all that stress and anxiety from day before, into our morning, and consecutively throughout day, until we finally sleep again, to give our dreams another chance at freeing themselves.

In a stressful modern day to day, race for time and money like ours, it’s a wonder why we don’t value our sleep more. Sleep requires relaxation, and that means sleeping a good night's sleep. Pressure on muscles must be evenly distributed throughout body in a way that keeps our bodies fully relaxed.

That means keeping joints well accommodated. Memory foam does this in a very natural and relaxing way. When body heat hits mattress, it allows foam to conform to body reducing all that tension on pressure points. No pressure points, no stress, no stress, means getting that good night’s sleep that we need so badly to be more productive and happy individuals. Mattresses made from memory foam keep load properly supported, so that no one point is favored over any other. Relaxation is road to a good nights sleep. And memory foam can help sleeper achieve ideal nights rest. While getting tensionless, deep and well relaxed sleep, individual can produce more and feel great doing it.

Is it safe to use MDF? A HSE spokeswoman stated that ‘at present there is no evidence to suggest it (MDF) poses a risk and can be compared to other risks like asbestos’.

However, despite these assessments of MDF and health risks, it is still shrouded in controversy. Therefore, it is advised that anyone using MDF follows these guidelines:

•Try to use an alternative to MDF - some manufacturers sell low formaldehyde or zero formaldehyde emission boards

•If there is no alternative, try to ensure following: -Always use a protective face mask and eye wear when sawing or sanding MDF board -Only saw outside or in a well ventilated room -Wear gloves to avoid formaldehyde coming into contact with skin Compensation claims Accident Compensation People (www.accident-compensation-people-uk.co.uk), who specialise in compensation claims for people affected by airborne cancers, say it’s too early to speculate about possibility of compensation claims against manufacturers, or employers who fail to protect their staff from dangers of MDF.

James Williams, Technical Claims Manager at Accident Compensation People said:

“Nasal cancer has been associated with hard wood dusts for sometime. Many years ago English furniture makers showed an increased incidence of this type of cancer. There does also seem to be a growing concern about soft-wood dust, especially MDF”.

The hazards of MDF dust are quite startling and any further developments will have to be monitored closely to see if it is ‘the asbestos of nineties’.

Deborah Hughes deborah@accident-compensation-people-uk.co.uk 0800 781 7789