Whether you call them hospital beds, Craftmatic Adjustable Beds, or just plain old adjustable beds they’re some of the most recognizable names for beds that can be modified. The base can be altered so the mattress can bend and adjust to any position the sleeper desires. These beds improve comfort and make life easier for those that choose them, improvements with the simple things like sitting up and watching TV, working or playing on the laptop, and of course reading. However these beds are best known for their medical benefits and while sometimes there is a negative connotation with the word “hospitals beds” rest assured these special beds called Adjustable Beds offer relief from Back Pain Osteoarthritis and Spinal Stenosis which are medical conditions that affect people’s lives.

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Adjustable beds and Osteoarthritis:

According to Spine Health people who suffer from osteoarthritis associated with facet joints in the spine can often find relief in ways they hadn’t previously experience. Many say they find relief in a recliner or adjustable bed. Surfaces like these that help redistribute body weight allows the knees and head to be raised higher and elevates them, easing associated pressure found in normal flat resting areas like mattresses. Without such relief many of these same people often prefer a fetal position with the knees pulled up resting on their side.

Spinal Stenosis and adjustable beds:

Adjustable beds also offer the same benefits to those suffering from spinal stenosis flexible mattress repositioning . Again with the knees curled and pulled up toward the hips lying on their side in a fetal position relief is often found, but sleeping on an adjustable bed or a reclining chair allows for position adjustments to lift the knees and head in such a way that with the correct elevation pressure on the nerve is minimized or eliminated.

Adjustable beds help relieve pain associated with joint pressure:

Do you deal with back pain? Studies show that 80 percent of people will suffer from some kind of back pain at some point during their lifetimes. By sleeping on a bad or improper mattress can aggravate back pain, particularly those with conditions like Spinal Stenosis and osteoarthritis. Obtaining an adjustable bed can be one of the first steps a person can take to help you minimize back pain. Regular flat mattresses do not have the ability to properly distribute body weight and reduce pressure over the entire body. With such pressure being exerted on the body the heart is forced to work harder which reduces needed oxygen that nourish the entire body through the blood stream. Adjustable beds can be customized and positioned to the correct angles that promote proper circulation and reduce strain on the heart reduce associated results of sleep apnea and acid reflux. Adjustable beds help relieve pain associated with joint pressure put the spine in positions that reduce stresses and pressure for issues like a herniated lumbar disc and improve blood circulation throughout the body.

Article title: Adjustable Beds offer relief from Back Pain Osteoarthritis and Spinal Stenosis

What The World Series and Jet Lag Have In Common

Well I can share with you that last night after enjoying one of the most exciting baseball games ever, and along side a few of my fellow friends we paid a price. That cost came in the form of less sleep. Personally I felt as though I just walked off the airplane from a long trip. It was game 6 of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers and what is arguably one of the greatest series games ever played and it ended after midnight. I had been posting and tweeting on Facebook and Twitter sharing the ups and downs of the game with all who were willing. It was in the 11th inning  and David Freese took a 3-2 pitch and drove it to deep center field to break the 9-9 tie game with one of the most exciting happenings in baseball a walk off home run. It was crazy an my online celebration continued well after the game we were all to excited to go to sleep.  The next morning the walls were buzzing on my social networks. Everyone was chatting about their lack of sleep. Some  joked about taking role call while others said they felt like the lack of sleep resembled jet lag, a feeling that our beloved Cardinals share all too often I’m sure and especially during this years World Series.

This got me to thinking about today’s blog having to do with a recent new study that was released that seem to explain the feeling jet lag we  all experience when we travel.  Have you ever traveled from west to east? Well the jet lag  we experience and the Differences we feel when traveling seems to be the responsibility  within our brains. This feeling is actually a big disruption of our circadian clocks.  Forget the alarm clock that wakes you in the morning, this is a clock  in your body that sets itself and is believed to be the primary reason we experience jet lag. It often affects people more so when they’re flight takes them west to east, as apposed to the opposite direction and seems to have been solidified in a recent new animal study. Our circadian clock makes necessary regular adjustments to stay in sync light cycles of day and night. The circadian clock does this by advancing or delaying its time clock in reaction to light. These corrections usually happen with no notice. When this routine is interrupted by rapid light and dark changes in the light-dark cycle, in particular when we travel or take a long flight. Previous studies show delaying or advancing the brains clock occurs in altered pathways in an area of the human brain called the suprachiasmatic nucleus.

This newest study has indicated that the molecular mechanisms within these brain pathways are considerably different. Science has known for years that within humans and other living organisms, advances are harder to achieve than delays. One of the best examples of this, compare the jet lag experienced in a trip coming from Europe back to the USA, Associate professor of biology Horacio de la Iglesia, from the University of Washington, said in a university news release. “One of the reasons may be that these two forms of resetting the clock involve different molecular mechanisms at the clock level,” he suggested. According to the researchers scientific findings from studies that included hamsters looks to help in efforts and help develop possible remedies related to jet lag, according to the researchers. The study was published online recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Tired of Dealing with Back Pain? Could it Be Your Mattress?

Tired of Dealing with Back Pain? Could It Be Your Mattress?

There are three areas where your old mattress could be failing you and anyone one of them is enough to cause back pain.
1.    Lacks Necessary Support
2.    Lack of High Level Comfort
3.    Lack of Proper Firmness

Two of the more obvious signs that it might be time for a new mattress is that you are stiff and sore when you wake up, but is it possible your old mattress responsible for this pain or discomfort that you feel. Yes it is very possible that your old mattress could be a cause due to the lack of the following.

* Lacks Necessary Support

While many of us already know that our mattress is old we tend to overlook it and act as if all is OK. We convince ourselves that the bed still looks good therefore there is nothing wrong with it. This couldn’t be further from the truth. The support of our typical mattress comes from coil springs. It also comes from upholstery that can be anything from polyurethane foam layers and polyester to memory foam and latex rubber. When these mattress components wear they are unable to conform and support your body properly as well as it use to. This lack of support throughout the night can make getting a restful night’s sleep a nightmare.

* Lack  High Level Comfort

While it is true some older mattresses might offer some comfort at first it is generally short lived. With a little time lying in the mattress the innards of the bed begin to reveal themselves and their inability to offer 6-9 hours of steady comfort. This is typically due to worn out materials, and lack of what I like to call buoyancy that really shows in older mattresses. A bottoming out of sorts starts to take place because the cushioning has worn and become tired.Our sleeping position is often affected by hard spots or pressure points. This discomfort causes us to move to a less comfortable less favored less comfortable sleeping position. Some of us can wake up with back pain.

* Lack of Proper Firmness

Whether it was my teacher, grandmother, or mother I can remember being told to sit up straight as I’m sure some of you may be able to relate. The people that cared about us were concerned about bad posture. Bad posture by itself has been known to lead to back problems so it’s important that your spine be correctly supported,  and yes even while you sleep. While most mattresses use coil springs for their core support and it is durable and long lasting they do not last forever losing their original firmness. The most common problem is coil spring fatigue. Coil spring fatigue is best explained as an exhausted piece of coiled metal. Eventually weight and time not to mention countless spring oscillations causes metal fatigue and the spring rate decreases and the coil springs will give less total body support and potentially even sag.

If your bed does not allow you the same posture while lying in bed that you assume while standing, know that this is a common sign that it may be time for a new mattress. If  your mattress lacks proper support, comfort, or firmness it is very likely you are in the market for a new mattress.This  may be the primary reason you experience trouble falling asleep, wake up tired and groggy, and even feel sore or experience back pain after a night of slumber on an old  mattress. So if you have asked these two question am I Tired of Dealing with Back Pain? Could It Be Your Mattress? Look no further than the bedroom.

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Photo by Cuttlefish bed bugs on the box spring

As you have probably heard They’re Back! In the past, Bed Bugs were considered a rarity in the U.S.; but with increased international travel, the banning of potent insecticides, and a lack of vigilance by the public, these blood-sucking critters have made a comeback.

One possible solution to the problem is Total Encasement Mattress Protectors. They help to protect your sleep and your body against Bed Bugs by completely enclosing the mattress rather than only going over the top of it and or sides and leaving the mattress partially exposed.

Educate and Protect Yourself!

What Are Bed Bugs?

The common bed bug is a small, brownish, flattened insect that feeds solely on the blood of animals. Adult Bed Bugs are very small and do not fly but can travel quickly over the floors, ceilings, and walls of your home.

Where Do Bed Bugs Live?

A bed bug can live anywhere. Let me emphasize this important fact. They can live anywhere. They survive in  a location that is protected and dark.; making your mattress a perfect spot to live. Bed Bugs tend to congregate and it is typical to find many in the same spot.

How Can We Prevent a Bed Bug Infestation?

One company offers a way to protect your mattress and pillows that is a little different than other products. It’s called the Sleepharmony Total Encasement Mattress and Pillow protectors. It is made by Glideaway Manufacturing out of St. Louis Missouri.

• When traveling, inspect your bedding and mattress for Bed Bugs.
• Avoid storing luggage on the floor or on the bed.
• When returning home from travel, put all your laundry immediately in the wash on warm or hot cycle.

Are countless thoughts keeping you awake at bedtime? John Pertzborn All the time. Angie Mock, Some back ground noise can actually be the key to relaxation That’s what Dr. Ojile says, he is from the Clayton Sleep Institute. You were just talking to Angie about some issues she’s having? All laughing Angie say’s she has plenty of them trust her as she says she busted out a few yawns just moments ago. She asks Dr. Ojile to talk about it a little.

Dr. Ojile: It’s tough to change shifts like your doing but one of the issues that’s come up is that there is a resort in Europe that’s now providing each of their guests with background music to sleep. We’re starting to see this trend around the country and in some of the areas around the world and in resorts and it applies to peoples homes as well. Some folks, and this is a strategy more than a scientific issue they need a little bit of white noise or what we call background noise to ease themselves into sleep.  You were playing some of that as we started the interview, sometimes its rainforest, sometimes it’s trickling water, they’re different sounds that are very benign, they’re not disruptive and they’re not loud.

John Pertzborn, is that the same thing, I know people that can’t fall asleep unless they have the radio or the television set on?

Dr. Ojile, It is a similar tactic but this is a healthy approach. With those other issues the brain tends to get focused on what’s on the TV, So for instance if what you need to go to sleep is a certain late night show, you cycle through sleep periodically about every 90 minutes during the night. When you get up during one of those 90 minute periods, that show is not going to be on any longer so your brain has gotten tuned into that versus the repetitive calming sound. So this is a little better strategy and again its not as much scientific as just part of your total sleep health and behavior picture but it’s very easy to perform if you need it.

John Pertzborn, It looks like the buzzer on The Price Is Right.

Dr. Ojile, That’s exactly right; it’s a very simple device. These are very inexpensive and they are very simplistic. You can adjust it to what ever you like from rain to ocean to waterfalls.

Angie Mock. This is basically to drown out not necessarily sirens or anything that’s going on in the background but just to kind of help give a relaxing…

Dr Ojile, that’s a very good point some of it is for relaxing but there can be a few minor back ground sounds. It’s certainly not going to drown out thunder or an ambulance. So that’s really what it’s for. It’s to give you this gentleness to go to sleep. It can work in some patients. I think this is a very interesting trend you’re going to see this as you go to more and more hotels. There is several hotels in the country that will give you a package when you check in which is actually a CD of music that you can put in your room and listen to on your clock radio, DVD player, CD Player etc. Some will have the music where you can just turn it on your remote control. Your going to see more of this as the resort industry tries to accommodate the needs of their residents who are our patients and see that there is a value there.

John Pertzborn, So in other words , invest in this technology you will make a million?

Dr Ojile, (Laughing) I can’t say that.

John Pertzborn, It’s a great idea though

Angie Mock, Absolutely, Why we have you here do you have any other tips for people having trouble getting to bed at night and sleep?

Dr Ojile, I think key thing is to look at this as something secondary to do. The standard things for getting to bed are still the key issues. Regularizing your bed time, regularizing your wake time, and winding down an hour our two before you go to sleep and trying not to change shifts to often.

John Pertzborn, Without looking at the internet and things that stimulate you and eating gassy foods.
Dr. Ojile Technology is the biggest issue for sure for our society today.

116/141 Pains By Kurichan's

While many doctors, chiropractors, and yes even salespeople believe they know the answer to this question, the truth is there is no one brand, kind, or firmness that works for low back pain. Mattresses do not fix lower back pain so whichever mattress minimizes, reduces, relieves and allows a good night of sleep is the answer. The fact is no one mattress can do that nor do they guarantee it on any warranty card for that very reason, so it is important to select the bed that gives, relieves, and supports you while still meeting your needs for comfort.

Help Finding The Best Mattress for Low Back Pain

1. Educate and ask about the physical mattress components to determine which one might best fit your needs. There are many types of coils used to make mattresses. Each has a unique height, coil count, design, and steel gauge thickness all of which affects mattress feel and support. Mattress thickness ranges from 7-18 inches thick and can also affect feel and support while additionally affecting look and the fit of bedding. Mattress thickness really should also be determined by personal preferences.
2. Take your time and test rest mattresses for the best fit. Look for one that fills the natural curves of your body but still properly offers good spinal alignment. Good mattress support for the back can help doctor and chiropractic patients find some level of back pain relief. Many  even wake in the morning claiming reduced or total void of muscle soreness associated with a bad or worn mattress.
3. Find that optimal balance involving comfort and back support. While many claim it is all about the firmest support others swear by the cushiest comfort. We think you need to test for the balance because they are equally important.  For some sleeping on a too firm  mattress can be as bad  or maybe even worse in some cases causing painful pressure points that lead to aches and pains. A medium-firm mattress with a little bit of cushiness may be a better choice often giving more comfort because it allows the hips and shoulders to go down into the mattress just slightly. Lower back pain patients who still want a firmer mattress for back support can do so but may opt to purchase one that is thicker with additional padding for greater comfort and more pressure relief overall.
4. Lastly and most importantly use common sense when it comes to your  old mattress set. While some mattresses show obvious visible signs of wear like sagging, stains, or tears know that additions like plywood boards and mattress toppers are nothing more than quick fixes at best for mattresses with little to no support left in them. If your mattress is the standard conventional mattress with coil springs and padding, most are no longer properly doing their job. A person with lower back pain should consider investing in correct and proper support with the acceptable comfort that one can only get in a new mattress.

• The best mattress is the one that feels the best to “you”.
• The best mattress is the one that supports “you” the best.
• The best mattress brand is the one that has the bells, whistles, and features that meet “your” budget.

The Best Mattress For Lower Back Pain Is The One That Works For “You”!

These terms can mean many different things and quite frankly they all seem to get lumped together under one big umbrella term which is referred to as green mattresses.

Environmentally Safe Mattress Starts With Thinking Green

Mattresses are but one part of the home furnishings industry and they have been making great strides to offer the consumer a product that is easier on the environment both outside and inside the home.

Define an Environmentally Safe Mattress?

The mattress market encompasses many different kinds of mattresses that range in selection that includes a coil spring mattress and box spring, memory foam, or natural latex mattress. It can be defined as a bed that requires less energy to build and is easy on the environment both inside and outside your home. Such mattresses may use all or some of the following:

• Organic textiles: These are fabrics and goods that are made from organically grown plants such as cotton or organically raised sheep for their wool.
• Bio-hybrid cushioning: Foams that are constructed with plant base substitutes. They make up a percentage of the oils that are obtained from the plant making at least of portion of the petroleum needed sustainable and eco-friendly.
• Made from rapid renewals: Plants or trees that can grow to maturity and can be harvested for their wood, sap, or anything else very quickly.
• Certified wood: Wood that has been certified or independently verified by a third party as being responsibly harvested in order to maximize industry, wildlife, and nature in a sustainable manner.
• Plantation grown: Artificially established forest, farm where various types of trees or crops are grown for sale. It is rare to see local on-site consumption most of the raw goods are sent to distant markets. Some plantations are certified as organic.
• Contain recycled content: A product that contains materials that have been used before and now given new life within a new product. This often reduces energy cost and the need for more raw materials.
• Consider the transportation and shipping: Look for companies that reduce waste of fuel by figuring out better more efficient shipping methods like sourcing from local suppliers instead of suppliers located thousands of miles away.
• Reduced or Zero Off gassing from potentially toxic or harmful chemicals: Various chemicals that exist in the form of synthetic foams, flame retardants, and bleaches and dyes used in fabrics give off potentially harmful gasses called Volatile Organic Compounds or VOC’s. The list is numerous of harmful effects that VOC’s are attributed too.

One mattress company refers to their mattress selection in shades of green. Depending on your budget, your concern for the environment both inside and outside your home, the extreme you choose to go to is your own. Air quality, sustaining our precious natural resources like wood, and safe drinking water can be affected by the choices we make when we purchase a new bed. The shade of green you choose to buy is up to you. Environmentally Safe and Friendly Mattresses can be found to fit most any budget.

Will buying an Environmentally Safe Mattress make me healthier, wealthier, and wiser? Yes.

1. Investing in naturally built mattresses is an investment in your health that could save you money in medical expenses including respiratory issues.
2. You’ll be rich in spirit and mind knowing that your mattress is chemical free, and reduces the burden on the environment through sustainability.
3. It’s smart to think about the future of friends, family, and the planet.

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Was it mom or was it grandma that said, “There will be absolutely, positively no eating in bed”? Who ever said it was definitely on to something. There are few things that are more annoying than those tiny little morsels and crumbs from our favorite late night eats in bed? While many people believe that the  crumbs left over in the butter bowl are the worst those annoying mattress crumbs that both literally and figuratively may actually top it.

7 Mattress Crumbs that Act as Sleep Thieves

1. Keep your bed and bedroom clean Simple things include keeping the mattress  spotless and free of dirt from the pets’ paws, the crumbs of our late night snacks, or any other foreign objects that may make their way between the sheets.  Additionally a messy bedroom can result in a  cluttered mind and can lead to unrest. Pick  things up, gather, and remove them making the room in ship-shape. It’s believed that an untidy bedroom can be associated to sleeplessness due to disorganization or  even unfinished work related projects, where as the room should actually be linked with sleep and intimacy.
2. Glow in the dark bedrooms! This one always makes me think of the Seinfeld episode where the big neon sign from the Kenny Rogers’ Fried Chicken Restaurant opens and as a result illuminates Kramers’ apartment which keeps him awake. Lesson here is to block out light by turning off computer monitors, TV sets, and block outside brightness. Another helpful tip; purchase an alarm clock that isn’t too bright or that has a dimming feature.
3. Obsessing over life One of my personal crumbs is the stress of running the family business and not allowing my mind to relax. A person needs special time to problem solve. For example jot down your urgent concerns along with possible solution ideas to solve the problem several hours before bedtime. Controlled stimulus also steers you clear from associating your bed with concerns and anxiety.
4. Your bed buddy snores Ask your snoring partner to sleep on his or her side instead of their back. Also a person who snores can seek medical attention so both sleepers to get proper and rejuvenating sleep.
5. You Sleep Tight With Dust Mites Mild to very severe allergies can be triggered from the residue they leave behind. Use bed linens that block dust mites and clean your bedding frequently. Also be sure to clean your mattress often, and if needed even consider replacing the old nest. Increase the rooms’ airflow by cracking windows or the bedroom door.
6. The pet problem Truth is more than half the cat and dog owners including myself have admitted that their “kids” disrupted their sleep. Consider a crate next to your bed. Dogs like to sleep in a protected safe space. Cat owners don’t forget unlike us these little cuties are nocturnal. Lock them out of the bedroom and purchase special nighttime-only toys that can be hidden during the daytime. Consider double-sided tape on the bottom edge of doors to deter scratching; cats dislike the stickiness.
7. You over doze on Weekends As tempting as it might be a late night followed by extra snooze time the following morning throws off our internal clock. Even if you’ve been up late, don’t sleep in more than an hour longer than usual, Epstein says. To make up for lost slumber, take an afternoon catnap (no more than 30 minutes, though, because an extended daytime snooze can keep you awake at night).

Tell us about the trail of bed crumbs that rob you of sleep and keep you awake at night?

by sunshinecity

If you could do 1 thing to change your health for the better, that would not cost you a dime, and didn’t require an expensive diet or exercise regiment would you consider it?

As you get ready for summer we must wade through the springtime both literally and figuratively, and along with spring comes great fluctuations in temperature that make everyday dressing tough. Cool temperatures in the morning compel us to leave home wearing a jacket to return home in warmer temps only to forget it.

We can barely prepare for what to wear each morning for drastic changes in weather on a spring day so is there anything we can do to prepare for the springtime cold and flu season?  Springtime is a prime time of year to come down with the common cold and your sleep could be the key to cold prevention and better health for you and your family. According to a recent WebMD article and leading physicians William Ellert, M.D and Diwakar Balachandran, MD getting a good night of sleep or the lack of it affects your immune system in significant ways.

Sleep loss not only plays a role in whether we come down with a cold or the flu but

it also influences how we fight illnesses by means of fevers when we do ultimately come down with such ill health.

Sleep and Immunity: Understanding the Link

Not getting an adequate amount of sleep has been associated to a whole host of mental & physical health problems, as well as those that initiate from an impaired immune system. Our body has a natural weapon called the immune system which is quite complex it is intended to protect us from ailments, colds, and even the flu, but when it is not performing up to snuff, it fails to do its job correctly.

What Are the Consequences Of Less Sleep?

• A weakening of the body’s immune system.
• Sick days
• Less Energy
• Decrease your body’s ability to take action against bacterial infections or colds
• How Sleep helps

Sleep controls the release of a hormone that stimulates cells that boost the immune system and just like a well maintained vehicle which performs better and is less likely to break down a well-tuned immune system is critical in our body’s defense against the cold virus. People often ask how much sleep is needed to help steer clear of the common cold?  A minimum of seven hours of sleep is the easiest way and studies show that people who don’t are three times more likely to catch a cold when they fall short of that minimum. So make your bedtime more healthful and your life more energetic and productive and get some sleep your health may depend on it.

Tickets By ChiBart

STL Beds is giving away a limited supply of Free Admission Tickets Valued at $8.00 a piece for the Healthy Planet Natural Living Expo 2011. (Limit 5 Tickets Per Family Please!) That saves you up to $40.00. Simply drop by our STL Beds location or send us a self-addressed stamped envelope and mention this blog or print it out too redeem your free money saving tickets. Hurry because when they are gone they are gone!

Information about Green Event:

Healthy Planet Natural Living Expo
When: Sunday, February. 27, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Where: Webster Groves Recreation Complex Located at I-44 at Elm Avenue.
33. East. Glendale Road. Zip Code 63119

This is one of the best St Louis green events of the entire year you won’t want to miss it. Healthy Planet Magazine who sponsors and puts on this home show does it right. It is located in Webster Groves, Missouri. This rare STL Green Event is meant to educate the consumers with an wealth of information for living healthier lives and saving the environment through sustainable and green daily living. Whether people choose to do nothing at all, just 1 thing, or completely change the way they buy, use, and dispose of products people will be shocked and surprised how easy, cheap, and healthy green living can be.  Healthy Planet Magazine and their expo always manage to gather a large diversity of green goods and services under one roof and 2011 will be no different. This show will include everything from health screenings to energy saving tips and products for the home but that is not all.

What’s going on at the Expo?

• Healthy eats include Free Organic and Natural food sample.
• Would you like to learn how to make your work or living space more energy efficient?
• Look for chemical free or low or no VOC household goods?
• Every considered environmentally friendly cosmetics as an alternative?
• How start or own your very own “green” business, there will be plenty of businesses there to share ideas.
• Spinal screening
• Free chair massage
• Organic, Natural, and Eco Friendly Mattresses and Bedding
• 1^st 300 guests will receive a free reusable tote bag
• Wine and beer samples
• Live Music
• Free Giveaways
• Someones going to win a weekend vacation to the YMCA Trout Lodge worth $600.00
• Did we mention FOOD?

There will be live music, wine and beer tasting, and tons of give-a-ways. According to Healthy Planet Magazine, “the first 300 guests will receive a free reusable tote bag.” There will be an Amtrak Ticket Giveaway and a weekend vacation at the YMCA Trout Lodge in the Lake of the Ozarks that is worth $600.

Day of the event

Cost: $8.00 for adults

Cost: Kids under 16 FREE!

Who’s going to be exhibiting at the expo?

Wildlife Center of Missouri

Vitality Unlimited Spa

True-Dose Pets

Treats Unleashed

Thomas Construction

The School of Metaphysics

The Healing Center

St. Louis Vegetarian Society

STL Beds

Soul Esteem Center

Sierra Club

Shining Rivers Waldorf School

Schnucks Market

Schalafly Beer

Sappington Farmers Market

Renewal By Anderson

Pure Power

PB Design

New Life Solutions

Neel’s Pharmacy

Missouri Coalition for the Environment / Earth Designs

Midtown Home Improvement

Juice Plus

Inmotion Health Center

Holistic Fitness

Healing Arts Center

Elements of Wellness

Eckankar – Spiritual Literature

Dancing Spirit Healing & Arts Center

Culver Way Ecovillage

Crown Valley Winery

Complete Wellness Center

Community Acupuncture of St. Louis

Committed to Health Chiropractic

Chipolte Mexican Grill

Butterfly Energy Works

Build St. Louis

Body & Mind / Healthy Harvest Gardens

Blueshadow Photography

Berhanu Organic

Bellaspark Productions

Bath Fitter

Bales Junk Removal

Arbonne International

Animal Health & Healing

Amtrak

Alternative Hospice

Alpha-Health Solutions

Advanced Energy Solutions

You can find more information about the Healthy Planet Green Expo by calling 314-962-7748 or go to www.thehealthyplanet.com