Your pillows are full of
fungus...According to an October 14, 2005 article from
WebMD, British researchers have found that fungal spores fill the
pillows we sleep on at night. The team of scientists analyzed both feather
pillows and synthetic pillows in regular use and found that each carried
up to 16 different fungi. The lead investigator, Ashley Woodcock, told
WebMD, "We secrete about 100 liters of sweat into a bed over a
year. We do not wash our quilts and pillows, so they are an ideal place to
find fungi." Woodcock thinks fungi, dust mites, and people are probably
part of a pillow ecosystem. For people who suffer from respiratory
disease, these fungi could trigger allergies and asthma. There may be no
risk associated with these fungi for healthy people. In fact, the fungi in
pillows may actually help build up the immune systems of people who are
not not allergic or at risk for diseases caused by fungal
infections.
Click here for the full
article. http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/113/110842.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_tn_01
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