I’m thinking of buying the Essentia Zero Gravity Organic Latex Topper. They say it has EMF protection, supposedly evidence based, by conducting their own study using live blood cell analysis. They claim the minerals in the topper eliminate red blood cell clumping. The product is not intended to block or dissipate EMFs but to reduce the negative biological effects. Have you heard of this before? Could this actually work and be true?
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Hey there, Mdr, and welcome to the MattressUnderGround.
The claims regarding EMF protection from the Essentia Zero Gravity Organic Latex Topper are quite intriguing, but they should be approached with caution. While the concept of EMF affecting health is debated, scientific consensus is still lacking on the extent of its biological effects.
Live blood cell analysis is often criticized for lacking rigorous scientific validation and can be misleading.
Much like claims made by makeup manufacturers regarding wrinkle creams. Or putting copper in tee shirts or other clothing, and mattresses, or taking certain vitimins in a country full of vitamin enriched foods, that will cure you of whatever ailes you, it is always best to take these claims with a bit of caution. Not unlike cooling materials in all areas of bedding, there may be a scientific benefit for those materials in certain areas, but they tend to be overstated if non-existent in others.
Actually, I have often been personally critical when mattress manufacturers or any ordinary product manufacturers use very scientific claims when applied “off-label.” Most of these claims tend to be over exaggerated, with extremely limited or no significant value at all. Marketing fluff.
While i do not know much about this product or claim, i always take these things with a grain of salt and skepticism.
As for the claim about minerals eliminating red blood cell clumping, i dont doubt, that somewhere, somehow, some existance of some example of this mineral worked to be able to attempt to use this claim, but i would guess that more robust research is needed to substantiate this for the claim being made for use in a topper, or anywhere else for that matter.
While the topper may provide comfort and support, the specific health claims related to EMF protection and blood cell behavior should be carefully evaluated against established scientific research. Only when researched and applied when using a mattress component.
If you’re considering the purchase for this specific reason, it might be worthwhile to look for independent studies or reviews on both the comfort and the purported health benefits when applied in the environment of its intended use, a mattress topper.
Sorry if my response is a bit on the skeptical, critical, cautious and mistrust side.
As a health care professional myself (my day job for 42 years), albeit, in Optical, I hear a lot of claims there that I similarly reject.
Just my two cents.
Maverick
Hi Maverick,
Thanks very much for your response. You make a lot of good points that make sense. Essentia referenced the doctor who did the study on their website and I couldn’t find any peer-reviewed studies by this doctor. I agree that it’s possible minerals could have a positive effect on red blood cells but there is no research to support this.
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