Re: Re: OT: Alpaca blankets and blood pressure

[Guest guest]

Hi Pam,

Thanks for drawing my attention to this minor error on my part. Actually, I read

online again and it says " wool lowers your heart rate " . Somehow I thought it was

blood pressure. :-)

I went ahead and purchased an Alpaca blanket (100% Alpaca, made in Ecuador). I

haven't received it still.

I am also looking around for Organic Wool mattress toppers. I'm trying to go

" chemical free " totally, and recently bought a Natural Latex mattress.

thanks,Suman.

From: og_editrix <pam.angulo@...>

Subject: Re: OT: Alpaca blankets and blood pressure

Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 8:49 AM

 

>

> It's fall and it's going to get colder. I was looking around for wool blankets

and stumbled onto Alpaca. Many people suggested that it's more hypoallergenic

compared to wool (on average), and it keeps us warmer.

>

> However, I've read a few times that wool helps regulate blood pressure. Though

I don't remember what the explanation was.

Hi Suman,

I have not heard that wool can help regulate *blood pressure*, but it can help

regulate *body temperature*. Is it possible that you might have confused the

terms?

Natural animal fibers insulate better because they " breathe " -- trap warm air

but allow perspiration to escape -- whereas synthetic ones do not. (If you think

about why a sheep has its wool or a goose its feathers, it starts to make

sense.) I find that synthetic fabrics leave me cold or make me sweaty; very

rarely am I comfortable.

Personally, I have a real goose down comforter (not " down alternative " , which is

synthetic) for cold weather. I bought it 20 years ago, after being in France,

where everyone has one on the bed! I also knit and have felt the difference in

insulating ability of different animal fibers, and alpaca generally is more

insulating than sheep's wool. I think an alpaca or wool blanket would be

luxurious, and I'd love to have one, but wool specifically be must be *merino

wool* (from Merino sheep -- its fiber is long and smooth) to ensure that the

blanket is not itchy and scratchy!

If you have additional questions, feel free to send me a message off-list.

Best,

Pam, who keeps warm in winter with merino wool long underwear and alpaca socks!

[Guest guest]

Wool lowers ur bp 100% of the time if u sleep on or under it by dissipating heat

and moisture. Google it for more info

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On Nov 9, 2010, at 3:50 PM, shake kvc <kvcshake@...> wrote:

> Hi Pam,

> Thanks for drawing my attention to this minor error on my part. Actually, I

read online again and it says " wool lowers your heart rate " . Somehow I thought

it was blood pressure. :-)

> I went ahead and purchased an Alpaca blanket (100% Alpaca, made in Ecuador). I

haven't received it still.

> I am also looking around for Organic Wool mattress toppers. I'm trying to go

" chemical free " totally, and recently bought a Natural Latex mattress.

> thanks,Suman.

>

>

>

> From: og_editrix <pam.angulo@...>

> Subject: Re: OT: Alpaca blankets and blood pressure

>

> Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 8:49 AM

>

>

>

>

>

> >

>

> > It's fall and it's going to get colder. I was looking around for wool

blankets and stumbled onto Alpaca. Many people suggested that it's more

hypoallergenic compared to wool (on average), and it keeps us warmer.

>

> >

>

> > However, I've read a few times that wool helps regulate blood pressure.

Though I don't remember what the explanation was.

>

> Hi Suman,

>

> I have not heard that wool can help regulate *blood pressure*, but it can help

regulate *body temperature*. Is it possible that you might have confused the

terms?

>

> Natural animal fibers insulate better because they " breathe " -- trap warm air

but allow perspiration to escape -- whereas synthetic ones do not. (If you think

about why a sheep has its wool or a goose its feathers, it starts to make

sense.) I find that synthetic fabrics leave me cold or make me sweaty; very

rarely am I comfortable.

>

> Personally, I have a real goose down comforter (not " down alternative " , which

is synthetic) for cold weather. I bought it 20 years ago, after being in France,

where everyone has one on the bed! I also knit and have felt the difference in

insulating ability of different animal fibers, and alpaca generally is more

insulating than sheep's wool. I think an alpaca or wool blanket would be

luxurious, and I'd love to have one, but wool specifically be must be *merino

wool* (from Merino sheep -- its fiber is long and smooth) to ensure that the

blanket is not itchy and scratchy!

>

> If you have additional questions, feel free to send me a message off-list.

>

> Best,

>

> Pam, who keeps warm in winter with merino wool long underwear and alpaca

socks!

>

>