What is Next Generation Visco-Elastic Memory Foam?
A. Next Generation Visco-elastic Memory Foam is a more responsive, more comfortable, eco-friendlier version of traditional memory foam. By replacing a portion of the petro-based foam with soy-based foam, we are decreasing our dependency on petroleum. Memory Foam is a man made foam that reacts to your body’s weight then temperature, conforming to your body’s every curve, and then returns to its original shape after every use. It is a truly revolutionary product that came as a result of many years of clinical and scientific research in the United States by NASA, Nike and others. It was originally developed in the 1970’s to provide astronauts with a more comfortable trip into space by absorbing the shock waves they typically encounter during space travel. In 1989, a Swedish company used Visco-elastic Memory Foam to create a line of hospital mattresses designed to help alleviate bed sores. When the hospitals started reporting that the mattresses were not only helping alleviate bed sores bu