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"Oh boy, another doozie. Researchers studied bedding and found some pretty gross things lurking in pillows. Do you want to know? According to ShelterPop, who reported on a study from SleepBetter.org, that looked at pillows and mattress pads from 50 college students around the country and found that they had, on average, &amp;quot;350,000 potential live bacteria colonies and 91,000 potential live yeast and mold colonies. And the mattress pads? 2 million potential bacteria colonies and 330,000 yeast and mold colonies.&amp;quot; Germ expert, Dr. Lisa Shives, says that for most people, these levels of creepy crawlies is pretty normal, and isn&amp;#x27;t likely to pose a health risk, but for others it may. &amp;quot;Most of these microbes are part of the normal human condition, so if you&amp;#x27;re 25 and healthy as a horse, then this probably won&amp;#x27;t affect you,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;But for the millions who deal with conditions like chronic sinusitis, allergies or asthma--this is data that they should pay attention to and get rid of their old pillows and mattress pads, anything over one year old.&amp;quot; You can also cut down on bacteria and skin cell buildup in your pillow by showering before bed, she adds. Personally, I&amp;#x27;m not that skeeved out by the everyday germs all around us, but it is interesting to know that there are so many of them, and that they accumulate over time. I wash my pillow every few months for this very reason. But, eeks, I&amp;#x27;ll admit that this news isn&amp;#x27;t making me feel that great about hotel pillows! Thoughts? P.S. Guess the surprising place where researchers say you can get the best sleep of your life. And, the new, surprising way to get to sleep faster! More Ways to Get Glamour: NEW! Now You Can Read Glamour on Flipboard! Visit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Download Glamour Magazine for your iPad--print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter. Photo: Thinkstock "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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