Do any of you have a buckwheat pillow?

You can buy these from a lot of places online if you just do a search you can find them. I like to make my own its quite easy if you can but some wheat... Making Your Own Wheat Pillows http://www.healthypages.net/newsstory.asp?newsid=5558 These pillows have great versatility! so are Ideal for a wide range of conditions and sports injuries. They are a great to aid relaxation and sleep, Wonderful for heat therapy used straight out of the microwave. Also Great for cold therapy from your fridge. You can also add lavender flowers for a natural alternative therapy. I use the small pillows which i made on my knees and back and it they work and give relief every time. Questions and Answers about Buckwheat hull pillows http://www.makura.com/lang/q_and_a.html

My Mom bought me and my sisters one for Christmas. They were cute kitties that wrapped around your neck. She found them in those little trinket books you get in the mail. They were meant to be chilled or heated but mine caught fire, right before my eyes, during microwaving! I no longer have a buckwheat kitty and don't think I'd purchase another one for myself either : (

Have you tried your local HME supplier? The store where I worked sold these pillows. They were expensive, but those that bought them swore by them.

I never knew you could warm it up! Wow! Anyway...I have one, and I fight with it every night! I bunch it up, and wad it up, and move those buckwheats around and scrunch it up, and finally get it situated just right...but I'm used to it now, and wouldn't want to try another one instead. Crazy, huh?

oh I just love mine. I warm it up and put is across my shoulders. It stays warm for a very long time. When I take it out of the microwave I shake it up a bit so that the heat is evenly distributed. I got mine at a farmer's market near where I live. I'm sure they will be easy to find.

What is a buckwheat pillow? And what is the benefit of having one? I have never heard of this before, but coming from you, it must be beneficial in some way... I can't wait to know more about it...