You Should Be Looking At the Indoor Air Quality of Your Home!

According to the World Health Organization
3.8 million premature deaths annually from noncommunicable diseases including stroke, ischaemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer are attributed to exposure to household air pollution.
There is also evidence of links between household air pollution and low birth weight, tuberculosis, cataract, nasopharyngeal and laryngeal cancers.

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Why does Indoor Air Quality matter?

The air quality of our indoor environments affects our health and often contributes to structural degradation and building failures within our homes.

Here is a List of Some Other Chronic Symptoms from Poor Indoor Air Quality

Asthma, Pneumonia, Allergies, Lung Cancer, Headaches, Sinus Pressure, Sore Throats, Ear Infections, Ischaemic Heart Disease, Nausea, and Fatigue

The Most Common Pollutants:

Radon, Carbon Monoxide, Soot, Mold, Mildew, Dirty Air Ducts, Pet Hair, Dander, and Pet Urine,Volatile Organic Compounds from Carpet and Pad Off Gasing, Formaldehyde, Lead, Dust, and Asbestos

 

5 Simple Steps to Improve Indoor Air Quality

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1.  Keep Your Floors Sanitized
Suck It Up: Use a Strong Vacuum with a HEPA filter
Mop It Up: Use a Microfiber Mop to catch the Antigens and Dust that the Vacuum did not capture.
Don’t Let It In:  Keep door mats at every exterior door. Don’t track in the pollutants.

2.  Keep Proper Humidity Levels
    Keep your humidity between 30 to 50 %

3.  Keep Your Home A Smoke Free Home
According to Web MD, “Cigarette smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals.
Research shows that secondhand smoke increases a child’s risk of developing
ear and respiratory infections, asthma, cancer, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
For the smoker, this addiction causes cancer, breathing problems, heart attacks, and stroke.”

4.  TEST YOUR HOME FOR RADON
Radon causes an estimated 21,000 lung cancer deaths in the United States every year. It is the second leading cause of
lung cancer after active smoking and the leading cause among nonsmokers.

5.  Use Natural Smelling Fragrances
Synthetic Fragrance can emit toxic chemicals
Use Baking Soda with fresh organic peppermint, lemon, etc.

Happy Breathing-Happy Health in 2017

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