Keeping Your Home Healthy In Winter
We spend most of our time indoors during the winter months. At the same time, many of us are suffering from colds, viruses, sinus infections and the flu. All of that stress on your upper respiratory system makes it that much more important to maintain a healthy home. Thankfully there’s a lot you can do on your own to improve indoor air quality. Remove Shoes and Boots at the Door. The dirt and moisture we track in on our shoes and boots brings a lot of debris into the indoor air mix. This simple habit can reduce airborne contaminants dramatically. Vacuum More Frequently. Frequent...
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Winter poses new challenges to our indoor air quality. We’re spending more time indoors at the same time as we’ve closed up our homes against fresh exchanges of outdoor air. The build up of contaminants such as dust, pet dander, mold, and chemicals creates a greater threat to respiratory health at a time when many of us are battling sinusitis, seasonal flu, and colds. Here’s a great article on how houseplants offer a natural air filtering system that cleans noxious chemicals from the air while providing oxygen....
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