Everyone wants to live in the healthiest way possible and believe we need to care for our homes the way we do ourselves. This relates to what we own in our homes, what we use to clean them, and how we decorate the interior of our homes also affect our overall health every day of the year. Here is a guide and some basic tips to living the healthiest possible way in your home.

Although an obvious choice, good old fashioned fresh air can easily be overlooked. Remember to open your windows to circulate air all around your home on a regular basis. Many of the chemical based cleaning products we use to clean our home and the materials we use to decorate and furnish can contain unhealthy chemicals that pollute the air we breathe, but opening windows creates a route for those pollutants to exit and fresh clean air to come inside, and of course sunshine is a great remedy for everything.

Having a shoe rack at the entrance to our homes inspires visitors to remove their shoes before they enter inside your home and creating a shoeless home, pollutants and dirt or dust can not be dragged inside. This is especially important if you have children who play outdoors, but I must add that this will be difficult to implement if you have pets.

Several common home paints and varnishes we use to spruce our homes up give off dangerous toxic fumes which are better known as volatile organic compounds \’V.O.C.s\’, which are extremely unhealthy and harmful. You must be aware that these type of chemicals can remain in the air even after the paint has fully dried out and may even stay in your home for months. When shopping – look for either Low or Non V.O.C. household paints which are a healthier option to this common menace.

A good healthy living tip is to add a H.E.P.A./carbon filter to your heating system, ventilation and air conditioning units. Or put standing filters in the rooms where you spend a lot of time such as bedrooms and living rooms to filter and improve the air inside your home. H.E.P.A. filters will capture over 99.98 percent of all dust and other unhealthy airborne particulates. Carbon will trap the V.O.C.s in your home.

If you have the choice, then it\’s best to choose hardwood floors/tiling and area rugs in place of large area wall to wall carpeting because carpets contain and accumulate dust, dirt, chemicals, dust mites and mould fairly quickly. Rugs have the advantage of being easily removed so they can be cleaned, vacuumed or aired outside. Avoid synthetic rugs and look for natural floor fabrics made from untreated wool or bamboo.

Depending on which area you live in, tap water can contain a host of unhealthy contaminants including chlorine, lead and polluted substances. A good idea is to install filters in your kitchen for drinking water and also in your shower head for water used to clean your skin.

Try to use natural cleaning products in your home because many household cleaning products on sale today contain dangerous chemicals such as ammonia and phenol, which can badly irritate your skin, lungs and can cause migraine. The best solution is to look out for non-toxic or abrasive, environmentally safe household cleaning products that will not harm your family.

If you are setting up in a new home and purchasing new furniture, invest in natural materials such as solid wood, chemical free cotton, linen and wool. etc. Artificial wood, like particle board or M.D.F. contain unhealthy chemicals like formaldehyde that can emit dangerous gasses.

Vacuum regularly to keep dust and other pollutants/allergens to a minimum. The best vacuum cleaners contain a High Efficiency Particulate Air/Arrest filter to trap over 99 percent of dangerous dust particles. The most important of these tips is to use steam. Steam is the best and safest way to completely sanitise every part of your home. There are no unhealthy chemical cleaning products involved as it is completely environment friendly and a great benefit to allergy or asthma sufferers at home.

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Category: Home Management
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