One of my certification course students from Phoenix sent me over her healthy-home to-do list from her course homework. I thought was so good, I thought I’d blog about it. See if you can check them all off yourself! (And if you need a consultation in Phoenix area, let me know and I’ll put you in touch with her.) 1. Avoid sponges, waterproof gloves and cleaning products treated with antimicrobial chemicals.. Anti-microbials are pesticides added to protect the life of the product, not the health of the user. 2. Cleaning the air is like making sure your lungs work. Open …Read More
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Need a Breath of Fresh Air? Here’s how to clean your air and beautify your home.
Asthma sufferers, second-hand smokers, and anyone living in a building (that narrows it down, eh?) take heed! A few indoor plants may seriously save your life! I’m still getting questions about indoor plants ever since that last article on the subject. So, here’s another bit of info you might find interesting: TED presentation on indoor plants and air quality By adding indoor plants to your home, you can literally clean toxic chemicals from the air. Here’s NASA’s top plant picks: Areca Palm (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens) Mother-in-law’s tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata) - best for bedrooms Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) Aloe Vera (Aloe barbadensis) ..and for flowering plants, use …Read More
Breathe Easy: Top 10 Tips for Your Lungs
Feeling stiffled in life? Maybe its your indoor air quality! Let’s feng shui it with some tips from the American Lung Association, because, believe it or not, according to them, indoor air quality is more often than not more toxic than outdoor air because of all the synthetic construction materials and products in homes these days. Here is the American Lung Association’s Top Ten Tips for a Healthy Home‚ especially for people have ANY breathing maladies: 1) Declare your home a smoke-free zone. Secondhand smoke can cause serious health problems, especially for children. Ask smokers to take it outside. 2) …Read More
What harm can electromagnetic fields do?
Yesterday, my acquaintance neighbor stopped by today to offer me his 17″ computer screen as he was getting a new computer.(When you’ve got your house feng shui’d like I do, opportunities are always knocking. ) I asked him how his wife was (she has terminal cancer) and he said, “sleeping.” He then added that he needed to get a new heating blanket for the bed because it has been so cold lately, and she doesn’t like getting into a cold bed. Well, at that point, I could not contain myself. I said, you do know that my job is to …Read More