You want every member of your family to be healthy. Did you know that there are upgrades for a healthier home that can boost wellbeing? Make these changes to your household to get rid of toxins and contaminants.
Simple Upgrades for a Healthier Home: Doormats at Entrances
Doormats are some of the most affordable and simple upgrades for a healthier home. Without doormats, toxins and germs are more easily tracked into the home. Unhealthy lawn chemicals, bacteria, and other debris can end up on your floors and make family members sick. An outdoor and indoor doormat at each entryway helps minimize pollutants from being tracked inside.
Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Most homes have smoke detectors to alert occupants to a fire, but many homes are missing CO detectors. Carbon monoxide poisoning can cause permanent health damage and even death. Outfit bedrooms and areas at risk for CO with detectors. These include the kitchen, furnace room, laundry room, garage, and near the fireplace.
Air Purifiers
The indoor air in your home has an impact on your health since you breathe it every day. VOCs from cleaning products and new furniture, pollen, dust, mold spores, and bacteria can build up in your indoor air and lower the quality.
Choose natural, non-toxic household products and filter out pollutants with air purifiers. HEPA air purifiers remove 99.97% of contaminants that are 0.3 microns or larger. Place portable units in each bedroom or install a whole-house air purifier.
Water Filters are Upgrades for a Healthier Home
Similar to the air in your home, your drinking water likely also contains some contaminants. Chlorine, lead, viruses, bacteria, fluoride, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and VOCs may end up coming out of your tap.
Find out what pollutants are in your water by requesting a water quality report or having the water tested. Once you know what toxins you need to remove, you can select the best type of water filter.
Green Mattresses
Most mattresses release chemicals and volatile organic compounds which are unhealthy to breathe and live with. Replace the mattresses in your home with healthy, green options that are made from non-toxic, organic materials.
More Natural Light
Natural light improves mood and productivity and provides a source of Vitamin D. Increase natural light in your home by adding more windows or skylights. If you already have large windows but keep the blinds or drapes closed, open them up to let the light in. This will also help warm your home on cool days and reduce your utility bill.
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