Since she was young, Elisha Jarrett, mother of the Atlanta Falcons’ Grady Jarrett, has known the importance of hard work. One of the areas she has practiced this most is respiratory health.
In junior high school and high school, Elisha, better known as “Momma Jarrett,” played basketball, volleyball and ran track. A coach taught her the importance of breathing healthy air, and she has implemented this in her life ever since.
“When you breathe correctly you perform better — Your endurance is better,” she said.
At first, Elisha did not know the difference between clean and dirty air, or the symptoms that come with each. But as she grew older, Momma Jarrett started feeling the effects of dirty air — fatigue, itchy eyes, nose and throat and headaches. She went to the doctor and was told she did not have any allergies, so she knew there was a problem with the air she was breathing.
When Elisha would enter spaces with clean air, she could tell the difference between clean air and the dirty air she was breathing based on how she felt.
Once she started having children, Momma Jarrett started to take air quality even more seriously.
“For my children to be able to breathe clean air was definitely important,” she said.
As part of her efforts to maintain respiratory health for her and her children, Momma Jarrett avoids vaping and smoking.
“I know they say it disappears in the air, but that’s just the problem — It disappears in the air. Those things are definitely detrimental to your respiratory health.”
For Elisha, respiratory health is an important factor in staying healthy and staying motivated.
“I motivate myself daily by the rewards of life that I am looking for,” Momma Jarrett said. “When you have something that you are really wanting, you can’t get it without working, so I plan, I set goals, and then I do the things that are important to ensure that those goals are reached.”
Austin Air purifiers are part of Momma Jarrett’s plan to achieve the goals she has for her and her family. Her son, Grady Jarrett, also understands the importance of respiratory health and clean air.
“It’s definitely been a game changer for me, life changer for my family, and we love it,” Grady Jarrett said. “When I first come in the room, you can just tell the difference in the air. The air quality is everything in what it brings to the room. It’s just been a great addition to my home. I don’t have enough units.”
Momma Jarrett said to start with small goals, and then expand to bigger goals. When it comes to respiratory health, the most important thing is to start, and this can look like quitting vaping or smoking or sleeping next to an air purifier.
“Be the best version of you,” Momma Jarrett said. “When you are the best version of you, you would be amazed by what comes out of that.”
