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Pollutants lurking in your kitchen this Thanksgiving
As we head towards the holidays, food is on everyone’s mind. Over the next few days our kitchens will turn into hives of activity as we brine, boil and bake our Thanksgiving creations. But have you ever stopped to think...
Clean Air Helps to Heal Hashimoto’s Disease
This week we’ve partnered with Tracey Grant, a registered dietitian with a holistic approach to wellness. Back in 2014 Tracey was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Disease, an autoimmune condition that affects the thyroid gland. Hashimoto’s Disease occurs when the immune system...
Do air quality monitors actually work? Not 100% experts say
Here at Austin, we are often asked, ‘Why don’t home air quality monitors always show a change in air quality after running an air purifier?’ The simple answer to this is, most in home air quality monitors don’t give an...
Is the classroom making your child sick?
As the new school year gets underway, now seems like a good time to talk about the importance of clean air in the classroom. How does it affect a child’s performance? Their attendance records? And their overall school experience? Children...
Watch out for air pollutants in your bedroom
We recently published an article on the importance of sleep and how so many of us are not getting the quality sleep we need. There are many factors that can influence sleep. Our diet, screen time and stress all have...
Indoor air quality alert! Formaldehyde could be lurking in your home
Last month a report was published claiming the air indoors is up to three times more polluted than the air outside. One of the big indoor polluters is Formaldehyde. A colorless, strong smelling gas that can be found in a...
Where does indoor air pollution come from?
We talked recently about the sources of air pollution lurking in our homes. There are up to 60 causes of indoor air pollution. Some, like household cleaning products and scented candles, are easy to spot. However there are many every...
Protect yourself from INDOOR air pollution
We talked last week about ways you can protect yourself from outdoor air pollution. This week we’ll take a look at how, with a few changes around the home, we can reduce our exposure to indoor air pollutants that are...
How Indoor Pollution Affects Women and Children
We know that indoor air pollution can be just as damaging to our health as the pollution on the street. It could be pollution from a cooking stove in Africa or a newly painted bedroom in the US, either way...