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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...
Dangers lurking in the kitchen
Since the Clean Air Act of 1963 and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, outdoor air quality has been heavily regulated, and polluters are penalized. Harmful gases such as Carbon Monoxide and Sulfur Dioxide have been cut...
Air pollution causing psychosis in teenagers
https://www.newsweek.com/air-pollution-could-be-causing-psychotic-experiences-teenagers-1376824 There is growing evidence to show that exposure to air pollution affects our brain chemistry. Causing oxidative stress and inflammation, air pollution has been linked to Alzheimer’s, Schizophrenia, Autism and Parkinson’s disease. And now scientists from the UK have...
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...
Is the air in your office making you sick?
Let’s face it…. the office is not always our favorite place to be. We spend literally years of our life there. What happens at work has a huge effect on our physical and mental wellbeing. In short, our work environment...
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...
As China wins one battle with air pollution, it accidentally starts another
China has made great progress over the last few years to reduce air pollution levels. Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) has been reduced by an incredible 40%. However, progress in one area has inadvertently caused problems in another. This reduction...