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It’s Time to Make Clean Air Part of Your Beauty Regime
You religiously cleanse, tone and moisturize. You regularly exfoliate, apply face packs and face scrubs. You drink plenty of water, you have lots of early nights and you watch your diet. And no matter what time it is, you NEVER...
Air pollution dramatically reduces intelligence
It is well documented that exposure to air pollution can damage the brain as well as affect our respiratory health. In recent years UNICEF gathered data to show how air pollution is affecting brain development in babies and young children....
Air Pollution A Major Risk Factor For Premature Death
In a first of its kind study, scientists from the University of Texas have been looking at how exposure to high levels of air pollution can shorten our lives. Particulate Matter (PM) smaller than 2.5 microns can enter the lungs...
Feeling That Afternoon Slump at Work? Air Quality Could be to Blame
You’re in the office, it’s sometime after lunch but way before home time and the dreaded afternoon slump kicks in. Before you rush off to the vending machine for a sugar fix, take a moment to think about your environment...
World Health Organization Brings Air Pollution Into the Spotlight
According to the WHO, 9 out of 10 people worldwide live in areas where pollution levels are too high. In 2016 it was calculated that 7 million people worldwide die prematurely as a direct result of the low quality indoor...
California Wildfires cause problems across the US
We have been following the news on the California wildfires as they spread across the West coast, causing major disruption and health problems for local residents. According to the latest reports, the fallout from the fires will travel much further...
Third Hand Smoke, It’s a Thing.
The dangers of being around someone who is smoking are well documented. Second hand smoke carries all the same dangers as smoking a cigarette. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) there are around 7000 chemicals in...
Way up in the earth’s stratosphere, as far as 30 miles away, ultraviolet rays produced by the sun react with oxygen to produce what we refer to as the ozone layer. At this level the presence of ozone is crucial,...
Summertime, it’s dry, it’s hot, perfect conditions for wildfires. Right now there are more than 100 active wildfires across the country. At this time of year, even the smallest of things can start a fire. According to officials in Redding,...