By guest blogger In the event you roll up your car windows to protect yourself against the pollution outside, take heed. The air inside our vehicles can pose a serious health concern, potentially raising one’s heart rate and blood pressure, and causing a heightened risk of driver drowsiness. The air inside vehicles is often of… Read More
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How to Improve the Air Quality in Your Home
It’s prudent to assure that the air quality in our homes is the best it can be. As Americans we spend so much time indoors, therefore the air we breathe must circulate easily throughout each room of the house. Here are four areas to focus on to assure optimal air quality in your home. 1…. Read More
Do Air Purifiers Really Work?
As individuals, we inhale 15,000 or more quarts of air each day. This, coupled with the fact that Americans spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors, makes it imperative that each breath counts. If you’re of the ninety percentile who spend their majority of time indoors, you should be acutely aware that the air… Read More
The Bring the Fresh Air Inside Sweepstakes
If you’re currently experiencing headaches, fatigue or high blood pressure, poor air quality could be to blame with particles and poor ventilation being the hidden culprits. Children are the most vulnerable to poor indoor air and can experience lowered immunity, difficulty concentrating and childhood-onset asthma. After all, we take 20,000 breaths a day. What are… Read More
The Healthy Traveler Sweepstakes!
Staying healthy while on the go is not a luxury today, it’s a necessity. With increased domestic and international travel, we are unknowingly exposing ourselves to environmental toxins via public transportation, our own vehicles, hotels, airplanes and public spaces including healthcare facilities. As President Lyndon Baines Johnson famously said, “The American people have a right… Read More
The Pure Aire for Wellness Sweepstakes
What Are You Breathing In? Are you breathing in dirty air? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Lung Association think so. And, we’re not just talking about the outdoor air, but the air in your home and office. Studies reveal six out of ten Americans – a whopping… Read More
What’s in the Air we Breathe?
Happy Earth Day (April 22nd)! The below graphic is a great preview into what is going on with the state of our air quality today. According to the American Lung Association, the average adult takes 15 to 20 breaths a minute – over 20,000 breaths a day. That’s a lot of air. Don’t you want… Read More
BABY BOMBSHELL: 300 Toxins Lurking in Your Nursery!
Did you know the air quality inside a newly furnished + painted baby nursery can contain over 300 different toxic chemical compounds?! Not exactly what we’d call a safe haven for your precious cargo. But don’t just take our word for it {although you could do that since we’ve written extensively about it HERE}. ABC… Read More