Maintaining a healthy home isn’t always easy since there are numerous ways for a home to become unsafe or unhealthy. With just a few steps you can get your home closer to your ideal health standards. These six steps will help you navigate through the uncertainty. 1. Add a Humidifier A humidifier is a great… Read More
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5 Surprising Building Materials That Are Actually Healthy
As we move into the era of sustainability, the demand for building alternatives that are safe for the environment and humans has increased. Over the past few decades, we have started to understand the impact certain building materials may have on health. Many are joining the green community, building homes with completely sustainable non-toxic materials,… Read More
4 Unique and Creative Ways to Cultivate a Healthy Home
With the amount of time spent our homes, it’s crucial to create a space that fosters health, happiness and well-being. Here are four unique and creative ways to cultivate a healthy home: 1. Stock Your Home With Healthy Eats Without a healthy kitchen, it’s impossible to cultivate a healthy home. There are the obvious things… Read More
How Architecture Can Improve Your Health
By guest blogger, Carolyn DiCarlo Are you aware that there is a scientific field of study dedicated to understanding how our external environment’s effect upon our genes can influence disease? Cancer biologist Jean-Pierre Issa of The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center says that “Epigenetics could prove more important than genetics for understanding environmental… Read More
AIR On The Side Of Caution: Simple Steps to Brethe Easier at Home!
Have you ever purchased a new car and received that nice, thick driver’s manual to store conveniently in your glovebox? Contracts signed, you zip off the lot in your shiny, new wheels with a tome of security knowing you could confidently rely on that baby should you ever encounter a hiss, buzz, whistle or grinding… Read More
I Believe the Children Are Our Future
I certainly don’t share the vocal gift of the late Whitney Houston (1963-2012). But one thing we did have in common is the belief that the children are our future. Our ongoing efforts to make homes safer and healthier places in which to thrive are, ultimately, about the legacy we are all leaving behind for… Read More