Healthy Home Environment is Important Check for Lead, Radon, Formaldehyde
Who wants to be sick and live in a sick home? You make the effort to eat well, sleep well and get exercise, Don’t drop the ball when it comes to insuring a healthy living environment. Here’s some playing-it-safe ideas:
First, be sure you and your family are safe from the dangers of radon. Second, be safe from the dangers of formaldehyde; older homes usually have less. Radon contamination is often worse in older homes. Third, be safe from the dangers of lead paint which is greater in older homes. Test for all three when considering a home. Have a licensed home inspector check for all three toxins and others that might be sickening the home, building, apartment, etc. you live in. It’s reasonable and important.
Don’t cover floors with toxic carpeting. If you must put something on wood floors, carpets and area rugs made from natural materials, wool or cotton are safest. Don’t cook with gas in an unventilated room. Be sure that your gas flame burns a clean blue. If you cook in a closed room with an orange flame you and your house will suffer from carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and other toxins.
To make a safe and healthy home, spend the money to equip your house with plenty of windows and doors. Remember what the good doctor said for countless centuries: plenty of clean, fresh air is one of the best cures. Keep your house well ventilated so that there can never be a poisonous buildup of dangerous toxins. Because poisons are often carried around the home by dust particles, it’s wise to consider buying the fan that removes these toxic particles by circulation.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. – Lao Tzu
