We often think of health as something related to diet, exercise, and lifestyle, but our home environment has an even bigger impact on our wellbeing than we may realize. It’s important for our homes to be healthy places where we can feel safe and secure. If not, you may start to experience a range of issues, from mold and mildew to serious health problems, as a result. But what can you do to ensure that doesn’t happen? In this blog post, we’re going to take a look at how you can make your home a healthier place.
Air Quality
Your home should be an oasis from the outside world, but unfortunately, many of us don’t realize just how much air pollution we bring into our homes on a daily basis. Cigarette smoke, pet dander, dust mites, mold spores—all of these things can have an effect on the air quality in your home. To reduce indoor air pollution, open windows regularly to allow fresh air in, and keep your space clean by vacuuming regularly and dusting surfaces with a damp cloth. You should also consider investing in an air purifier like Hunter Pure Air if you have severe allergies or are looking for extra protection from allergens. This could make all the difference.
Water Quality
Another aspect of keeping your home healthy is making sure that the water coming out of your faucets is as clean and pure as possible. Lead is a common contaminant in drinking water and can cause serious health problems for children with developing immune systems more vulnerable to its effects. Water filters are great for eliminating lead and other contaminants from tap water before it enters your home—they’re easy to install and will give you peace of mind that the water you drink is safe and healthy.
Lighting
The kind of lighting you choose for your home has an effect on both your physical and mental wellbeing. Natural light is best whenever possible as it helps regulate hormones like melatonin which control sleep cycles. When natural light isn’t available, try to opt for warm-toned LED bulbs over fluorescent or cool-toned lights which can disrupt circadian rhythms in the body if exposed too long. If you work from home or spend extended periods indoors during the day, try investing in some full-spectrum LED bulbs which mimic natural sunlight more accurately than regular LED bulbs.
Making Your Home as Healthy as it Can be
The choices we make about how to decorate our homes may seem small but they can have a huge impact on our health over time. Investing in items like air purifiers, water filters, and full-spectrum LED bulbs may cost money upfront. Still, they will help create a healthier environment that will benefit us now and long into the future. Keep these tips in mind when making decisions about what items to include in your home so that you can create an oasis that promotes good health!
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Nina Lewis says
Great tips, Rita! Thank you! Definitely want to improve some things in my home this year & this helps! 🙂
Bea LaRocca says
I am bookmarking this post as I definitely need to make my home a healthier place, in addition to the floor to ceiling disinfecting that I need to do after my son’s and my bout with COVID
Audrey Stewart says
I have started the Swedish Death Cleaning and I am so surprised by all the ‘junk’ I have. As I declutter and downsize, I am doing an intense cleaning. This post was very useful.
Shannon says
Thanks for sharing this with us. Very informative,
Sandra says
Thank you for the great information and ideas to make my home healthier.
Rita Wray says
Thank you for the tips. I have been trying to get rid of stuff, the more stuff you have the more dust you have.
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Donna says
Your home environment definitely has a big effect on your health. I got an air purifier last year and it has really helped.
heather says
These are really some great tips and some I will work on here in our home. We need to work on better lighting that’s for sure. Thanks for sharing these great tips.
Adriane says
I should also maybe clean my house 🙂
Soozle says
My air purifier made SUCH a huge difference to me; no more allergies from dust! Such a simple thing that does wonders
Kim Henrichs says
This has become more and more important to me. Thank you for the great tips!
Nova S says
this is good to keep in the back of your mind