Best Tips for a Healthy Home

Your Best Tips for a Healthy Home

From the Inside Out

Tip: Create a healthy home from the inside out.
"My husband and I are merry and busy with our five children, so a healthy home is a happy home. We eat supper together (schedules permitting) in the dining room every evening and make time to allow each person to discuss their day. We buy organic fruits and veggies to eliminate pesticide exposure.
We have a tap water purifier so we can drink lots of clean, healthy water. Soap pumps are at each bathroom and kitchen sink to keep hands clean and germ free. We have boxes of soft tissues and hand sanitizer strategically placed around the house to help stifle the sniffles. 'Hot spots' around our home are wiped down daily to zap away germs. We also try to dust at least twice a week and change filters monthly!"

 Fresh Approach

 

Tip: Create clean air and manage energy use.
"We use air cleaners that do not require filters to be replaced, and plants like Spider plants that filter pollutants to keep the air in the house free of pollutants. We have also installed an "on demand" water heater as well as changing out most all of our lights to energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs."

Open Up

Tip: Get rid of those germs.
"Homes (like people) need fresh air, sunshine, and water to grow strong and healthy. About once a week, turn off the heat or air conditioning and open all the doors and windows (provided there are screens on them to let the fresh air and sunshine in.) Use a clean cloth with Lysol on it and wash handles, telephone mouthpieces, computer keyboards, or anything people touch frequently. Gets rid of all those nasty germs of a closed-up house."