1.\u00a0 Remove the carpet.\u00a0 Even without taking into account some of the nasty things that go into making most carpet in the first place, they are a dust and toxin and….\u00a0 trap.\u00a0 Wood, tile, or stone can be kept much cleaner, and don’t have the tendency to collect and hold onto everything that comes into your house.\u00a0 If you want to keep the floors (and your feet) a little warmer, you can use throw rugs, the mobility of them getting around the cleaning issue.<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0 De-chlorinate the water.\u00a0 Fairly straightforward.\u00a0 Put filters on your taps and on your shower.<\/p>\n
3.\u00a0 Insulate.\u00a0 With one of the newer greener variants that don’t outgas.<\/p>\n
4.\u00a0 Replace your mattress.\u00a0 Typical foam mattresses are treated with things that are…\u00a0 questionable, and can assist in loading up our toxicity until you find yourself standing on the road to Chemical Sensitivities-ville.\u00a0\u00a0 There are organic options.<\/p>\n
5.\u00a0 Dump the artificials (fragrance, cleaning products, personal care, etc…).\u00a0 There are alternatives in each area.\u00a0 I’ve actually noticed a lessening of my allergic to the world issue just from dealing with the bath products and cleaning supplies, and in most cases, vinegar and water and possibly some safe dishsoap covers my cleaning needs.<\/p>\n
6.\u00a0 Bake out the bad stuff.\u00a0 If you can’t replace some of the nastier materials in your home, there are ways to speed up the outgassing of the toxic stuff.\u00a0 Making sure, of course, that you and yours aren’t in the location while doing so.<\/p>\n
7.\u00a0 Clear the air in your house by ventilating from time to time.\u00a0 Open some windows, let air circulate, and thus waft out some of the bad and refresh the air.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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