Detoxing Your Home

We are all becoming more aware of the products in our home and the Nest has come up with some great ways to recognize how to better live in your surroundings:

Detox Your Home

10 easy things you can do today for pennies or less

1. Clean your fabrics, drapes, and rugs to eliminate dust, molds, and pollens.
2. Open a window. Circulating air in the home ensures good ventilation.
3. Choose natural cleaning products to reduce toxins in the home.
4. Use NO VOC or Low VOC paints in your home whenever possible. 
   
5. Keep your house clean and remove any piles of clutter that are collecting dust.
6. Go green with plants. They improve air quality by adding oxygen and removing carbon dioxide.
7. Replace or cover the plywood and MDF. Glues in cheaper woods can contain volatile toxins.
8. Make your house a smoke-free home. Who needs to breathe in toxic fumes?
9. Run computers in a well-ventilated area and shut them off when not in use. They release gaseous pollutants into the air the longer they run.
10. Think before you buy. Make a healthy home a priority every day.