Own Your Power » green http://ownyourpower.biz/blog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:06:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 8 Tips for a Healthier Home http://ownyourpower.biz/blog/2010/02/16/8-tips-for-a-healthier-home/ http://ownyourpower.biz/blog/2010/02/16/8-tips-for-a-healthier-home/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:57:30 +0000 Simone http://ownyourpower.biz/blog/?p=1030

Did you know your house can make you sick? I never realized how important fresh air was until I noticed everytime I visted someone I would get SICK.  I thought it was a cold I was catching from the weather change (since I was traveling from Florida to NY) , but it turns out I am allergic to mold. I was diagnosed and then when I went back to their house I saw in the shower vents they were full of MOLD and lint.

Unfortunately,  in many homes, especially apartment buildings there is only so much you can do. However,  there are some tricks  you can implement to clear the air in your home. I found a cool article to share with you all…so you can take a nice deep breath of fresh air in your home!

Simone

8 Tips for a Healthier Home

by Sloan Barnett, author and green expert

Clean air is as vital inside your house as it is outside. Unfortunately, the air quality in many of our homes is worse than that of the air we breathe when we’re outside. Try these tips for reducing the number of toxins you and your family breathe in every day, and for small ways you can help reduce air pollution.

Your family could be exposed to dangerous toxins and chemicals by many of the ordinary, everyday things around your house. How can you protect them and still make your home the warm, welcoming place it’s always been? Sloan Barnett, author of  Green Goes With Everything: Simple Steps to a Healthier Life and a Cleaner Planet, offers these suggestions.

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If your vision of how you’d love to celebrate Earth Day doesn’t fit in your schedule or budget (or either) right now, look at it this way: In less time than it takes to drive to work or fry up that meatless bacon in a pan, you could finish any of these little projects that will save you cash and shrink your environmental footprint.

10 minutes

  • Put signs above faucets to remind your family to turn off the water when brushing their teeth. Saves 26,000 gallons of water.
  • Adjust your tire pressure. Eliminates 3.3% of your average MPG.
  • Turn your thermostat up two degrees higher than you normally keep it in summer. Or install a digital thermostat and program it to conserve energy when you’re away or asleep. Saves 10 to 15% off your cooling/heating bill.
  • Plug your TV, computer, cable box, stereo and game console into smart power strips. Saves 10% off your power bill.

30 minutes

  • Vacuum the coil on the fridge. Shaves 6% off your power bill.
  • Dry a load of laundry outside. No clothesline? Try a portable drying rack. Skipping the dryer can save an annual $135.
  • Put up a “shade sail” or radiant barrier over a window to block the sun’s heat. Slashes 12% off your heating/cooling bill.
  • Install a low-flow showerhead. Saves 18% off your water bill.

60 minutes

Gather the family and brainstorm what each of you can do to be more earth-friendly this year. Make it a contest with prizes!  READ ON FOR MORE….

 

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