8 Ways to green up your home for a healthier life

1.  Open up your windows (Ventilate your home) By keeping the windows in your home open and letting fresh air in for a few minutes each day, allows fumes from chemical treated products to evaporate faster, as well as remove dust and particles.  

2.   Turn your home into an oven...complete opposite from ventilation, baking your home allows you to turn the heat as high as possible in your home for a few hours to kill any mold growth without using any dangerous or questionable chemicals.

3.    Insulate your home...the better insulated your house is, the less energy you will use to heat or cool your home. Look for energy saving materials made from recycled products that are none toxic.

4.    Remove your carpet....carpets trap dust, dirt, mold and other toxins from outside in the most heavily used areas in your home. Wood or tiled floors are easier to clean and also much healthier. If you’re still looking to keep some carpet in your home, consider area rugs that can be taken out and cleaned regularly.

5.    Get a new mattress... Most mattresses today are treated with flame-retardant chemicals and slowly release toxic gas fumes over time that could have an impact on your health. Purchase a mattress made from organic materials. Just remember your body and faces are resting on for hours a night.

6.    Get rid of artificial products...All artificial products either personal care or home cleaning, contain harmful toxic ingredients that could be harmful to your health and leave trace amounts throughout your home.

7.    Invest, invest, invest...purchase a home water purification unit to place on your kitchen faucet. Water treatment in the United States is one of the best on the planet, but trace amounts of chemicals from a wide range of variables including, ground water contamination, chemical rain, aging water municipalities could affect the water in your area. It is always better to be prepared.

8.    Buy plants. Load your home with indoor plants. Air quality in the average American home is far worse than it is outside, since American homes in the 21st century are more airtight. Indoor plants help filter the air in the rooms of your home with no energy used. Just water regularly and let Mother Nature do the rest.