The Genius Life by Max Lugavere

Author:Max Lugavere
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2020-01-22T16:00:00+00:00

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IS YOUR BUILDING MAKING YOU SICK?

Air quality in buildings is a growing concern for public health officials, especially as they become more tightly sealed to save on heating and air-conditioning costs. People subjected to poor indoor air quality display reduced cognitive performance and even complain of various symptoms that are the basis of a real medical diagnosis, “sick building syndrome” (SBS). Sufferers report fatigue, headache, dizziness, and nausea, and the severity and duration of symptoms are directly tied to time spent in the building.12

SBS is thought to be a direct result of exposure to indoor pollutants, including many of the compounds I’ve already mentioned, plus carbon dioxide (which in higher concentrations may affect cognitive function) and about 150 volatile organic compounds that we naturally excrete, including carbon monoxide, hydrogen, methane, ammonia, and hydrogen sulfide. The most common indoor air pollutant? Formaldehyde, which is released via pressed wood products and countless other consumer products.

The solution to building sickness? Try to encourage ventilation in your home or office with either open windows or vents. Wet dust and use a HEPA vacuum regularly. And, if you spend many hours in one location, consider an air purifier, or even better (and much less expensive), mother nature’s own air purifiers: plants. Here I will offer some suggestions for specific plants as well as placement.

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