Creating A Healthy Home Or Work Environment
Air quality
- Open a window
- Clean your air ducts
- Test for gas leaks
- Get a plant
- Use an air filter, ionizer, or ozone purifier
- Clean your carpets and upholstery regularly
- Remove asbestos
- Accelerate the off-gassing of new materials by leaving the place, turning up the heat, closing the windows, and "cooking" the environment for 24 hours
- Use aromatherapy
Light
- Let in as much natural light as possible
- Buy an incandescent lamp
- Use full-spectrum light fixtures
- Install a dimmer
- Open your blinds/drapes
- Eliminate glare on your computer screen
Water
- Have your water tested
- Run your tap water a few minutes before use
- Use a filter
- Distill your water
- Drink bottled water
Noise
- Use sound masking devices, such as wind chimes, music, water
- Wear ear plugs
Furniture
- Buy a supportive chair
- Make sure your desk and worktop support your tasks
Color
- Be aware of the healing properties of color
- Create a balanced color palette using artwork, materials, finishes, lighting
Nature
- Get a plant
- Have an indoor water fountain
- Hang appropriate artwork
- Give yourself access to outside views
- Play a tape of CD of nature sounds
- Wear or use natural fibers
- Electromagnetic Fields
- Measure the EMFs in your home and workplace
- Unplug EMF sources near where you sleep
- Shield or distance yourself from EMF sources
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