Indoor air pollution causes many illnesses, such as allergies, asthma, emphysema and even cancers. It is crucial to create a healthy indoor environment for our health.

Here are a few steps you can take to ensure that your indoor air is clean.

1. Ban or reduce smoking and the use of toxic chemicals inside the house, such as perfumes, hair sprays, nail polish, certain building materials, like paint, etc.

2. Ventilate spaces where harmful chemicals are used, such as running bathroom fan, opening the window, or using a central ventilating system.

3. Use healthy replacements.

You can choose natural fiber shower curtains instead of vinyl. Use wood floor, ceramic tile, wool carpet, etc to replace vinyl flooring or conventional carpeting. Use low VOC paints and natural cleaning products.

4. Reduce burning candles indoors. Monitor CO level if you have gas-fired furnaces, fireplaces and kitchen appliances.

Source: MotherEarthNews.com