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3 Great Ways Houseplants can Improve Your Health
By Yelena Gertsenova
Besides the obvious aesthetic aid that houseplants can bring to a room, did you know that they contribute to your family’s health? We already value plants outdoors for their air cleansing and medicinal abilities—why should that be any different inside the home? Through healing salves, air purification and increased humidity, plants are an easy way to spruce (get it?) up your home’s health and beauty. Your houseplant can be an in-home drug store! Plants like Aloe Vera can help speed the healing process for many external injuries, including burns and cuts. Just squeeze the gel from your kitchen’s aloe plant on a burn you get from the stove and you will see how soothing natural remedies can be for minor wounds. Native Americans relied heavily on natural and herbal remedies for their medicine, so why can’t we? Rather than buying products made with these natural extracts, consider keeping aloe, fennel, chamomile or ginger plants around to balance your body both inside and out. No matter how clean your home may appear to the naked eye, indoor pollution is a reality of many modern homes. Houseplants have the ability to remove greenhouse gases quickly and effectively, replacing toxic carbon dioxide with fresh oxygen. The Peace Lily, a uniquely beautiful flower, can remove even mold spores from the air, making it a great choice to decorate any bathroom where mildew can cause mold problems. The lily’s flower petals absorb the mold spores and then use them for nourishment. It can also absorb harmful airborne chemicals like acetone and alcohol that may be left over from the use of aerosol products. Plants can also increase the humidity in your home, which can make your home’s air much more comfortable for you to breathe. Plants like ferns act like a humidifier, releasing moisture into the air through water vapor that is created as atmospheric pollutants are removed. A Eucalyptus plant can help you clear out springtime congestion by raising fluid levels in respiratory membranes. Experts recommend using one plant per ten square yards of floor space, so keep that in mind when deciding how many plants to use in each room. Depending on the kind of plant that you choose, you can use two or three to adequately care for a larger room and fewer for smaller. Keep in mind that not all plants require direct sunlight, so if your rooms are slightly lacking in light choose an appropriate plant species. Make sure that no drafts hit the plants, to ensure that their natural vapors work at maximum effectiveness. Plants are an extremely affordable way to improve your home’s look and health, particularly when grown from seeds. They do take time and effort to cultivate, but the benefits reaped from having them around are manifold. So, treat your plants with care and respect—they are not only beautifying your home, but they are keeping you healthy! To learn more about keeping your home clean, visit our website at www.DenversCleaningService.com and click through to the blog.
Born and raised in Ukraine, Yelena Gertsenova practiced pediatric medicine (specializing in allergy treatment) for 17 years. It was during that time that Yelena saw a clear connection between the cleanliness of one's surroundings and one's health. It was with that thought in mind that Yelena started a Denver cleaning company in 2002 after having moved to the States. Yelena has been publishing articles related to home cleaning for over 3 years and recently Yelena started a blog dedicated to healthy cleaning practices, which can be found at denverscleaningservice.com/blog.
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