How many people
do you know with asthma, allergies, a chronic cough,
seasonal congestion
or sinus problems?
Do you smoke or live with someone who smokes?
Do you snore or know someone who snores?
Are you fed up with smells, odors, smog and contaminated air?
Do you own pets?
Do you work in an office, salon or restaurant?
Do you spend most of your days indoors?
Do you commute for hours each day?
Clean fresh
air makes the difference and there are scientific studies to show
that the quality
of air you breathe dramatically improves
your alertness,
quality of life and overall health.
15 years ago, you couldn't find bottled water for sale at the
local supermarket. Now, you can find more than 30 different kinds purely
because we became informed and concerned drinkers. We wanted clean, good
tasting water and numerous companies satisfied the need. We have become
sensitive to fat content, cholesterol, calories, chemicals, etc in our
foods and drink. WHAT ABOUT THE AIR WE BREATHE? If you had to pay for air,
wouldn't you demand that it be fresh, pure and clean?
It is a fact that
90% of colds and flu are caught INDOORS.
Is AIR important? DID YOU KNOW that you drink about two pounds of water
a day, eat about four pounds of food each day, BUT you breathe 35-40 pounds
of air EACH DAY! And believe it or not, your body derives about 60% of
its energy from the AIR you breathe....the remaining 40% from food, water,
dietary supplements and vitamins. Our cities deliver safe WATER to our
homes which is monitored by local, state and federal authorities. FOOD
quality is closely regulated as well. But AIR is ASSUMED safe in most indoor
areas except in some factories and mines. The problem is: we take air for
granted, when it should be a privilege.
More than 50
million Americans (one out of five) suffer from asthma, alergies and hayfever.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or chronic bronchitis and
emphysema, INCREASED by a dramatic 87 1/2 percent between 1970 and 1987.
Close to 100,000 Americans die each year because of complications related
to COPD. Why is this? Is it the ouside air pollution that is responsible?
Or is indoor air pollution? A combination, perhaps? Well, if you really
think about it, we spend almost 90% of our time indoors in your home, car,
office or shopping mall. We inhale up to 22 different chemicals in our
homes EACH DAY. Humans slough off literally POUNDS of skin annually. EIGHTY
percent of the particles which can be seen in an indoor sunbeam are SKIN
FLAKES. 90% of these contaminants, chemicals, bacteria and gases we breathe
have NO ODOR.
Humans slough off literally POUNDS of skin annually. EIGHTY percent
of the particles which can be seen in an indoor sunbeam are SKIN FLAKES.
DUST MITES! These microscopic, spider-like organisms
are found primarily in our homes where dead skin scales are plentiful.
Dust mites are thought to be the most important allergen associated with
asthma. It is actually the excretion (feces) of these critters to which
people are allergic. A double bed mattress can easily harbor 2 million
dust mites, with each mite producing 10-20 waste particles a day. High
humidity environments are particularly vulnerable.
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