{"id":8874,"date":"2013-11-02T17:00:36","date_gmt":"2013-11-02T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/?p=8874"},"modified":"2013-11-02T17:28:11","modified_gmt":"2013-11-02T21:28:11","slug":"10-plants-that-clean-your-house-and-improve-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/2013\/11\/02\/10-plants-that-clean-your-house-and-improve-your-health\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Plants That Clean Your House And Improve Your Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Clean_Home_Health.jpg\" alt=\"Clean Home Health\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Clean_Home_Health.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Clean_Home_Health-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Clean_Home_Health-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Clean_Home_Health-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reveals that the levels of air pollutants found inside homes at times exceed the levels of outside air pollution- even as much as 5 to 10 times more! <\/p>\n<p>This indoor pollution is mostly caused by common household cleaning products, heating systems and electronic devices. <\/p>\n<p>Long term exposure to these toxins can drastically affect our health and well being. It can cause breathing problems, allergies, immunity disorders and even lung cancer. <\/p>\n<p>However, a few studies have revealed that detoxifying your home is as easy as adding a few common indoor plants to your d\u00e9cor. <\/p>\n<p>These plants use their roots, leaves and a soil bacteria to eliminate indoor home pollution.  <\/p>\n<p>The most common indoor pollutants are dust mites, carbon monoxide, high amounts of carbon dioxide, formaldehyde (colorless gas mainly found in household cleaners) and benzene (found in tobacco smoke).<\/p>\n<p>Environmental toxins like formaldehyde, in high quantities, irritate the eyes and nose and can even induce asthma attacks.<br \/>\nThe most powerful natural air cleaning indoor plants are:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022  Corn Plant<br \/>\n\u2022  Mother-in-Law\u2019s Tongue<br \/>\n\u2022  Janet Craig Dracaena<br \/>\n\u2022  Pot Mum<br \/>\n\u2022  Bamboo Palm<br \/>\n\u2022  English Ivy<br \/>\n\u2022  Chinese Evergreen<br \/>\n\u2022  Gerbera Daisy<br \/>\n\u2022  Peace Lily<br \/>\n\u2022  Dracena<\/p>\n<p>The recommended amount of indoor plants is at least 5 to 10 plants per every hundred square feet of the home. <\/p>\n<p>Indoor plants are not just great air cleaners. Having them at home helps create a peaceful and serene atmosphere, greatly contributing to our health and well being. <\/p>\n<p>Another great tip to reduce the air pollution is regularly air out your home by increasing ventilation, removing the dust, regularly cleaning your carpets and rugs (with natural, organic methods).  <\/p>\n<p>But cleaning your home may not be enough to tackle all disease. Here are more tips on natural ways to cure\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/the-blood-pressure-program\">High Blood Pressure<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/type-2-diabetes-guide\">Type 2 Diabetes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/arthritis-guide\">Arthritis<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reveals that the levels of air pollutants found inside homes at times exceed the levels of outside air pollution- even as much as 5 to 10 times more! This indoor pollution is mostly caused by common household cleaning products, heating systems and electronic devices. Long term exposure to these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":8875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[36,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-general"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Clean_Home_Health.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}