Nothing says holiday like the scents of the season, don’t you think? But too often, today’s seasonal aromas are not those found in nature. Instead, they’re made up of chemically derived ingredients that can be harmful to indoor air quality and our health. We all love the comforting, warming aromas of pumpkin spice, apple pie. […]
5 Holiday Plants That Can Put A Damper on the Season’s Festivities
Let’s take a look at Appalachian traditional plants used to decorate during the holidays, and see how safe and healthy these choices are for children and pets. In WNC, Thanksgiving marks the week that many families bring out the decorations in earnest for the holiday season. The scent of evergreen and spice simply cannot be […]
How ElectroMagnetic Radiation Affects Your Health and Safety At Home
Everybody from building biologists to home health scientists are talking these days about electromagnetic radiation frequency. To simplify the discussion, we are going to refer to the issue as Electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs). Health decline related to electromagnetic sensitivity is considered to be an issue for society as a whole. Let’s check in about this increasing […]
Unhealthy Chemicals Find Their Way Into Our Homes
Here’s how to clean up. Are you aware of the extent to which chemicals are used in cleaning and personal products? Maintaining a healthy indoor air quality is a priority, to keep your home environment safe. Let’s take a quick look at the chemicals found in many homes. Chemicals may already be on your radar. […]
Get the Lead Out!
We hear a lot about the importance of good nutrition, clean production practices and organics when it comes to our food, but one contaminate that is often overlooked is LEAD. Lead is inert and needs us to send it airborne or waterborne to get into our bodies. And it does. Think about it. Over 80% […]
Radon Construction Helps Reduce Health Risks in Appalachia
Did you know that you can increase home healthiness and reduce risk from radon? Radon construction, materials, and methods now make it possible. Radon is an ever-present risk for those who live in the southern Appalachians, including western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, the South Carolina Upcountry, and north Georgia. This is a high-risk Radon region. […]
New E-Book, “Radon Health Risk,” by Rick Bayless, founder and owner of A Healthier Home, LLC, Launches Today
The publication covers need-to-know information about preventing radon-related health risks for individuals living and working in the southern Appalachian mountain region of the United States Radon is an ever present risk for those who live and work in the southern Appalachians. This area includes the wider A Healthier Home service area, including western North Carolina, […]
Drinking Water Quality: A Clear Need for Appalachia’s Healthy Homes Future
One year ago, the National Center for Healthy Housing published David Jacobs’ indictment of drinking water quality in the United States. Jacobs, currently the chief scientist for the National Center for Healthy Housing, was formerly the director of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. If there has ever been […]