Basements can be such fun they provide great recreational, living or just storage areas. The air quality is usually an issue because ventilation is often not as good as the rest of the home. So a basement air purifier can be a very useful addition to improve air quality. The best air purifier for a…

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To find mold in your home is such a disappointment, I should know I have been there and I have asthma. One day I found old paper files being eaten by mold in my basement and in the basement my asthma was terrible. We brought air purifiers, dehumidifiers and had some constuction work done. Everything…

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We all know to avoid smoke for the sake of our health. Smoke is particularly toxic to human health because it not only contains particle pollution but also chemical pollution. So it is not surprising that wildfire smoke has twice the impact on respiratory health compared to particles from other sources. We cannot avoid wildfire…

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It is wonderful but tiring and sometimes frustrating being a parent and eventually life affirming. Though with it comes responsibility and one of the primary responsibilities is obviously for the health of our children. This is both physical and mental health. Both of these aspects of health in children are affected by the particle concentration…

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Asthma is a condition whereby the airways in the lungs become narrower so it is difficult to breathe out and forcing air out of the lungs causes a wheeze. The narrowing can be caused by direct irritation of the airways by particles in the air. It has recently been recognized that in people who are…

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