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Discover good health breathing in fresh air

Least contact with scary pollutants can prevent some major health problems.

Discover good health breathing in fresh air

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Plants produce fresh oxygen. Breathing it lowers the chances of coming into contact with scary air pollutants and offers your body health benefits that can last for a lifetime.

High air pollution levels can cause immediate health problems. Exposure to polluted air can affect both your lungs and heart. Even healthy people may experience health issues from the polluted air including respiratory irritation or breathing difficulties. The world health organisation has set air quality guidelines, yet most of the world’s population breathes in air that violates these guidelines. This air increases the risk of lung cancer, stroke, cardiovascular disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Despite lots of efforts to curb the issue, the situation is getting worse day by day. Air pollution causes one in nine deaths worldwide according to Breathe Life campaign led by WHO and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition. In such a terrible situation, can an air purifier help?

 The benefits of an air purifier are no longer under doubt. This air purification unit eliminates harmful airborne particles such as dust, dander, spores, dead skin from your pets and allergens. Only allergens are not the harmful particles that we inhale on a regular basis. Common airborne particulates are also found all around us and we breathe them in regularly. In long run, they have a bad impact on the body. An air purifier can benefit everyone. It is a very helpful device especially for people who suffer from asthma or allergies. But remember these units come with their own limitations.

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Not all air purifiers are true air purification devices. In fact, some are really junk. Removing only dust particles is not the only feature an air purifier should possess. Check for the carbon filters in this appliance. It should not be only a light mesh of black fibres, but it should be the solid carbon. Such purifiers can actually clean the air around you and can make the air actually free from all kinds of particles causing allergies and even other impurities. It can suck up second-hand smoke and ward off any smell in the air. It can even eliminate the heavy cooking smell and cigarette smoke as well.  It may help you reduce housekeeping and maintenance of your furniture. You will find dust-free, mould and fungus spores-free, airborne bacteria-free and toxic gas-free environment inside your premises. It may lead to sneezing less often and the prevention of serious illnesses like lung cancer. What more you can ask for? Picking the right air purifier means smart lifestyle choices that go beyond diet and exercise.

Air quality is among the most influential factors in your health. Detect it and take adequate measures to eliminate contaminated breathing.       

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