Plants in your home and workplace can make you healthier by reducing chemical vapors emitted by synthetic materials, add healthy, microbial-free humidity to dry indoor air, and reduce airborne mold spores and bacteria. Through photosynthesis, plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. They also have a psychological and physiological calming effect that helps reduce stress and lower elevated blood pressure and pulse rates, and they look great.
The EPA ranks indoor air quality as one of the top five health threats in the United States!
Most of us spend 90 percent of our lives indoors. According to the EPA, indoor air typically contains two to five times more pollutants than outdoor air and can be up to 10 times more polluted.
Common products like paints, tobacco smoke, synthetic upholstery, printer inks and even carpets, emit noxious gases. Houseplants can remove up to 87 percent of airborne toxic gases emitted from these products. The toxins are absorbed into the root zone, where they're turned into nutrients for the plant.
The more time we live and work indoors, which is most of the day, the more we need houseplants surrounding us for our health and well-being. Call it a healthy "co-dependency" that benefits the environment and helps to improve the quality of our lives.Indoor plants help purge the air of airborne toxins with the same efficiency as rainforests cleaning our atmosphere.
Houseplants increase humidity. Airborne microbes are suppressed and fewer dust particle are found in rooms containing plants.
Plants in the workplace significantly reduce "sick building syndrome", which has vague symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, itchy skin and respiratory complaints. It has been found that plants improved productivity and reduce absenteeism.
Besides cleaning our air and providing oxygen and health benefits, plants add instant beauty and liven up any space.
How many plants does it take? At least two medium or large plants for an average-sized room or office space (100 sq. ft) for maximum cleansing benefits.
What are some of the best plants for cleaning the air? The best plants are peace lilies, dracaena, philodendrons, golden pothos, palms, and diffenbachia.
The EPA ranks indoor air quality as one of the top five health threats in the United States!
Most of us spend 90 percent of our lives indoors. According to the EPA, indoor air typically contains two to five times more pollutants than outdoor air and can be up to 10 times more polluted.
Common products like paints, tobacco smoke, synthetic upholstery, printer inks and even carpets, emit noxious gases. Houseplants can remove up to 87 percent of airborne toxic gases emitted from these products. The toxins are absorbed into the root zone, where they're turned into nutrients for the plant.
The more time we live and work indoors, which is most of the day, the more we need houseplants surrounding us for our health and well-being. Call it a healthy "co-dependency" that benefits the environment and helps to improve the quality of our lives.Indoor plants help purge the air of airborne toxins with the same efficiency as rainforests cleaning our atmosphere.
Houseplants increase humidity. Airborne microbes are suppressed and fewer dust particle are found in rooms containing plants.
Plants in the workplace significantly reduce "sick building syndrome", which has vague symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, itchy skin and respiratory complaints. It has been found that plants improved productivity and reduce absenteeism.
Besides cleaning our air and providing oxygen and health benefits, plants add instant beauty and liven up any space.
How many plants does it take? At least two medium or large plants for an average-sized room or office space (100 sq. ft) for maximum cleansing benefits.
What are some of the best plants for cleaning the air? The best plants are peace lilies, dracaena, philodendrons, golden pothos, palms, and diffenbachia.
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