Chiropractic for Life

From the Blog

Monday Morning Health Tip: Reducing VOC’s In Your Home

Stay Connected with great weekly info
Reducing VOCs in Your Home


A report by the World Health Organization blames indoor air pollution for 2.7 percent of all disease.  Products you use in your home can pollute the air with a variety of potentially harmful volatile organic compounds — or VOCs.  Your home’s air may harbour up to five times as many VOCs as the air outside, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Volatile organic compounds are chemical compounds that vaporize easily into the air.  While some VOCs come from natural sources — such as forest fires and wetlands — others are released by manufactured products commonly found in the home.  Familiar sources of VOCs in the home include cleaners, air fresheners, solvents, paints, adhesives, wood preservatives, dry cleaned clothing, pesticides and fuels.

The good news is that it is relatively simple to significantly reduce in-home exposure to VOCs.  The following are suggestions to diminish levels in your living space:

  • Keep your home well-ventilated
  • Try natural cleaners
  • make green decorating choices
  • Beware of artificial fragrances
  • Control pests safely
  • Dry clean with caution
  • “Off gas” plastics

Dr. Barbara Smith
Chiropractor and Health Educator

health@doctorbarb.com

What’s On This Week

  • Product of the Month:  Ask us how Ideal Protein can change your life.
  • Digestive Enzymes:  break down our food into nutrients so that our bodies can absorb them.
  • Posture Perfect Stretch Class:  Please call for availability.
  • Ask your doctor about how the use of low force techniques could help you and your loved ones with fatigue.
  • See us on Facebook.
  • Follow us on Twitter for our most up to date information.
  • Dr. Barb has a new blog
    For future upcoming events, visit our website.
  • If this health tip was helpful to you, help us help others by passing it on!

Office Hours:

TUE: 1:00 pm to 6:30 pm
WED: 7:30 am to 12:30 pm
THUR:  1:00 pm to 5:30 pm
FRI: 7:30 am to 12:00 pm

Have your say