| Unless you live in a big city or
heavy industrial area, or, unless you're an asthma or allergy
sufferer, you probably don't spend a lot of time thinking
about the air you breathe. Especially the air inside your
home! But maybe you should.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tells us that your
risk of exposure to pollutants can be over 100 times greater
indoors than outside. What's more, some experts estimate that
as much as 50% of all illnesses are either created or
aggravated by poor indoor air quality.
And here are some of the consequences: Asthma sufferers
make over 200,000 trips to the Emergency Room each year from
incidents that directly result from exposure to dust mites,
animal dander, cat saliva, mold and other airborne catalysts.
Worse, radon, a known cancer-causing gas emitted from the
soil, is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United
States. Additional problems like headaches, nausea, lethargy,
and other serious illnesses can be traced to indoor pollution
in America's homes and public places.
The fact is, if you're experiencing common discomforts like
headaches, itchy eyes, a runny nose or a persistent cough,
sure, you might just have a cold. But you might also be a
victim of indoor air pollution.
Thankfully there are some things you can do, and this
section of our site is devoted to helping you take some simple
preventative measures that could radically improve the quality
of your life. | 
