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Because of modernization, your drinking water is no longer as safe as 100 years ago. However, there are methods to ensure that you can enjoy pure and clean water to drink. Boiling is one way of killing germs. It is also used during emergency or when you are in emergency situation, such as going camping or hiking and you consumed all your bottled water.

The benefits of boiling include killing off pathogens, and removing Volatile Organic Compounds or VOCs. However, on the negative side, it is not advisable if there are toxic metals, chemicals or nitrates present in your water.

If the water is cloudy, it should first be filtered before boiling. Filtration is another process of ensuring a safe drinking water system. Filters are also used during camping. There are two types of filters, namely the sediment and activated carbon. Sediment filters include fiber and ceramic filters.

Ceramic water filters integrate nano-silver penetrated into a porous ceramic outer shell to trap bacteria down to as small as .22 of a micron in size. Charcoal water filters have many forms. Carbon block is the solidified form of a honeycombed carbon. For many, it is the best form of filter; however its flow rate is slower than with loose charcoal.

Activated silver impregnated charcoal is called Chlorgon. It has chloramines exclusion and bacterial killing ability. Carbon filters are not known to change the pH balance of water. So if you have acidic water, you will still have acidic water with carbon filters, because the minerals causing the acidity will be dissolved and pass through the carbon filter.

Reverse osmosis is another popular drinking water system. It draws water through a fine membrane which acts like a fine filter to produce drinkable water from salty water. The contaminated water is passed through one side of the membrane, with pressure. It then reverses in the osmotic process.

The advantages of reverse osmosis include reduction of salt and most inorganic and organic compounds present in the water. They are trapped in the filters, which purifies the treated water.

Ultra Violet Radiation systems use high frequency light to irradiate water through a glass element. The water passing the element is exposed to the light which kills all living organisms.

This drinking water system is common among third world hotels to ensure that the local water consumption is safe from harmful elements like fecal matter. Water distillation is another process of purifying drinking water.

It is believed to be the effective approach in eliminating water of all impurities. But just recently, there have been studies that link water distillation to the imbalance of minerals in the body. It also has acidic results that typical distilling drinking water systems create.





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Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> http://www.articletrader.com/health/what-cold-sore-remedies-work-best.html http://www.articletrader.com/health/what-cold-sore-remedies-work-best.html Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:21:23 -0600
Many cold sore remedies you buy in stores are best for comfort. They relieve your pain and misery with oils and numbing agents such as lidocaine.

Nevertheless, commercial cold sore remedies do little for getting rid of cold sores in less time. Your best options for healing fast are natural home remedies.

Here are some cold sore remedies that are proven very useful for quickly eliminating your sores. You may be surprised to find they work better than any commercial products.

1. GARLIC.

Garlic is an amazing remedy. Under a microscope, you will see viruses flee from even the smell of garlic.

Garlic also has the unique ability to go right through the skin directly to the infection.

Always use fresh cut or crushed garlic for best results.

When it is not convenient, you can buy soft gels at the vitamin store used as an oral supplement. Just nip the end and squeeze the oil directly on your sores.

Also, take garlic internally. It will greatly improve the results. In addition, you will be more resistant to any other virus too.

2. MINT OIL.

Mint is also very powerful remedy for healing your outbreaks. It seems to stop sores almost instantly and heal them in short order. It smells a lot better than garlic too.

The best way to obtain the safest peppermint oil for directly applying to your sore is to buy peppermint soft gels where vitamins are sold. Then, like the garlic gels, you can snip them and press out the oil.

There is also available bottled peppermint oil for aromatherapy use. This is too strong and can burn your skin. Get aromatherapy instructions and follow them for diluting it with extra virgin olive oil.

3. WARM TEA BAGS.

When you apply heat to a sore it really speeds up healing because it brings a rush of oxygen and blood to the scene.

The best way to do this is by using warm tea bags. Common black tea works good. Tea that contains mint or lemon balm will work much faster.

Caution. Never heat a tea bag in a microwave. You can heat the water first, and then use the hot water to heat the bag. The microwave radiation destroys most of the special health benefits of tea.

4. THE POWER OF LYSINE.

Lysine is one of the most powerful and popular treatments you will find. No matter what other cold sore remedies you use, this should always be part of your plan.

Lysine is a common protein found in dairy and fish. It works by reducing the amount of arginine in your cells. Arginine is the protein fraction needed by the herpes virus to create new viruses.

If you stop the herpes replication process, you will prevent - or quickly eliminate - any cold sores. Lysine dramatically hinders this process.

Folks start taking it the minute they feel an outbreak coming on. They continue to take it until the skin is again clear. Normal dosage during this time is 3000 milligrams per day.

Lysine is quite safe. For example, a large serving of Flounder contains about 10,000 milligrams of lysine. For me, I prefer lysine capsules. They are cheap and very convenient to use.

These are just a few of the most powerful cold sore remedies we know of today.

Be sure to try them. You will enjoy great healing results and get your social life back fast using these top cold sore remedies.

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Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> http://www.articletrader.com/health/losing-weight-counting-and-setting-goals.html http://www.articletrader.com/health/losing-weight-counting-and-setting-goals.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:03:20 -0600
The truth is that the ideal weight loss program will incorporate many smaller goals that will be set and reached before the end of the journey. Similar to the process of breaking a difficult project into smaller and easily managed tasks, incremental goal setting is key to making a weight loss dream into a reality.

Here are some tips and tools to help you form the goal-centered habits needed to lose the weight, but gain a sense of accomplishment.

Here, There, and Beyond - Three Types of Goals

The first thing we're going to look at is the importance of long-term goals. These are the overall plans we have, the big picture of sorts. The largest of these we've already discussed: we want to get to our target weight and stay there.

Long-term goals help because they provide context to the shorter-term goals. We aren't cutting back on our daily sweets at random; it's part of a bigger effort and an objective we wish to reach. Long-term goals provide meaning by establishing a proper perspective, allowing us to look at our short-term goals and remember why we're making them.

The next step after establishing our long-term goals is to set up our mid- or medium-term goals. These are the increments and benchmarks that will divide up the process as a whole, and allow us to measure our progress as we're getting there.

For example, we know that it takes about 30 to 60 days to establish good healthy eating habits. Our long-term goal is to improve our diet so we don't overeat as many calories, so we set mid-term goals to see how we're doing. We can have a goal of eating only one snack per week by the two month mark, so we set a goal to have cut our intake in half by the end of the first month.

Finally we come to short-term goals. These are the goals that may seem the most difficult, because they rarely have an immediate effect. They break up the big picture of the long-term goal into things we can do right here and now, steps we know we can take and feel good about. Since we have the long-term goal of reducing our sweets intake, and intend to cut it in half by one month, we can break up the first month into weeklong, daylong, or even hourly portions that we're going to use to control our snack intake.

The Value of Rewards - Counting Goals for Success

Part of the difficulty that people find in dieting is that the entire process is on their own shoulders. There's no teacher handing out A's at the end of the course, no employer offering paychecks and bonuses for good performance. When the entire responsibility and interest sits completely on us, it can be hard to keep motivated. This is where we must learn to marry our goal-making to reward-giving for maximum effect.

Rewards are powerful. They help signify a great accomplishment, and allow you both the enjoyment of the victory itself and a tangible gift that comes with it. There's no reason then that we shouldn't congratulate ourselves for each minor and major victory we have in our goal-setting process.

For example, consider my own weight loss adventure. I set my goals and a 42-day benchmark for meeting them. I took my daily and weekly steps seriously, and made a specific eating plan to stick to. I decided that if I did this for 42 days, I would reward myself with a nice, whole pizza. I stuck to the plan and managed to make every step, reminding myself about the delicious pizza I'd have at the end, and I succeeded all the way to the 42nd day. Of course, sometimes it's the victory that's the sweetest part - I decided that I wanted to go further with my plans, so I only indulged in one slice, which tasted so good it was plenty of reward in the end.

We can all harness this tendency. As we break up our bigger meals into smaller ones that allow us fewer ups and downs in our diets, we can check off each daily bit of progress in our activity logs. Seeing our diets grow healthier and more reasonable from start to finish can be a reward all in its own, and seeing the pages between 'start' and 'chocolate muffins' grow fewer and fewer can make us feel both accomplished and excited!

Take the time this week to look at your overall goal and your day-to-day steps, and see what rewards you want to give yourself. Start with the big steps, and break them up until you have a small step for each day that you know you can accomplish. When you only have to clear the next hurdle, the rest of the race doesn't seem so difficult.


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Larry Tobin is a co-creator of HabitChanger.com, offering effective and empowering solutions for losing weight. Try our 42-day weight loss program today and change your life.

Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> http://www.articletrader.com/health/asheville-chiropractor-helps-patients-with-trigeminal-neuralgia.html http://www.articletrader.com/health/asheville-chiropractor-helps-patients-with-trigeminal-neuralgia.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:24:52 -0600
Dr. David Nygaard of Atlas Family Chiropractic in Asheville, NC explains why Trigeminal Neuralgia can be so debilitating. "This is a disorder of the fifth cranial nerve that causes episodes of very intense stabbing pain similar to an electric shock in areas of the face where branches of the trigeminal nerve are found. The eyes, lips, nose, scalp, forehead and upper and lower jaw may all be affected. The trigeminal nerve's function is to send impulses from the brain to the face, jaw, gums, forehead and eyes. These impulses relay sensations of touch, pressure, temperature and pain."

Atlas Chiropractic Care Treats the Cause of Trigeminal Neuralgia

Clinical research has confirmed that Trigeminal Neuralgia is caused by damage to the trigeminal nerve, but can also be attributed to damage to the central trigeminal system in the upper spinal cord or brain stem. Research also shows that a high percentage of people inflicted have experienced some kind of head trauma.

"Trauma to the head, neck and back can result in injury or stress to the nerves in the spinal cord and brain stem," explains Dy. Nygaard. "And, these traumas can cause this disorder. Atlas Orthogonal care focuses on restoring the proper (orthogonal) position of the spine and is effective in relieving stress on nerves, and easing or eliminating symptoms associated with Trigeminal Neuralgia."

Dr. Nygaard is board certified in the advanced chiropractic technique known as Atlas Orthogonal. Atlas Orthogonal care involves specific analysis of the spine including three dimensional x-rays that determine if there are any misalignments at the base of the skull in relation to the first vertebrae - the Atlas bone - as it supports the weight of the skull.

Misalignments can place pressure on the nerves in the brainstem, irritating nerves, restricting blood flow and inflaming surrounding tissue. Precise adjustments are delivered as three pounds of gentle pressure are administered through a highly-advanced instrument that applies the required adjustment at the precise place determined as a result of the x-rays. The correction adjusts the spine to its natural position, restoring body balance and providing pain relief while allowing the body to re-establish healthy nerve connections and blood flow.

Patients and Doctors Attest to the Effectiveness of Chiropractic Treatments

One individual with Trigeminal Neuralgia wrote a book about his experience with the outcome of chiropractic treatment. James Tomasi was in such significant, unrelenting pain that he was considering ending his own. In his book, "What Time Tuesday?" he describes how he became an avid supporter of upper cervical chiropractic treatment after he received help for his Trigeminal Neuralgia.

A case study published by Dr. Michael Burcon in October of 2009 reports on the improvement in the quality of life experienced by a patient undergoing cervical specific care as an alternative to medication and surgery. The patient in the case study was a 57-year old woman who had dealt with the pain of Trigeminal Neuralgia for two years. She used pain medication to help ease her pain and took high blood pressure medication. The patient also had a history of injuries that could lead to trauma.

The patient received specific adjustments to her C5 vertebrae and axis. One week after the treatment her Trigeminal Neuralgia pain diminished dramatically in frequency and intensity. After discussing the improvement with her neurologist, she started cutting back her medications. After eight weeks of treatment, she was completely off her medications and was pain free. She also reduced her high blood pressure medication by 50 percent. After two years of monthly maintenance care she is still pain free without the use of medication.

For more information visit:
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Chris Wingate
Freelance journalist, outdoorsman and adrenalin junkie, Chris can be found exploring the forests of the South East where he is a white water raft guide on the French Broad River. When not wet or covered in mud Chris produces shows for his local public access TV station URTV and plays bass in an alt-country band "Hobos and Lace".

For more information visit:
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Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> http://www.articletrader.com/health/natural-remedies-for-depression.html http://www.articletrader.com/health/natural-remedies-for-depression.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:51:20 -0600
There are a lot of natural remedies that you can find all ready that have been tested and approved to help with depression but as the days go by, more and more discoveries are being uncovered in this field of medicine. Here are some of the natural remedies that already have been known to work for depression.

St Johns Wort is known to help with depression. It has been used in folk medicine and is also used to treat nervousness, sadness and also been given to people that find themselves having a hard time getting to sleep. This is used for mild to moderate depression but not for severe cases. You can find this medication in health food stores and online.

Omega-3 fatty acids have been found to help with the balance of chemicals in the brain that control moods. Theses acids are found in fish and are quite healthy for you that is why you get told that when you go on a diet, you need to eat fish at least twice a week. Not only is the fish good for your brain, it is good for your whole body, from your heart to your lungs to your immune system.

Another natural remedy for depression is folic acid, otherwise known as vitamin B. studies show that people who have a low count or show a lack of this vitamin, have a very good chance that they are depressed or end up being sad a lot. To improve this you need to eat leafy green vegetables, fruits and beans. You can also take vitamins that you can get at any health food store or at your local pharmacy.

Moving away from supplements and remedies, exercise has been proven to be a mood lifter and enhancer. Release of serotonin in the brain elevates emotions, mood and is now often the first thing recommended to depression sufferers. Why not take part in an exercise class, take your dog for long walks or take up running either outdoors or with a home treadmill.

The support of your family, friends and/or partner is crucial. You must never feel alone when you are suffering with depression so if those close to you don't support you, find people who do. Join support groups, new exercise classes or even start your own meeting. Be sure to make your friends, family and partner aware of how you are feeling and get them involved.

We hope you find this information useful and can use this to help with your depression and anxiety.

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Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> http://www.articletrader.com/health/losing-weight-taming-your-trigger-foods.html http://www.articletrader.com/health/losing-weight-taming-your-trigger-foods.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:56:21 -0600
Of course, the Habit Changer philosophy isn't about punishment or monk-like avoidance; it is about careful moderation. We are allowed to enjoy ourselves, and indeed that's the purpose behind building all of these good habits.

When you practice healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle on a regular basis, you can indulge yourself now and again with those foods you like without worrying. The trick is learning two important ways to keep control of these trigger foods without letting them kick off a big eating binge. Incorporate these techniques into your routine over the next 30 to 60 days to take charge over those trigger foods.

Method 1 - Exclusion

One technique we've discussed in the past is keeping temptation away from you. If your trigger foods aren't in the house, then you aren't going to binge on them. So take advantage of this and set a time period such as one or two weeks during which you won't buy your trigger food at all. This is not a permanent thing, remember that we're all about moderation. What this time period should do is allow you to use up your current supply and still have some time left without the food in your house.

Now sometimes a whole two weeks without buying or having a favorite treat can feel like a hard decision to make. If you're feeling like this is too big of a commitment, remember what we've discussed about breaking problems down into smaller pieces. Habits are built out of day-by-day steps, not instant yearlong epiphanies. Focus on making a decision for today, a decision not to go out and buy any more of your chosen trigger food. At the end of the day, you can feel confident about having made a measurable, positive step.

Once you've made this first step, the trick is to keep building on it a bit at a time. After making two individual one-day choices, commit to it for two more days. Once you manage that, and you will, increase it again and again until you've met your exclusion time commitment. Remember that this isn't about depriving yourself, but controlling things to your best benefit. The first step in control is deciding how much you can have, and in this case it means deciding when you can't have any.

Method 2 - Mastery

As we've mentioned, keeping something away from you is the best way to avoid overindulging. However, this is only a means of putting off the problem. If we're putting it off until we have the means to deal with it, that's a good thing. If we just keep putting it off without trying to come to grips with it, it's a bad thing. Doing so doesn't provide a sense of closure to the issue, only distance. In such cases people often end up depriving themselves so much that they end up going on worse binges than before, which just puts them back where they began.

In the Habit Changer philosophy, the key isn't perpetual denial but managed control. Once we've learned how to control our environment and exclude our trigger foods for a little while, we can start reintroducing them and enjoying them properly.

So start thinking about your favorite trigger food. Think about all the reasons why you like it and how good it is. As you do, consider that a lot of the enjoyment actually comes from that first bite. This is particularly true with treats like chocolate - the first taste is delicious and enjoyable, while the rest almost seems to come on automatic.

If you feel you're ready for it, get a very small amount of your food of choice, and have one bite. One bite isn't going to wreck your diet; this isn't rationalizing, a small 200 odd calorie treat is well within your allowance of small meals during the day. Have the one small bite, using the portion control methods we've learned. Eat it slowly, savor it, and then have a glass of water after to help provide a comfortable fullness.

Remember that food is not actively trying to sabotage you. It's just food, and you can choose when and how you will eat it. The key is always to approach things from a perspective of moderation. One bite of candy will not wreck your diet, so take out one bite, put the rest away immediately, and have your bite. It can be hard to deny yourself the extras, but it is just as hard to lose the weight you put on when you overindulge. Find simple ways to master your trigger foods, and you will find them all the more enjoyable for it.


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Larry Tobin is a co-creator of HabitChanger.com, offering effective and empowering solutions for losing weight. Try our 42-day weight loss program at Losing Weight.


Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> http://www.articletrader.com/health/asbestos-a-history-of-asbestos-exposure.html http://www.articletrader.com/health/asbestos-a-history-of-asbestos-exposure.html Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:51:09 -0600
The danger is due to the fibrous nature of the material. Asbestos fibres break up into microfibers that are just the right size to get trapped in the lung when asbestos dust is inhaled. Once there, they do considerable damage to surrounding cells, often causing them to start cancers. The always fatal cancer is known as mesothelioma, and the nearly always fatal cancer is the same cancer that is associated with smoking. Less serious, though highly disabling, diseases associated with inhaling asbestos dust are asbestosis and pleural scaring.

Even the ancient Greeks were a little concerned that their slaves who worked with asbestos were subject to breathing difficulties, and the risks of the material were certainly recognised during the days of the industrial revolution. Gradually governments became aware of the dangers, and during the nineteen thirties some preventative measures were taken. Once it had been recognised that there were dangers associated with the material, mesothelioma compensation (mesothelioma is a disease of the lung associated with breathing asbestos fibres) claims followed. These were vigorously opposed by the asbestos industry which continued to maintain that their workers were not subjected to unreasonable dangers. The battle continued for many years, in fact until recent times; however the use and disposal of asbestos is now controlled strictly by legislation.



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One of the worrying aspects about asbestos exposure is the length of time it can take after exposure before onset of the related illnesses. This can make it quite difficult for someone who has been exposed to asbestos in various jobs, who has subsequently become ill as a result, to claim asbestos compensation. It is important that anyone finding themselves in such a position should seek legal advice without delay.

Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> http://www.articletrader.com/health/asbestos-exposure-in-the-construction-industry.html http://www.articletrader.com/health/asbestos-exposure-in-the-construction-industry.html Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:39:52 -0600 asbestos compensation claims are on the increase.. The most deadly of these is mesothelioma, which is a fatal cancer of the lining of the lung, followed by bronchial cancer which is fatal in a large majority of cases.

Although the use of asbestos in industry was banned some years ago, it remains in the environment. Left undisturbed, generally it poses little danger, apart from possible release of asbestos fibres from environmental erosion of asbestos containing structures. It is when asbestos is disturbed that the problems start.

Often it is the construction industry that encounters this asbestos time bomb. Activities such as refurbishment of premises containing asbestos, demolition work and uncovering buried asbestos whilst digging foundations are typical of how construction workers can be exposed to this highly carcinogenic material. Neither is it easy to identify the material. Whilst asbestos board is easily spotted, the material was often incorporated with other materials such as cement, insulation materials and various composite materials, and these are considerably more difficult to identify.

Any building constructed before 1999 may contain asbestos in some form. Anyone who needs to work on such a building should ensure that a thorough survey for asbestos is undertaken before the work commences. If asbestos is discovered, then it is essential that proper precautions should be observed.

Anyone not adhering to these rules is likely to face prosecution. Recently a company director who was deemed responsible for the exposure of 15 of his workers to asbestos has been fined £35,000. The men had been exposed over a two month period during the refurbishment of a building. The director had been warned that there was a possibility that the building contained asbestos, but he failed to have a proper survey carried out.

Another company that failed to detect asbestos that was present in two schools was fined £40,000. They had undertaken an asbestos survey, but it was inadequate. As a result a number of construction workers were exposed to the material.

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If you have been involved in the construction or deconstruction of a building you believe to contain asbestos then speak to a health professional immediately as the dangers of exposure often lay silent for years before causing any notable health problems. You could also speak to a solicitor about asbestos compensation should if your health has shown signs of deterioration following exposure.

Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> http://www.articletrader.com/health/common-causes-of-brain-injury.html http://www.articletrader.com/health/common-causes-of-brain-injury.html Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:44:03 -0600
Typically, the incident will involve some sort of blunt force trauma. This can happen when the head is struck with an object or when the head forcefully runs into an object. As a result of this, the brain hits the skull which can result in a brain injury, known as a closed head brain injury. This would be the more common type of brain injury.

A brain injury can also be sustained when an object pierces the skull. This sort of brain injury is referred to as an open brain injury. Due to the thickness of the skull and the protection it provides the brain, this type occurs less often than a closed head brain injury.

There are some common ways in which brain injuries occur. All of these involve some sort of accident. Slipping and falling can cause trauma to the brain resulting in a brain injury. Stumbling and tripping can also be a cause. These often happen perhaps when walking on a slippery surface, whether it is outside or inside. Tripping on stairs, escalator steps or road grates can also lead to accidents where head injuries result. Should this occur on public property, the owner could be liable for your injuries. Owners are responsible for maintaining their properties in order to insure safety. If your injury results from their negligence, they might be liable.

Motor vehicle accidents also account for many of the brain injuries that are sustained by people. Motor vehicle collisions are a leading cause of death. Many of these incidents also result in severe brain injury. Often these accidents occur due to someone else's fault. Somewhere might be driving impaired or perhaps are just simply inattentive.

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No matter the reason, if the incident occurred due to the other party's fault, you may be eligible to make a brain injury claim for compensation. Simply contact a solicitor specializing in these cases to learn about your rights.

Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> http://www.articletrader.com/health/bathroom-cleaning-tips-for-cleaner-air.html http://www.articletrader.com/health/bathroom-cleaning-tips-for-cleaner-air.html Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:40:05 -0600
There is nothing more vital to your family's health that the air they breathe. The air surrounding your family as they eat, play, and sleep is one of the most important parts of a clean home. Signs of poor indoor air quality can be congestion, headache and even fatigue. These things are especially hard for the almost 50 million Americans who suffer from allergies and asthma.

What is the good news? You can improve the indoor air quality in your home by using a few simple steps while cleaning. Let's start with the bathroom.

The Bathroom
The bathroom can be one of the dirtiest rooms in the home and is a haven for mold! The following simple tips will help you keep your bathroom fresh and clean, too:
• Avoid Dirt Build-up! - Remove dust and germs by cleaning the sink, faucet, mirror, shower drain and toilet seat at least once per week.
• Hit the Floor - Mop the floors at least once every two weeks, and vacuum floors when vacuuming other rooms of the home. Hand-held vacs and your vacuum's crevice tool can get hard-to-reach places, like behind the commode, quickly and easily!
• Keep the Air Flowing - Keep mold at bay by using your bathroom's ventilation system both during and after a shower. Also spray the inside and outside of your shower with an after-shower spray to prevent mold and grime build-up. If you're pressed for time in the morning (and who isn't?) there are even automatic systems available to make this an even easier task.
• Change Your Liner - To avoid mold on your shower curtain liner, every three to four months replace vinyl curtain styles or wash nylon fabric styles.
• Toss the Washcloth - Did you know towels take forever to dry? Swap your washcloths for quick-drying synthetic poufs, and wash your towels at least once per week!

Now that the bathroom is clean - air and all - use these tips for other areas of your house. Focus on rooms that get used the most as the more traffic through a room, the more the dirt and dust.


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After a long week at work, Scott Duglase loves to come home and relax. When he can't be outside or at the ball field, he enjoys curling up on the sofa with his wife to watch movies. As an allergy sufferer, a dusty house is not an option. To keep his home clean and dust free, he uses Hoover vacuum bags and filters. ARM & HAMMER has a great selection of allergen removal products that trap 99.97% of all airborne pollutants 0.3 microns or larger, leaving your home clean and allergen free.

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