Good Health Habits Part 3: Living Environment

On a daily basis, our bodies are absorbing the harmful chemicals surrounding the environment today. It is thus imperative that we clean up our living environment as much as possible using the good health tips outlined on this page.

A quick summary of all our recommended good health tips can be found by clicking here.

Good Health Habits Part 3: Living Environment

• Use natural cleaning and other agents

The regular personal and household products that we come into contact with today contain many chemicals which are toxic to our bodies, some even carcinogenic.

Such personal care products include soaps, shampoos and other bath and beauty products; toothpastes, mouthwashes and other oral care products; skin care, facial care and lip care products; hair care products; perfumes, deodorants and other body sprays; sunblocks and sunscreens; shaving products; as well as insect repellants.

Household products, on the other hand, include laundry detergents, fabric softeners, bleaches and other laundry products; dishwashing products; household cleaners; air fresheners; plus other agents used in the home.

Although we don’t directly ingest them, these chemicals are absorbed by our skin and we also breathe them in. Natural agents, on the other hand, are free from such harmful toxins. Use organic or natural personal products and household products as much as you can.

• Remove poisonous agents from the house

Beware of other harmful chemicals such as turpentine, arsenic, insecticides, paints, etc. Again, even though we don’t ingest them, we are constantly breathing in their gaseous fumes. On physical contact, our skin may also absorb them. Do your best to clean out such poisons from the house.

• Avoid clutter

This includes physical clutter in your house and your office, as well as mental clutter. Physical clutter cramps our lives and affects our health. Further, they contain dust as well as breed bacteria and mold, which also weaken our health. Mental clutter, on the other hand, makes you feel stressed up and unhappy. Clear them out.

You could learn more by reading our articles on living environments.

A quick summary of all our recommended good health tips can be found by clicking here.
Or read: Part 1 – Food, Diet & Nutrition | Part 2-Lifestyle | Part 3 – Living Environment | Part 4 – Detoxification | Part 5 – Non-Physical Aspects