6 Ways to Achieve a Healthy Living Environment
Your welfare should be one of your main goals since a healthy living environment is crucial for our mental well-being.
Create a Healthy Living Environment in Your Home
by Lauren Laporte
Your welfare should be one of your main goals since a healthy living environment is crucial for our mental well-being. Every room has its purpose, and your kitchen is the place where you should follow a healthy diet and have an intake of good food, your bedroom is a place for sleep and energy restoration, and so on. If you follow these principles, you will achieve a life balance and good mental health. Let’s give some examples of how you can achieve a healthy living environment.
1. Replace chemical cleaners with homemade ones
A spotless household is important for your health and for feeling comfortable and relaxed. However, we face a big contradiction here because keeping your home clean is usually done by using harmful substances, like detergents that contain strong chemicals. This way, you do get the home cleaner, but on the other hand, you compromise your health, especially the respiratory organs. To reduce this to a minimum, try using homemade cleaners. The ingredients used for this purpose are apple cider vinegar, baking soda, corn starch, alcohol, and essential oils. Essential oils give a nice and relaxing smell to the otherwise strong vinegar smell. You can also use lemon juice since it’s acidic and provides good cleaning effects and a fresh smell. Avoid products that contain ammonia, phthalates, triclosan, and many others. Natural cleaners are easier on your respiratory system and much healthier.
2. Use the organic cosmetics
We all want to nurture our natural beauty while making ourselves prettier by enhancing our physical assets with makeup. It is important to keep in mind that our skin is our biggest organ, and since it’s on the outside, it’s more vulnerable and prone to damage. Whatever you use for your skin, the skin absorbs it. Make sure you use the best organic cosmetics, and your skin will breathe and remain nurtured. There are recipes for natural concealer and highlighter, and you can try some of them to achieve a natural glow. Essential oils are always popular, not only for massage but also for cleaning your face and making it hydrated.
3. Prevent pest infestation
The worst intruder in your home is a pest, which has various kinds, from flying insects to rodents. These uninvited guests can damage your furniture and jeopardize your health by transmitting different infections. Cockroaches, mice, rats, and mosquitoes are especially known, while termites are famous for destroying your furniture and walls. German cockroaches are well known for spreading diseases such as salmonella, so beware of these insects and run a regular cockroach pest control from time to time.
4. Elevate the quality of the air
The air we breathe is one of the most important factors contributing to our overall health. Unfortunately, it is difficult to escape from polluted air since it’s not present only on the street but in your home. You open the window to make the fresh air enter the room, but it’s the same polluted air outside. Your respiratory system struggles through time because of this issue. Luckily there are good air cleaners on the market, so check if some of them suit you and your budget. There are natural air cleaners, and we all know them- the green plants. Greenery is good for the overall ambiance because it gives it that touch of nature, but it also traps some airborne toxins from the air, so make sure you have a couple of indoor plants.
5. Create a corner for wellness and meditation
One room or a corner in your home should be dedicated to wellness, whether it is a place for exercising or reading and watching TV. This depends on your needs and preferences. If you like relaxing and meditation, have some basic yoga equipment where you can do that. If you like reading, have a comfortable armchair where you can enjoy spending your evenings with a good book. If you like a home workout, make a corner dedicated to fitness with a mat, weights, or some more advanced tools for successful exercise sessions.
6. Block the excess night light
For those who live in big cities, night lights can be a serious threat to your sleep, and the issue can continue leading you to insomnia and fatigue. In this case, it would be wise if you had some dense curtains that can prevent the unwanted light from entering your bedroom during rest. A completely dark room is the best for falling asleep fast. The eye mask can be a useful tool as well.
Your living environment is a great complement to your habits and lifestyle. Your overall well-being depends on both, since eating and sleeping well and exercising are equally important as having a clean home and breathing quality air. So do whatever you can to make your place as healthy as possible.
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About the Author
Lauren LaPorte is a health and wellness writer at ripped.me, as well as a frequent contributor at many other publications covering her areas of interest.
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