Avoid a Sick House and Sick Building Syndrome

A house very quickly becomes the environment in which we spend the majority of our time. We’re sleeping in our homes, we’re eating in our homes and allowing this environment to surround our body. But what we miss oftentimes is that a sick house is the precursor to a burdened, overworked and unhealthy body.

It often takes chronic illness, immune system issues and other disorders before we ever look into the health of our homes. And to be honest, we’re missing a big piece of the puzzle by not addressing the potential issues in our home.

Just think, you could avoid health issues and prevent them by simply paying attention to the home space and taking care to reduce toxins as an active part of your daily life. You could use your daily practices at home to actually prevent illness, body burden and just an unwell feeling.

The environment we live in either contributes to our health or derails our health. The choice is ours -- but we have to be informed and knowledgeable about how to help your space.

This week on the blog I’m sharing the symptoms of a sick house, what you can do to heal your home and what you can do to prevent his problem in the first place.

[naels__]

I am a PhD student on indoor air quality and all the problems related. this is really interesting and you are the only girl talking about these things! Love it <3

[charlesroyal]

Ventilation is key
Remove dust and clean
Keep humidity low
Remove fragrances
mold test

[Yo-yo-dtze]

I had SBS for 5 yrs back and forth to the drs no help in 2022 found out house had mold it was so bad I developed SEPSIS from the many infections I had over the yrs landlord admitted liability because he knew the moment I called a professional also found out the house was infested with termites and were there before i moved in landlord knew that as well because he lived in the house prior before I moved in and tried to hide it hoping I wouldn’t find out this man made me think I was crazy smh I have not recovered completely from the mold it’s been a yr since I moved out this man has destroyed my life completely and because of him I can’t have children had to get a hysterectomy 😢 all because of rent money 😢

[rainprize]

i like the overview here. worth mentioning is where 80% of contractors fall short in identifying the issue or will outright scam you. I have dealt with 4 IAQ people who all laughed at me for wanting mold tests and wanted to skip to what they thoguht was wrong, charging me money up front without trying to first ID the issue. basically opening my pocket while THEY do the process of elimination, not a single one wante dto walk the proeprty or do their due diligence to find an ysources of water intrusion. not a single one did mold testing for me, claiming "it doesnt work". There are absolute vultures around out here.