| Have you ever wondered how polluted and | | | | Common ailments due to sick building syndrome |
| contaminated the indoor environment could be? | | | | A report from World Health Organization suggests |
| There is hardly any effort to raise awareness | | | | that about 30% of new and re-modeled buildings |
| about the indoor pollution phenomenon and its | | | | worldwide may be linked to sick building syndrome |
| hazards. For all you know, your home or office | | | | due to unhygienic air quality. Certain common |
| place might be a breeding ground for bacteria, | | | | health problems result from indoor pollution and |
| viruses, allergies and other ailments due to poor | | | | poor air quality such as asthma, severe bronchitis, |
| indoor environment and air conditioning. The air | | | | pneumonia, respiratory problems, lung and nasal |
| that you inhale might be of very poor quality. | | | | diseases and sinus infections. Tobacco is known to |
| However, the good news is that a lot can be | | | | cause cancer and is responsible for producing a |
| done to change the indoor environment and | | | | wide range of harmful chemicals and toxics. It is |
| improve the level of oxygen. One of the highly | | | | dangerous to passive smokers who share the |
| effective solutions is to start an herb garden to | | | | same room with a smoker and causes irritation to |
| improve the indoor conditions. Keep your indoors | | | | eyes, throat, nose and lung infection. |
| clean, pollution free and healthy by planting herbs. | | | | Start an Herb Garden Today |
| Causes of Poor Indoor Environment Conditions | | | | One of the cheapest and best ways to combat |
| Urban areas are prone to increased air pollution | | | | indoor pollution is to live in green buildings. Green |
| due to tightly sealed buildings, restricted air | | | | buildings which make optimum use of available |
| circulation due to air conditioning, poor ventilation, | | | | natural resources and are environmental friendly |
| low ceilings, blocked sun-rays, synthetic materials | | | | contribute to a cleaner and eco-friendly |
| used in construction, dust residing in carpets, use | | | | environment. Cultivate herbs and plants that can |
| of chemical products, pesticides and other | | | | be easily grown in patio, portico or a window-sill if |
| household products. There are a number of | | | | you are confined in space. Start an herb garden |
| pollutants in the air including nitrogen dioxide, | | | | today by growing herbs like holy basil, aloe vera, |
| carbon mono-oxide and lead contributing to | | | | rosemary, thyme, cilantro and ginger that help |
| unhealthy environment. Global warming has | | | | you fight asthma, arthritis, infection and allergies |
| contributed to increase in cooling and heating to | | | | naturally. Increase your immunity and resistance |
| make interiors comfortable during summer and | | | | by making the fresh and healthy herbs part of |
| winter thus aggravating pollution indoors which in | | | | your meal everyday. Consume the herbs fresh |
| turn again adds to the global warming. The indoor | | | | and raw from your own herb garden to get |
| air quality suffers due to closed environments, | | | | powerful anti-oxidants and anti-bacterial ingredients |
| living in such closed environments for 8 to 10 | | | | from the wonderful healing herbs. Herbs are silent |
| hours gives rise to different allergies. Burning of | | | | and long-term healers that save you from |
| wood, cooking in kitchen and smoking indoors are | | | | catastrophic ailments and prevent chronic diseases |
| also the root causes of air pollution. | | | | that suddenly appear from nowhere to burn a |
| Other sources of man made pollutants are volatile | | | | hole in your pocket. Live a cheerful, healthy and |
| organic compounds that originate from household | | | | stress free life with the magical, aromatic herbs |
| chemicals. Perfumes, hair sprays, furniture polish, | | | | that are a boon to humanity. Preserve the green |
| glues, preservatives, pesticide sprays, mosquito | | | | cover and the vanishing species of flora and fauna |
| repellants and coils, air fresheners, stoves and | | | | that our planet earth is losing fast due to |
| heaters also add to the environment pollution. | | | | urbanization and industrialization. |