Did you know that asthma in children is on the rise, resulting in a lot of missed school days?
(According to the latest statistics, more than 25 million people are affected.)
That’s a lot!
The likely culprit might surprise you even more – toxins in the environment.
Yes, you read that correctly.
The rise in asthma has been specifically correlated to a group of chemicals commonly referred to as VOC’s. (That stands for Volatile Organic Compounds).
Even the word volatile sounds scary, doesn’t it?
You might be wondering what that even means.
Well, you know how, when food has gone bad, it typically has a rather awful smell?
Think of VOC’s in the environment as being the household equivalent to rotten food.
So, just as you wouldn’t eat food that has obviously seen better days (gluten-free, or not) you really don’t want to surround yourself with chemicals that poison the air you breathe.
In fact, we now know that indoor air pollution can actually be 50% worse than outdoor air.
