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Have you ever considered how important air filtration is to your health? Clean air goes way beyond what you can see in the air. Particles many times smaller than a human hair float around in our homes and we breathe these in. Most of the larger particles get trapped in our nasal passages and throats, but a significant portion can make it all the way into our lungs. These particles can do damage to the lungs and cause allergic reasons that you are well aware of, such as COPD and asthma.

Clean air is actually easy to come by in the home and it starts with good filtration techniques. When I refer to good filtration, I mean at least a HEPA filter. HEPA is a designation for a type of filter efficiency. HEPA rated filters will remove particles down to a .3 micron size. These are much small than the width of a human hair and these small particles float around, unnoticed by the human eye.

Any good home air purifier will remove these particles. This is perhaps more important in the winter as the air is usually very dry and supports more particles flying around. In fact, if you want to reduce the load on your home air filter system, add humidity to the air during the dry winter months. Humid air will cause many particles to clump together and then be too large to float.

Good home air purifiers have become easy to find and there are many manufacturers that produce quality devices. The main thing you want to look for is a HEPA filter. Avoid the ones that actually think Ozone is good for you. Yes, certain manufacturers sell air purifiers that produce ozone, and since it smells good to most people, it makes them think it is “fresh” air. Ozone is not good for you to breathe.
Home air quality begins with good filtration.