Five ways to make your home a healthier place to live

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Five ways to make your home a healthier place to live

It may be good to have one of the latest kitchen designs in your home, or a great looking wet room. But, it’s not just the look of your home, that you need to concentrate on. It’s important that you take care of your own health, and that of everyone who lives in your home.

This is why it’s a good idea to check out ideas for making the property a healthier place to live in. Here are five ways you can go about making this happen.

Make windows safe for your kids

Children are naturally inquisitive, and you cannot watch them all of the time. It only takes seconds for a child to fall from a window, so installing window guards is a good idea. It’s also a good idea to refrain from having corded blinds in rooms where children are present. They can easily get caught up in the cord. The worst case scenario is that this could cause a fatality.

Making the windows in your home safe for children

Beautiful young mother sitting on window sill with her cute little daughter looking out of window

Use baby gates and cushion corners

Toddlers are unsteady on their feet, when they first start to walk. It’s important to protect them against falls by installing baby gates at the top and bottom of any staircase. You should also use cushion corners on the furniture in your home, so that if your child does fall, and bang their head, any injury should be less serious.

Making your home safe for young children with temporary gates etc

Install a water filtration system

We all know that drinking water is good for you. But, the water which comes straight from the tap may not be the safest liquid to drink. It can be full of additives, and dirt that it has gathered while being pumped along the pipes, used to deliver it to your home. This is why it’s a good idea to look at whole house water filters, and install a water filtration system in your home.

Installing a water filter for your whole house

Make use of plants

You may not realise it, but house plants can help to improve the health of people living in your home. The plants take in carbon dioxide, and release oxygen into the atmosphere. This addition to the oxygen levels in your home can make it easier for people to breathe. This is especially useful if any members of your family suffer from breathing difficulties.

Using plants to help make your home a healthy place

Get a fish tank

You may be wondering how getting a fish tank for your home, can be an aid to the health of people living there. Studies have shown that not only can a fish tank full of fish make a home a happier place; it can also help to decrease the blood pressure and heart rate of the inhabitants. Keeping fish can also be an excellent way of introducing your children to having a pet.

Including a fish tank or other pets to help make your home healthy

It’s great to have a well-designed home, full of modern appliances. But, it’s even more important for you to be healthy where you live. All of these tips can help make that happen and now some tips for your garden.

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