by Una Phelan | All, Allergens, Chemicals, Toxins
The Best Natural Pillows For Better Sleep Did you know that we spend about 2500 hours every year in bed? That’s about a third of our lives lying horizontal inhaling the sweet nothings from our fluffy pillows. Yet most of us don’t think twice about picking up a cheap...
by Una Phelan | Air Quality, All, Allergens, Chemicals, Toxins
Myth Busting: How Effective Are Air-Purifying Plants? ‘I was asked during a phone consult recently if it is OK to have lots of air-purifying plants in the home. It’s a pretty common belief that indoor plants, especially those that actually claim to be ‘air...
by Una Phelan | Air Quality, All, Allergens, Chemicals, Toxins
Should You Invest in an Air Purifier For Dust in Your Home? Dust in our homes can be a nuisance at the very least . Anyone who suffers from allergies, asthma, sinusitis or respiratory conditions will know that dust can trigger inflammation in the body and any number...
by Una Phelan | Air Quality, All, Allergens, Chemicals, EMF, Lighting, Water Quality
The 6 Pillars of a Natural Home That’s Truly Healthy When it comes to creating a natural home for your family, there are a lot of factors to consider and some are more obvious to us than others. Take chemicals, for example. Most of us are aware that the cleaning...
by Una Phelan | All, Chemicals, EMF, Healthy Kids, Lead Exposure, Plastic, Toxins, Water Quality
What To Avoid During Pregnancy: Toxicity In The Home Most of us learn a lot from our first born. We think we’ve got it all down pat and then the second in line to the throne comes along. They are a completely different ‘kettle of fish’ and we start...
by Una Phelan | Air Quality, All, Allergens, Chemicals, Healthy Kids, Personal Care, Toxins
How Air Quality Testing in Your Home Can Improve Allergies & Asthma Our indoor air quality can be ten times more polluted than outdoors. A combination of fragrance, dust, chemicals, noxious gases, mould, and other toxicants, exist in the air we breathe in our...
by Una Phelan | All, Chemicals, Healthy Kids, Plastic, Toxins
The Eco Friendly Lunchbox, Lunch Bag & More Back to School Tips It’s that time of the year when we start thinking ‘back to school’ again and equipping our kids with school bags, lunch boxes and water bottles. So if you are wondering whether or...
by Una Phelan | All, Chemicals, Toxins
Plastic Containers & Why You Should Detox Your Kitchen When you start paying attention to the things you can control in your environment, you will find that small changes lead to big impacts. With this in mind, when it comes to creating a healthy kitchen I like...
by Una Phelan | All, Chemicals, Toxins
What’s the deal with non-stick cookware and bakeware? Our kitchens are usually stocked full with everything non-stick these days: frying pans, saucepans, rice cookers, slow cookers, muffin tins, sandwich makers and waffle makers. The same family of non-stick...
by Una Phelan | All, Chemicals, Toxins
Given the popularity of my recent blog on the harmful ingredients found in skincare products, I thought it timely to hit you with something similar for cleaning products: revealing the toxic chemicals in cleaning products that you should be aware of and checking for....
by Una Phelan | All, Allergens, Chemicals, Personal Care, Toxins
The Harmful Ingredients in Skincare Products to Avoid Getting your head around which harmful ingredients in skincare products to avoid is enough to give anyone a headache. There are hundreds of chemicals that go into the production of beauty products and personal care...
by Una Phelan | All, Allergens, Chemicals, Toxins, Water Quality
How to Reduce Swimming Pool Chlorine Side Effects on the Skin If you have been following my last few posts you will have noticed a theme: skin irritants. Two of the main swimming pool chlorine side effects are irritation of the skin and lungs, so in this blog, I will...