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Whenever you walk into a house and you are greeted by a wonderful floral display and or gorgeous house plants, somehow these rooms will always look welcoming and complete. Don’t ever be put off having house plants because you think they are too hard to care for.
Spacious living room with exit to the garden and two large prominent indoor house plants
They often are very easy to care for and are certainly worth a little effort to get the huge rewards and benefits that you get from having plants in your home.
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They not only add an obvious aesthetic value and beauty to a room by giving that extra layer of texture and sometimes smell, the often forgotten value is in there medicinal benefit as well.
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It doesn’t matter whether you home is brand new or an older style home they could be harboring unhealthy toxins.
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Toxins can be found in paint, cleaning solutions and building materials. Below are some of the toxins that can be found in your home.
- formaldehyde: in carpets, upholstery, glues, paint, and more
- benzene: in plastics, synthetic fibres, lubricants, rubber, pesticides, and more)
- trichloroethylene: in paint removers, rug cleaning solution, adhesives, and more
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Most people have probably heard of some of the health benefits of having house plants, they are great oxygen producers and they certainly make the environment feel relaxed and often ooze a peaceful like feeling in the room.
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However there is growing evidence that they can actually reduce stress, remove contaminants from the environment and help you fight off a cold. Below is a few of the health advantages you get from house plants. Not only do they look fantastic but they have amazing benefits for us all.
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1. In our homes/offices we are breathing in the same air and are potentially inhaling harmful substances. Our indoor plants sometimes can help clean up these pollutants.
2. Plants believe it or not can improve the quality of your mental health by helping you to be responsible for a living thing hence giving you purpose when you may be depressed and lonely.
3. Plants have been shown to help people by up to 30% fight cold related illness due to their effect in reducing dust and increasing the humidity levels.
4. Plants also have the amazing ability to make you happy. Studies have shown that when patients are in hospital if there rooms face a garden view they seem to make better progress than those that face a wall.
5. Plants have been known to reduce your blood pressure. If you have plants around you, you are generally less stressed hence the lower blood pressure.
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6. Some plants can be of use directly for medicinal purposes like the aloe plant; this can be applied to the skin which can offer pain relief.
7. If you have a smoker in the house get a few Peace Lily’s as they can remove some of the
airborne chemicals from cigarettes. Of course it would be better to ban smoking in your house as the first option.
8. The eucalyptus plant is fantastic for helping to clear congestion.
9. Plants are also natural humidifiers so bring in a few plants to soften the air instead of a humidifier.
10. Having problems sleeping, well if you get some Gebera Daisies in your room these beauties give off oxygen at night and this could provide you with a more restful sleep.
(source: http://www.mastersinhealthcare.com)
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