Having A Healthier Home Starts With Your Couch
If you want to make sure your home is the healthiest it could possibly be for your family the quickest way is get rid of that old couch! A new study done by Silent Spring Institute found that when you replace your old couches that had flame retardants, the levels of harmful chemicals in your household dust will decrease significantly. Replacing the foam inside your couch cushions can be equally effective.
The flame retardants found on old couches can be harmful to our bodies and they are likely to move from the furniture into the air and dust. According to VerietyInfo.com, these chemicals have been linked to cancer, thyroid disease, decrease fertility, lower IQ, and other long term health effects.
Researchers found that when old couches were thrown away and replaced with new ones there is a significant decrease in harmful chemicals found in the air within the first 6 months. Even if you just replace the foam inside your cushions you should still see the same effects.
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