Did you know that the air in our homes can be more polluted than the air outside? There are several things you can do to help clean up the air inside. First, air out the house as much as possible- throw open the windows on any day that is warm enough to circulate air flow. Make sure to check for and clean up any mold growing in windows or other places- especially in winter months when the house is closed up most of the time. Rethink the household cleaners you use- all of the commercial, chemical cleaners can be replaced with cleaners that are easy on our budgets and lungs, leaving our house and air clean. See Life Learning Today for a list of easy cleaning ‘recipe’s using cheap and natural ingredients. Some house plants also help clear the air- absorbing toxins through their leaves and leaving less for us to breathe in. The list of best air cleaning house plants include (list from and more information at organicgardening.com):

1. Areca palm 2. Reed palm 3. Dwarf date palm 4. Boston fern 5. Pothos 6. English ivy 7. Australian sword fern 8. Peace lily 9. Rubber plant 10. Weeping fig