with Julie Domino
Natural Health Practitioner Mark stopped by to answer our “Top Ten” questions from our “Air Purifier - Allergy Relief Questionaire”:
#10 Which air purifier type is best to relieve allergies?
Mark: It depends on what kind of allergies you have. For example: pollen and pet allergies are best helped by a HEPA air purifier. It is recognized by Doctors as providing the best relief. HEPA removes and holds allergens to .3 microns, or 99.97% of all airborne particles.
#9 What about Mold and Mildew allergies?
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Allergy Guys Response To: “Top 10 Air Purifier Questions”.
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University of Michigan tests show short-term exposure to fine particle air pollution can drive up high blood pressure, raise risk of heart attack
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — It’s well known that measures such as exercise, a healthy diet and not smoking can help reduce high blood pressure, but researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have determined the very air we breathe can be an invisible catalyst to heart disease.
Inhaling air pollution over just two hours caused a significant increase in diastolic blood pressure, the lower number on blood pressure readings, according to new U-M research.
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Inhaling a Heart Attack: Air Pollution Can Cause Heart Attacks.
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