Spring is here and with it comes blossoming flowers, baby
animals and a whole lot of cleaning. It is that time of year again where we are
urged to purge for a fresh start and once again, breathe life into our living
spaces. While you may think you’re just decluttering your home, by purging a
lot of unwanted and unused items, you are actually creating a healthier living
environment for yourself. So spring into action and get cleaning!
If your spring cleaning has left you feeling sprung and
sprawled out on the floor yelling, “Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” what
will you do? Well, with Life Alert Protection, you never have to ask that
question. Easily slip on their medical alert pendant, before you get to
cleaning, and should you encounter a life threatening spring cleaning
emergency, simply push the button on your pendant and summon an emergency
medical response fast! Plus, if your spring cleaning duties take you late into
the evening or even into the wee hours of the morning, Life Alert’s dispatch team
is available 24/7 to send you the proper help fast! So put on your emergency
pendant, your rubber gloves and conquer spring cleaning with vengeance this
year!
Medicinenet.com[1]
has ten spring cleaning tips that will help make you, and your home, healthier:
1. Thoroughly dust
your home and clean or replace air conditioning and heating filters: clean
all ducts and vents to decrease your exposure to pollens and other airborne
allergens.
2. Organize your
medicine cabinet: discarding expired medications and old prescription
medications no longer in use. Your pharmacist can advise you about the best way
to dispose of old medications, since tossing them into the garbage may be
dangerous. Many pharmacies and clinics offer a medication take-back service for
free. The U.S. FDA also has issued guidelines about the safe disposal of drugs.
You'll reduce your chances of becoming victim of a medication error and gain
some storage space.
3. Check the garage
and basement for old cans of paint, thinners, oils, solvents, stains, and other
forms of "toxic" trash. Call your city or county sanitation
department to find the location of the hazardous waste drop-off center, and get
rid of anything you're not going to use.
4. Likewise, check
under the sink and around the house for old, potentially toxic cleaning
products and dispose of these.
5. Have your chimney
professionally cleaned. You'll reduce the chances of carbon monoxide
exposure from your chimney when it's fire season again.
6. Clean all mold and
mildew from bathrooms and other damp areas with non-toxic cleaning products.
Mold is a fungus which can trigger allergic reactions in susceptible people.
7. Check your rugs to
be sure that rugs on bare floors have non-skid mats. Older mats that have
become dusty may need to be washed or replaced to provide effective protection
from falls. Outfit your bathrooms with non-skid bath mats.
8. Inspect outdoor
playground equipment and be sure that it remains sturdy and in good repair.
Pay particular attention to guardrails, protruding bolts, and other potential
sources of injury.
9. Change the
batteries in your smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector.
10. Collect old
batteries throughout the house for disposal in a battery recycling or hazardous
waste center.
Spring into cleaning and get rid of the toxicities in your
life. But if you happen to fall or
experience a medical emergency while hauling the trash out, simple press your
Life Alert emergency pendant. One touch
of a button you can summon help fast, 24/7. This spring, clean with
determination knowing you are protected by the best emergency medical alert in
the country! Spring into a call to 1-800-513-2934 and get a Free brochure on
all of Life Alert’s protection packages.
Works Cited:
1.
Stöppler, Melissa Conrad. “10 Spring Cleaning
Tips for a Healthier Home.” Medicinenet.com.
1 December 2014. <http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=60895 >.
