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 >.

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