The Environmental Protection Agency and it’s Science Advisory Board have consistently ranked indoor air pollution among the top five environmental risks to public health.. According to the College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 50% of all illnesses are caused by or aggravated by polluted indoor air, mainly from the HOME!

Cleaning to Control Allergies and Asthma

• Do something! Make a cleaning plan NOW!
• Keep an Asthma Diary - so you can monitor your work!
• Ventilate all rooms with fresh air
• Help to remove the problems by ...
• Damp Dusting regularly (don’t dry dust)
• Vacuum with ‘HEPA’ filtration vacuum cleaners daily
• Wet mop hard surface floors daily
• Have your carpets, upholstery and mattresses cleaned professionally and treated with an Anti-Allergen Treatment on a regular basis

In New Zealand, hundreds of people (majority of them children) suffer with respiratory allergies aggravated by indoor bio-pollution. At least, 40000 people die from the disease each year. Australia is at the top of the asthma league, with the UK and New Zealand coming close behind. The number of sufferers is growing. Millions more suffer from allergen related symptoms … including headaches, running eyes, sore throats, itching, feeling sick etc...

If you or a member of your family has allergies or asthma, you already know that many things can bring on, or “trigger”, an asthma flare or episode. Some things that commonly trigger allergy attacks like smoking, traffic pollution, dust etc... are often not the cause of the attack. The most common cause of allergy attacks is an allergen found in the House Dust Mite! This is the biggest cause of asthma in both the home and the workplace!