Naturally March/April 2017

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While spring cleaning, don’t forget about what you can’t see—your air. Since many of us spend most of our time indoors, it’s important to offset the junk we breathe in. By placing certain plants in your home or office, you’ll be taking in better air in no time. "Oxygen bombs" are houseplants that help remove toxic air pollutants from industrial chemicals used to manufacture building materials and numerous household cleaners that may contain formaldehyde, benzene, ammonia, acetone and ethyl acetate. The plant leaves actually absorb these pollutants and convert them to harmless substances. As a bonus, they do double duty by beautifying your space. In 80 square meters of space, you’ll need 3 to 4 plants. Make sure there’s one in your bedroom since you spend plenty of time in there sleeping. 20

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