The Influenza and Colds Connection

Viruses and bacteria remain airborne in surroundings devoid of nature's air cleaners, (air ions). Most spaces where synthetic surfaces predominate strip the air of its air cleaners, long before they've had a chance to clean the air. That leaves bacteria, viruses and other airborne pollutants within breathing range for lengthy periods, increasing the likelihood that they'll be breathed in, gain entry into the body and get to work making you sick. The amount of time that bacteria and viruses remain airborne can be reduced significantly by adjusting the surroundings to increase nature's air cleaners.  

What can I do?

  • Match the square foot area of synthetic surfaces with natural surfaces
  • Use bedding adn sleepwear made from natural fabrics
  • Open the windows for ten minutes morning and evening
  • Keep electrical equipment out of the bedroom
  • Let the sunshine in during the day
  • For more suggestions and a better understanding of how the body sees its surroundings and the impact those surroundings can have, read 'Sleep-Powered Wellness: Better Bedrooms for Turbocharged Zzzz's' by Angela Hobbs

Recommended Reading - Books

The Sleep-Powered Wellness Workbook: Better Bedrooms for Better Sleep, by Angela Hobbs
Hobbs guides the reader through the 24 hour hormone rhythm revealing the many ways that a person's surroundings can be used to support it. A workbook packed with simple, inexpensive suggestions for making the bedroom more conducive to sleep.

Sleep-Powered Wellness: Better Bedrooms for Turbocharged Zzzz's, by Angela Hobbs
Hobbs discusses the impact that noise, wireless, light, electricity, chemicals and air pollutants can have on the hormones responsible for sleep and alertness.

Angela Hobbs is a building biologist who specializes in identifying and remediating the location-specific factors that contribute to sleep and health issues. For 10 years she has been sharing her knowledge through corporate and private workshops, consultations and coaching.

She's lived and worked in Tanzania, Germany, Sweden, England, Quebec, The High Arctic, Ontario, Alberta, Kansas and Maine, leaving her with a personal experienice of a wide range of living and working environments.

She is the author of several books and workbook-based programs including 'Sleep-Powered Wellness', 'The Sick House Survival Guide', and 'The Guided Journey' Workbook series.

Contact Angela