Good afternoon,
Let’s visit about a health hazard-dust mites today. We all think about them. We all know that probably we have them. We all know that we hate them or the idea of even having them in our homes. Makes me itch, just talking to you about them, what about you?
I’ve done some research on ideas of what they are and how to get rid of them. They seem to be invisible to yet, don’t they?
“How to Eliminate Dust Mites from Indoors?
Dust mites are arguably everyone’s worst enemy. These microscopic bugs thrive off of dead skin cells and pet dander, and make their homes in areas where dust is most likely to gather, including couches, beds, and carpets. Even if you always keep your house neat and tidy, the average human releases 1/3 ounces of dead skin cells each week, so it is quite likely that dust mites have plenty to sustain them as the make their home in your home. Even worse, dust mites excrete an average of 20 droppings of waste each day, which many people are highly allergic to.¹
What Are Symptoms of Exposure to Dust Mites?
Dust mites can pose a serious threat to our health because of the reactions they can cause. They represent another pollutant to our indoor air since they thrive in the places where we spend the majority of our time. Some people are more sensitive to dust mites than others, so their reactions to exposure will be more pronounced. Some of the ways dust mites can impact your health include increased allergy symptoms such as watery eyes, coughing, sneezing, and breathing problems. You can see why eliminating them from your home and workplace is crucial to your everyday health and well-being.
Did You Know?
Dust mites are considered arachnids, which is the same class that includes spiders, ticks, and even scorpions! ²
How Am I Exposed to Dust Mites?
Dust mites live where we live and eat the skin we slough off. Remember, they thrive on that stuff. So, you can expect that they are living in your carpet, upholstery, places where dust and skin are plentiful.
Shocking Fact
The average bed is home to anywhere from 100,000 to 10 million dust mites.
Pets with large amounts of fur can greatly increase the number of dust mites in your home.
We inhale their droppings from our pillows as we sleep, lay on carpet, or breathe in airborne dust particles.
How To Eliminate Dust Mites from Indoor Air
Dust mites are microscopic, but we can fight them. Here are several ideas that you can use to minimize the dust mites and droppings in your home. And some will work in your office too.
Focus on the dust mites’ food sources. Remove dust from your home, and there are good ways to do that. For example, never sweep or “dust” floors or hard surfaces. This only serves to circulate the dust throughout the house, giving you more chance to inhale them. Instead use damp cloths that will attract and hold the dust you’re collecting
Another way to remove dust is to vacuum your home, furniture, carpet and floors with a machine that uses HEPA filter technology. It will capture the dust mites and their eggs.
You may wish to invest in a good quality air purification system that employs, HEPA filter and UV & negative ion technologies for best results when cleaning your air.
To minimize pet dander, run a wet cloth over pet fur each day, especially after animals come in from outdoors. Another good way to contain loose hair is to brush fur in both directions and then follow with a damp cloth.
Keep your home humidity levels low. Use a dehumidifier to keep your air below 50% because dust mites don’t like dry air. Dr. Group suggests that you run your dehumidifier about 2 to 3 times per week.
Wash bedclothes weekly and use water at about 130° Fahrenheit, very hot water to kill the dust mites. Use natural laundry detergent, and add essential oils to help kill dust mites left behind. Dry bedding on high heat as well.
Air toxins affect your health when they enter your body. They build up in your digestive tract. You need to cleanse your tract regularly to keep your body free of parasites.
You can purchase hypoallergenic bedding, and sofas. You should replace your pillows yearly. There are also mattress and pillow casings that are dust mite free and organic.
Carpet can be replaces with non-toxic wool or non-toxic hardwood flooring. If you use carpet, be sure to use all natural carpet cleaning products
You can check for dust mites in as little as 10 minutes with Mite-T-Fast™ home test kit.
Resources for Dust Mites
Dust Mite Home Testing Kit – Check bedding for dust mites in just 10 minutes using the Mite-T-Fast™ home test kit.”
The references below are ideas that they think are health hazards-dust mites for each and every one of us. Take these dust mites seriously as our health matters and that of our children and our pets. We definitely don’t want anyone sick or unhealthy.
REFERENCES
http://www.ehso.com/ehshome/dustmites.php
http://www.cellsalive.com/mite.htm
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dust-mites/DS00842
Be sure and detox your body often to keep it healthy also. I’d like to recommend ideas from Dr. Suzanne to cleanse parasites and intestinal garbage from within. You can visit here:
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