PVC Shower Curtains = Bad For Your Health


Updated 06/15/07 11:20 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 5 comments

PVC Shower Curtains = Bad For Your Health

Air pollution affects our health, but most of us think about the air outside being polluted - not the air in our homes. There are many silent culprits polluting our air from odorless radon to stinky off-gassing PVCs (polyvinyl chloride). It seems that PVCs are in just about everything from household items like vinyl flooring, vinyl shower curtains, and children’s toys to beauty products like Read more

Top 10 Air Purifying House Plants


Updated 09/01/11 1:15 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 4 comments

Top 10 Air Purifying House Plants

Chemicals are fairly prevalent in our homes, but house plants can help! A 1989 study by NASA (get the PDF here) concluded that certain "low-light-requiring houseplants, along with activated carbon plant filters, have demonstrated the potential for improving indoor air quality by removing trace organic pollutants from the air in energy-efficient buildings." The study identified 10 plants that Read more

You Asked: Running in Polluted Air


Updated 10/14/11 11:50 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 0 comments

The Harmful Effects of Running and Exercising Outdoors

Hi FitSugar, Has the topic of running and pollution been raised recently? I live in Los Angeles and gave up running in the morning because my lungs would burn afterward and I'd be coughing the rest of the day. I wouldn't have the symptoms when I ran before rush hour, at night, or at the gym. I am a non-smoker, typically running 3-5 miles at an easy pace, 2-3 days per week. Have other readers had Read more