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• The Truth About Low Carb Dieting 30 Nov 1999 • The Medical Risks of Overweight and Obesity 9 Nov 2004 • Re-define What Clean Means for You and Your Home 30 Nov 1999 • Colorectal Care 30 Nov 1999 • Dangers of Fluoride in Water 30 Nov 1999 • The Myths and Truths Of Dieting 22 Aug 2003 • How to Substitute Fat in Your Everyday Diet 30 Nov 1999 • Breathing Works for Asthma 30 Nov 1999 • Feng Shui and Horses 30 Nov 1999 • Giving Up the Diet 30 Nov 1999 • Choosing a OTC Pain Relief 30 Nov 1999 • Hypnosis for Stress Management 30 Nov 1999 • What is Yogic Massage? 30 Nov 1999 • The Road To A Healthier Weight: Staying Motivated 9 Feb 2004 • How to gain a good Self Esteem - The Easy Way 30 Nov 1999 • Managing Cancer the Holistic Way 30 Nov 1999 • Principles of Effective Weight Gain 30 Nov 1999 • Problems With Green Tea 30 Nov 1999 • What is a Health Club? 30 Nov 1999 • Home Help for Hayfever 30 Nov 1999 • Reiki - The 'Up and Coming' Complementary Therapy 30 Nov 1999 • General Dietry Guidelines 10 Jun 2003 • Ayurveda in Brief 30 Nov 1999 • Stretching in the Office 30 Nov 1999 • Workout Without a Gym 30 Nov 1999 • Fusion Fitness - Warm Up 30 Nov 1999 • What is the Glycemic Index? 30 Nov 1999 • A Question of Weight 1 Dec 2005 • Principles of Effective Weight Loss 30 Nov 1999 • What exactly is Dis-ease? 30 Nov 1999 • General Exercise Guidelines 6 Jan 2004 • What is Ankylosing Spondylitis? 30 Nov 1999 • The Cholesterol Question 30 Nov 1999 • Green Bodies 30 Nov 1999 • Extreme Breakup Recovery 30 Nov 1999 • Bovine Growth Hormone 30 Nov 1999 • Iridology for Children 30 Nov 1999 • What is Osteoporosis? 30 Nov 1999

There's an old saying - A person doesn't buy a drill because they want a drill. They buy the drill because they want a hole. The same is true for vacuum cleaners. A person only buys a vacuum cleaner because they want their home to be clean. They care about getting rid of dirt and airborne irritants - even if they're too small to be seen. The measure of a vacuum cleaner is the quality of "clean" it delivers.

Time to bring Old-fashioned Notions about Cleaning up to Date

Not that long ago, most women still worked at home as full-time homemakers. Cleaning was hard work. Today's fast-paced reality is very different. Most people are not willing to work that hard on housework. We have other priorities and demands on our time. Sure, we still want a clean home, but without such time-consuming drudgery.

Our Expectations for Air Quality are Higher than they Used to be

It's not just the dirt you see that needs to be eliminated. Old-fashioned vacuums sucked up the dirt, but stirred it up as well. Those airborne particles interfered with breathing or settled elsewhere. Also, the cloth or paper bags got saturated with dust, so equipment wouldn't function efficiently.

Widespread concerns about allergies, asthma and other respiratory problems have made people more sensitive to the purity of the air we breathe. Dust and mold threaten the health of family members. So getting the irritating particles out of the air is important.

Technology to the Rescue - The HEPA Standard

Pollen, pet dander, tobacco smoke, mold and dust are too small to look like dirt, but they're the major challenge to any vacuum cleaner. One that most fail. HEPA is an official standard established by OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration). HEPA certified means a filter removes 99.97% of particulates 0.3 microns or larger in size. That's about one-hundredth the size captured by most vacuum cleaners.  (HEPA stands for "High Efficiency Particulate Air")

A conventional vacuum cleaner only removes particulates down to about 35 microns.  Particles below 10 microns are invisible to the human eye. The most common airborne particle size is 2.4 microns. How big is a particulate 0.3 microns in size?

Consider these size comparisons:

• Human hair   60 - 80 microns
• Pollen   10 - 40 microns
• Bacteria   0.3 - 50 microns
• Mold   4+ microns
• Dust mite waste  10 - 24 microns

Even if asthma and allergies aren't major problems for you, who'd want to breathe that stuff?   

A HEPA Filter is Not Enough

Many vacuum cleaners claim to be HEPA certified because they use HEPA filters. However, unless the whole vacuum is sealed, the collected particulates can easily be released back into the room.

Author: Dwight Griggs

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Tel: 0870 740 8282

Web: http://www.worldwidehealth.com

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