Environmental Pollutants and Breast Cancer: How to Limit Exposure
Once disputed as a contributor to breast cancer, environmental pollutants are now known to play a significant role. According to...
Removing Mold Odor From Car Ventilation
The first clue that something may be off with your car’s ventilation system is usually odor. A “musty” odor typically...
Houses are filled with chemical additives. Here’s how to find...
From the Washington Post (8/1/2019) By Roy Furchgott It is nearly impossible to avoid chemical additives in your home — they...
The Health Impact of Scented Candles
For many people, home decor wouldn’t be complete without scented candles. But these ubiquitous home items have a darker...
Finding a Healthy Rental: 10 Things To Look For!
Moving is stressful enough without having to worry whether conditions in your newly rented home might impact your health. While...
Managing Asthma Through Integrated Pest Management
Pests: A Common Asthma Trigger Pests can range from a nuisance to a serious health concern. They can carry disease-causing...
Ask an Expert: Asbestos
Ask an Expert is an occasional feature where we pose a question submitted by a reader to our Healthy Home Director Carl Grimes...
Lead Dust Testing Outside?
Dust Settling on Outside Patio or Furniture? I was sitting on my porch in San Francisco watching kids play on the wooden deck and...
Ask an Expert: Lead-Based Paint
Ask an Expert is an occasional feature where we pose a question submitted by a reader to our Healthy Home Director Carl Grimes...
Healthy Tips for Better Sleep
Did you know that one-third of your life is spent sleeping? Sleep ultimately makes you happier, healthier, and safer. According...
Energy Improvements Have Healthy Home Benefits
Making your home healthier doesn’t have to hurt your bank balance. In fact, a healthy home can actually be far more...
How Air Quality Affects Your Sleep
The most important place to have a healthy environment is in the bedroom. Why? Because it’s where you spend a third of your...
How to Control Asthma in Cold Weather
Do you avoid leaving the house when it’s cold outside? Asthma sufferers understand more than others that a change in...
The Basics of What Makes a Home Healthy
At Hayward Score, we often get asked: “What makes a home healthy?”. The truth is this can be a complicated question to...
Cook Up a Healthy New Year!
Cooking healthfully is important year-round, but may be taking center stage as your New Year’s Resolutions kick into high gear!...
Choosing Healthier Toys For Your Children
As a parent, you probably work pretty hard to make healthy food choices for your children. But do you make healthy toy choices...
Is Indoor Air Worsening Your Asthma?
What is Asthma? Asthma is a serious, sometimes life-threatening chronic respiratory disease that affects the quality of life for...
Christmas Tree Chemicals You Didn’t Know About
While your Christmas tree probably doesn’t need a warning label – bringing either a real or artificial Christmas tree...
How to Deal With Asthma When Living With Pets
“I have asthma, can I keep my pet?” Every animal-loving family with an asthmatic member has asked the same question....
Ten Simple Steps to Improve the Health of Your Home, Right Now
Indoor air quality can be a complex, daunting subject. But that should not stop you from taking action to improve it. There are...
Staying Healthy This Winter, Starting With Your Home
Did you know? Americans spend most of their time indoors, especially during the winter. Research shows that in some cases indoor...
5 Things to Improve Home Health Today!
The air you breathe is as important as the food you eat to keeping your body and mind healthy. There are lots of easy things you...
Keep Healthy Home Fires Burning
For many people, a bright, crackling, wood fire is as much a part of the fall and winter season as hot apple cider and a cozy...
Resolve to Make your Home Healthier in 2017
Resolve to Make Your Home Healthier in 2017 The new year is the time when many people make resolutions to get healthier. In...
did you know
Indoor air can be 5x more polluted than outside affecting allergies, asthma, concentration, sleep quality and more.
