Asthma Prevention

In the last decade, asthma rates have increased over 100%, over 300% for children! Many experts now believe this is due to the decline of indoor air quality. People spend more and more time inside their homes, homes are built much more air tight than in the past and indoor levels of volatile organic chemicals(VOCs) have increased sharply. All of these factors have contributed to the high rates of asthma and other respiratory problems.

Chlorine and other harmful chemicals vaporize into the indoor air primarily from showering and bathing. The U.S. EPA states that "Elevated levels of chloroform gas can be detected in virtually every American home due to chlorine in shower water...". When chlorine vaporizes and combines with other organic compounds in the air it becomes "chloroform gas", a strong irritant to the tissues in our lungs. Chloroform gas causes fatigue and mucus build up in the lungs.

Many doctors now recommend shower filters or whole home filters for people with asthma and other respiratory problems. The first shower filter was invented after a Texas family discovered that their 6 month old son's "chronic asthma" was actually a sensitivity to chlorine vapors.

Shower water filtration can offer genuine asthma prevention and treatment benefits as well as cosmetic benefits.

Chlorine not only does harm to our body when inhaled, but also is absorbed through the skin and causes dryness to skin and hair.
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