Cushioning the Impact of Travel: Facts About Your Pillow
The benefits of travelling with your own pillow for work or leisure, are relevant to everyone’s vitality and well being. Especially to people whose work includes extensive overnight travel and...
View ArticleIndoor Air At Work
We spend a considerable part of our lives working in tightly sealed air-conditioned spaces, without giving much thought to the office air quality. Since office windows are rarely opened, the office...
View ArticleAbode Bathroom and Kitchen Care Review
Abode Laundry, Bathroom and Kitchen Cleaners first came into Mitey Fresh home 2010, a fresh line of non-toxic cleaning products. I primarily reviewed the laundry care products and dish washing products...
View ArticleBasic Indoor Air Science 101
There are 2 basic elements to Quality Indoor Air science: air balance and air hygiene. 1. Air Balance Your indoor air is delicate, and in order to reach perfect indoor harmony, it must be balanced....
View ArticleChronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome CIRs and Mould
Some time ago I was asked my opinion on Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and it’s connection with mould, from a Building Biologists point of view. It’s such a huge topic that involves many...
View ArticleHow to Use a Vacuum Cleaner Properly
Hold on a minute, you’re thinking. Why in the world do I need to vacuum my hard surface floors by hand when I have an automatic vacuum cleaner? Shouldn’t that little robot be doing all the work for me?...
View ArticleSomething To Sneeze At
Spring is just around the corner and that means continual sneezing, unable to stop coughing, itchy eyes, stuffy nose, tightness of the chest, headaches, dizziness, fainting, itchy, irritating skin,...
View ArticleIs clutter slowly choking your health and environment?
Closed up rooms without good ventilation are breeding grounds for health problems. Yet there is one step worse than that, namely closed up rooms without good ventilation AND heaps of clutter, the...
View ArticleRethinking Healthy Homes Beyond Green Sustainable and Smart
Here’s a look at how green, sustainable, smart and healthy are all coming together for a more intuitive building and lifestyle into the future. Although the words Green and Sustainable are very...
View ArticleThe Business of Mould in Your Office
Did you just move into your new office, or you’re preparing the board room for that all important client meeting and the place just doesn’t feel and smell right, or maybe you’ve thought it was a...
View ArticleHow To Keep Dust Out Of Your Home
There is nothing quite as gross as lying on your floor to play with the kids or cuddle up to your pets only to feel the dry dust slide up your nostrils as you breathe in, tiny particles attach to your...
View ArticleWhy Buy Organic Cotton Sheets?
We asked our supplier of SleepFROG organic cotton sheets to tell us more about their products and why we should be buying materials made from organic cotton. This is a new product for us here at Mitey...
View ArticleA Beginner’s Guide to Building Indoor Air Quality
You’ve got your family. You’ve got your belongings. And of course, you’ve got the keys to the front door. You’re all set to enjoy living at home for years to come, right? The answer depends on your...
View ArticleWhat COVID-19 is Teaching Us About Flexibility
Over the past month, Australia’s measures to control the spread of the coronavirus have profoundly changed the way we interact with the built environment, with our homes. Basically, it means people are...
View ArticleHow to Inspect Your New Home Before Moving
Looking to move to your next dream home? Whether renting or purchasing, make it a clean, healthy start. One that supports your lifestyle and your wellbeing can be complicated. Here are some tips to...
View ArticleACNEM Global Online Conference May 4, 2020
Excerpt: The Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM) is proud to present the first ACNEM Online Global Conference. As millions of people battle a viral pandemic, ACNEM...
View ArticleWeekly Bedroom Cleaning Checklist
We all love the fun parts of living indoors — relaxing, playing, cooking, reading, comfortable retreat. But along with all the good times comes a bit of necessary upkeep. Staying on top of indoor air...
View ArticleHow Dust Mites Love Humidity and Mould
They don’t bite you, they don’t spread disease, they don’t live on us, they simply co-exist.You can’t see or hear them, but they’re there, lurking somewhere in your home.These tiny creatures feed on...
View ArticleDogs and Cats Lick Allergies
Allergic to pets, particularly to dogs and cats, did you know they are a common cause of allergic disease, including asthma and allergic rhinitis (hay fever)? Pets are an important source of health...
View ArticleHow to clean your HVAC
Useful advice on cleaning the HVAC to help you and your family stay healthy.
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