Healthy Habits
Small, regular habits make a home easier to keep comfortable. These guides are quick wins for cleaning, cooking, renting and everyday routines.
Moving into a rental?
Ten things to look for when choosing a healthier place to rent.
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Why a clean home should not smell like products, and what to do instead.
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A small change to your kitchen routine that is easy to start today.
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All Healthy Habits articles

Lessons From Florence Nightingale: Fresh Air, Sunlight and Community

10 Ways to Make Your Home Healthier

Building or Remodeling? Use Less Toxic Materials

Increase Filtration with a DIY Filtered Box Fan

6 Steps to Minimize Dust at Home

9 Easy Things to Help Take Control of Your Indoor Air Quality

Ask an Expert: Asbestos

Asthma Season is Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall

"Clean" Shouldn't Smell!

Cook Up a Healthier New Year!

Environmental Pollutants and Breast Cancer: How to Limit Exposure

Heal Your Home (and Yourself)

Hear from Bill Hayward: Make Healthy Home Choices - Boston Globe

Houses are filled with chemical additives. Here’s how to find healthier materials.

Managing Asthma Through Integrated Pest Management

Quick Tips for a Healthy Dorm Room

Removing Mold Odor From Car Ventilation

The Health Impact of Scented Candles

Finding a Healthy Rental: 10 Things To Look For!

Why Bother With a Clean Crawlspace?

Avoiding Endocrine Disruptors in your Home

Is Your House Making You Sick?

Keep Healthy Home Fires Burning

Make How you Cook as Healthy as What you Cook

Resolve to Make your Home Healthier in 2017

Lead Dust Testing Outside?

Is Teflon Toxic?

Toxic Black Mold: The Truths (and Myths)

Upgrade to a Healthier Home: New Construction

Safer Cleaning For People With Asthma

Is Indoor Air Worsening Your Asthma?

Choosing Healthier Toys For Your Children

Summer Spotlight: Dealing with Lyme Disease

Drop the Kitchen Sponge

