Don’t be too clean - You may cause asthma
Oct 14th, 2007 by Lilian
I am not a clean person by nature. Blame it on being the youngest in the family with two older sisters who did everything for me. So, when it comes to housework, I usually do not know where to start and where to begin. Thank God I have my hubby’s niece who helped out twice weekly. Otherwise I will be living in a pig’s sty because I hate housework.
This piece of news is for those neat freak who has to clean the house all the time. Beware of those sprays and time saving stuffs. Read why:
Using cleaning sprays and air fresheners while doing housework could account for up to one in seven cases of asthma in adults, a study has found.
The modern penchant for using labour-saving cleaning sprays and air fresheners has been found to raise significantly the risk of symptoms.
Just spraying a cleaner once a week can trigger an attack, according to the research. The risk rose the more that the sprays were used.
“Frequent use of household cleaning sprays may be an important risk factor for adult asthma,” said Jan-Paul Zock, of the Municipal Institute of Medical Research, in Barcelona.
(continue reading on TimesOnline)
So, moms, don’t be overtly clean and neat. 