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How to Paint Without Increasing Cancer Risk

By Brandon LaGreca / August 12, 2019 / Comments Off on How to Paint Without Increasing Cancer Risk

Every wall of our new home needed a fresh coat of paint. A dozen gallons of paint later, we moved in without any evidence of off-gassing toxic, cancer-causing chemicals. This is of the utmost importance for our family given my cancer history (with lymphoma, think significant environmental toxicant exposure), and also because my wife is chemically-sensitive and reacts to airborne pollutants.

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Air Pollution PSA

By Brandon LaGreca / June 7, 2019 / Comments Off on Air Pollution PSA

Just a quick but VERY important reminder of how important clean air is to health, especially those treating, in remission from, or acting to prevent cancer (hint: that should be all of us).

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Air Purification for Optimal Health

By Brandon LaGreca / February 2, 2018 / Comments Off on Air Purification for Optimal Health

It’s harder to breathe easy these days. 

You may think indoor air quality is an issue only in developing countries, where particulate matter from the burning of biomass such as wood or charcoal was estimated to result in 1.5 to 2 million deaths in the year 2000, but chemical off-gassing from modern homes and airborne environmental pollutants have made air purification a necessity for optimal health.

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