Jason Earle

Last time around, we talked about air purifiers and how important your indoor air quality is to your health. What we neglected to mention is that it’s not just about your lungs, but your entire cardiovascular system. Turns out breathing air loaded with particulates has a negative impact on your heart, and using a HEPA air purifier has a positive impact.

This is especially true if you use a fireplace or wood stove, according to a study done for the American Thoracic Society.

Of course, wood smoke is not the only hazard. Previous studies have show the same kind of inflammatory damage to cardiovascular cells from vehicle emissions. So now if you burn wood, it’s a double whammy.

But you don’t have to get rid of your wood fire; just get a good HEPA air purifier and keep it running. Then you’ll be toasty and healthy all at once. Makes me warm all over just to think about it. Of course, it’s June and 90 degrees outside, so I’m already pretty warm.

We published a detailed article about this study in our seasonal magazine, Habitat Quarterly, and we’ve reposted that article here on 1800gotmold.com, so if you want the rest of the story, take your pick.