We all know the benefits of eating healthy, but did you know that your environment could impact your health as well?
It’s true!
There are certain plants that, if kept around the house, can in fact improve your skin, your quality of sleep and more!
How Plants Can Impact Your Appearance
Easier Breathing: When more oxygen is being brought into our bodies, we look healthier. Our skin is more clear, our eyes brighter and we have less inflammation.
Most plants take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide just as we do. However, there are a few that do the opposite. Plants that intake carbon dioxide and expel oxygen are great to keep in your bedroom near your bed for a more refreshing sleep.
These plants include: orchids, succulents and epiphytic bromeliads.
Water Releasing: Do you suffer from dry skin, dry throat and dry coughs? There are plants for that!
Plants release moisture vapor, thus increasing the humidity of the space where they are kept. Place several plants together in the general area where you sleep and enjoy the comfort of soothed nasal and respiratory passages.
Air Purification: Just as we mentioned earlier, clean, well oxygenated air does a load of good for our appearance. On the opposite side of the spectrum, unclean air drags your appearance down, causing you to look older.
NASA studies have shown that every 24 hours plants will filter out 87% of volatile organic compounds (VOS) in the air. These compounds come from books, magazines, grocery bags and other common household items. VOS are absorbed into plant soil and turned into food.
Improved health: We all know what sickness does to our appearances. We look worn out and tired.
Studies have shown that keeping plants around your home, office, and even in hospital rooms will quicken the healing process, lower fatigue, and decrease the sickness rate by 60%.
If you are looking for an easy way to prevent yourself from getting sick, add a few plants to your environment!
Which Plants Should I Use?
There are certain plants that are more beneficial for improving your health and appearance than others. The best indoor plants are:
| Spider plant | Chlorophytum comosum | Purifies air rapidly; removes formaldehyde | Living spaces |
| Dragon tree1 | Dracaena marginata | Purifies air; removes formaldehyde, benzene, toluene and xylene | Living spaces |
| Gerbera daisy2 | Gerbera jamesonii | Releases oxygen at night; purifies air by removing benzene and trichloroethylene | Bedrooms to refresh nighttime air or living spaces |
| English ivy | Hedera helix | Removes benzene from air | Dorm rooms or home office |
| Boston fern | Nephrolepis exaltata ‘Bostoniensis’ | Humidifies air | Living spaces; note that dry winter rooms can quickly kill Boston ferns; mist plants daily for best results |
| Philodendron3 | Philodendron | Purifies air; removes formaldehyde | Living spaces of new or renovated homes with new floors, walls, carpets, etc. |
| Snake plant | Sansevieria trifasciata | Purifies air; removes formaldehyde and nitrogen oxide produced by fuel-burning appliances | Living spaces, kitchens, rooms with wood stoves |
| Peace lily | Spathiphyllum | Removes mold from air | Bathrooms or damp areas of home |
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