Home Advice

Author: Tao Maoyuan / Xu Dongqun (editors)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book is another health advice read following the bestseller "Huang Xizhen's Sleep Advice." Time spent at home occupies more than half of our lives, and the diseases and health of our lives are closely related to the home environment we live with every day. In this book, two senior experts in environmental and health fields comprehensively introduce various health issues to pay attention to at home, including the selection of the home environment, the layout and decoration of living spaces, the improvement of indoor environments, how to prevent various "killers" in home renovation, eliminate harmful indoor microorganisms, and guard against the intrusion of pathogens. It helps us break free from the often overlooked health misconceptions in daily life at home, avoiding various types of home-related illnesses. The content of this book covers the relationship between healthy home life and the health of residents, the impact of adverse factors in daily life on health, health issues brought about by home renovation, as well as relevant hygiene standards and regulations. Its characteristic is to be based on respect for science while striving for simplicity, clarity, and practicality. We focus on the theme of how to create a healthy home life, citing some scientific data closely related to home life, and introducing the problems frequently encountered in current living environments along with their corresponding preventive measures or solutions. We hope that through reviewing the existing living environment, readers can promptly identify adverse factors that may affect health and break free from the misconceptions of home health.