7 Plants For a Healthier Home
Each of us has several options to make our home transmit peace and tranquility. From painting the walls with warm colors, to resorting to Feng Shui in the bedroom or, what concerns us today, decorating all the rooms with plants.
This last option is one of our favorites because, in addition to brightening up the house just with its presence, the vast majority of plants have the perfect properties to turn a home into a healthier place. Among the attributes attributed to plants is the fact that they purify the air, improve the aromas of the room, prevent colds and reduce stress and anxiety. Contributions necessary for our body and mind.
If you are willing to take the plunge and fill your home with nature, below we select 7 plants for a healthier home.
Cactus
It is difficult to find today someone who does not know the benefits of the cactus. Mainly, for its ability to absorb electromagnetic pollution. In other words, it is ideal to have on your work desk, but also at home, in the office or in that corner of the kitchen where you always use your computer.
In his favor also the little care he needs. In fact, you only have to aim for two: direct sun and little water. The point of water is key, do not water it excessively. In fact, in winter it is enough to water it once a month, twice if it is summer.
Aloe vera
It is one of those new things that came into our lives to stay. It became fashionable for its healing properties, especially as far as healing the ravages of the sun in summer is concerned. However, aloe vera is much more than that. It also improves sleep quality in general and helps reduce insomnia in particular. This is due to its high oxygen content that makes it an essential natural medicine. To take care of it, it is enough to water it 2 times a month.
Ivy
It is the perfect ally for all those who have asthma or other types of respiratory problems. Ivy is a very efficient plant that in just 6 hours will already have renewed the environment of the entire room and removed allergens from the air (especially mold). The experts say it: in the first hours after being placed in a room in the home, it will have eliminated up to 58% of the waste particles and 60% of the toxins in the air.
Orchid
This slender plant with pretty white flowers has the gift of transmitting well-being just by its presence. Having it implies patience and perhaps here lies, precisely, a large part of its benefits to our state of mind, that we must learn to wait. In other words, against the current trend that demands that everything be here and now, the orchid takes between 6 and 7 months to bloom.
The orchid is one of those plants for a healthier home that does require more attention. For example, you have to apply a special fertilizer while it blooms and then you have to water it once a week.
Basil
It is true that we usually associate it with the kitchen, but the reality is that due to its characteristics and its aroma, basil should be welcome in any room of the house. Of course, the fact that it has that mild and pleasant flavor makes us think of it above all to include it in our favorite recipes. When taking care of it, take good note because it is delicate – it needs water and light, but direct sun can easily damage it – and it is seasonal (it is available, above all, in spring and summer).
Valerian
Little can we tell you about the relationship between lack of sleep and valerian. In fact, infused, it is one of those plants that help us sleep better. But what you may not have thought is that we can also have it in its natural state and that its benefits will be very similar: calm us down, help us fall asleep, reduce anxiety and stop nervousness.
Peace Lily
It is difficult for the Peace Lily with such a name not to enter our ranking of plants for a healthier home because, in addition to being beautiful on the outside, it improves indoor air quality by almost 60%. It is also effective at absorbing harmful vapors from alcohol and acetone.
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