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The Instant Way to Remove Toxins


Take off your shoes, and store them outside or just inside your entryway. Why? Your soles pick up everything you pass outdoors and transfer it to your floors, where it becomes airborne with house dust. “From a public-health perspective, the shoes-off thing is huge,” Natural Resources Defense Council scientist Jennifer Sass, PhD, says.

 

Last Updated: May 20, 2008
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  • daliya

    Activated carbon will absorb toxic fumes from closets as well as water and air. Check it out .

  • Rebecca Myers

    Taking your shoes off by the door has the added benefit of keeping your house cleaner. Less sweeping means more family time.

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