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Pollutants lurking in your kitchen this Thanksgiving

Pollutants lurking in your kitchen this Thanksgiving

As we head towards the holidays, food is on everyone’s mind. Over the next few days our kitchens will turn into hives of activity as we brine, boil and bake our Thanksgiving creations. But have you ever stopped to think...

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World COPD Day

World COPD Day

Tomorrow is World COPD Day. A day to raise awareness on COPD and help others learn to live with the disease. COPD or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is the name given to a group of diseases that affects lung function...

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Clean Air Helps to Heal Hashimoto’s Disease

Clean Air Helps to Heal Hashimoto’s Disease

This week we’ve partnered with Tracey Grant, a registered dietitian with a holistic approach to wellness. Back in 2014 Tracey was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Disease, an autoimmune condition that affects the thyroid gland. Hashimoto’s Disease occurs when the immune system...

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Air Pollution Linked to Depression in Old Age

According to findings from a British research team, living in a heavily polluted area can increase our risk of suffering from depression by a third.1 The team looked at data from 13 European cities and found that people over the...

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Do air quality monitors actually work? Not 100% experts say

Do air quality monitors actually work? Not 100% experts say

Here at Austin, we are often asked, ‘Why don’t home air quality monitors always show a change in air quality after running an air purifier?’ The simple answer to this is, most in home air quality monitors don’t give an...

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Air pollution linked to bipolar disorder

Air pollution linked to bipolar disorder

A study just published, found that exposure to high levels of air pollution, particularly early on in life, increases a person’s chances of developing bipolar disorder and severe depression as an adult. Teams from the US and Denmark looked at...

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Air pollution damages the lungs in the same way that smoking a pack of cigarettes every day for 29 YEARS does

Air pollution damages the lungs in the same way that smoking a pack of cigarettes every day for 29 YEARS does

For years, the lung disease emphysema has been associated with long term smoking. But according to a recent US study, living in a highly polluted area can also increase the risk of developing the disease. Emphysema is a disease of...

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Loss of vision linked to air pollution

Loss of vision linked to air pollution

Our research into the dangers associated with air pollution has uncovered some pretty dramatic findings over the years. But this latest study, from a team at the China Medical University in Taiwan, has to be up there as one of...

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As wildfires rage, one customer shares her story

As wildfires rage, one customer shares her story

As the Decker wildfire in Colorado continues to blaze, one Austin Air customer tells us how her Austin Air HealthMate Plus keeps the air in her home clean, safe and smoke free. ‘’We are very thankful for our heavy duty...

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