3.33 Creating Toxin Free Homes with Karen Bloom

3.33 Creating Toxin Free Homes with Karen Bloom

From Home Green Homes by Izumi Tanaka

March 6, 2025 · 32 min · Season 3 · Episode 33

About this episode

Karen Bloom discusses the importance of creating toxin-free homes for better health and the environment.

Healthy home supports your health, in my opinion, from the air we’re breathing, the materials around you, it's designed to promote your health and it prioritizes air quality, has items that are made from non-toxic materials, and it actively reduces toxins, you can actively reduce toxins when you have practices that support a healthy home. So all that is also going to be good for the environment typically. - Karen Bloom Karen started her career as a consumer protection attorney, fighting against companies that failed to warn consumers about the dangers of chemicals in their products. She later developed a mysterious illness that was eventually diagnosed as Lyme disease and mold toxicity, which made her highly sensitive to chemicals and toxins. This experience inspired her to focus on creating non-toxic living spaces to help others who have been in similar situations. A healthy home supports your health by prioritizing air quality, using non-toxic materials, and actively reducing toxins. While a green home focuses on environmental sustainability, the two concepts don't always fully align. Karen explained how some "green" technologies like LEDs and EMFs can actually be harmful to…

People in this episode

Guest: Karen Bloom

Topics covered

  • toxin free homes
  • healthy living
  • air quality
  • non-toxic materials
  • environmental sustainability

Keywords

  • Lyme disease
  • mold toxicity
  • consumer protection
  • natural cleaning products
  • air purifiers

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Products: air purifiers, high-quality HVAC filters, natural cleaning products

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