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Healthy House on the Block Helping you create a home that supports your health and wellness and promotes healing. YOU ARE A PRODUCT OF YOUR ENVIRONMENT.

I help homeowners and potential homeowners inspect their homes from a holistic, and health-conscience point of view. I am passionate about helping homeowners across the county learn about the health & wellness of their house. I want to show you exactly what to look for to determine what unsafe hazards have infiltrated your home. From mold, to indoor air quality and to chemical toxins, I want to show you how to identify a problem and correct it quickly and efficiently. I love helping homeowners in all walks of life create a healthy house they love. Let me give you the tools & knowledge you need to examine your own home and determine what health rating you would give your house. We will also share with you easy ways to remove any dangers and protect yourself from new ones.

10/21/2026

Buying boxes of high-cost air filters every few weeks only treats the symptom.

When a filter gets clogged that fast, it usually means your system is pulling hidden dust through unsealed building cavities like open wall studs, attics, or basements. Upgrading to a more restrictive filter without sealing those gaps just strains your blower motor and cuts down on airflow.

In my upcoming Live Air Duct and HVAC Wellness Workshop, I am walking you through how to inspect your system, find the actual source of the dust, and protect your home’s air pathways.

Comment AIR DUCT for the link to save your seat for my live session.

10/21/2026

Before you spend money on filtration equipment, focus on source control. You cannot filter your way out of a pollutant source that runs continuously inside your home.

Four building biology habits that make an immediate difference:

1️⃣ Remove outdoor shoes at the front door to keep pesticides and heavy metals outside.
2️⃣ Remove synthetic fragrances, plug-ins, and scented laundry detergents that off-gas continuous VOCs.
3️⃣ Keep indoor relative humidity between 30% and 40% to prevent fungal growth and dust mite proliferation.
4️⃣ Run your range hood exhaust whenever cooking to evacuate combustion products and ultrafine particles.

Comment CLEAN AIR to read the complete guide on building an intentional whole-home air cleaning plan.

When homeowners ask me where to start with their indoor air, my answer is always the same: start in the bedroom.We spend...
10/19/2026

When homeowners ask me where to start with their indoor air, my answer is always the same: start in the bedroom.

We spend roughly one-third of our lives sleeping. That uninterrupted eight-hour window is when our nervous systems calm down, inflammation lowers, and cellular repair takes place. If you are breathing fine particulate dust, chemical fragrances, or elevated carbon dioxide all night long, your body stays in a state of defense.

Swipe through to see the exact building biology checklist for turning your bedroom into a quiet, clean sleeping sanctuary.

Here's the direct link to my full whole-home air cleaning guide: www.healthyhouseontheblock.com/whole-home-air-cleaning-strategy

Did you know that everyday cooking is often the single largest source of fine particle pollution inside an average home?...
10/18/2026

Did you know that everyday cooking is often the single largest source of fine particle pollution inside an average home?

High-heat oils, roasting, and gas burners release microscopic combustion byproducts and ultrafine particles that travel quickly from the kitchen straight into living rooms and bedrooms.

Portable air purifiers are not designed to sit right next to a stove; aerosolized grease will quickly coat the HEPA media and ruin the filter. The real solution comes down to source control and using your range hood with intention every single time you cook.

Swipe through for the range hood habits that keep cooking byproducts out of your family's breathing air.

Here's the direct link to my full whole-home air cleaning roadmap: www.healthyhouseontheblock.com/whole-home-air-cleaning-strategy

Relying solely on your furnace filter to clean your entire home is one of the most common mistakes I see homeowners make...
10/17/2026

Relying solely on your furnace filter to clean your entire home is one of the most common mistakes I see homeowners make.

Even if you install a high-grade pleated filter, central HVAC systems only clean when the blower is actively calling for heat or cooling. During mild seasons or quiet hours, your ducts sit idle while dust, moisture, and chemical off-gassing continue circulating in your living spaces.

Upgrading to a pleated MERV 10 to MERV 13 filter is a valuable piece of the puzzle, provided your system can handle the static pressure without straining the motor.

But it works best as one layer alongside targeted filtration in your main rooms.
Swipe through to see how to dial in your central system without damaging your equipment.

The direct link to my full whole-home air cleaning guide: www.healthyhouseontheblock.com/whole-home-air-cleaning-strategy

10/13/2026

Most homeowners think buying a single air purifier solves indoor air concerns. In reality, a home functions as an active ecosystem where pressure, humidity, dust, and gases constantly move through conditioned spaces.

When you view your home through building biology principles, you can stop relying on one machine to fix everything. Instead, you create simple layers that work together:

1️⃣ Source control to eliminate emissions before they start.
2️⃣ Intentional ventilation to dilute carbon dioxide.
3️⃣ Proper HVAC maintenance to capture circulating debris.
4️⃣ Targeted, inert mechanical filtration where your family rests.

I wrote a comprehensive, research-backed guide on designing a whole-home air cleaning plan that genuinely supports your health.

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When people ask me where to start with environmental health, they often expect an expensive product recommendation.My an...
10/12/2026

When people ask me where to start with environmental health, they often expect an expensive product recommendation.

My answer is almost always the same: take your shoes off at the front door.
EPA research shows that establishing a simple shoe-free entryway cuts tracked-in lead dust, pesticides, and exterior residues by roughly 60%. It's completely free, takes five seconds, and provides immediate protection for crawling kids and household pets.

Swipe through to see how to set up an easy two-mat entryway system.

Here's the direct link to the full roadmap on the blog: https://healthyhouseontheblock.com/red-flag-healthy-home-advice

Your sleeping hours are when your biology does its most intensive maintenance work.You don't need specialty canopy fabri...
10/11/2026

Your sleeping hours are when your biology does its most intensive maintenance work.

You don't need specialty canopy fabrics or four-figure upgrades to build a restorative bedroom. Most of the highest-leverage habits cost zero dollars and simply involve removing ambient background stressors while you rest.

Swipe through to see four evidence-based nighttime habits you can set up tonight.
Head to the link to my complete blog post on creating a low-tox home without the overwhelm: https://healthyhouseontheblock.com/red-flag-healthy-home-advice

When people start researching water quality, the conversation almost always focuses on drinking water.Drinking clean wat...
10/10/2026

When people start researching water quality, the conversation almost always focuses on drinking water.

Drinking clean water matters, but hot showers add an overlooked layer of exposure. Heat turns municipal chlorine into a v***r that gets inhaled directly into your lungs while your pores are warm and open.

You do not need an expensive whole-house filtration system to protect your family today. A simple $30 to $60 filtered showerhead installs in five minutes and lowers that daily burden right away.

Swipe through to see why shower filtration is one of the highest-leverage swaps in your home.

Had to this link for the full healthy home roadmap on the blog: https://healthyhouseontheblock.com/red-flag-healthy-home-advice

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