Feeling good is so much easier to achieve when you start with a clean home.
Disorganized thought patterns, brain fog, anxiety, depression and aggravated allergy symptoms are just some of the many health and wellbeing issues people can experience when their homes are dirty, cluttered, or both.
Below are 8 of the most common ways in which keeping a clean home can be of benefit to your overall health and wellbeing:
- Enhanced air quality
When you keep your home clean, dust, allergens and pollutants aren’t given a chance to build up, and therefore aren’t able to have a negative impact on indoor air quality. But, when they do build up, they can cause you to experience respiratory issues such as asthma and allergies.
- A reduction in stress and anxiety
As mentioned briefly in the introduction, a cluttered, ‘busy’ home can quickly make the brain feel overwhelmed, and you may find it harder to concentrate, relax, or even to function normally. When you keep your home clean and tidy, on the other hand, you’re helping to keep your mind free from clutter and ‘busyness’ too, and creating a more peaceful, harmonious environment to relax and unwind in.
- Improved sleep
When your bedroom in particular, is kept clean and tidy, it can help you get a more restful night’s sleep. With a reduction in allergens, and less dust and clutter, you can breathe more cleanly, feel more relaxed, and ultimately, enjoy a more restful, restorative slumber.
- Increased productivity
Whether you work from home or not, keeping the place clean and free from too much clutter, can boost your productivity. You’ll find it easier to focus on tasks in both your work and personal life, and enjoy getting more done overall.
- Fewer mental health issues
Even if you suffer from mental health issues that have nothing to do with your environment, living spaces that are clean and well organized can help you manage your symptoms, and think more positively in general.
- Reduced risk of injury
You might be surprised to learn just how many people suffer accidents in their homes as a result of clutter and things lying around where they shouldn’t be. Give everything a home, and reduce the risk of tripping over potential hazards and hurting yourself.
- Pest prevention
There’s nothing rodents and insects love more than overflowing trash cans, leftover food debris, and un-mopped spillages, and we all know what diseases they can spread through their droppings. To keep pests out of your home, ensure that your floors and surfaces are free from food waste at all times.
- Healthier habits
When you make an effort to keep your home clean, often other good habits begin to form, too, and you may find yourself feeling inspired to take better care of your mental and physical health.
There are many positive reasons to keep your home clean and tidy, and hopefully, after reading this, you shouldn’t need too much encouragement to get your own home shipshape and hygienically clean. If you do need a little help however, you might find that a cleaning service offers you a convenient solution, and an easy way to reap the rewards of a clean home, without any of the hard work and time.
