The air in your HOME is ruining your lungs

Forget outdoor pollution - it's the air in your HOME that is ruining your lungs: Study warns gas cookers and cleaning products are driving an asthma epidemic in the US and the UK

• Outdoor air pollution causes 200,000 early deaths in the US, 40,000 in the UK
• But experts warn indoor air quality is also a danger as we spend more time inside
• A report warns mold, cleaning products and gas cookers drive up asthma risk

Indoor pollution is driving an epidemic of asthma and lung diseases in the US and the UK, experts have warned. 

Outdoor air pollution is known to be a killer, accounting for 200,000 premature deaths a year in the United States and 40,000 in the United Kingdom.

But experts warn we have turned a blind eye to the damaging impact of poor air in the home.

Now, new research has shed light on the damaging impact of central heating, gas cookers, cleaning product chemicals, and mold on our lungs. 

The researchers insist it is particularly concerned since we now spend 90 percent of our time inside. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4725706/Indoor-pollution-driving-asthma-epidemic-experts-warn.html