I have been researching how to prevent the flu and want to share with you what I have found
In a prior blog, I pointed out that "Ozone" is a powerful oxidizer that can destroy flu virus in the air. Now, I am adding "ultraviolet light" to the list. As it turns out these units can be dirt cheap. Often they are little more than special light bulbs that emit "ultraviolet" light. It is the same stuff that the Sun produces. Much of the bottled water that we all drink is sterilized using "ultraviolet" light.
I looked on Amazon and found that they had all kinds of bulbs and units that produced "ultraviolet" light. These units have been used for years in many restaurants and bars to eliminate smells and smoke. You can use them in your home for the same thing and also kill virus, mold and bacteria. The advantage of "ultraviolet" light is that it does not have a smell as does ozone. The disadvantage is that the "ultraviolet" light has to actually "hit" the object to destroy it, where as, ozone can circulate in the air until it finds the target.
In the process, I did some research on other air borne problems like legionnaires disease and found that humidifiers can make the problem worse. The type of humidifier that mists the water into the air is the worst. It not only deposits a type of dust on your furniture, it carries the pathogens into the air along with the small droplets of water.
Rather than spending ones money on face masks, I think we would be better off putting in a few "ultraviolet" light bulbs. Another fact is the the energy to power the lights works out to be "free". Why is that? The electricity that you send into the light is used 100% to make "light" and "heat". What you spend powering the light is off-set by what you do not have to spend for heat. Since the flu period is mainly during the heating season, you needed the heat any way!
What I can not figure out is why the media and our government has been so silent on the subject. The face mask does little more than a Jesse James bandanna. The only one needing a face mask is the person with the flu so they do not put virus into the air as the cough, breath and talk. It does not help a person who is not sick.
Ask your kids if they have ozone or ultraviolet systems in their schools. Check with the owners of movie theaters and other places where lot of people gather to see if they have these cheap protective devices. You can get them for your car too. Many people have used them for years to get rid of smells like pets. It is the same thing!
PS--It is interesting that hunters have been using ozone and ultraviolet devices for years to get rid off smells and to prevent germs from infecting their meat as they process it. Dick's sporting goods and the Bass Proshop have been selling these units for years.
In a prior blog, I pointed out that "Ozone" is a powerful oxidizer that can destroy flu virus in the air. Now, I am adding "ultraviolet light" to the list. As it turns out these units can be dirt cheap. Often they are little more than special light bulbs that emit "ultraviolet" light. It is the same stuff that the Sun produces. Much of the bottled water that we all drink is sterilized using "ultraviolet" light.
I looked on Amazon and found that they had all kinds of bulbs and units that produced "ultraviolet" light. These units have been used for years in many restaurants and bars to eliminate smells and smoke. You can use them in your home for the same thing and also kill virus, mold and bacteria. The advantage of "ultraviolet" light is that it does not have a smell as does ozone. The disadvantage is that the "ultraviolet" light has to actually "hit" the object to destroy it, where as, ozone can circulate in the air until it finds the target.
In the process, I did some research on other air borne problems like legionnaires disease and found that humidifiers can make the problem worse. The type of humidifier that mists the water into the air is the worst. It not only deposits a type of dust on your furniture, it carries the pathogens into the air along with the small droplets of water.
Rather than spending ones money on face masks, I think we would be better off putting in a few "ultraviolet" light bulbs. Another fact is the the energy to power the lights works out to be "free". Why is that? The electricity that you send into the light is used 100% to make "light" and "heat". What you spend powering the light is off-set by what you do not have to spend for heat. Since the flu period is mainly during the heating season, you needed the heat any way!
What I can not figure out is why the media and our government has been so silent on the subject. The face mask does little more than a Jesse James bandanna. The only one needing a face mask is the person with the flu so they do not put virus into the air as the cough, breath and talk. It does not help a person who is not sick.
Ask your kids if they have ozone or ultraviolet systems in their schools. Check with the owners of movie theaters and other places where lot of people gather to see if they have these cheap protective devices. You can get them for your car too. Many people have used them for years to get rid of smells like pets. It is the same thing!
PS--It is interesting that hunters have been using ozone and ultraviolet devices for years to get rid off smells and to prevent germs from infecting their meat as they process it. Dick's sporting goods and the Bass Proshop have been selling these units for years.
