Are your clothes clingy in all the wrong ways this winter? Are allergies worse than usual? Kids taking far too much pleasure in zapping each other with a well-placed static electricity discharge?
A dry house is probably to blame. During the winter months, low humidity becomes an issue in many homes, leading to these problems and others, including nosebleeds, dry skin and increased susceptibility to colds and flus.
Although humidifiers are often an easy fix, they can be costly to purchase and running them day and night can send an already high winter energy bill soaring even higher.
I ? Word Understanding
Static electric discharge ? created whenever 2 surfaces contact and separate
Susceptibility ? being easily affected or harmed by something
II ? Have Your Say
Humidifying without a humidifier:
1. Get houseplants.
2. Clothes drying racks
3. Vases in sunny places
4. Stovetop cooking
5. Leave the door open when showering
6. Bowls of water on registers
