Indoor Environment And Sports Performance

I saw a horse race once where the winner was notSo if you get rid of the mold in the athletes dressing
declared until the race people had a chance to look atroom and home you can gain 5-10% extra
the "photo finish."performance, right? Well almost.
Boy was it close. There was a bout 3 inchesStore cleansers
difference between first and second place.We also have to think about regular chemicals in the
What could that second place horse have done inhome that can also interfere with nerve/muscle
that mile or so of endeavor? What little bit extrajunctions.
could have won that race? How much extra energyMost high schools try to get rid of mold and bacteria
or endurance did that horse need? 5%, 10%??with bleach. Well, bleach won't kill mold. But that's the
For three inches in a mile race, the horse needed lesssubject of another article. Bleach will burn the lungs
than 5% more performance to win.and mess up vision and cause disorientation.
What about a high school track star? How muchSome of the things you buy at the store contain
extra do they need to go to the Olympics?phenols and formaldehyde. Like bleach these cleaners
Probably about 5% more energy; 5% more mentalscar the lungs and decrease the person's ability to
clarity.breathe efficiently.
Let's back up in time.Does this contribute to an Olympic destiny? Hardly.
When the high school student [or professionalOzone machines
athlete] sat in the dressing room, what were theySome people use ozone machines to disinfect the air
breathing? When they were at home in theirin locker rooms. The logic is that ozone is all natural.
bedroom, what were they touching?Well, so is arsenic.
Most people exposed to mold or some pollutants willOzone has been traced to lowered lung efficiency.
show somewhere between 5-10% performance loss.The lungs become less elastic and so the amount of
This is due to:air sucked in is less. Now there is something that will
1. Slightly impaired oxygen uptakedecrease athletic ability. Probably more than the
2. Scrambled neurotransmitters that confuse muscle5-10% we have been talking about.
tissueConclusion
3. Interference with chemical cycles in the productionOkay what will clean the environment and not harm
of energythe potential sports hero?
4. Mental acuity interferenceGo to your health food store and look for cleaners
Moldwith tea tree oil [Melaleuca oil] or grapefruit Seed
Molds give off chemicals that mimic natural signalExtract. They kill mold and bacteria but don't cause
chemicals in the body. These chemicals can causechanges in the body's ability to function at peak
confusion inside the body. An athlete needs focusefficiency. Our company motto is, "If You Can't Drink
not confusion.It, Don't Spray It."
Mold loves moist buildings. Can you think of anythingJust changing your cleaning products and cleaning up
wetter than a high school dressing room? And manymold can add that 5-10% performance to an athlete.
homes have wet basements or attics.And that, my friend, is the topic of this article.