Healthy Home Tip: Use This Instead of Bleach

If you know me well, you  know that I love to clean. I’ve been resisting hiring a house cleaner for years because, oddly, I think I’d miss cleaning my bathrooms. I’m aware that this makes me sound like a nut. Anywho … I read somewhere that, according to research, vinegar and hydrogen peroxide sprayed separately on a surface is “more effective at killing …Salmonella, Shigella, or E. coli bacteria than chlorine bleach or any commercially available kitchen cleaner.” (Here’s where I found the details.) Just be sure that the solutions are in separate containers and sprayed one after the other. Aside from the fact that spraying your counters twice is a bit of a pain in the butt, I like the idea of avoiding bleach (it gives me a headache!). I’m trying this! [Photo: Dennis Defrayne]