How 5 Minutes of Ventilation After Getting Home Can Change Your Health

"I need to ventilate"

Even though you think that, don't you ever find yourself realizing you haven't opened a window all day?

I do. It happens all the time.

Mornings are hectic, coming home is hectic, and by night, I'm just done.
Honestly, "ventilation" is one of those things that keeps dropping down the priority list.

But working as a nurse, I've come to realize that
"the air affects your health more than you think."
That's why today,

I want to talk about "lazy ventilation" that you can do without trying too hard.



Perfect ventilation is impossible, and that's fine.First, as a basic premise,

ventilation won't last if you try to "do it properly."


・Once an hour・Open two windows
・Do it thoroughly for 5-10 minutes
...I know. I know, but it's impossible.

Especially if you have kids.

So I stopped.

"Ventilation done properly."
■ This is all I do

There is only one rule.



"Open the windows when you get home."That's it.
When you get home,




・Outside air (viruses, pollen)・Stale air from people coming and going
all enter the house at once.

So at that moment,


open two windows for just 5 minutes.Just this will reset the air quite a bit.

■ Mornings are fine as a "while you're at it" task


Since I don't have time in the morning,



while I'm opening the curtains,I open just one window.
That's all I do.

Honestly, even just this makes a huge difference.

Just letting out the air that got stale

while sleeping makes it feel fresh.
It resets the household odors.
■ Air is important precisely because you have children

Children have



・Faster breathing・Immature immune systems
・A tendency to develop allergies
so they are more susceptible to the effects of the airthan adults.

But conversely,
just by keeping the air clean,

you can sometimes reduce health problems.

■ You don't have to try hard, but don't make it zero
I think this is the most important part.




・Once a day is fine

・Just one window is fine
One is better than zero.

This is enough.■ The secret to keeping up "not doing it properly"It's the same with parenting and health,




the moment you aim for perfection, you stop doing it.



That's why I think
"doing a little bit on days you can"

is just right.■ Summary・Ventilation is important, but it doesn't have to be perfect


・I recommend just "5 minutes after getting home"

・It's easier to keep up if you do it as a "while you're at it" task
And one last thing.
Ventilation is health management you can do for free.

Let's keep it up loosely, within the range of what we can do.