Electric Fireplaces Are Clean, Healthy Alternatives to Warm Your Home

Is your fireplace making you sick? For centuries, we have relied on wood-burning fireplaces to keep us warm and cozy during the cold seasons, and for many of us, the smell of burning wood and the visual stimulus of a blazing fire bring about a relative good nature, cheery thoughts, and so on. But we know now that wood-burning fireplaces emit many poisons and impurities into the air that may be directly attacking your immune system and harming your health. For this reason, it is a good idea to consider electrical fireplaces as a safe, healthy alternative to traditional wood and gas fueled fireplaces.

Wood smoke is comprised of a highly complex mixture of gases, many of which are toxic, and microscopic organic particles called “Particulate Matter” or “PM.” These particles are the most dangerous threats of wood smoke; they invade your eyes, throat, and respiratory system, inflaming regions and causing a number of symptoms such as eye irritation, runny noses, bronchitis, asthma, and nausea. In some cases, and in particularly large concentrations, wood smoke may be linked to the onset of lung cancer and premature death. In many ways, in fact, concentrated wood smoke is comparable to concentrated cigarette smoke.

Many PM particles are toxic, and easily evade your body’s natural defenses. They easily break down your immune system, which makes you more susceptible to other illnesses. Studies conducted in Washington state have shown that people who burn wood to heat their homes are hundreds of times more susceptible to respiratory problems than people who used alternative heating methods. During the winter months, wood smoke is the third largest contributor to atmospheric pollution in Washington.

So you see, electric fireplace heaters are so much more than simple items of convenience, and they are not just “some gimmick.” These alternative heat sources are actually important investments in your health and in the purity of your environment. Instead of burning wood, releasing carbon monoxide and pollutants and Particulate Matter into the air, try electrical fireplaces to warm your house the clean and safe way. With a convenient and efficient free standing electric fireplace or a similar alternative heating source, you can keep your body safe from impurities and beat that winter sickness once and for all.