Health Alert: Your home may be making you sick

New car smell is toxic - as are many of the building materials in homes.

If your home is new or if you've done upgrades, think about testing the interior levels of formaldehyde.

I have one owner that just replaced baseboards and interior doors to "cute up" his house. It looks great but the interior levels of formaldehyde are now above the safe limits - like a WAY above.

The good news is that opening the doors and windows helps to lower the levels significantly. I don't know how quickly the gas fills the house but, with summer coming and many folks switching over to A/C, this may mean your interior levels could spike sharply.

Also, if your kids have behavioral problems - think about their environment. Kids are more susceptible to black mold, radiation [sometimes found in granite], formaldehyde[injected into wood products], etc.