Fresh air is a necessity at any stage in life, but mores, in your first 1000 days on earth, says BlueAir. The world’s leading producer of air purifiers have come forward with a study which reveals that along with the focus on nutrition, access to clean air, or lack of it, is fundamental to a child’s development, both physical and cognitive.
The first one thousand days from conception to age two are critical to every child. In this span of time, the immune system develops, and a child’s brain connects about 1,000 neurons a second, building intricate pathways for messages to travel onward through the body. A look at a two-year-old’s brain shows that it is twice as active as an adult’s brain-building bridges to connect the nerve cells in the brain for future use. The ability to process images (vision), sound (hearing) and to recognize and remember language and images like the faces, are all developed during a child’s first 1000 days.
With pollution levels increasing at an alarming rate today, child health is becoming an issue that needs to be checked. Children today are more prone to health hazards caused by polluted air, and on continued exposure, can settle in the lungs and lead to critical problems in the long run. Along with this, there is also the increased risk of miscarriage, premature birth, low birth weight and illnesses such as asthma, allergies, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
