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Flu season is always a challenge for all of us. Each year, the flu seems to get more challenging to deal with. According to the CDC, the flu costs "an estimated $7 billion a year in sick days and lost productivity."

According to the School Nutrition Association, there is an estimated "100,000 schools/institutions serving lunch to over 30 million students." Cafeterias, by their very nature, must be cleaned on a regular basis. While there are food safety and health agencies offer very little regulation regarding cleaning and sanitizing.

As a species, human beings have spent decades doing things that are harmful not only to our health and safety but to the health of the planet we live on as well. One of the biggest mistakes we've made is creating, using, and storing harsh products of all kinds that lead to a myriad of environmental and health concerns.

We live in a world where we need to consider the longevity of our environment. We also need to consider how the products we use affect our health. There are always advancements in technology that often bring us benefits. Benefits include cost savings, better performance, or a quicker and safer way to do something.

You hear the words "cleaning" and "sanitizing" thrown around a lot, particularly by makers of store-bought cleaning products that may not always fit the definition of the words. In fact, many store-bought cleaners are not very effective at all. Those products that do clean and sanitize may be doing so at a high cost.

Eco-friendly is a buzzword that often gets thrown around without much merit. There are many companies that claim to have products that are safe for the environment, and the "green" movement certainly extends to commercial cleaning products.

Hospitals and other long- and short-term medical facilities are devoted to health. Keeping everything clean and sterile is of the utmost importance in facilities like these, and large, professional cleaning businesses are contracted to ensure these medical facilities are cleaned, sanitized, and disinfected on a regular basis.

For whatever reasons, sometimes a family can't adequately care for elder parents. In these cases, a nursing home or long-term care facility seem like the best choice. Unfortunately, nursing homes and long-term care facilities can leave your loved ones worse off than when they went in. Is your nursing home causing your parents to gasp for air?

Walking through any grocery store or large department store, one thing stands out. We may not always think about it, but it's there. The floors of these stores are always shiny. Having shiny floors makes the store look nice and clean. Clean, shiny floors are a way to entice shoppers on a subconscious level to stay and shop.

Our kids are exposed to harmful toxic chemicals five days a week and we don't even realize it. The chemicals are stored in large quantities in our schools across the country. They come in the form of sanitizers, disinfectant sprays, glass cleaners, floor cleaners, and many other chemically-enhanced products meant to keep our schools safe and...