Add Cheer To Your Home With Indoor Plants Right Now It's official, potted indoor plants have the power to make you feel good and they also have the power to help you work better, be more creative and productive and prevent the common cold. Numerous studies conducted around the world laud the benefits of having these around. If you can't get outdoors then bring them inside and reap the benefits. This discovery is nothing new to practitioners of the ancient Chinese philosophy of feng shui, which advocates increasing the chi or life force around us. One easy way to achieve this is by harnessing the chi in them. Cut flowers are pretty, but don't work as well, especially when they are wilting and already losing their life force. Carpets, upholstery, wall paints, and office printers and photocopiers naturally produce formaldehyde, benzene and trichloroethylene. These harmful organic compounds can cause diseases and have an adverse effect on our overall health. Houseplants absorb these compounds, breaking them up and re-absorbing them as nutrients. Effectively, potted ones have a sanitizing effect on the air we breathe. Germs thrive in poorly ventilated, air-conditioned and or heated premises. These environments dry out nasal passages and throats leaving them more susceptible to infections like coughs and colds. You could buy a humidifier to solve the issue, but leafy ones are cheaper and more fun. Potted ones have been documented to increase the moisture around them by as much as per cent. If your workspace has you feeling bogged down some flowing ones can add some cheer and increase your wellbeing with bright cheery colours. Researchers from around the world have recorded that having these in pots around puts us in a better mood, raising dopamine levels. Dopamine regulates our ability to process the information. Begonias or hybrid azaleas are a welcome addition to any room or workspace in need of brightening up. Why use air-fresheners to keep your surroundings fresh when they can do the job just as well? Rose or lemon scented geraniums can have you feeling like you're in a garden. Rosemary enhances alertness and concentration and you can always pick a few leaves and use them for a pick-me-up herbal tea. To make sure they thrive, ask at your local plant nursery or garden center which ones are suitable for indoors. You can switch them around every so often to make sure they get enough direct sunlight. Even your indoor plants can benefit from a cleaning now and again. A damp cloth every week or so over the leaves them and shiny. Be careful that you are not over-watering yours. Once a week should be more than enough or you run the risk of watering them to death. If you have allergies, seek advice about the kinds to avoid. With all the obvious health benefits, is very easy to overlook just how much plants in the home cheer the place up. They are an affordable way to redecorate and make the place look homely. Give it a try and you might be surprised by how much better a humble houseplant can make you feel.