Fantastic personalized care you won’t find anywhere else. Staff is amazing! Providers are helpful, informative and respond quickly. So glad I found this place and I won’t take my kids anywhere else. It’s a 50 mile drive and more than worth it!
This week, the Great Lakes region – Chicago area specifically – had the worst air quality in the world.
According to AirNow, a government site that measures air quality, Northern IL was in the “very unhealthy” zone, which may cause sensitive individuals to experience adverse health effects.
Poor outdoor air quality can cause health problems for many individuals, and toxins contained in the micro smoke particles are harmful to even the healthiest people.
People with heart or lung disease , older adults , children and teens : Reduce your exposure by avoiding strenuous outdoor activities or keeping outdoor activities short. You may consider wearing a KN95/FFP2 mask. Strongly consider moving physical activities indoors or rescheduling outdoor activities if possible.
Everyone else: Reduce your exposure by choosing less strenuous activities or shortening the amount of time you are active outdoors.
As we await relief from the smoky air, there are a few things we can do in our own homes to help create a safer air space for ourselves and our families.
Check out some of our top tips to help protect your home air quality in the graphic above.
And when driving in your car, keep windows closed and AC on recirculate. ♻️
According to the EPA, Americans, on average, spend up to 90% of their time indoors, where some pollutants may potentially have concentrations two to five times higher than outside.
We commonly think of indoor air contaminants as being house dust mites and mold, carbon monoxide, second-hand tobacco smoke, radon, asbestos, and nitrogen dioxide. But your personal care products, your cleaning products, and even your carpets and furnishings may be leaking more hazardous toxins into your household and polluting the air you breathe.
These toxic pollutants may include VOCs (volatile organic compounds) such as benzene, chemical flame retardants found in furniture and/or rugs or carpet padding, and phthalates which are found in everything from personal care products and air fresheners.
VOCs can be emitted indoors through the odorous off-gassing from a variety of household items (paint, varnishes, sealants, flooring, pressed wood products, cleaners and disinfectants, furniture, air fresheners, cosmetics and deodorant). Breathing VOCs can irritate the eyes, nose, and throat, can cause difficulty breathing and nausea, and can damage the central nervous system and other organs. Some VOCs can cause cancer.
Phthalates are common contaminants in the indoor environment occurring both in house dust and in indoor air. PVC flooring is a big contributor to phthalates in indoor air. Phthalates are often found in indoor dust and can increase risk of asthma, allergy, and wheeze.
Flame retardants in furniture are another often overlooked source of contaminants called PBDEs, or polybrominated diphenyl ethers. Exposure to PBDEs has been linked in laboratory tests to neurodevelopmental delays, obesity, endocrine and thyroid disruption, cancer and other diseases.
Learn to make informed choices for yourself and your family.
While some large changes like swapping our furniture or mattresses isn’t economical, you can:
Fantastic personalized care you won’t find anywhere else. Staff is amazing! Providers are helpful, informative and respond quickly. So glad I found this place and I won’t take my kids anywhere else. It’s a 50 mile drive and more than worth it!
Where do I begin????? I’m going to begin by telling you all a little back history about how I found this Diamond. I went through the wringer with my toddler since the day she was born. Doctors under the sun couldn’t give me anything but short answers, I paid so much money for better care and I was tossed around with questions and no answers. My baby was in need of somebody to just examine her properly and no matter how hard I looked it seemed impossible. that was in the past, until Jessica welcomed us with open arms, found the problem and continues to bless us with answers to our concerns by addressing them in a way that nobody ever has. We have seen major improvements in our daughter by following everything Jessica says, if you got to this page, I highly reccomend her. My daughter has seen so many doctors, been poked and pronged so many times that she doesn’t even like to be seen anymore. Trauma. But Jessica is patient, and kind. And she will find a way to get them to like her. My kid smiled for her and that was enough for me. And our kids have the same exact birthday, which felt like another sign to me!
Through our office visit, never once did I feel rushed or nervous. She never judged us for our choices as parents, and she always led us into a better path. Because of Jessica our daughter has a chance at a positive life with a promising future and I could not be more happy to have found her. This woman knows her stuff and she actually cares about people. I’ve never met someone in the medica field that I trust more than I trust her. I don’t know what I would do without her, I feel so grateful and I literally cried after our first visit when she gave us answers… and that’s how much I got out of her visit. Happy tears!!! Please don’t ever leave Jessica!!!Thank you Jessica.
Best pediatrician out there! I trust well rooted more than any nurse or doctor out there. Getting to the root cause of issues and always taking such good care of my son.
We are new patients here and had a wonderful first experience. Everyone in the office was so kind and friendly. Valerie was amazing with our daughter, very helpful and genuine in fielding all of our questions, and provided us with great resources. I am grateful for their whole child approach. So happy to have found this pediatric team!
As an overwhelmed expecting mother, I was becoming extremely defeated as I interviewed pediatricians to help me care for my son when he arrived. As a nurse, I was searching for someone collaborative, respectful, patient, and would be able to provide insight and guidance with more depth than what I could quickly access on a Google search. Jessica and the staff of Well Rooted is a God-send, exceeding my expectations every visit! Jessica is extremely present during very visits, despite whatever is happening outside the exam room door. She is incredibly kind, gentle, patient and with excellent clinical skills and judgement! She has also been immediately available to me via phone on the weekend, when I have had a concern. I just love her and the entire staff at Well Rooted so much and I couldn’t recommend them enough!
390 Congress Pkwy # J
Crystal Lake, IL
814 Commerce Dr., Ste 150
Oak Brook, IL
390 Congress Parkway
Suite I
Crystal Lake, IL
2075 Foxfield Rd.
Suite 102
St. Charles, IL 60174