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About Me

Seven years ago, Ken and Carrie Garcia were blessed with the birth of triplet boys. Like many multiples pregnancies, the triplet boys were born prematurely at 30 weeks, weighing approximately 2.5 pounds each. They spent the next two and a half months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) before being released weighing approximately five pounds.
Doctors warned Ken and Carrie that if the boys became ill during the next year, they would need to be immediately hospitalized again given their under-developed immune systems, and any illness could be life threatening. Wanting to do everything possible to prevent another hospitalization, they researched how they could provide the healthiest home environment for their triplet boys.
In addition to good home cleaning and disinfection, the research and doctors recommended that they rip up the carpeting in their home, as it was the one surface in the home that could not be disinfected, and as a result, all carpeting harbored millions of germs and dust mites. The time and expense involved in tearing out their carpet was just not a feasible option. In addition, studies showed that children can develop life-long allergies in the first 24 months of life when they are exposed to high levels of allergens.
Through research, Ken and Carrie learned that ultraviolet light had been used for decades in various industries to produce some of the worldâ€™s cleanest environments. For example, they learned that ultraviolet light had been used to disinfect hospitals and sterilize drinking water. Why couldnâ€™t this technology be utilized inside the home â€“ where people and their children spend so much of their time? If the power of ultraviolet light could be harnessed to use in the home, parents could experience a whole new level of comfort knowing their homes were truly clean. The culmination of years of research and design created Halo Ultraviolet Vacuums; the first and only vacuums in the world that incorporate ultraviolet light to kill germs in the carpets where they live.
When the triplet boys came home from the hospital, extra hands were necessary to get everyone fed, changed and rocked to sleep. Now those extra hands include the Halo Ultraviolet Vacuum. The triplet boys are happy and healthy living in their Halo Home!
Learn more about the threats in your home at www.gethalo.com .

My Interests

We create innovative products that make families healthier. Halo manufactures the world's only germ-killing vacuums.

I'd like to meet:

Mothers, allergy and asthma sufferers, pet owners - anyone who could use a Halo vacuum! Also any dust mite, bacteria or mold spore that thinks it has a chance against us!

Music:

"Another One Bites the Dust" - Queen. anything by "Dusty" Springfield.

Movies:

"Ultraviolet".

Television:

We've been seen on: Dr. Phil, Rachael Ray, The View, Ellen Degeneres, "Real Moms, Real Savvy", "Good Morning Texas", "Today Show", Good Morning America, Good Morning Arizona and more to come! See our NEW commercials on TV starting the week of March 24, 2008!

Books:

More like Magazines: Like Real Simple, People, Oprah, Health, Parents, Parenting, Good Housekeeping, Redbook, etc.

Heroes:

Dr. Richard Bolton. Dr. Glen Needham. Dr. Charles Gerba.

My Blog

Check out the new and improved....

GETHALO.com!!!!! We are proud and HAPPY to have our new look up and running, ready to sell lots of vacuums and educate the Halo Family worldwide about how ultraviolet light can kill the invisible germ...
Posted by Halo Ultraviolet Vacuums on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:38:00 PST

What are people saying about us??

Short reviews have been popping up all over the internet and being emailed to us from across the country. What are people saying about Halo Ultraviolet Vacuums? "My husband is a vacuum freak, we have...
Posted by Halo Ultraviolet Vacuums on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:00:00 PST

Allergies and....IBS?

I've already pretty much done my share of blogging this week but I came across an article that I couldn't pass up sharing with you. I suffer from seasonal allergies, and I'm embarrased to admit it, bu...
Posted by Halo Ultraviolet Vacuums on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:55:00 PST

Weather and Wellness

I can't tell you how many times I have woke up in the morning, blaming the weather for my latest illness. I have blamed the weather for allergy symptoms, catching a cold and even the ache in my ...
Posted by Halo Ultraviolet Vacuums on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:21:00 PST

What are people saying about Halo?!?

Allergies and Hotel Travel

A great article just came out recently about Wyndham hotels and their push to offer more allergy-senstive rooms. People may get charged a slightly higher rate, but the extra change will be worth...
Posted by Halo Ultraviolet Vacuums on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:12:00 PST

Tis the Sneezin’

Thanks to Metro Green+Business for the plug for our Halo UV-ST! http://www.upstatehouse.com/article.php?issue=55&dept=85 this website, beyond talking up our vacuums, also offers a lot of articles ...
Posted by Halo Ultraviolet Vacuums on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:11:00 PST

Halo named Good Housekeeping’s Good Buy

Good Morning America and Good Housekeeping want you to be able to check out the best products of 2008, and we have had the distinct honor of being on that famous list! http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Consum...
Posted by Halo Ultraviolet Vacuums on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:57:00 PST

More Revolutionary Floor Care News!

Big things have happened here at Halo in the last few months and we have just needed a moment to catch our breath and share them with you! In only a few short months, we have made our first ap...
Posted by Halo Ultraviolet Vacuums on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:57:00 PST

Holiday Health

Ho-Ho-Oh-No! It has been suspected that bringing your live Christmas tree indoors can actually trigger allergies. They say it may not be the pine or pollen so much, but actually the mold that ...
Posted by Halo Ultraviolet Vacuums on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:56:00 PST