Our home is a reflection of who we are.
Human’s require sunlight, fresh air, pure water, nutritious food and movement to function optimally.
A healthy home addresses 5 main areas: chemical toxins, waste management, electromagnetic radiation, electricity savings and water savings
- Chemical toxin exposure reduction
Cars, Home cleaning products, pesticides, garden products, personal care products, home maintenance, arts and crafts, pets and home office.
Solution: use natural products
- Vinegar
- Lemons
- Bicarbonate of soda
- Essential oils
- Water,
- Effective Microorganisms (EM’s)
- Effective waste management by reducing, reusing and recycling
Solution:
- use paper/material shopping bags,
- shop at farmer’s markets to reduce packaging and less toxin exposure
- separate waste, compost kitchen waste, reduce landfill waste,
- reuse containers,
- recycle collection of paper, plastic, metal and glass
- Effective use of electricity by
- Switching off the lights and appliances at the wall when not in use
- Use an aerated shower nozzle and shower for less
- Turn off the stove before the food is cooked
- Use hot water bottles and extra clothes in winter an turn the electric heater down/off
- Adjust pool and pond timers to a minimum
- Change electric lights to Led’s
- Wash on cooler cycles and lower temperature settings
- Only boil enough water for the number of cups of tea required
- Put in a geyser monitor that only heats the water below a certain temperature
- Change/buy low energy usage appliances – washing machine, iron, hairdryers, toasted cheese machines
- Investigate solar geysers
- Buy a gas stove
- Use a petrol mower and edger
- Log your electricity usage to check for irregularities and to measure consumption
- Think about a solar Photo Voltaic (PV) system – get quotes from SESSA registered installers.
4. Effective use of water
- Brick in the toilet
- Short showers
- Reuse cold (red) water in the winter from showers and sinks – onto the garden and to clean the floors
- Plant water-wise indigenous plants
- Water plants early in the morning or late at night
- Set up storage tanks for dry months
- Purify the water to drink, cook and shower
5. Effective electromagnetic radiation prevention
- Our bodies are electromagnetic – brain, heart and nervous system
- DNA structural characteristics similar to electromagnetic radiation
- Body has natural rhythms and cycles
- Children are most at risk
- Types of EM exposure
- Electricity plugs and machines in the home
- Microwave ovens
- Hands-free phones
- Cell phones – 24 hour exposure = 1600 chest x-rays
- Wi-Fi connections
- Cell phone masts
Solutions:
- Children under 12 should only use cell phones in an emergency
- Don’t place a cell phone on your body whilst it is on
- Use cell phone on loudspeaker
- Don’t use cell phone in the cars, trains, lifts
- Pregnant woman should be careful
- Use ADSL line instead of Wi-Fi with Ethernet cables
- Switch off cell phone at night
- Limit children’s time on game consoles
- Check your area for cell phone masts