Carol Cannon's 9 Bau (Building) Biology Tips for a Healthy Home (& Planet!) (edit/delete)

Happy Earth Day! Today is the day that we celebrate Mother Earth. However, I hope that you celebrate and enjoy her every day! As a Bau (Building) Biologist, I look at how buildings affect humans, and, the planet. Following are some of my favorite tips to create a healthy living environment. Enjoy!

1. Unplug any unnecessary electrical items in your bedroom so you are not sleeping in a "sea" of electromagnetic fields (EMFs). Most importantly, keep items such as alarm clocks, tape players, radios at a "safe" distance from your head.

2. Use 100% natural linens for your bed, to avoid allergies. Avoid polyester!

3. Attach a grounded glare guard to an older computer to reduce EMFs and make working much easier on your health. Newer computers have built in lower EMFs.

4. Keep electric calculators, pencil sharpeners and other electronic equipment unplugged until you need to use them. These items emit high EMFs that can negatively impact your health.

5. If you have a sewing machine, keep it unplugged when not in use, as it emits high EMFs.

6. Look for potentially dangerous EMF sources that might be hidden in your bedroom. Avoid placing your bed against a wall that might have one of the following on the other side of the wall: main power source to the building, circuit breaker box, stove, refrigerator, pool pump.

7. When building a new home or building out your new business space, incorporate healthy concepts. Consider using non-toxic glue for carpeting; non-toxic paint for the walls; tile, cork, bamboo or natural carpeting for flooring, and natural fabrics for furniture. These will help prevent out-gassing and will make your environment a healthier and more productive place to be in.

8. Consider using full spectrum lighting in place of fluorescent tubes, particularly in your workspace. This creates the closest lighting to daylight, and relieves much stress in the body.

9. Test your drinking water regularly, even if you have a filter. Consider installing a reverse osmosis or distilled water unit for removal of most "TDS" (total dissolved solids).

Creating a Home to Nest In: Health, Harmony & Success with Bau-Biologie®

Did you know that there are 3 main areas that affect a typical home occupant's health? The 3 areas include: 1) Air, 2) Water & 3) Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR). The materials used to build your home, improve your home, and create the furniture you use all have an impact - negative - on your air quality IF you are using chemical laden products. This is especially important for infants, but equally so for those who are more sensitive.
We all need to drink clean, pure water. No plastic containers, please! Most of us need to invest in, at minimum, drinking water and shower filtration. Finally, not only do huge power lines create harmful EMR, but your home can have the same or greater level of radiation. Where you sleep is of utmost importance to create a safe, low EMR and no toxin environment. Electrical appliances such as alarm clocks, dimmer switches, TV's, electric beds, computers and more are not recommended for your bedroom. Battery operated clocks are a healthier alternative.
Bau-Biologie®, the German science of understanding how your building affects your health, is key to understanding your home. A healthy home is a healthy nesting place! Learn more about how to analyze the health of your surroundings in Part 2 of 'Creating a Home to Nest In" podcast show, by clicking here: Feng Shui 4 Empowered Living .  You can learn more about the field of Bau-biologie by checking out the International Institute for Bau-biologie & Ecology. 

Earth Day is Every Day

Today I am hoping that it does not rain, so I can visit Crandon Park on Key Biscayne for the Earth Day Event.  April is the month of celebrating Earth day - and this month you will find a 4 part series on Feng Shui in Your Garden on my weekly podcast Feng Shui 4 Empowered Living on http://www.energyofthespirit.com/


Extend Earth day ideas and Join Me in Hawaii July 19 - 28, 2010 for Hawaii Women's Wellness Retreat: Transformation through Connections. Picture yourself vacationing in a luxury home on Hawaii's Big Island beach with breezes fanning you as you lay by the pool or sit in the hot tub. You can be part of a special 9 day vacation of successful community living in Paradise this summer. I'll be joining Kathleen McGinley, Certified Wellness Life-Strategies Coach, Ho'oponopono Practitioner and organizer of this fabulous retreat that will change your life - now in it's 5th year. There are only 5 spots left and I know this is the trip you have been waiting for! Don't delay, check out the itinerary http://tinyurl.com/yzek7cl and then Sign Up http://www.phoenixadventure.com/workshops.html today!

Even though we celebrate Earth Day in April, EVERY day is Earth Day. Some people try to do something as simple as use tea towels instead of paper towels, grow a few vegetables in their back yard or porch, or commit to saving energy wherever they can. Others commit their entire life to it. Join me in Hawaii this summer,July 19-28, as we learn about how to incorporate healthy, harmonious living into our lives. We will tour Pangaia http://www.pangaia.cc/ an ecological, self-sustaining community with tropical permaculture where we will learn how every day is Earth Day for the residents of this unique community.
Step outside your box.  Learn how you can make Earth Day an Every Day occurance on the Big Island of Hawaii!