Healthy Homes for Children

Look upward: Set thine eyes upon the heights

And striving ever towards the distant goal,

Faint not, but have the faith supreme to know

A glorious destiny awaits thy soul.

Margaret Boswell

From the notes of Chauncey J. Pobanz, “Poems and Sayings”

There is a huge shift in the air. I have felt it in my own life. A move to a new home – that is always a major shift. But even more, I have been drawn to focus more on children – to bring information to their parents, their grandparents – information that can help them help their children have healthy, productive lives.

In the past 15 years I have seen a lot of people affected by the environment they were living in. The things that have stayed with me the most were those homes where the parents did not realize that where they placed their children’s bedrooms, and what they placed in and outside of it, had enormous potential for health impacts on their child. I’ve seen children with all sorts of illnesses, many which we concluded were a direct result of the environment.

It could have been elevated electric fields; it may have been the water quality. It possibly was due to the paint and carpeting in the child’s room – or perhaps it was the materials that their toys were made out of. It is difficult to pinpoint the cause after the result is in place – and this led me to realize that I need to do whatever I can to educate before the results go in the wrong direction.

So now I am on an exciting new journey. I’ve embarked upon a journey to find those families that want a healthy life for their family, especially their children. There are many directions that I can go in to reach people and this – this requires goal setting and mapping out the path.

This leads me back to the poem that started out this blog, at the top of the page. My Grandfather, Chauncey J. Pobanz, a man who became a Methodist minister in mid life, kept a journal that I am fortunate to have in my possession. This particular poem reminds me that all of my goals are being directed by my soul. And that, my friends, is glorious.

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. 

A Good Day - Lowering Electro Magnetic Fields in a Home

Today was a good day. I was able to determine that the elevated AC Electric Fields in a lovely family's home will be able to be reduced substantially. So important, particularly in a family with young children. Elevated electric fields open the door to lowering the body's defenses to disease over time. It's a good day when that can be mitigated.
I noticed the elevation for the first time when my repeat client bought a new home. They inviited me to review their home for ideas to help them with the design process, from a Feng Shui point of view. It had been 6 months since their purchase, and they felt it was time for me to come back for a review. In that interim, they painted the home with non-toxic paint, updated light and fan fixtures, purchase some new furniture, and set about to 'living' in the home.

Their daughter was in the room that initially had the most concern for me. I did a preliminarly test and found elevated fields, suspecting that it was the exterior transformer near the front of the home. Today, I discovered that the AC Magnetic fields (the ones I sampled) were actually in good condition. However, the AC Electric fields, which we call 'body voltage' in the field of Bau-biology, were quite elevated. Through proper shielding, and shut off of a few circuit breakers at night time, they will lower the fields by 90% of the current levels.

The symptoms that the daughter was exhibiting (and their younger son) were that they had not slept through the night since moving in to the house, thus, they were all sleep deprived. When electric fields are elevated, they impact the pineal gland, which slows the production of melatonin - which is needed for deep, restful sleep. No sleep = irritable children = stressed family. We are all excited tonight as until their shielding cloths arrive, they are going to experiment with turning off a few specific circuit breakers each night before going to sleep. I expect that when I talk to them again in about 1 week, that I will find they will be a lot more rested.

This is a story that I will be following up on and my 'intuition' tells me that there will be some happy endings. If you have not ever heard about electromagnetic fields (or want to know more) check out http://buildingbiology.net/