How to check that your home is healthy
“Your home is your castle and it is the one place in the world where you want to feel safe.”
Over the last 100 years we’ve seen the advent of electricity, microwave ovens, mobile phones and more recently wireless technology within the home. We ve also witnessed a substantial increase in occurrences of cancer , now up to 1 in 3 adults, and a whole suite of relatively new allergies and illnesses such as ME.
Attacks on our Immune System
The workings of the human body are truly incredible and we have inbuilt systems to protect us from environmental influence, whether it be excessive heat (sweating) or attack from microwaves (immune system). When we are exposed to high levels of radiation eg during an aeroplane flight, our body kicks into protection mode to look after us. However the subtle microwaves of a nearby mobile phone mast may not be picked up by the immune system. After all, our bodies haven’t had too long to adapt to all this technology.
As a Feng Shui consultant, the first thing I do is to check the health of a home:
Hands Free Technology
At one home I found that the baby’s cot was immersed in microwave radiation. The culprit was the hands free internet connection on the wall of the bedroom. In fact it is today’s DECT digital hands free phones that are the normal reason for the sound on my handheld microwave meter going berserk. Once ill health arrives, it can often affect the rest of a persons life. On occasions I have had clients who seem to have suffered years of bad luck as well as poor health.
Mobile Phone Masts
The only time I have ever recommended that a client move house was the case of a lady who had suffered appalling health and bad luck since moving into her home years earlier. She had two mobile phone masts at the bottom of her garden and would have been too weak to fight the phone company.
Geopathic Stress
Your home is checked using scientific meters and in the case of Geopathic Stress, by using dowsing rods. Geopathic Stress occurs both naturally through earth movement and more commonly through activities such as quarrying or railways where the earth has been disturbed.
I remember the case of a lady aged 42 who had lived in the same home for 20 years. Over the last ten years she had suffered a catalogue of ill health including a hysterectomy and the removal of her bowels. We found three lines of Geopathic Stress in her bedroom and advised her to move her bed. She told us that the bed had been in the “safe” position, away from the GS, for the first ten years in the house, when she had been in excellent health. This case study alone convinced me of the need to dowse every home for Geopathic Stress.
Dowsing
Downsing is an easy skill to learn and I recommend the Dowsing Society (www.britishdowsers.org) as a good place to start exploring the subject. Once Geopathic Stress is detected it can be treated immediately with earth acupuncture. An experienced consultant may adopt more intuitive methods, working closely with their client and the treatment is often very specific. Please contact me if you are interested in learning more about this subject.
Colour
Of course the health of your home can also be affected by the colours used. For example. A young Manchester United or Liverpool supporter may have trouble sleeping if their room is full of the colour red. It is too yang for a sleeping place. We need a good nights sleep to remain healthy and so the bedroom is often the primary focus of a healthy home survey.
Imagery
Our subconscious doesnt always differentiate between what it sees and what it takes on board.
Pictures portraying battles, the end of the world or violent images are unlikely to promote a good nights sleep and may even invite disruptions into a person’s life!
Previous Occupants
Sometimes a room just doesn’t feel good. This may be as a result of “stuck” energy from previous residents. If the previous owner suffered ill health, bankruptcy, divorce or even death in the home, it is possible that the current owners will be sensitive to this energy. Have you ever noticed where one shop in a high street experiences a rapid turnover of businesses. Somehow each business seems to struggle and yet there is no obvious reason? The “predecessor chi” needs to be cleared in such cases.
Bathroom Toiletries
So your home is healthy and you eat organic food, but what are you putting into your skin each day? Incredibly, most beauty and even baby products contain products that wouldn’t be out of place in a car engine!! Don’t be mislead by names such as “Simple” or descriptions such as “natural” which has no legal meaning. Even the term “organic” doesn’t guarantee a 100% “safe “ product.
So what do you need to look out for? Avoid products that contain SLS (Sodium Laureth Sulphate), Propylene Glycol, Parabens, PEG,DEA and “fragrance”, just for starters! For a full list >>
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The good news!
is that there are solutions for almost all health problems encountered within a home, even high electro magnetic and microwave fields. Ideally I suggest that any health hazards in the home need to be addressed BEFORE applying any Feng Shui cures.
There are many other aspects to checking whether your home is healthy, from the cleanliness of your carpets to whether your candles contain petroleum wax. Clutter and dirt can also lead to health problems which lead to issues in the persons life.
If you think your home may not be healthy, do a spring clean!
If you lack the energy and motivation to tackle the problem alone, get in a professional!