HEALTHY HOME HEALTHY FAMILY – Nicole Bijlsma
In the past thirty years childhood allergies and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder have increased by 400%, one in four children have asthma, breast cancer has doubled, the age of puberty is declining, sperm count has dropped by 50% and IVF is where you go to have children. Could these conditions be linked to our homes? YES!
Healthy Home Healthy Family is a compilation of ten years of research. Within its pages you will discover how your home can affect your health and, most importantly, what you can do about it. It includes FREE checklists to assess your home. In this book, you will learn:
- Why our children are today’s guinea pigs
- How to build a healthy home
- Why your house is the biggest threat to a healthy pregnancy
- How to create a low allergy home
- How to reduce your exposure to electromagnetic fields
- Why plastics should not be used to store your food and beverages in
- How to choose a low radiation mobile phone
- How to choose an asthma friendly vacuum cleaner
- How to effectively kill dust mites and mould
- Why most countries DON’T fluoridate their water supply
- Why you should never use hot water out of the tap for drinking or cooking
- Which water filter to buy if you consume tap, tank or bore water
- How to effectively clean your home without the need for conventional chemicals
- Wireless internet and their impact on your health – the concerns raised by progressive countries
Nicole Bijlsma is a woman of passion, and her passion lies in environmental medicine. Nicole is the author of the bestseller Healthy Home, Healthy Family is an accomplished naturopath, acupuncturist and building biologist who has been in clinical practice since 1989. She is also the founder and CEO of the Australian College of Environmental Studies which was established in 1999 to educate people about the health hazards in the built environment.