a nurturing home

"For I have lit on a great truth: to wit, that all men dwell, and life's meaning changes for them with the meaning of the home." --- Antoine St. Exupery

Our homes are the pivotal point in our lives for our well-being and personal power, yet most of our homes and work spaces as they exist now are detrimental to us.

In an extreme mechanistic view of life, this is not a serious problem; it is seen as just another opportunity for economic growth. Three of the top ten occupations in the U.S. today are dependent on the fact that 45% of the American population is chronically ill. Pharmaceutical drugs are the highest grossing business on earth at 400 billion dollars a year.

Individuals have shown vast improvement in conditions such as heart problems, obesity, sleeplessness, fatigue, asthma, and emotional disorders, to name a few, by making their homes healthier. Even small changes can make a dramatic difference.

"Some people are of the opinion that healthy houses are only necessary for very sensitive people, such as those with MCS. That's like saying food is only necessary for the starving. We all need healthy houses." --------- John Bower, The Healthy House

The fact that you can change your health by changing your environment remains the best kept secret of the 21st century.

"People are beginning to pay attention to off-gassing, that's the evaporation of chemicals into the air," Jay Watts of AFM Safecoat states. "The first thing to keep in mind is that conventional products for the home were manufactured with two goals in mind — functionality and economy. …What they weren't considering seriously was the toxic effect of the choices they were making. There are serious consequences to our health and to our quality of life when we are exposed to too many toxic chemicals."

Despite vigilance by the chemical industry, there is a small but growing public awareness of the importance of a non-toxic home to your health.

Building on seminal work by individuals like Dr. William Rea, pioneering physician in environmental medicine at the Environmental Health Center - Dallas, and parallel holistic efforts like those at Institute Bau-Biologie, knowledgeable people have created indispensable reference books such as Less Toxic Alternatives by Carolyn Gorman, How to Build a Healthy Home and Office by Dr. William Rea, Home Safe Home by Debra Lynn Dadd, and Homes That Heal and Those that Don't by Althena Thompson, to mention just a few.

Begin your journey to wellness with Less Toxic Alternatives, by Carolyn Gorman. This book lists safe products and a wealth of resources for every home need and building project and is beautifully illustrated with photos by noted Nature photographer Kerry Curtis.

Helpful Links

Introduction to Optimum Environments for Optimum Health and Creativity: Designing and Building a Healthy Home or Office by William Rea, M.D.