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Is sleep a problem for you? 
Do you spend eight hours in the bed and not wake up feeling rejuvenated? Maybe it’s your body reacting to the toxic environment in your bed/bedroom? A few months ago my wife Sue and I spent an afternoon with Mary Cordaro to learn about a healthy home and bedroom environment. Mary is a Healthy Home Environmental Specialist. Her credentials are impressive: Click here to see her site H3Environmental.com. I was so impressed with this whole experience that I wanted to give you the information so you evaluate it for yourselves. Here is the first of a four part series.
by Mary Cordaro - Part 1 Introduction: Electromagnetic Fields and the Healthy Bedroom We are most vulnerable when we sleep. Our bodies let down, regroup, shed metabolic waste, and regenerate. Healthful sleeping rooms provide an environment that enables important bodily processes—including the natural electrical system, internal organs, and unconscious mind—to work smoothly and without interference. It provides the springboard for a strong body to cope effectively with a less-than-ideal daytime environment. If we never give the body a break at night, we diminish our ability to function well during the day. Every day we are surrounded by measurable electromagnetic fields (EMF’s) from sources often beyond our control. Low-frequency magnetic and electric fields from household wiring, appliances and power lines, high frequency radiation from radio waves and microwaves, and artificially induced magnetism from metal bombard our living and working environments. It is possible, however, to make dramatic improvement in this sea of electric and magnetic fields, especially in the bedroom. By eliminating the actual sources of EMFs that may affect the immune system, we give our bodies a break at night, where we spend 1/3 of our lives --so we are better able to function during the day. Although there are hundreds of studies that show possible correlations between low levels EMF’s and serious health effects, the scientific community in the U.S. is still undecided about whether or not electromagnetic fields are harmful. Until science can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that EMF’s create no health effects, the German field of Bau-Biologie provides guidelines and standards for "prudent avoidance." In Germany, as well as the in the U.S., many doctors and their patients report better, deeper and more regenerative sleep--and more facilitated healing--when EMFs are eliminated from the bedroom. This following series of articles begins with a general article about the healthy bedroom, followed by three more in-depth articles about EMF’s. Creating the Healthy, Sustainable Bedroom The bedroom is the most important room in the home. While many of us spend up to 90% of our time indoors, about one-third of our lives is spent in the bedroom. Transforming the bedroom into a healthy, environmentally clean and comfortable retreat is one of the most important steps we can take to improve our overall health and well-being. For those who have allergies, asthma, chemical sensitivities or frequent colds and flu, a healthy, natural bedroom free of pollutants can not only give you relief, but also provide a big boost to your immune system. For the healthy person, the healthy bedroom is pure prevention for those of all ages, and most importantly for children, whose developing bodies are much more vulnerable. Health Effects Start with the Bed But there's good news: thanks to a fast-growing, "sustainable lifestyle" industry, beautiful, comfortable beds, bedding, linens and textiles made from organic, natural materials are available. Mattresses and bed systems made with high quality, organic wool batting are my preference, because organic wool is naturally fire retardant, wicks and dries moisture away from the body, is naturally dust mite resistant, and cushions the body. Since the average body loses about a pint of vapor into the bed every night, it's important that the battings used in beds and bedding efficiently and effectively wick and dry, so that conditions favorable for mold and dust mites are eliminated. High quality 100% natural latex is a good, comfortable and contouring alternative to metal coils, which can become magnetized in the presence of an electrical environment, creating a subtle type of DC electromagnetic field. Metal can also distort the beneficial, measurable healing frequencies from the earth. Natural fabrics, such as organic cotton sheeting and ticking, eliminate another subtle type of electromagnetic field called "electrostatic charge." The result is that natural surfaces don't attract as much dust, because of the absence of static. Organic fabrics undyed, or dyed with natural pigments are free of volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, which "outgas" in low levels from conventional, synthetic dyes, as well as permanent fabric treatments. This entire approach eliminates the need for synthetic dust mite barrier covers. Instead, you can work WITH nature by using materials that are naturally healthy and contaminant free. And of course, by purchasing from sustainable companies, you help to promote industries that use renewable resources and create less impact throughout the life cycle of the manufactured products. After all, human and planetary health is integrally connected. Beyond the Bed © copyright Mary Cordaro 1997
Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4
For a free book list on the healthy home, go to: http://www.h3environmental.com/html/learn/reading_environ.cfm Mary does private consultations and has available many good products for the home and office to improve the environment. She can be reached at www.h3environmental.com I recommend her highly. D.I. Minkoff, M.D.
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