How to Take Action Against the Smart Meters in WA Rollout
Although smart meters have been controversially rolled out in other Australian states and countries, up until early 2019 these have only been trialled in Western Australia. That’s about to change. Over the coming months, Western Power is to install approximately...
Mobile Phone Tower Locations: Finding Those Near to You
With 5G towers being installed throughout Australia, one of the questions I’m receiving a lot right now is, “how do I find mobile phone tower locations near me?”. This is often followed by, “how far away from mobile phone towers should I live?”. I’ll start by saying...
Living Near Power Lines: What Are The Health Impacts?
I’m sure you’ll agree, the area we live in has an undeniable effect on our health and wellbeing. Many of us recognise that living near to nature has a positive impact on our mental health, among other benefits. Whilst setting up home in the midst of a smog-filled city...
Why Every Home Needs An EMF Meter (& Which One To Buy!)
You can’t see, smell, taste, feel, or hear electromagnetic fields (EMF) but make no mistake they are there. Unlike invisible ultra-violet light, when we overexpose ourselves to manmade EMF we don’t get burned. But whether you consciously sense it or not, your body...
What To Avoid During Pregnancy: Toxicity In The Home
Most of us learn a lot from our first born. We think we’ve got it all down pat and then the second in line to the throne comes along. They are a completely different ‘kettle of fish’ and we start all over! Well, environmental toxicants are a bit...
Indoor Lighting – How Healthy Is It?
Blue light is getting a lot of press lately, and rightly so. It’s not good for your eyes, your hormonal health, your energy levels, or even your mental health. Now that may seem a bit extreme for some. How toxic could an innocent looking light bulb really be?...
Why is Water Important in a 5G World?
In the days when I used to wander the stunning hiking trails of the Irish mountains, it was commonplace to stumble across crystal clear streams of pristine water. Inevitably someone would ask “is it safe to drink this water?” and the question has always bemused...
The Dangers of Wireless: Wifi Radiation & Bluetooth Headphones
There’s no escaping the fact that wireless technology is becoming more prominent in our daily lives. From smartphones to wifi, wireless headphones and speakers, and now wireless phone charging, the telecomms industry is constantly announcing new wireless products....
How Air Quality Testing in Your Home Can Improve Allergies & Asthma
Our indoor air quality can be ten times more polluted than outdoors. A combination of fragrance, dust, chemicals, noxious gases, mould, and other toxicants, exist in the air we breathe in our homes every single day. When 90% of our time is spent indoors; in houses,...
The Health Benefits of Morning Sun: Why You Should Rise Early
For many of us, it’s not easy waking early in the morning. It’s especially tough if you burn the midnight oil watching Netflix because it’s easier to watch another show rather than get up and go to bed. Yet, rising with the sun is one of my strongest pieces of advice...
Is Fluoride Bad For You & Your Children?
Most of us have regrets. God knows I have a few when it comes to parenting. Are they really regrets though, or lessons? Lessons you learn from (and I’ve learned a few!). So I want to share some of what I’ve learned and explore a common question I hear: is fluoride bad...
How to Prepare a Natural Bedroom for Your Child
You may soon be expecting the pitter-patter of tiny feet into your home. Or maybe you have finally found the time and the money to spend doing up your child’s bedroom, searching for matching paint and curtains, and perhaps even some new flooring? Unfortunately,...
The Eco Friendly Lunchbox, Lunch Bag & More Back to School Tips
It’s that time of the year when we start thinking ‘back to school’ again and equipping our kids with school bags, lunch boxes and water bottles. So if you are wondering whether or not you are making the best choices for your child, you’ve come to the...
Plastic Containers & Why You Should Detox Your Kitchen
When you start paying attention to the things you can control in your environment, you will find that small changes lead to big impacts. With this in mind, when it comes to creating a healthy kitchen I like to focus on a couple of key areas that can impact your health...
Lead in Water and What You Need to do About It
Did you see the recent Australian government warning? There is likely to be toxic lead in our drinking water. They’ve advised us all to flush our taps every morning for 30 seconds before even filling the kettle, and for 2-3 minutes following a holiday?...
Why Non-Stick Cookware is a Danger in Your Kitchen
What’s the deal with non-stick cookware and bakeware? Our kitchens are usually stocked full with everything non-stick these days: frying pans, saucepans, rice cookers, slow cookers, muffin tins, sandwich makers and waffle makers. The same family of non-stick...
Is Fragrance Bad For You?
Is fragrance really bad for you? If so, are essential oils the answer to all our fragrance woes? In this post I’ll explore the answers to both of these questions. You get up in the morning, roll from your bed sheets smelling of ‘fresh rain’. You...
Do Smart Meters Cause Health Problems? What You Should Know
Update: Since this blog post was published, Western Power has announced that smart meters will now be rolled out permanently in WA, read more about that update here. Before stepping through a client’s front door to do a healthy home review, most can’t...
Sleep Problems in Children: Are Electromagnetic Fields to Blame?
I recently returned from an overseas trip; a family visit to Ireland and a few days in Prague. Prague had been top of my agenda a very long time. I spent years in university studying the geography of countries from Scandinavia to China, yet getting to know these...
The Best Home Water Filters You Can Buy Right Now
There are two chemicals I love in my drinking water. One is hydrogen, the other oxygen. I grew up drinking groundwater which had nothing added but time and certainly no chlorine or fluoride. Of course, there are other pesky contaminants that unintentionally find their...
The Toxic Chemicals in Cleaning Products Revealed
Given the popularity of my recent blog on the harmful ingredients found in skincare products, I thought it timely to hit you with something similar for cleaning products: revealing the toxic chemicals in cleaning products that you should be aware of and checking for....
Energy Saving Tips for the Home: Household Appliances
Household appliances and equipment accounts for about one-third of the energy consumption and nearly half the greenhouse gas emissions in the average household. Given most of these appliances are found in the kitchen, it’s a good place to start your eco-conscious...
The Harmful Ingredients in Skincare Products to Avoid
Getting your head around which harmful ingredients in skincare products to avoid is enough to give anyone a headache. There are hundreds of chemicals that go into the production of beauty products and personal care products. Most of them are not good for you or your...
Everything You Should Know About House Dust Mites
It’s hard not to notice that allergies have escalated significantly in recent years, particularly amongst children. One of the most common causes of allergies is house dust mites. They may even be the most common trigger of all year round allergies and asthma. An...
What Causes Allergies in the House?
Allergic diseases have doubled in western countries over the last 25 years. It’s hard not to notice, especially if you have school-aged children The causes or triggers of allergies and sensitivities are complex and often multi-factorial. They have baffled...
Blue Light From Screens: Why Our Children Need Protection
As promised here is part two in my children and technology series and this week we are looking at how to protect our children from the blue light from screens. Just how much screen time is OK for kids? It’s a question us parents continually ask and feel guilty about...
Children and Technology: How to Protect Our Little Ones From EMF
I was born into a world of black and white television. We had two channels and maybe an Atari video game at some point. The Commodore 64 was a thing. The deprivation or some would argue the richness it granted, is probably the reason for my lack of interest in TV to...
6 Home Hazards to Look For Before You Relocate
When we bought our home ten years ago the light had me hooked. High ceilings, lots of windows and doors, and a living area beaming with light, sun and warmth. In a country bursting with sun, most of our homes are built to avoid it; it makes the winters unexpectedly...
Finding a Healthy Eco-Home: What to Look for Before You Buy or Rent
Most of us assume the word ‘eco’ is synonymous with healthy. Unfortunately, when it comes to finding an eco-home, that’s often not the case. You can spend millions buying, building or just renting the ‘eco-home’ of your dreams but still end up effectively suffering...
5 Simple Ways to Reduce Rubbish in Your Home
Understandably, there is a much-needed push to reduce single-use plastics all over the world right now, including in Australia. Unlike many others, we live in a country where there is no shortage of space, yet that shouldn’t be an excuse to just keep piling...
EMF Protection: Do Crystals, Rocks and Stones Work?
If I had a dollar for every time I was asked about a stone or crystal that I could shove in my pocket to protect myself from the effects of EMF, I’d be a millionaire. In this blog, I explain why EMF protection shouldn’t lie in the hands of a stone....
How EMF Measurement Creates a Healthier Home For Your Family
When you think of EMF (Electromagnetic Fields) you probably think of mobile phone towers and the like. Actually, this is only one form of man-made EMF, it’s just the most widely known because it sits higher up on the Electromagnetic spectrum. However,...
EMF Testing In The Home: How It Can Help You Sleep
EMF testing (or Electro-Magnetic Fields testing) saved my sleep and God knows my sanity. I was sleep deprived for years, starting from when my son was about ten months old. His poor sleep in the form of night terrors began following a long-haul flight to Europe. The...
How to Reduce Lead Exposure in Your Home
When we moved into our 1940s home over ten years ago, heavy metals and lead exposure were not on my mind. Why on earth should they have been? Well, namely because lead is the most common environmental contaminant in the world. Any house built or renovated before 1997...
Looking for a Natural Non-Toxic Deodorant that Works?
I often get asked the question: what non-toxic deodorant do you use and does it work? Deodorant is one of the first items that gets swapped out in making the switch to a more natural way of living but it can also be the hardest. No one wants to drive their family,...
How to Reduce Swimming Pool Chlorine Side Effects on the Skin
If you have been following my last few posts you will have noticed a theme: skin irritants. Two of the main swimming pool chlorine side effects are irritation of the skin and lungs, so in this blog, I will give you some tips on how to reduce your exposure to...
Chlorine Water in our Homes – the Good, Bad & Ugly Effects
In my last blog, I spoke about the importance of scrutinising the skincare products you use especially if you are prone to skin allergies and irritations such as eczema. This week I want to take a look at chlorine water in our homes and how that may affect your body....
Natural Eczema Treatment: Is Your Product Really Natural?
Do you or someone you know suffer from eczema? Did you know there are some natural eczema treatment steps you can take at home that can minimise or even completely eliminate the problem? I was in denial about allergies in my family for a bit. Growing up they weren’t...
6 Best Apps to Help with Recycling Household Waste
In Part 2 of this blog series, I want to help you understand ways of reducing and recycling household waste, or rubbish if you prefer. In a past life, I was the “face of waste”. I became intimate for a while with landfill leachate and gas, shopping centre...
10 Best Apps to Becoming an Eco-Conscious Consumer
Want to learn how to live an eco-conscious life? Download these apps. I’ve made it easy for you by separating the chaff from the wheat. Living a greener and by default healthier life can feel overwhelming. The ingredients on the back of your shampoo bottle more...Hi, I’m Una. Eco-Lifestyle Coach & Scientist
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