NEWS

 

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  • The assortment of fabrics is momentarily reduced, while we are putting together a new range. 
  • We are very happy to finally have found a substantial organisation to offer courses in the field of Building Biology!  Please see link at the left of the page.
  • Gigahertz released the NFA400, an affordable, but top-of-the-range low frequency EMR tester. It allows to test for dirty power in great detail.
  • New shielding fabrics now available.  See here for more. 
  • The 'Small Farm Field Days' in Mudgee were a great success.   If you missed out, put them into your calendar for next year! 
  • The Power and Ultimate shielding fabrics are not available, anymore.  We are about to replace them with excellent Italian shielding material, for almost the same price.
  • Our range of measuring instruments has been extended, due to customer request.  You can now find information for all Gigahertz instruments.
  • We have a new website, dedicated to Dirty Electricity.  There is plenty of information on this site, but eventually, the new one will fulfill this function.
  • Prices were last updated 10.10.10 - Some went up, some went down...
  • Great slide presentation on 'dirty' electricity, by Mikko Ahonen.  See also our filters, here.
  • Bedding yourself well?  Check out this research, which links the way we sleep with the way we develop cancer, - mostly on the left side of the body.  Find natural mattresses, here. 
  • There is now a page on Facebook with news and discussions on healthy homes and a healthy environment.   - It is called Building Biology Australia.
  • The last long term study (05/2010) about the dangers of mobile phone useage has been released, - and there is no clear conclusion about whether they are a danger, or not.  The finding that people using their phone for 30 minutes a day have a 40% higher chance of brain cancer does not appear to be statistically significant...  I wonder, why?  Fortunately, we can make our own judgements. 

  • Full Signal. -The Palestinian-American director Talal Jabari has made a documentary on the health problems caused by cellular phones and cell phone towers. You can watch the trailer for this award winning movie on the official movie website http://fullsignalmovie.com/index.html. Some brief interviews can be listened to, here: http://fullsignalmovie.com/news.html.

  • How safe is your mobile phone?  SMH, 2.10.09
  • The European Union are working on a standard for exposure from mobile phones/ cell phones.  Watch this video, - it is an eye-opener.  http://www.europarltv.europa.eu/yourParliament.aspx?action=ViewVideo&PackageId=dc2851a5-d4d7-48b7-9769-ecc7e37e3a6b 
  • More videos on our Youtube-page.  Use the link at the left to navigate.
  • Plastic additive BPA (Bisphenol A) linked to heart disease and birth defects!  It is much preferable to use glass, steel, or resin-lined bottles > avoid plastic.  If you really have to use plastics, recycling codes 1,2,4,5 are acceptable.
  • Worried about cosmetics?  This is a fantastic site www.cosmeticsdatabase.com  Search their extensive database for your favourite moisturiser!
  • COSMETICS - For some reason, I had a lot to do with cosmetics, recently.  It is very difficult to even find shampoo, conditioner and moisturiser that are free from unwanted chemicals, like sodium laureth sulphate and all kinds of nasty preservatives.  There are brands you can trust, like Weleda, Dr Hauschka, Jurlique, - and I found that miessence and http://www.naturalinstinct.com.au are making pretty outstanding and affordable products, too.
  • Do a Youtube search for 'livspace' videos!
  • The Choice magazine (06/09) has published an article about the use of pesticides in Australian households, which have been declared illegal in Europe...  that's most of them!
  • The Choice magazine also has a listing of sustainability grants for home owners. See www.choice.com.au
  • View 60 MINUTES: About the dangers of mobile phones (5.4.09)
  • Have a look at the new Healthy Kitchen section.  The juicer is an introductory offer for $ 100.00 below retail, for only 249.00!
  • The Bio Check indoor pollution analysers are back! - Do it yourself for the fraction of the price that a lab would charge.
  • Dangerous Mobiles  - Australian research.  See Youtube video page on this site.
  • Bees exterminated by mobile phones!  CCD (colony collapse disorder) is on the increase, killing up to 90 % of bees in some areas, by interfering with their navigation.
  • Want to know SAR values for mobile phones?  Go to http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6602_7-5020355-1.html?tag=lnav  Go to this page to reduce your phone's output before shielding.  The less it has to begin with, the more efficient your shielding will be!
  • Click here for a BBC Panorama production on electrosmog, part I:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuNaDj6VLHw     On Youtube, you can also find part II and much more!  The conroversy, the arguments and counter-arguments:  Plenty to form your own opinion.
  • Click here for the latest research into electro-pollution:  www.bioinitiative.org 
  • Latest electro-pollution research
    Visit this link to the     BioInitiative Report: http://www.bioinitiative.org/report/index.htm
    A Rationale for a Biologically-based Public Exposure Standard
    for Electromagnetic Fields (ELF and RF)
    I recommend the SUMMARY (section 1) link for those of you, who like to start with the big picture and deal with the details, later.
  • Dr. George Carlo - watch this video on the danger of wireless comunication devices:   Dangers-of-cell-phone-and-wi-fi-radiation-in-schools 
  • ... and about wifi in general
  • CLEANERS - I'll write an article about this topic.  In the meantime, get rid of the idea that you can kill bacteria without harming yourself and your family.  Clean regularly and well, avoid strong chemicals, rinse clean..... don't use the type that stays on and forms a grime... or evaporates to be breathed in!
  • AIR FRESHENERS - are fundamentally unhealthy.  Open the windows, get a good vacuum cleaner, keep the pets out, address the causes of moulds, - changing the smell is only cosmetic.  The odour is a sign not to be ignored. A study in teh US has found in 10/07 that 12 out of 14 contained carcinogenic and mutagenic toxins.