Our buildings aren't made to keep out bushfire smoke: Here's what you can do On many days Canberra has the worst air quality of any major international city. Even in the best buildings it’s not good. NARENDRA SHRESTHA/EPA Geoff Hanmer, UNSW In early December 2019, a Sheffield Shield cricket match between NSW and Queensland was played … [Read more...] about Our buildings aren’t made to keep out bushfire smoke
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How to manage your essential medicines in a bushfire or other emergency
Managing medicines in a bushfire or other emergency In an emergency, like a bushfire, making sure you have enough of your regular medication can mean the difference between life and death. But there are many ways to prepare. from www.shutterstock.com Andrew Bartlett, University of Sydney and Bandana Saini, University of Sydney Some … [Read more...] about How to manage your essential medicines in a bushfire or other emergency
Why Hydrotherm Hydronic Heating is a Breath of Fresh Air (Part II)
How Wood Fires and Ducted Heating are Bad for your Health and Why Hydronic Heating can assist in Healing Hydrotherm Heating where instrumental in building an allergy-free, eco-friendly home, especially when what I needed most was a literal breath of fresh air! Cost can be a huge consideration; however, so can health, especially when good health has been missing from your life … [Read more...] about Why Hydrotherm Hydronic Heating is a Breath of Fresh Air (Part II)
Radiant Heat Fights Allergies with Hydrotherm Hydronic Heating (Part I)
Hydrotherm Hydronic Heating crew came out to the Build And Eco-Friendly, Allergy-Free House (BEAH) project to do stage I of the fit-out for our radiant heating system: All 2 floors. Everything had been planned with the usual military precision and attention to detail: two day busy days! (And to top it off, we had Jacob Maggs, our masterfully-EMF aware electrician on the site … [Read more...] about Radiant Heat Fights Allergies with Hydrotherm Hydronic Heating (Part I)
Invisible Illnesses – Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Most of my acquaintances are unaware I have lived with fibromyalgia and myalgic encephalomyelitis (aka Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ CFS) for over 20 years. People are often shocked to discover this. "But you look fine!" Exactly. There are no visible signs when I am well enough to be out and about, and when I am too ill, I can’t leave the house, so people don’t see … [Read more...] about Invisible Illnesses – Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome