Lauren was an 18 month old child who slept poorly, waking frequently and often experiencing nightmares. As far as her mother could recall, she had been like this all her life. 

Harry had been experiencing fatigue and breathing difficulties since moving into his rental property. As he was certain that the house was making him sick, he asked Building Wellness to have a look at the property.

According a report published by the U.S. Centre for Public Integrity, in the ten years to 2007, there was a 300 percent increase in reported human health problems related to the use of pyrethrin and pyrethroid pesticides.  This finding is based on an analysis of adverse reaction reports filed with the EPA by pesticide manufacturers and appears to be associated with the growing popularity of these chemicals.

While there are a couple of exceptions, newspaper and internet articles published during the last 7 months generally suggest that compact fluorescent lamps (CFL’s), which are being promoted as energy-efficient replacements for incandescent globes, may aggravate health problems including migraine, eczema, seizures and lupus in light-sensitive people. Some countries, including Australia, plan to replace incandescent globes with CFL’s as one measure in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.