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I am considering to buy a small and cheap little house, made from aluminum, just outside the city. The advantage is that I won't have any neighbours (who can have DECT phones, etc) very close by and that there are only low levels of high frequency radiation from phone masts, etc. But I wonder if an aluminum house is healthy to live in, as I've read some information which says that aluminum affects subtle energies and also the air quality (negative ions if I'm correct). What do you think? Is it healthy to live in an aluminum house? (also interesting question: Is it healthy to drive in an Audi A8 which, among other cars, is built from aluminum) Does it matter if the aluminum is covered with some other material, i. e., it doesn't come in contact with the air inside? Thanks in advance, Best regards, Ed, The Netherlands |
My experience with living in a metal construction such as a caravan is
that they act as antennas. Also, aluminium is not a good metal - its toxic. Wood is much better - bricks the best for protection. Sarah -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of ednl2000 Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2005 8:15 AM To: [hidden email] Subject: [eSens] Living in an aluminum house? Hi, I am considering to buy a small and cheap little house, made from aluminum, just outside the city. The advantage is that I won't have any neighbours (who can have DECT phones, etc) very close by and that there are only low levels of high frequency radiation from phone masts, etc. But I wonder if an aluminum house is healthy to live in, as I've read some information which says that aluminum affects subtle energies and also the air quality (negative ions if I'm correct). What do you think? Is it healthy to live in an aluminum house? (also interesting question: Is it healthy to drive in an Audi A8 which, among other cars, is built from aluminum) Does it matter if the aluminum is covered with some other material, i. e., it doesn't come in contact with the air inside? Thanks in advance, Best regards, Ed, The Netherlands Yahoo! Groups Links |
Our experience is that metallic constructions do tend to act as antennae unless they are properly earthed (grounded). Conversely, if the earth is very good, they can act as a "Faraday cage" and shield the person inside from external electric fields (like the idea of painting metallic screening paint on the inside walls of rooms).
. My wife Sue has a metallic headnet and a metallic canopy for her bed, made of similar material. The headnet has been a huge benefit for car journeys - she can travel for an hour or more in it without problems, and is shielded from the effects of electronic ignition etc, as long as the headnet is firmly earthed to the metallic seat runner. Without the headnet, she can't travel more than 5 minutes without developing severe pains. The car itself seems to act as a Faraday cage shielding from external sources, like mobile phone masts we pass, so the headnet is just needed to protect against fields inside the car. . On the other hand, the canopy has been a complete failure for us. It seems to act as an antenna, and we can't find a way of grounding it well enough to get things better. We've tried linking to earthed radiators in the house, and a separate copper pipe in the ground outside, neither seem to have given benefit. By contrast, a friend who lives in a rural area says that her canopy has helped her immensely. . Personally I'd be very dubious about getting an aluminium house. A lot of metal there might act as a really big receptor, especially if the earthing is not 100% effective - e.g. if the ground has dried out in the summer. I guess you`ve been to look at the place? You may be able to detect whether it seems to have any adverse effect on you. . I wouldn`t personally worry about the toxicity argument. Aluminium in its sheet or slab form is chemically very inert, and non-toxic. Any potential danger comes from dissolving it up in acid or alkali and drinking the result regularly - there are question marks about people who have cooked in aluminimum saucepans for their whole life (60 years or more) as to whether it may contribute to the onset of Alzheimer`s disease. There is nothing very conclusive. My Dad has cooked with aluminium for most of his 88 years, and in the last few years he has begun to suffer short-term memory loss, but this may simply be age-related. My wife and I use stainless steel instead, though. But if you don`t intend to regularly dissolve up parts of your house and ingest it, I think you would be safe in this respect. We have to distinguish between major, minor and minuscule effects - even water is "toxic" if drunk in sufficiently large amounts (my wife ended up in hospital after drinking too much water during a detox flush, as she had diluted all her body electrolytes too far). . Best wishes, Ian and Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: Benson, Sarah (Sen L. Allison) To: [hidden email] Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 6:19 AM Subject: RE: [eSens] Living in an aluminum house? My experience with living in a metal construction such as a caravan is that they act as antennas. Also, aluminium is not a good metal - its toxic. Wood is much better - bricks the best for protection. Sarah -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of ednl2000 Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2005 8:15 AM To: [hidden email] Subject: [eSens] Living in an aluminum house? Hi, I am considering to buy a small and cheap little house, made from aluminum, just outside the city. The advantage is that I won't have any neighbours (who can have DECT phones, etc) very close by and that there are only low levels of high frequency radiation from phone masts, etc. But I wonder if an aluminum house is healthy to live in, as I've read some information which says that aluminum affects subtle energies and also the air quality (negative ions if I'm correct). What do you think? Is it healthy to live in an aluminum house? (also interesting question: Is it healthy to drive in an Audi A8 which, among other cars, is built from aluminum) Does it matter if the aluminum is covered with some other material, i. e., it doesn't come in contact with the air inside? Thanks in advance, Best regards, Ed, The Netherlands Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eSens/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [hidden email] c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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