Healthy housing
A healthy, light, airy, airy, quiet home with a fluid distribution of spaces is the first step to ensure a healthy, light, airy, quiet and fluid life.
When we are asked at Monapart what makes a beautiful home "one of ours", it is clear to us that aesthetic criteria are important, but they always come second to light, quality of space, surroundings... The typologies are infinite, but it is clear to us that a beautiful home must always be a space suitable for happiness.
There are times when happiness comes as standard, spaces in which, without really knowing why, and where everyone would give different reasons, approval is unanimous. But on other occasions, and far from superstitions and beliefs, it is evident that the space is sick. Electromagnetic and natural radiation, underground water currents, humidity, toxic paints, poor thermal and acoustic insulation, etc. are some of the factors that affect dwellings and their occupants; and children, the elderly and sensitive people are the most exposed to these "invisible illnesses". How to detect them?
This is what he does Gloria Vilalta (@gloriavilalta), to "cure" people by helping them to have a healthier and more balanced life by acting on the spaces where they live. Sometimes by intervening in depth in the configuration of the spaces, and other times by making small improvements (changing the colours of the walls, some finishes, putting in plants, changing the layout of the rooms or even the orientation of the bed...) that can mean a big change for those who live in that space.
Gloria is an engineer by profession and a doctor by vocation, and with a career as an engineer in the automotive sector and later as an energy consultant for different public facilities, today she has her own consultancy from which she helps in the selection of the most energetically favourable space; she advises on the best distribution of the rooms and also to choose the healthiest paints and materials following the guidelines of bio-construction. In addition, Gloria also carries out analyses of telluric energy, electromagnetic energy, emotional energy, studies of structure and geometry, the enhancement of natural light, colour and its properties, images and symbolism of decoration, natural elements, Feng Shui... Consult here her complete service portfolio.
Choosing the right space is of vital importance and is not always given due attention.
People who suffer from insomnia, migraines, excessive fatigue, depression and sadness, or some other ailment/intolerance that just won't heal... And often, many of these ailments and worries can be healed by treating the source of the cause and not just palliating its effects. In some cases, the consequences of housing disease lead to chronic illnesses that degenerate into serious health problems, frequent fights, divorce or poor performance at school, for example. Even at the public level, legislation today still permits the construction of housing next to transformers, high-voltage power lines or mobile phone masts, when they have been shown to be a constant threat 24 hours a day to the people in their sphere of influence. On the occupational level, there have been very serious cases suffered by workers in ailing buildings constructed with toxic materials such as asbestos, still in court...
As noted above, children, the elderly and sensitive people are the most exposed to these "invisible diseases". Along these lines, the British newspaper The Telegraph published an article at the end of 2016 that caused a lot of talk: Is Wi-Fi making your child ill? (Is Wi-Fi affecting your child's health?) where she outlined Dr Erica Mallery-Blythe's recent research into the electromagnetic radiation that children were exposed to in schools and at home. After analysing hundreds of cases, Dr Mallery-Blythe says: "Most professors don't even know that electromagnetic radiation is currently classified by the International Agency on Cancer (IARC) as a Group 2B carcinogen, which means it is a possible cause of cancer in humans." In countries such as France and Germany, the exposure of children to such radiation has already been limited in kindergartens and primary schools, in addition to advising the whole population on the responsible use of wireless devices.
Perhaps all this seems exaggerated to you, you think it's an issue that is far away from us and you are content to choose these natural air fresheners. The truth is that no one knows the real consequences of so many waves in our environment. If this is an issue that worries you, raise your hand! But above all, don't even think about sending us a whatsapp...
