By
Ralph & Lahni DeAmicis
We
love to ask people at our seminars "Does anyone here live a stress-free
life?" In seven years, only one person ever raised their hand and they
were delusional. If there's any place where traditional Feng Shui techniques
fail us, it's in dealing with the new stresses unique to our highly
technological societies. Most of these stress-producing culprits didn't
exist centuries ago, but there are still Feng Shui solutions. Chief
among these stress creators is the electrical wiring around you. Your
body and diet was never designed to deal with so much canned lightning!
That's
how the body reads the alternating electrical current used in homes,
as lightning, because that's the only place it's found in nature. How
does it affect you? By making your muscles tighten slightly, but constantly,
clamping down on your veins and arteries. If you work on computers and
under fluorescent lights, that "AC" current really hammers away at your
body. In response the body relaxes your circulatory system by using
the relaxing mineral, magnesium, which it pulls from the muscles and
bones.
Magnesium's
counterpoint is calcium, which makes things tighten. Our diet and taste
buds evolved before the creation of these powerful, modern electromagnetic
environments, so foods and supplements are much higher in calcium than
magnesium. Today, people are going through their magnesium very rapidly.
When you're running low in magnesium, problems like headaches, neck
aches, constipation, leg cramps and heart palpitations become part of
your daily life.
Lots
of people think those kinds of challenges are normal. They're not supposed
to be! They can all be easily avoided, as long as you simply stop using
electricity and never even look at a computer or television again. Failing
that, you can do some things to defend your health against these potent
sources of stress. Get extra magnesium in your diet. If you already
take a calcium-magnesium supplement, take extra magnesium tablets separately.
How
much? Until you feel more relaxed and your head and neck aches go away.
Usually 700 to 1000 milligrams of extra magnesium is enough. If you
take too much, your bowels become loose, at which point just reduce
the amount a little, but take it on every day that you're planning on
using electricity or having any stress. Keep electrical devices far
away from your very sensitive sleeping body.
Throw
out your clock radio and replace it with a battery operated travel clock.
Even a television or computer on the other side of the wall from a bed
or crib can cause a problem. Keep electrical sockets as far from your
sleeping head as possible. Don't sit too close to your computer and
whenever possible, use a laptop. They create a much smaller electrical
field. Placing plants around electronic devices tends to protect you,
although it's difficult for the plants.
Rotate
your plants often to allow them to discharge. Otherwise your little
green friends are going to be totally fried. There are an increasing
number of technologies available to neutralize these problematic fields.
Place them between you and your gadgets, but remember that distance
is your best defense. Finally, certain herbs help protect the body from
radiation: Black Walnut, Astragulus and Kelp are especially helpful
as daily supplements.
"May
you live in interesting times" can be a blessing or a curse, depending
upon how well you adapt to change. Electricity is a great helper as
long as you adapt well to its demands.
Drs.
Ralph and Lahni DeAmicis were directors of one of America's largest
and most modern professional Feng Shui practitioner programs, based
in Philadelphia. Their books Feng Shui and the Tango, Happiness
Lessons and Prosperity Lessons, from the Feng Shui Fuzion
Series are transforming the practical applications of environmental
design in America. For a complete directory of their articles and a
catalog of their books and other products, visit www.SpaceAndTime.com.
Copyright 2002 Ralph and Lahni DeAmicis
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