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I am assuming that most responders to this thread either don't know about Feng Shui or have no respect for it.
From a Feng Shui perspective, "chi" is stagnated via dust and grime. Just for that reason alone, if surfaces are kept clean, one's health is improved. This is ancient wisdom.
A normal child will be exposed to "good dirt" outside.
I am talking about indoor contaminants and indoor air quality - it is not well understood that indoor air can be polluted (especially if doors and windows are usually kept closed and no fresh air is circulating).
Probably need to distinguish between:
a. Contamination created from building the house itself; offgassing carpets, vinyl flooring, paints, sealers, adhesives, insulation. Even if the house was empty some would be present. There were nasty construction materials being used at many different times.
b. Contamination from stuff the residents bring in; upholstery or furnishings, clothing, household chemicals cleaners, toiletries, etc. Probably more present today than decades ago with a few exceptions like mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium.
c. Contamination from dust, mold, fungi, bacteria, pollen, smoke or industrial exhaust, etc. that originated outdoors but routinely brought in on the occupants, or through every vent, HVAC system, open window or door.
Not well understood? Maybe some people still don't get it, but I'd suspect most do. I seem to remember being taught the benefit of "airing out" the house regularly when I was a kid and that was over 50 years ago. It ends up being a trade off to some degree...you can bring in even more of the "outdoor" stuff through open windows and doors if it's airborne. Just because it comes in from the outdoors doesn't mean it's better or worse. Once again, it probably comes down to risk management and individual circumstances.
I am assuming that most responders to this thread either don't know about Feng Shui or have no respect for it. This is ancient wisdom.
Yet another assumption. This is what triggers arguments. Just because someone knows a little about Feng Shui and chooses not to follow it doesn't mean they have no respect for it. Whether it's wisdom or not is a matter of opinion and last time I checked, voluntary. If it provides a benefit for you, great. Knock yourself out. There are some basic connections to Taoism, a philosophy I respect a great deal. Just because I do doesn't mean I must adhere to Feng Shui.
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The purpose of my post was to advise or remind people that the cleaner they keep their environments (with natural products, which I failed to mention), the better for their health.
I can't say I agree with this. I don't have allergies or asthma, so I can't speak for those who do and who might have to micromanage their environments. I think people like me can reach a point of diminishing returns with cleaning, where you can scrub and dust and sweep and wash all the time, but not be one bit healthier (and possibly a great deal less happy) than if you eased up.
A normal child will be exposed to "good dirt" outside.
I am talking about indoor contaminants and indoor air quality - it is not well understood that indoor air can be polluted (especially if doors and windows are usually kept closed and no fresh air is circulating).
But allergists don’t support patients opening windows for fresh air because pollen and other pollutants come in via the windows. My allergist says I should go from heat to AC and never open the windows. I don’t comply because I love the windows open in the spring and fall especially at night, but I understand it’s against his best advice.
A normal child will be exposed to "good dirt" outside.
I am talking about indoor contaminants and indoor air quality - it is not well understood that indoor air can be polluted (especially if doors and windows are usually kept closed and no fresh air is circulating).
“Fresh air” isn’t always clean. There are often air quality warnings and/or huge quantities of pollen. If you have an HVAC system that circulates the air and the filters are regularly changed, it’s far better to keep the windows closed than to open them up to allow for waves of pollen and pollution to get in. At my last apartment, I did not have an HVAC system, but the air outside was often smoky... They were also doing a lot of construction in adjacent apartments and I ended up having to move because it was not acceptable for me because the air quality was so awful. There was literally no way to get good air circulation with the smoky air outside and the wood dust inside.
If you don't understand it, have no respect for it, whatever - no skin off my back.
I am just relaying info to those who might resonate with it.
The rest of you can go jump in a lake. I really don't care. Just people who love to argue. There are many other threads you can argue on, but no, you have to pick a common sense thread where someone is saying "cleanliness is next to godliness" and just be *******s.
If you don't understand it, have no respect for it, whatever - no skin off my back.
I am just relaying info to those who might resonate with it.
The rest of you can go jump in a lake. I really don't care. Just people who love to argue. There are many other threads you can argue on, but no, you have to pick a common sense thread where someone is saying "cleanliness is next to godliness" and just be *******s.
No one said cleanliness wasn’t a good idea so not sure why you’re so upset. People did say there are reasons (money, time, physical ability) why some people don’t keep their homes as clean as they should. Those are valid points and hopefully anyone who has this issue with a family member of friend, especially if they’re elderly, can render some assistance.
No idea why you’re going on about Feng Shui. It wasn’t part of your original post or the preported purpose of this thread. You threw it out later as a sidebar and are now attacking people about it. Very odd.
Totally, being clean can really help health-related problems.
For years I never really "cleaned" my feet.........content to let the shower-water do its thing and call it good. And my feet..........stinky, cracking skin, flesh open in toe-cracks, tough and dried-out skin.
I recently just started truly washing my feet at least once a week, as-in lathering them up really good and rinsing. The benefits are obvious.......all of problems are, for the most part, gone.
If you don't understand it, have no respect for it, whatever - no skin off my back.
I am just relaying info to those who might resonate with it.
The rest of you can go jump in a lake. I really don't care. Just people who love to argue. There are many other threads you can argue on, but no, you have to pick a common sense thread where someone is saying "cleanliness is next to godliness" and just be *******s.
No we are not hear to argue for the sack of arguing we: we are stating our views. You have studies Feng Shui but that has little to do with your original post. You are misunderstanding what most of us are saying. Of course being clean is a good idea, but there is a limit to how much cleanliness helps prevent anything. I believe it is worth your thinking about the possibility that others can disagree with you without your getting so defensive. Your studying whatever is simply a theory, not written is the sand.
My last word on this, you talk about arguing a common sense topic to argue about: maybe it is more you don't seem to be using common sense, but regardless, you have your opinions and no one is going to change them I am guessing
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