hi so my name is Enrico and when I turned 44 years old
turned 44 years old
turned 44 years old I had a little bit of a meltdown I
I had a little bit of a meltdown I
I had a little bit of a meltdown I realized my lifestyle was very toxic I
realized my lifestyle was very toxic I
realized my lifestyle was very toxic I had a terrible accident I crushed my
had a terrible accident I crushed my
had a terrible accident I crushed my number4 I was told by the doctors that I
number4 I was told by the doctors that I
number4 I was told by the doctors that I was never gonna be able to run and
was never gonna be able to run and
was never gonna be able to run and certainly if I walked I would have
certainly if I walked I would have
certainly if I walked I would have walked with a limp it was a little bit
walked with a limp it was a little bit
walked with a limp it was a little bit of a tragic moment and I got quite
of a tragic moment and I got quite
of a tragic moment and I got quite scared I knew that things were working
scared I knew that things were working
scared I knew that things were working out and one of the points I’d like to
out and one of the points I’d like to
out and one of the points I’d like to make today is that inside of us we know
make today is that inside of us we know
make today is that inside of us we know when things are not right
when things are not right
when things are not right we might mask it up but we know what’s
we might mask it up but we know what’s
we might mask it up but we know what’s going on and I being a little bit
going on and I being a little bit
going on and I being a little bit radical in the way I do things I decided
radical in the way I do things I decided
radical in the way I do things I decided there was pointless to go halfway so I
there was pointless to go halfway so I
there was pointless to go halfway so I decided to change my life entirely and
decided to change my life entirely and
decided to change my life entirely and find a new direction in 2001 I had
find a new direction in 2001 I had
find a new direction in 2001 I had started a company that made garments
started a company that made garments
started a company that made garments with recycled jersey in the state of
with recycled jersey in the state of
with recycled jersey in the state of Alabama we used old stitching techniques
Alabama we used old stitching techniques
Alabama we used old stitching techniques from the Appalachian Mountains to make
from the Appalachian Mountains to make
from the Appalachian Mountains to make quilts everybody thought it was mad but
quilts everybody thought it was mad but
quilts everybody thought it was mad but the business actually worked but most
the business actually worked but most
the business actually worked but most importantly it opened my awareness which
importantly it opened my awareness which
importantly it opened my awareness which is very important to sustainability I
is very important to sustainability I
is very important to sustainability I realized that you could have a business
realized that you could have a business
realized that you could have a business you could do good you could contribute
you could do good you could contribute
you could do good you could contribute you could create a community and you
you could create a community and you
you could create a community and you could live off it
could live off it
could live off it so in 2007 June 29th I left New York I
so in 2007 June 29th I left New York I
so in 2007 June 29th I left New York I left everything I built and did I saw my
left everything I built and did I saw my
left everything I built and did I saw my companies I saw my businesses I’m sorry
companies I saw my businesses I’m sorry
companies I saw my businesses I’m sorry same thing I sold my home and I left for
same thing I sold my home and I left for
same thing I sold my home and I left for Europe I started studying everything I
Europe I started studying everything I
Europe I started studying everything I could to see how it could better my life
could to see how it could better my life
could to see how it could better my life how to be sustainable and I took courses
how to be sustainable and I took courses
how to be sustainable and I took courses in yoga became a Chanel certified yoga
in yoga became a Chanel certified yoga
in yoga became a Chanel certified yoga instructor
instructor
instructor I started meditation
I started meditation
I started meditation learned all about health I studied about
learned all about health I studied about
learned all about health I studied about cell transplant and stem cells I went to
cell transplant and stem cells I went to
cell transplant and stem cells I went to India I went to China I even did white
India I went to China I even did white
India I went to China I even did white magic I tried everything I possibly
magic I tried everything I possibly
magic I tried everything I possibly could to become self-sustaining I
could to become self-sustaining I
could to become self-sustaining I learned how to cook how to saw I even
learned how to cook how to saw I even
learned how to cook how to saw I even tried to make candles and soap I mean I
tried to make candles and soap I mean I
tried to make candles and soap I mean I tried it really all and at the end of
tried it really all and at the end of
tried it really all and at the end of the game what I found that was very
the game what I found that was very
the game what I found that was very interesting to me having worked in real
interesting to me having worked in real
interesting to me having worked in real estate and finance before was that 40%
estate and finance before was that 40%
estate and finance before was that 40% of all carbon emissions come from
of all carbon emissions come from
of all carbon emissions come from buildings that was shocking to me I also
buildings that was shocking to me I also
buildings that was shocking to me I also found out another statistic which really
found out another statistic which really
found out another statistic which really impressed me which is that 43% of all
impressed me which is that 43% of all
impressed me which is that 43% of all the food we produce goes to waste having
the food we produce goes to waste having
the food we produce goes to waste having had a background in real estate in
had a background in real estate in
had a background in real estate in finance I felt that maybe this was going
finance I felt that maybe this was going
finance I felt that maybe this was going to be my calling I had to do something
to be my calling I had to do something
to be my calling I had to do something that was related to sustainability to
that was related to sustainability to
that was related to sustainability to health and to the home and so that
health and to the home and so that
health and to the home and so that direction I had to take it was pretty
direction I had to take it was pretty
direction I had to take it was pretty obvious was to try to make environments
obvious was to try to make environments
obvious was to try to make environments or to study and bring the message that
or to study and bring the message that
or to study and bring the message that the home can be a healthy environment
the home can be a healthy environment
the home can be a healthy environment one can actually improve the quality of
one can actually improve the quality of
one can actually improve the quality of your life we spend 90% of our time
your life we spend 90% of our time
your life we spend 90% of our time indoors we spend 35% of that in bed that
indoors we spend 35% of that in bed that
indoors we spend 35% of that in bed that is a staggering 260,000 hours spent in
is a staggering 260,000 hours spent in
is a staggering 260,000 hours spent in bed so the bedroom is really very
bed so the bedroom is really very
bed so the bedroom is really very important to us it affects the way we
important to us it affects the way we
important to us it affects the way we perform I mean sleep is an incredibly
perform I mean sleep is an incredibly
perform I mean sleep is an incredibly important function in our body
important function in our body
important function in our body it’s very repair Ettore and I’ll get to
it’s very repair Ettore and I’ll get to
it’s very repair Ettore and I’ll get to it later but the number one thing which
it later but the number one thing which
it later but the number one thing which I really understood out of all these
I really understood out of all these
I really understood out of all these different philosophies was that we do
different philosophies was that we do
different philosophies was that we do have one master book to look at to learn
have one master book to look at to learn
have one master book to look at to learn things and that is nature if you look at
things and that is nature if you look at
things and that is nature if you look at nature and you understand that nature is
nature and you understand that nature is
nature and you understand that nature is a closed-loop cycle where nothing goes
a closed-loop cycle where nothing goes
a closed-loop cycle where nothing goes to waste where the mechanism uses you
to waste where the mechanism uses you
to waste where the mechanism uses you and you use a mechanism it’s a symbiotic
and you use a mechanism it’s a symbiotic
and you use a mechanism it’s a symbiotic way of life and that’s the way we should
way of life and that’s the way we should
way of life and that’s the way we should learn how to live another very important
learn how to live another very important
learn how to live another very important thing was that cleansiness is lecture
thing was that cleansiness is lecture
thing was that cleansiness is lecture godliness in other words if you want to
godliness in other words if you want to
godliness in other words if you want to change your life around if you want to
change your life around if you want to
change your life around if you want to do something new you have to really
do something new you have to really
do something new you have to really clean out for
clean out for
clean out for so you have to get the clutter out of
so you have to get the clutter out of
so you have to get the clutter out of your hat out of your house out of your
your hat out of your house out of your
your hat out of your house out of your head so that you can think clearly there
head so that you can think clearly there
head so that you can think clearly there are a few things that you can do at home
are a few things that you can do at home
are a few things that you can do at home and I had a little bit of a bucket list
and I had a little bit of a bucket list
and I had a little bit of a bucket list but I want to bore you with it so I’m
but I want to bore you with it so I’m
but I want to bore you with it so I’m just gonna go through it quite fast
just gonna go through it quite fast
just gonna go through it quite fast for instance the mattress mattresses are
for instance the mattress mattresses are
for instance the mattress mattresses are mostly made with synthetic fibers which
mostly made with synthetic fibers which
mostly made with synthetic fibers which means that every time that you rest on
means that every time that you rest on
means that every time that you rest on it the air seeps through it and you
it the air seeps through it and you
it the air seeps through it and you inhale that air in that hair is somewhat
inhale that air in that hair is somewhat
inhale that air in that hair is somewhat toxic well multiply that by 260,000
toxic well multiply that by 260,000
toxic well multiply that by 260,000 hours and it tells you more or less what
hours and it tells you more or less what
hours and it tells you more or less what a mattress could do to you into your
a mattress could do to you into your
a mattress could do to you into your state of health there are now options on
state of health there are now options on
state of health there are now options on the market which are affordable which
the market which are affordable which
the market which are affordable which are made of natural fibers like cotton
are made of natural fibers like cotton
are made of natural fibers like cotton or wool and next time you consider
or wool and next time you consider
or wool and next time you consider buying a mattress I would really like
buying a mattress I would really like
buying a mattress I would really like you to think about that not to mention
you to think about that not to mention
you to think about that not to mention the fact that all these mattresses end
the fact that all these mattresses end
the fact that all these mattresses end up in landfill and so let me give you
up in landfill and so let me give you
up in landfill and so let me give you one staggering number five point nine
one staggering number five point nine
one staggering number five point nine million mattresses were discarded in
million mattresses were discarded in
million mattresses were discarded in 2014 in the UK alone so if you think
2014 in the UK alone so if you think
2014 in the UK alone so if you think that you’re discarding a petroleum-based
that you’re discarding a petroleum-based
that you’re discarding a petroleum-based product it’s gonna last forever it’s
product it’s gonna last forever it’s
product it’s gonna last forever it’s going to take thousands of years to
going to take thousands of years to
going to take thousands of years to disintegrate but a product that instead
disintegrate but a product that instead
disintegrate but a product that instead is made with an organic compound will
is made with an organic compound will
is made with an organic compound will take 500 times less so that’s something
take 500 times less so that’s something
take 500 times less so that’s something to think about I think the same thing
to think about I think the same thing
to think about I think the same thing goes with your pillow and your sheets I
goes with your pillow and your sheets I
goes with your pillow and your sheets I mean we’re not designed to handle
mean we’re not designed to handle
mean we’re not designed to handle microfibers which come from the wear and
microfibers which come from the wear and
microfibers which come from the wear and tear of our products at home especially
tear of our products at home especially
tear of our products at home especially not man-made microfibers those are very
not man-made microfibers those are very
not man-made microfibers those are very bad for your lungs and they do have a
bad for your lungs and they do have a
bad for your lungs and they do have a cumulative effect lights
cumulative effect lights
cumulative effect lights it might seem stupid but with the advent
it might seem stupid but with the advent
it might seem stupid but with the advent of the new regulations for LEDs we’re
of the new regulations for LEDs we’re
of the new regulations for LEDs we’re all flooded with them I mean there are a
all flooded with them I mean there are a
all flooded with them I mean there are a lot of fun now you can buy strips and
lot of fun now you can buy strips and
lot of fun now you can buy strips and you can buy light bulbs that are super
you can buy light bulbs that are super
you can buy light bulbs that are super cool you put them under your bed you can
cool you put them under your bed you can
cool you put them under your bed you can change the lights with your app on your
change the lights with your app on your
change the lights with your app on your phone you have 8 million different
phone you have 8 million different
phone you have 8 million different combinations of lights that you can have
combinations of lights that you can have
combinations of lights that you can have it’s incredible however one thing that
it’s incredible however one thing that
it’s incredible however one thing that people don’t talk about is that whether
people don’t talk about is that whether
people don’t talk about is that whether it is a tablet or a laptop or a light it
it is a tablet or a laptop or a light it
it is a tablet or a laptop or a light it also emits blue lights in that frequency
also emits blue lights in that frequency
also emits blue lights in that frequency interferes with your endocrine illogical
interferes with your endocrine illogical
interferes with your endocrine illogical system it actually lowers the production
system it actually lowers the production
system it actually lowers the production of melatonin so I would recommend to you
of melatonin so I would recommend to you
of melatonin so I would recommend to you in your bedroom after you’ve changed
in your bedroom after you’ve changed
in your bedroom after you’ve changed your mattress in your sheets is to also
your mattress in your sheets is to also
your mattress in your sheets is to also have an incandescent light to use a
have an incandescent light to use a
have an incandescent light to use a night with a dimmer that will really
night with a dimmer that will really
night with a dimmer that will really help with your sleep electromagnetic
help with your sleep electromagnetic
help with your sleep electromagnetic waves and frequencies that’s a big one I
waves and frequencies that’s a big one I
waves and frequencies that’s a big one I mean we all have an intuition and as I
mean we all have an intuition and as I
mean we all have an intuition and as I said to you before we are you know part
said to you before we are you know part
said to you before we are you know part of this universe and part of a mechanism
of this universe and part of a mechanism
of this universe and part of a mechanism and I think that we we know how things
and I think that we we know how things
and I think that we we know how things when things are right or wrong well now
when things are right or wrong well now
when things are right or wrong well now try to picture a baby sitting on top of
try to picture a baby sitting on top of
try to picture a baby sitting on top of a router
a router
a router I’m sure you’ll cringe no reason to
I’m sure you’ll cringe no reason to
I’m sure you’ll cringe no reason to really apparently but there is one
really apparently but there is one
really apparently but there is one reason you know intuitively that that’s
reason you know intuitively that that’s
reason you know intuitively that that’s not healthy so the Wi-Fi and all
not healthy so the Wi-Fi and all
not healthy so the Wi-Fi and all electromagnetic frequencies in your
electromagnetic frequencies in your
electromagnetic frequencies in your bedroom really do affect you now there
bedroom really do affect you now there
bedroom really do affect you now there is a very quick way to solve that is you
is a very quick way to solve that is you
is a very quick way to solve that is you can buy an extension cord with a switch
can buy an extension cord with a switch
can buy an extension cord with a switch in multiple plugs and you plug all of
in multiple plugs and you plug all of
in multiple plugs and you plug all of your electronics in it and at night when
your electronics in it and at night when
your electronics in it and at night when you go to sleep you just switch that
you go to sleep you just switch that
you go to sleep you just switch that thing off and there you are you have
thing off and there you are you have
thing off and there you are you have some peace and quiet when we are in bed
some peace and quiet when we are in bed
some peace and quiet when we are in bed we use a laptop a lot at least I do and
we use a laptop a lot at least I do and
we use a laptop a lot at least I do and I’m quite serious about this one please
I’m quite serious about this one please
I’m quite serious about this one please make sure that you don’t use your laptop
make sure that you don’t use your laptop
make sure that you don’t use your laptop directly here in your genital or your
directly here in your genital or your
directly here in your genital or your stomach area very bad for you especially
stomach area very bad for you especially
stomach area very bad for you especially if you one day would like to build a
if you one day would like to build a
if you one day would like to build a family it does have an influence on a
family it does have an influence on a
family it does have an influence on a biological and cellular level on you and
biological and cellular level on you and
biological and cellular level on you and there have been studies that have proven
there have been studies that have proven
there have been studies that have proven it it’s very dangerous
it it’s very dangerous
it it’s very dangerous there are lab desks which are lined with
there are lab desks which are lined with
there are lab desks which are lined with a fabric impregnated with colloidal
a fabric impregnated with colloidal
a fabric impregnated with colloidal silver and that will prevent the EMF
silver and that will prevent the EMF
silver and that will prevent the EMF from reaching you and they also have
from reaching you and they also have
from reaching you and they also have something called belly blankets and you
something called belly blankets and you
something called belly blankets and you can buy for instance on Amazon air
can buy for instance on Amazon air
can buy for instance on Amazon air that’s a big one air prana that’s the
that’s a big one air prana that’s the
that’s a big one air prana that’s the source of all energy and you
source of all energy and you
source of all energy and you your grandmother or your mother might
your grandmother or your mother might
your grandmother or your mother might have told you to open the windows in to
have told you to open the windows in to
have told you to open the windows in to freshen up it’s true you should do that
freshen up it’s true you should do that
freshen up it’s true you should do that unfortunately outdoor air in big cities
unfortunately outdoor air in big cities
unfortunately outdoor air in big cities can be more toxic than indoor air so you
can be more toxic than indoor air so you
can be more toxic than indoor air so you can always consult the web to see what’s
can always consult the web to see what’s
can always consult the web to see what’s going on but keeping the air in your
going on but keeping the air in your
going on but keeping the air in your room clean is really essential for
room clean is really essential for
room clean is really essential for sleeping and I’ll come to it at the end
sleeping and I’ll come to it at the end
sleeping and I’ll come to it at the end when I talk about toxicity you can buy a
when I talk about toxicity you can buy a
when I talk about toxicity you can buy a filter you can get an HG FBA rated
filter you can get an HG FBA rated
filter you can get an HG FBA rated filter machine sometimes they go on sale
filter machine sometimes they go on sale
filter machine sometimes they go on sale they can be relatively inexpensive but I
they can be relatively inexpensive but I
they can be relatively inexpensive but I think it’s an incredible investment as
think it’s an incredible investment as
think it’s an incredible investment as is for instance when you repaint your
is for instance when you repaint your
is for instance when you repaint your room using a novio C paint some paints
room using a novio C paint some paints
room using a novio C paint some paints now on the market are made even entirely
now on the market are made even entirely
now on the market are made even entirely with organic compounds those are
with organic compounds those are
with organic compounds those are practical things that you can do but
practical things that you can do but
practical things that you can do but above and beyond those I think it’s a
above and beyond those I think it’s a
above and beyond those I think it’s a state of mind when I studied
state of mind when I studied
state of mind when I studied sustainability I realized that the
sustainability I realized that the
sustainability I realized that the biggest stumbling block is not so much
biggest stumbling block is not so much
biggest stumbling block is not so much the product or the action it is a state
the product or the action it is a state
the product or the action it is a state of mind you have to change your
of mind you have to change your
of mind you have to change your perception of what sustainability is and
perception of what sustainability is and
perception of what sustainability is and as you make all these little changes in
as you make all these little changes in
as you make all these little changes in your bedroom it will automatically
your bedroom it will automatically
your bedroom it will automatically instill like a seed inside of you and
instill like a seed inside of you and
instill like a seed inside of you and open the door to sustainability will
open the door to sustainability will
open the door to sustainability will increase that awareness and that’s
increase that awareness and that’s
increase that awareness and that’s really what you want to do going back to
really what you want to do going back to
really what you want to do going back to toxicity I like to say that our body is
toxicity I like to say that our body is
toxicity I like to say that our body is a perfect system and we during your
a perfect system and we during your
a perfect system and we during your sleeping is when it really cleans up and
sleeping is when it really cleans up and
sleeping is when it really cleans up and performs all this repertory functions
performs all this repertory functions
performs all this repertory functions now if the body has to choose between
now if the body has to choose between
now if the body has to choose between cleaning out and repairing it will first
cleaning out and repairing it will first
cleaning out and repairing it will first clean out which is also an interesting
clean out which is also an interesting
clean out which is also an interesting process to think about so if your body
process to think about so if your body
process to think about so if your body is toxic and if your body is toxic in
is toxic and if your body is toxic in
is toxic and if your body is toxic in bed and if your body is toxic in bed and
bed and if your body is toxic in bed and
bed and if your body is toxic in bed and has to perform its functions during
has to perform its functions during
has to perform its functions during sleep it will first of all clean itself
sleep it will first of all clean itself
sleep it will first of all clean itself out then it will repair so I think it’s
out then it will repair so I think it’s
out then it will repair so I think it’s very important to make sure that the
very important to make sure that the
very important to make sure that the bedroom is like an inner sanctum it’s
bedroom is like an inner sanctum it’s
bedroom is like an inner sanctum it’s like
like
like it’s like your protective layer from the
it’s like your protective layer from the
it’s like your protective layer from the world I mean there are wi-fi’s now
world I mean there are wi-fi’s now
world I mean there are wi-fi’s now everywhere that I’m terrible I’m
everywhere that I’m terrible I’m
everywhere that I’m terrible I’m terrified about Wi-Fi and I think that
terrified about Wi-Fi and I think that
terrified about Wi-Fi and I think that when you go into somebody’s apartment or
when you go into somebody’s apartment or
when you go into somebody’s apartment or in a building you turn on your phone and
in a building you turn on your phone and
in a building you turn on your phone and you check what signals you get you get
you check what signals you get you get
you check what signals you get you get the signals of 20 of them well all that
the signals of 20 of them well all that
the signals of 20 of them well all that stuff is energy all that stuff goes into
stuff is energy all that stuff goes into
stuff is energy all that stuff goes into you it can go through walls well so why
you it can go through walls well so why
you it can go through walls well so why should it be able to go through your
should it be able to go through your
should it be able to go through your head I mean it’s highly unhealthy the
head I mean it’s highly unhealthy the
head I mean it’s highly unhealthy the bedroom and the home is changing
bedroom and the home is changing
bedroom and the home is changing dramatically I mean the way we perceive
dramatically I mean the way we perceive
dramatically I mean the way we perceive things is changing technology is making
things is changing technology is making
things is changing technology is making these big changes but I think that to me
these big changes but I think that to me
these big changes but I think that to me in the future the better will become
in the future the better will become
in the future the better will become more and more a sheltering place to the
more and more a sheltering place to the
more and more a sheltering place to the extent that everything will change but
extent that everything will change but
extent that everything will change but really the enemy outside is no longer
really the enemy outside is no longer
really the enemy outside is no longer gonna come to you with a clave to Club
gonna come to you with a clave to Club
gonna come to you with a clave to Club you in the head and drag you away from
you in the head and drag you away from
you in the head and drag you away from the hair I think the enemy of the future
the hair I think the enemy of the future
the hair I think the enemy of the future is gonna be those minuscule particles
is gonna be those minuscule particles
is gonna be those minuscule particles that come in through the windows are
that come in through the windows are
that come in through the windows are coming through the ducts who come
coming through the ducts who come
coming through the ducts who come through the food and through everything
through the food and through everything
through the food and through everything that you do which are polluted the new
that you do which are polluted the new
that you do which are polluted the new luxury is gonna be cleansiness and I
luxury is gonna be cleansiness and I
luxury is gonna be cleansiness and I know all of this is crazy I mean I
know all of this is crazy I mean I
know all of this is crazy I mean I changed my life around and I have to
changed my life around and I have to
changed my life around and I have to tell you at 54 I feel great at the
tell you at 54 I feel great at the
tell you at 54 I feel great at the beginning I thought it was mad but I
beginning I thought it was mad but I
beginning I thought it was mad but I think you have to believe in madness and
think you have to believe in madness and
think you have to believe in madness and the way to believe in your madness is to
the way to believe in your madness is to
the way to believe in your madness is to really listen to your inner voice thank
really listen to your inner voice thank
really listen to your inner voice thank you very much
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