Kristina Sleyster, RID, NCIDQ
Kristina is a registered interior designer and a certified health and wellness coach. Her passion and dedication to healthy living began in college as her own health declined. As the ‘canary in the coal mine’, Kristina has firsthand experience in examining concerns with the built environment including the air, water, food, electromagnetic radiation, building and consumer products found in homes and business. Through extensive, in-depth research she discovered that proper nutrition, ample sleep, consistent exercise, access to nature, emotional and spiritual wellbeing along with a supportive environment are all essential elements in creating true health and wellness.
Kristina’s interior design work includes: new construction and renovations of hotels, healthcare facilities, commercial offices, multi-unit residences, model homes, and single-family homes.
Degrees, Licensing, Certifications & Training
Bibliography
Degrees, Licensing, Certifications & Training
B.A. in Interior Design, cum laude
Registered Interior Designer (RID) with the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
NCIDQ Certification with the Council for Interior Design Qualification
Diploma in Human Nutrition
Certified Health & Wellness Coach
Additional Professional Training 3500+ hours including:
- The Science of Healthy Buildings, Building Biology Institute
- The Science of Well-being, Yale University
- Introduction to Food & Health, Stanford University
- Lifestyle Wellness Coach, AFPA
- Matrix Reflex Testing (MRT), Radical Medicine
- Introduction to Ayurveda, Kerala Ayurveda Academy
- Continuing conference, seminar, CEU and research training.
Bibliography
Books, periodicals and published resources:
- Natural Healthy Buildings, Building Biology Institute, (2021)
- Prescriptions for A Healthy House: A Practical Guide for Architects, Builders and Homeowners, Baker-Laporte & Banta (2022)
- Water Quality Issues & Water Treatment Options, Building Biology Institute
- Natural Finishes, Building Biology Institute
- Designing a Kitchen for Wellness, Building Biology Institute
- Electrical Home Wiring, Building Biology Institute
- Electric Light Options & Health Impacts, Building Biology Institute
- The Herbal Apothecary, JJ Pursell (2015)
- Biophilia: You + Nature + Home, Sally Coulthard (2020)
- Just the Facts, Dr. Louisa Williams (2023)
- Homeopathy: An A to Z Home Handbook, Alan V. Schmukler (2013)
- The Biology of Belief, Bruce H. Lipton PhD (2015)
- Toxic Home Conscious Home – A Mindful Approach to Wellness at Home, Rob Brown M.D. (2018)
- The Invisible Rainbow – A History of Electricity and Life, Arthur Fistenberg (2020)
- Lizards Eat Butterflies, Dr. David Martin (2020)
- The Contagion Myth, Thomas S. Cowan, MD & Sally Fallon Morell (2020)
- The Healthy Home – Simple Truths to Protect Your Family From Hidden Household Dangers, Dr. Myron Wentz & Dave Wentz (2011)
- The Smart Living Handbook, Melissa Wittig and Danielle King (2014)
- Healthy Living Spaces – Top 10 Hazards Affecting Your Health, Daniel Stih (2009)
- Regenerate – Unlocking Your Body’s Radical Resilience Through the New Biology, Sayer Ji (2020)
- Radical Medicine – Cutting Edge Natural Therapies That Treat the Root Causes of Disease, Louisa L. Williams, M.S., D.C., N.D. (1999)
- What Really Makes You Ill? – Why Everything You Thought You Knew About Diseases is Wrong, Dawn Lester, David Parker (2019)
- Hacking the Wellbeing Code – Through Energetic Intelligence, Martine M.L. Negro (2016)
- Our Pristine Mind – A Practical Guide to Unconditional Happiness, Orgyen Chowang (2016)
- Solving the Autoimmune Puzzle – The Women’s Guide to Reclaiming Emotional Freedom and Vibrant Health, Dr. Keesha Ewers (2017)
- Optimal Digestive Health – A Complete Guide, Trent W. Nichols, M.D. & Nancy Faass, MSW, MPH (1999)
- Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom – Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing, Christiane Northrup, M.D. (2006)
- Dodging Energy Vampires, Christiane Northrup, M.D. (2018)
- The Healing Power of Herbs – The Enlightened Person’s Guide to the Wonders of Medicinal Plants, Michael T. Murray, N.D. (1992)
- Better Health Through Natural Healing – How to Get Well Without Drugs or Surgery, Dr. Ross Trattler, N.D., D.O. (2001)
- The Atlas of The Human Body – A Complete Guide to How The Body Works, Peter Abrahams (2002)
- Welcome to Your Child’s Brain, Sandra Aamodt, PhD, Sam Wang, PhD (2011)
- The Heart of Parenting – Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child, John Gottman, PhD (1997)
- Nourishing Traditions, Sally Fallon (2001)
- Keto Metabolic Breakthrough, Jockers (2020)
- Chakras – A Beginner’s Guide to Healing, Heidi E. Spear (2014)
- Going Somewhere – Truth About a Life in Science, Andrew Marino, PhD, J.D. (2010)
- Biophilia – The Human Bond With Other Species, Edward O. Wilson (1984)
- Nature By Design – The Practice of Biophilic Design, Stephen R. Kellert (2018)
- The Feng Shui Home, Gill Hale, Stella Martin & Josephine De Winter (2005)
- Crystal Muse, Heather Askinosie & Timmi Jandro (2017)
- The Little Earth Book, Bruges, (2004)
- The Better World Shopping Guide, Jones (2006)
- The Wireless Elephant in the Room, National Institute for Science, Law & Public Policy (2107)
- Long Term EMF Protection – Start Feeling Better Today, Lloyd Burrell (2018)
- Easy Steps To Healthy Home Improvement, Healthy Child Healthy World
- The Sickest Generation – The Facts Behind the Children’s Health Crisis and Why it Needs to End, Children’s Health Defense (2018)
- How 5G & EMF Radiation Impact Your Health, Nick Pineault (2018)
- Health & Wellness, Gordon Edlin & Eric Golantry (2019)
- Lifesyle Wellness Coaching, James Gavin, Madeleine, McBrearty (2019)
- World Changing, Abrams (2006)
- Medical & Dental Space Planning, Malkin (2002)
- Bioinitiative Report – A Rationale for a Biologically-based Public Exposure Standard for Electromagnetic Radiation, Cindy Sage and David O. Carpenter, Editors (2012)
- Captured Agency – How the Federal Communications is Dominated by Industries it Presumably Regulates, Norm Alster
- International Appeal – Scientist Call for Protection From Non-ionizing Electromagnetic Field Exposure
- IARC Classifies Radio frequency Electromagnetic Fields as Possibly Carcinogenic to Humans
- Electromagnetic Fields Act via Activation of Voltage-gated Calcium Channels to Produce Beneficial or Adverse Effects
- Eye Disease Resulting From Increased Use of Fluorescent Lighting as a Climate Change Mitigation Strategy
- Environmental Working Group (EWG)
- Environmental Health Trust
- EMF – Portal
- Global Research Institute
- The 5G Trojan Horse (Documentary) (2019)
- Take Back your Power (Documentary) (2017)
- Resonance – Beings of Frequency (Documentary)
- The Highwire Series
- Designing Commerical Interiors, Piotrowski, Rogers, (2007)
- Lighten Up – A Practical Guide to Lighting, Whitehead (2003)
- Architectural Lighting Design, Steffy (2002)
- Interior Construction and Detailing, Ballast (2005)
- Professional Practice for Interior Designers, Piotrowski (2008)
- Materials & Components of Interior Architecture, Riggs (2003)
- Beginnings of Interior Environments, Allen, Jones, Stimpson (2004)
- Green Building & LEED Core Concepts (first edition)
- The Methodologies of Art, Adams (1996)
- The Zen of Creativity, Loori (2004)
- My Spiritual Journey, Dalai Lama (2010)
- Essential Buddhism, Maguire (2001)
- 30-Second Religion, Manning (2011)
- Lone Survivors, Stringer (2012)
- The History of Western Art, Adams (2005)
- Surrealism, Robinson (2006)
- Art Past Art Present, Wilkins, Schultz, Linduff (2005)
- Art Beyond the West, O’Riley (2006)
- History of Modern Art, Kalb (2003)
- Ways of Seeing, Berger (1977)
- A History of Interior Design, Pile (2005)
- Interior Design, Pile (2003)
- Interior Design & Decoration, Whiton, Abercrombie (2002)
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