Essential Environments

Overview

How to find products and establish personal habits that nurture the environment

How to create healthy living spaces, promote wellness through positive lifestyle choices, and avoid the assault of chemical toxins are among the simple and smart solutions included in this handbook to incorporating the healing force of nature into daily life. Products and practices that are kind to the environment are featured with healthy alternatives to such potentially harmful products as laundry detergent, toothpaste, and deodorant. Suggestions for redesigning the home, office, and yard to create toxin-free spaces are complemented by information on eating healthier foods that have minimal environmental impact.

Reviews

"For anyone concerned about the health of their world." —Carl Pope, executive director, Sierra Club

"This book will make a difference in cleaning up the waterways of our country and the waterways of your life." —Gerald M. Reisinger, Recreation Chairman, Sesquehanna River Watch, North Dakota

"Healing the planet is dependent on each and every one of us first healing our personal living spaces." —Organic Consumers Association

Author Biography

Janie Quinn is an environmental consultant and the author of Essential Eating. She lives in Waverly, Pennsylvania.