Less Toxic Living: How to Reduce Your Everyday Exposure to Toxic Chemicals-An Introduction For Families - Paperback

by Joanna Cozens (Author), Melissa Goodwin (Author), Kate Hennessy (Author)

Do you worry about how the poisonous chemicals in your home might be affecting you or your children? Are you worried that your cosmetics or cleaning products might be carcinogenic? Would you like practical, cost-effective methods for detoxing your home?

Less Toxic Living is a down to earth book that will help you limit your family's exposure to dangerous chemicals in your home, cleaning products, food & water, cosmetics & skin care, and plastics.

Based on scientific research, yet set in real-world, easy to understand terms, this book will give you

• Quick tips for reducing the toxins coming into your home
• The basics of non-toxic cleaning and how to do it cheaply and effectively
• The information you need to make informed decisions on your food purchases to get the biggest impact for your family
• Theory and practical advice on all these areas and more.

With chapters from nineteen inspiring contributors, including the bestselling authors of Healthy Home, Healthy Family and Chemical Free Kids, this book provides a user-friendly introduction to a range of issues and effective solutions, with ample references for more in depth information.

Less Toxic Living also includes free bonus downloads that will help you put the information you learn into practice in your daily life.

More and more research is revealing the links between our everyday use of chemicals and increasing rates of cancer, allergies and behavioural disorders. Less Toxic Living arms you with workable solutions to protect your family.

What People Are Saying

"This book supplied me with so much information, some I already knew but a lot I did not, it was a real eye opener reading this book and realising how many toxins we can expose ourselves to everyday. I would recommend this book to everyone." Julie Edwards

"a compilation of really useful information in a concise format, and with practical solutions for making changes in your life and home" Jacqui Calvert

"a wonderful informative collection of articles that make clear argument for change in all our lives" Penelope Pell

"easy to read, understand and implement" Jessica Warfel

"This book is super fantastic, with the delivery of knowledge in every bite sized segment." Holly Atkinson

"For the last decade, I've known it's important to eat organic, create a chemical-free home and support others in their endeavours to help create a healthier world. But Less Toxic Living goes beyond the basics, in an easy to read and lighthearted way. It is a concise guide to help us understand the importance of and the steps to take towards being sustainable in our daily lives... for each other, future generations and of course, for our precious planet." Chrissy Gruninger, Social {media} Wellness

Author Biography

Kirsten McCulloch is an Australian writer and mother, passionate about living a more sustainable and healthy life - for herself, her family and the planet. She writes about sustainable living, non-toxic cleaning, health, and parenting. She has a Master's Degree in Writing and Literature, and a long history of working with environmental and natural health organisations, from her time volunteering for The Wilderness Society to working as a qualified massage therapist and teacher. From there it was a natural step after becoming a mother, to start considering how our consumer practices and environmental toxins are affecting not only the environment, but our children as well. She has written for various online and offline publications. Find her at SustainableSuburbia.net or on twitter @sustainsuburb