Synopses & Reviews
Have you ever wanted to change the world? Now is your chance. If you are concerned about climate change, personal health, or just want to live a little more lightly on the planet, this book is for you.
An informative, easy-to-read consumer guide that outlines simple steps to improve your health and explains the consequences of your lifestyle on the planet. Living Green addresses diet, consumer products, home building and energy and explains sustainability and the green movement.
Written by Greg Horn, CEO of Garden of Life and former CEO of GNC.
Living Green offers important guidelines and practical solutions such as:
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The 10 foods you should always eat organic to avoid pesticides, herbicides, hormones and antibiotics
- Affordable and practical ways to offset your carbon footprint and neutralize your personal impact on global warming
- The most chemically intensive personal care, household cleaning and lawn care products, with effective natural alternatives
- How soft plastic water bottles hurt your health, your pocket book and our environment, with a simple and refreshing alternative
- How a simple carbon filter can dramatically improve your everyday health and potentially add years to your life
- The truth about hybrids and flex fuels
- Why an organic mattress is the most important health investment you can make
Synopsis
Over 85% of Americans today express concern about health and the environment, but only a small fraction say they know where to begin. Whether you are concerned about climate change, personal health, or just want to live more lightly on the planet, this book is for you. It helps you get past the worry and take positive action to improve both your health and the health of our environment.Based on a lifetime of research and practice, this practical guide for living green offers advice and solutions you can easily put into practice, like: *The 10 foods you should always eat organic to avoid pesticides, herbicides, hormones and antibiotics. *Affordable and practical ways to offset your carbon footprint and neutralize your personal impact on global warming. *The most chemically-intensive personal care, household cleaning and lawn care products, and their effective natural alternatives. *How soft plastic water bottles hurt your health, your pocket book and our environment, with a simple and refreshing alternative. *How a simple carbon filter can dramatically improve your everyday health and potentially add years to your life. *The truth about hybrids and flex fuels. *Why an organic mattress is the most important health investment you can make. Foreword by Jordan Rubin, New York Times best-selling author of The Maker's Diet.