The Slightly Greener Method: Detoxifying Your Home Is Easier, Faster, and Less Expensive than You Think

by Tonya Harris MSHN, BCHN

Overview

From the foods you consume to the household and personal care products you buy, being just slightly greener can have a big impact on your health and happiness!

Are you searching for a simple yet powerful way to create a healthier, toxin-free living space for you and your loved ones? Award-winning environmental expert Tonya Harris presents an approach to detoxifying your home that is easier, faster, and more budget-friendly than you ever imagined.

In this must-have guide, Harris reveals her highly effective and slightly greener method for detoxifying your home. The Slightly Greener Method provides actionable steps, insightful tips, and valuable resources that will transform your home into a haven of wellness, including:

• Detoxify Your Home, Enhance Your Well-being: Learn how to eliminate harmful chemicals from your household products, ensuring a safer environment for your family and having a positive impact on our planet.
• Effortless and Fast Solutions: Effortlessly integrate toxin-free alternatives into your daily life no matter how busy your schedule is.
• Budget-Friendly Green Living: Find an array of practical and budget-conscious solutions that make detoxifying your home accessible to everyone.
• Embrace Eco-Friendly Living: Embrace eco-friendly practices that promote a cleaner, healthier planet for future generations and become a part of a global movement toward a sustainable and harmonious world.

Take the first step toward a healthier, toxin-free lifestyle and unlock the secrets to creating a greener, cleaner, and more vibrant home for you and your loved ones.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728225357
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	08/03/2021
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	96,770
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 5.40(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

Author's Note vii

Part I The Challenge of Detoxifying Our Homes 1

Chapter 1 Why Slightly Greener 3

Chapter 2 Getting Started with the Slightly Greener Method 21

Chapter 3 The Power of Starting Small 36

Part II Slightly Greener Eating 47

Chapter 4 Learn to Read Ingredients, Not Labels 49

Chapter 5 "Safe" Ingredients to Avoid 72

Chapter 6 Safe Water, Food Storage, and the Kitchen Cleanout 105

Part III Slightly Greener Cosmetics 127

Chapter 7 Don't Be Fooled by Cosmetic Labels 129

Chapter 8 Change Your Body Wash and Lose Weight 162

Chapter 9 Reading Cosmetic Labels, Expiration Dates, and the Slightly Greener Cleanout 179

Part IV Slightly Greener Cleaning 195

Chapter 10 What's Hiding in Cleaning Supplies, Dust, and Indoor Air 197

Chapter 11 When in Doubt, Do It Yourself 216

Chapter 12 The Two-Step Cleaning Product Toss 232

Acknowledgments 251

Appendix A Resources 254

Appendix B Cheat Sheets 283

Notes 289

Index 321

About the Author 328

Editorial Reviews

07/19/2021

Eliminating exposure to toxins in the home is “simple, inexpensive, fun, and doesn’t require being a domestic diva,” writes Slightly Greener blogger Harris in her informative and approachable debut. Rather than ditching everything and starting anew, Harris’s method focuses on a series of small changes toward adopting more eco-friendly products over time. Her guidance comes in four parts: the first lays out the basics of toxins in the home (things like BPAs and parabens can impact humans’ “neurological, respiratory, and endocrine” systems, she writes) and the second covers changes for better eating (“learn to read ingredients, not labels”). Section three covers cosmetics and personal care products, and the final section offers “small tweaks” readers can make to cleaning (freshen small spaces with baking soda instead of scented plug-ins, for example). Along the way, readers will find a slew of “tips and tricks” and recipes for DIY products, as well as a “Safer Brands” guide. Harris tactfully avoids fearmongering: “Repeat after me: ‘I promise to remember that I don’t have to immediately get rid of every toxin in my home to be healthy.’ ” For readers interested in keeping a greener home, this is a great place to start. Agent: Lucinda Halpern, Lucinda Literary. (Aug.)

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