Home Detox: Make Your Home a Healthier Place for Everyone Who Lives There

by Daniella Chace MSc, CN, Joel Fuhrman MD (Foreword by)

Overview

A professional toxicologist and health writer offers an enlightening and accessible room-by-room guide to identifying and removing potentially toxic items, along with suggestions for safe, affordable alternatives.

From the bedroom mattress and pillows to daily cleaning products for the kitchen and bath, toothbrushes, and even furniture and clothing, toxins are embedded in many products and items used regularly in the home—and they are making us sick. Home Detox is a practical, accessible guide to understanding the problem and how we can address it in our own homes in a manageable and affordable way. Daniella Chace, a professional toxicologist and health writer, teaches readers how to identify potential toxins, with an easy-to-follow, room-by-room evaluation of the "Toxic Ten" in each space. She explains the connection between toxins in everyday objects and chronic health issues such as headaches, asthma, high cholesterol, skin problems, and sleep problems and offers strategies for eliminating toxins, along with easy recipes for effective homemade cleaning solutions using essential oils, baking soda, vinegar, and other ingredients that are natural, affordable, and effective.
 
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781635863901
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	01/31/2023
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	481,271
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Daniella Chace, MSc, CN, is a nationally recognized clinical practitioner, author, and educator. She is a leader in the field of medical nutrition therapy, and has written books, columns, and patient care materials, appeared on radio and television, and is the creator and host of Nutrition Matters, a health science program covering hot topics in toxicology, medicine, and nutrition, that is aired on NPR stations nationwide. She lives in Port Townsend, Washington.

Table of Contents

Foreword viii

Introduction Our Homes and Our Health 1

Chapter 1 The Home Detox Method 9

Chapter 2 Kitchen 25

Chapter 3 Bathroom 47

Chapter 4 Bedroom 73

Chapter 5 Living Room 93

Chapter 6 Laundry Room 103

Chapter 7 Kids' Rooms 113

Chapter 8 Home Office 125

Chapter 9 Garage and Basement 135

Chapter 10 Yard and Garden 145

Glossary 157

Further Reading 164

Resources 164

Bibliography 166

Acknowledgments 187

Index 188

Editorial Reviews

Committed environmentalists interested in upping their game and being better citizens of planet Earth will find this guide useful. Highly recommended for all libraries.

—Library Journal

​“Illuminating and practical. Chace reveals how chemicals in everyday household products keep us unwittingly and unnecessarily surrounded by toxins. She then provides clear instructions for casting them out. A step-by-step path toward a healthier life and a healthier planet.”—THOR HANSON, author of Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid

“This book should be in every home.”​—JOSEPH PIZZORNO, ND, author of The Toxin Solution

​“This book supplies the practical advice we need to keep our homes safe. A guide for taking control of our health that addresses the hidden toxins in our homes.”—JOEL FUHRMAN, MD, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Eat to Live

From the Publisher

★ 11/01/2022

Modern homes, or the items in them, are often the source of a wide variety of health issues, which makes this book an essential one to have in the home of every concerned householder. Clinical nutritionist Chace (365 Skinny Smoothies), who also hosts NPR's "Nutrition Matters" segment, has written a thoroughly researched and practical guide to identifying and eliminating common household toxins. Written in approachable language and illustrated in detail, chapters are organized by rooms, which facilitate quick lookups. The book also includes a dizzying array of resources: lists of common toxins, a glossary of common abbreviations found in packaging, recipes for nontoxic cleaning solutions, recommendations for nontoxic cleaning tools and methods, case studies, and a wealth of additional resources at the end. VERDICT Committed environmentalists interested in upping their game and being better citizens of planet Earth will find this guide useful. Highly recommended for all libraries.—Marjorie Mann

Library Journal