The Essential Green You Easy Ways to Detox Your Diet, Your Body, and Your Life

by Imus, Deirdre

• ISBN13: 9781416541257
• ISBN10: 141654125X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-30
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Summary

An essential guide to detoxifying your lifestyle and your body, inside and out, from expert and activist Deirdre ImusInThe Essential Green You!, the third volume in theNew York TimesbestsellingGreen This!series, Deirdre Imus shares tips on how to "green" the way you take care of yourself, whether with the food you eat or the clothes you wear, or the cosmetics, toiletries, and hair products you use every single day. Deirdre provides detailed, practical advice that includes:- How to find everything from organic groceries to nontoxic personal care items- Toxic ingredients to avoid in the products you use every day- Where to find clothes that are both environment-friendly and fashionable- Healthy alternatives to commonly used medications- How to make better eating habits a priority and live more consciouslyLiving organically doesn't require a drastic overhaul and it doesn't have to be complicated or expensive -- Deirdre Imus shows how easy and important it is for women to "buy green, eat green, and be green."

Author Biography

Deirdre Imus is the founder and president of the Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology, part of Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) in New Jersey

Table of Contents

Take Charge of Your Health	p. 1
Connecting the Dots	p. 3
A Time for Precaution, Not Panic	p. 5
Eating Green	p. 8
A Story of Three Farms	p. 10
A Clean Food Revolution	p. 12
Activist Spotlight: Center for Science in the Public Interest	p. 14
Beef and Dairy	p. 15
Pork	p. 21
Poultry and Eggs	p. 23
Fish	p. 26
Eco Shopping List	p. 32
A Greener You	p. 39
The Power of Produce	p. 40
So Why Aren't We Eating Enough Plants?	p. 42
Eat Your Veggies 101	p. 44
Green Your Plate	p. 47
Eating Green Guide	p. 52
A Greener You	p. 57
Out of the Box: Snacks and Processed Foods	p. 60
The "Healthy Junk Food" Trap	p. 62
Food Additives to Avoid	p. 62
Green Your Snacks	p. 71
Eco Shopping List	p. 78
A Greener You	p. 87
A Greener Clean: Personal-Care Products	p. 89
Unknown Dangers	p. 90
Taking a Toll	p. 91
Get a Greener Clean	p. 92
Activist Spotlight: The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics	p. 93
Ingredients to Avoid	p. 95
What to Buy	p. 112
Eco Shopping List	p. 114
Toxic Tampons?	p. 126
Green Your Personal-Care Paper	p. 128
A Greener You	p. 129
Not So Pretty: Makeup	p. 131
Activist Spotlight: Teens for Safe Cosmetics	p. 134
Ingredients to Avoid	p. 135
Eco Shopping List	p. 145
Label Lingo	p. 159
A Greener You	p. 160
Green Your Style: Eco Fashion	p. 162
Activist Spotlight: 1% for the Planet	p. 164
Shopping	p. 165
Wearing	p. 170
Discarding	p. 174
Eco Shopping List	p. 177
A Greener You	p. 185
Jagged Little Pills: Medication	p. 187
Activist Spotlight: Earth Keepers and Superior Watershed Partnership	p. 188
Lifecycle Phase 1: Biopharming	p. 189
Lifecycle Phase 2: Drug Development	p. 191
Lifecycle Phase 3: Unexpected Impacts	p. 192
Spotlight On: Birth Control	p. 193
Lifecycle Phase 4: Drug Disposal	p. 195
Lifecycle Phase 5: Antibiotic Resistance	p. 202
Eco Shopping List	p. 205
A Greener You	p. 206
A New Kind of Medicine: Alternative Health	p. 208
Vitamins and Supplements?	p. 208
Eco Issue 1: Contamination	p. 210
Eco Issue 2: The Great Synthetics Debate	p. 213
Eco Issue 3: The FDA	p. 217
Supplement Shopping List	p. 219
Holistic Healthcare	p. 225
A Greener You	p. 229
Buy Green, Eat Green, Be Green	p. 231
A Greener You Top Ten	p. 232
Favorite Vegan Recipes from the Imus Ranch	p. 235
Buying Green: A Web Resource Guide	p. 246
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