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When it comes to creating a healthy home, the more you know, the healthier you and your family will be. In many instances, indoor air pollution has been found to be more harmful than outdoor air pollution, and has contributed to an increase in asthma, allergies, and other respiratory problems. The good news is you don’t have to throw out your furniture, tear down your house, and live in a bunker. You can start small and, by making wise decisions about future purchases, see a large improvement in a short period of time. Check out some of the web sites below to get ideas on how to begin. The ones that offer daily tips on reducing household toxins and green cleaning are a great place for quick and easy actions to take immediately. For more comprehensive information, consider checking out one of our recommended books from your local library. Regardless of how you choose to begin, give yourself well-deserved credit for working to improve the health of your family and that of our earth through your actions.
Berthold-Bond, Annie. Better Basics for the Home: Simple Solutions for Less Toxic Living. Three Rivers Press: 1999.
Chiras, Dan. The New Ecological Home: A Complete Guide to Green Building Options. Chelsea Green Publishing Company: 2004.
E Magazine. Green Living: The E Magazine Handbook for Living Lightly on the Earth. Plume: 2005.
Halpin, Mikki and Linda Mason Hunter. Green Clean: The Environmentally Sound Guide to Cleaning Your Home. Melcher Media: 2005.
Hawthorne, Christopher and Alanna Stang. The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture. Princeton Architectural Press: 2005.
Horn, Greg. Living Green: A Practical Guide to Simple Sustainability. Freedom Press: 2006.
Imus, Dierdre. Green This! Volume 1: Greening Your Cleaning. Simon & Schuster: 2007.
Lansky, Vicki. Baking Soda: Over 500 Fabulous, Fun, and Frugal Uses You've Probably Never Thought Of. The Book Peddlers: 2003.
Lansky, Vicki. Vinegar: Over 400 Various, Versatile, and Very Good Uses You've Probably Never Thought Of. The Book Peddlers: 2003.
Lehmeier-Hartie, Norma. Harmonious Environment: Beautify, Detoxify and Energize Your Life, Your Home and Your Planet. Lingham Press: 2007.
Lerner, Kelly and Carol Venolia. Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House: Bringing Your Home into Harmony with Nature. Lark Books: 2006.
Logan, Karen. Clean House Clean Planet. Pocket: 1997.
Rider, Kimberly. The Healthy Home Workbook: Easy Steps for Eco-Friendly Living. Chronicle Books: 2007.
Roberts, Jennifer. Good Green Homes. Gibbs Smith: 2003.
Sandbeck, Ellen. Organic Housekeeping: In Which the Non-Toxic Avenger Shows You How to Improve Your Health and That of Your Family, While You Save Time, Money, and, Perhaps, Your Sanity. Scribner: 2006.\
Siegel-Maier. Karyn. Naturally Clean Home: 100 Safe and Easy Herbal Formulas for Non-Toxic Cleansers. Storey Publishing: 1999.
Trask, Crissy. It's Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly Living. Gibbs Smith: 2006.
Wilson, Alex. Your Green Home: A Guide to Planning a Healthy, Environmentally Friendly New Home. New Society Publishers: 2006.
Wolverton, B.C. How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 House Plants that Purify Your Home or Office. Penguin: 1997.
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indoor air quality
American Lung Association Indoor Air Pollution Fact Sheet
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35381
Checklist for Improving Your Indoor Air Quality. Healthy Child, Healthy World
http://healthychild.org/resources/checklist/improving_your_indoor_air_quality
Environmental News Network
http://www.enn.com/
• search using the phrase “indoor air quality”
EPA’s Introduction to Indoor Air Quality
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ia-intro.html
Healthy Home: Green Living
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/healthy-home
How to Make Your Own Non-Toxic Cleaning Kit
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/make-your-own-non-toxic-cleaning-kit.html
Natural Cleaning Recipes
http://www.bastyrcenter.org/content/view/165/
Green and Lean: Designing and Building an Affordable, Resource-efficient Home
http://www.greenhome.org
Green Building Concepts
http://www.greenconcepts.com
Green Your Home Through Low Impact Living
http://www.lowimpactliving.com/
Your World-Saving, Bill-Cutting Home Starts Here
http://www.popularmechanics.com/footprint
How you can help the environment in your daily life
http://www.panda.org/how_you_can_help/at_home/
Carbon Footprint Calculator
http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/carboncalculator/
Reduce Household Toxics With 10 Easy Steps
http://www.naturalpath.com/
environment/reduce_household_toxics_with_10_easy_steps
ideal bite – bite sized ideas for light green living
http://www.idealbite.com
National Geographic's The Green Guide - green living tips, product reviews environmental health news
http://www.thegreenguide.com
Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Database by Environmental Working Group
http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/splash.php?URI=%2Findex.php
emagazine.com: The Online Home of E/The Environmental
http://www.emagazine.com/
Kindred: One Family, One World
http://www.kindredmedia.com.au/
Mothering Magazine
www.mothering.com
Natural Family Online
http://www.naturalfamilyonline.com
Natural Home Magazine
http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/
Plenty: It’s Easy Being Green
http://www.plentymag.com/
Primal Parenting Magazine
http://www.primalparentingmagazine.com/
http://guidetogreenliving.blogspot.com/
http://www.begreenconsulting.com/
http://www.greenbuildingconsultant.com/
http://www.egreenideas.com/
http://www.moderngreenliving.com/International/Local/
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