Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 240
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Trim: 6¼ x 3
978-1-4422-7720-5 • Hardback • April 2018 • $40.00 • (£30.00)
978-1-5381-3146-6 • Paperback • June 2019 • $29.00 • (£19.99)
978-1-4422-7721-2 • eBook • April 2018 • $27.50 • (£19.99)
Christine Dimmick isthe founder and CEO of The Good Home Company Inc. She pioneered the move to combine natural ingredients and true to life scents in cleaning products over 20 years ago in her NYC kitchen. She and Good Home products have been featured in O Magazine, Instyle, Dr. Oz and House Beautiful, along with appearances on the Today Show. She is a public speaker promoting health and wellness at Canyon Ranch, Lenox, Mass. and other wellness facilities. Christine can also be found blogging on Facebook for over 35,000 Good Home fans and hosting wellness events – spreading her unique message of health. Christine also consults with hotels, businesses and private homes where she helps clients to detox, remove toxic products and create a place of health and wellness. You can visit her website at www.christinedimmick.com.
Introduction: How the Journey Began
Labels and Regulators
SECTION I: DETOX YOUR SKIN
Chapter 1: Face and Body Creams
Chapter 2: Shampoos, Soaps, and Conditioners
Chapter 3: Beauty Products
Chapter 4: Dental Hygiene
SECTION II: DETOX YOUR KITCHEN AND PANTRY
Chapter 5: GMOs, Organic, and Biodynamic
Chapter 6: Pesticides and Bees
Chapter 7: Seven Items to Keep and Seven to Throw Out or Avoid
Chapter 8: Meat and Fish Defined
Chapter 9: Water
Chapter 10: Cookware, Composting, and Storage
SECTION III: DETOX YOUR CLEANERS
Chapter 11: Laundry
Chapter 12: Home Cleaning
Chapter 13: Specialty Cleaners
SECTION IV: DETOX YOUR WARDROBE
Chapter 14: Fast Fashion
Chapter 15: Hidden Toxins in Our Wardrobes
SECTION V: DETOX YOUR STUFF
Chapter 16: Electronics and Cell Phones
Chapter 17: Hidden Toxins in Our Children’s Toys and Crafts
Chapter 18: Mattresses, Pillows and Pain
In Summary: Conclusion
Detox Your Home is thoroughly 'user friendly' in tone, commentary, organization and presentation, making it an ideal and invaluable addition to community library Health/Medicine collections.
— Midwest Book Review
The author, founder of the Good Home Company, examines the many toxins at play in everyday life. . . The book makes good use of black-and-white tables and figures. The chapter on toxins in children’s toys, for example, has a two-page spreadsheet of the hazardous chemicals used in products designed for children. At the end of the book, readers will find a useful resources section that will direct them to further information and more healthy consumer products. . . recommended for the circulating collection of public libraries.— American Reference Books Annual
Detox Your Home, by Christine Dimmick, founder and CEO of The Good Home Company, tells us how to keep ourselves and our families as free as possible from toxic chemicals. When we purchase laundry detergents and household cleaners, cosmetics, personal care products, food, clothing, toys, and more, we can use this vital information to lead healthier and safer lives.— Margaret Cuomo, MD, Board-certified Radiologist; author of A World Without Cancer; National Advocate for the Prevention of Cancer, Heart Disease and Diabetes
Detox Your Home is impressively comprehensive, meticulously researched and refreshingly practical. For every product, from shampoo to electronics, Dimmick evaluates health and environmental impacts and gives us ways to detox. This landmark reference book makes once hard to find information accessible to all.— Peggy O'Mara, Editor and Publisher Mothering Magazine, former editor and publisher, Mothering Magazine; author of Natural Family Living: The Mothering Magazine Guide to Parenting