Super Natural Home: Improve Your Health, Home, and Planet--One Room at a Time [Paperback]

Beth Greer (Author)

Book Description

Release date: March 17, 2009

Beth Greer had been living what she considered a healthy lifestyle when a medical crisis prompted her to reevaluate everything—from the food she ate to the personal-care products she used and the environment she lived in. Now, in Super Natural Home, she shows the alarming extent of the dangerous chemicals we unwittingly expose ourselves to every day. As she did in her own life, she invites readers to put their lives under a microscope—to scrutinize what Americans put in and on their bodies and bring into their homes—and to make personal choices that will enable them to “live clean” in a toxic world.

The straightforward, solutions-based approach of Super Natural Home—complete with quizzes to help identify and correct potential toxic hot zones—speaks directly to what environment-conscious consumers really need: ultra-practical advice on what they can do right now to limit exposure to the poisons that are endangering them and their children. At a time when impeccable scientific research points to an alarming correlation between common chemical compounds and cancers, allergies, psychiatric disorders, and birth defects, among other serious health concerns, Super Natural Home gives consumers the tools to start protecting themselves and their families.

Editorial Reviews

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"Beth Greer has written an invaluable book, filled with practical solutions on how to eat healthier, breathe cleaner air, and transform your home into a safe haven, free from toxic chemicals." --Deepak Chopra, author, Jesus: A Story of Enlightenment

Super Natural Home seeks out the silent violence--i.e. toxins--in and around the place where you spend most of your time, awake and asleep...It's required reading for anyone with a home and a healthy desire to see the unseen for the whole family." --Ralph Nader, lawyer and consumer advocate

"Beth Greer's clear, comprehensive, and practical book is a godsend for anyone living in America who wants to make a real impact on reducing the pollutions and poisons that are ubiquitous in our surroundings. She's full of good humor, yet will help you live a far cleaner and more wholesome life than you might have thought possible. Hats off to her. Read this book." --Peter Coyote, actor and author

Making simple changes can often have a profound impact not only on you and your family's health but also on the planet. Beth Greer has done a fabulous job of creating a practical resource that will let you know what these changes are and how to easily implement them." --Joseph Mercola, DO, founder of Mercola.com

Super Natural Home is a concise and helpful book for people who want to lead a healthy life. I love it and think everyone should read it." --John Gray, bestselling author, Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus

Super Natural Home offers important information on how to stay healthy along with practical, easy tips that are backed by scientific research. Every household should have this book on hand."--Marci Shimoff, New York Times bestselling author, Happy for No Reason and Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul

"For those of us who think our lives are already detoxified, Super Natural Home offers an important reminder that there is more we can do to create healthy spaces for ourselves and our families."--Stacy Malkan, co-founder, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, and author, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry

"Organic and green-minded consumers are waking up to the fact that we not only need an organic food and farming revolution, but a new economics in our households as well. Super Natural Home is an indispensable tool for conscientious Americans who want to do their part to address the energy and climate crisis." --Ronnie Cummins, co-founder and national director, Organic Consumers Association

"This easy to read, step-by-step guide offers practical advice and healthy solutions for reducing our toxic exposures, the ones that invisibly invade our lives on a daily basis...Here's to Beth for giving us all a wake-up call and challenging us to become educated consumers to save our health and our earth."--Judi Shils, director, Teens Turning Green

"In a world were we are overexposed to thousands of dangerous toxic chemicals, education is the key. Super Natural Home provides vital information for anyone interested in reducing their chemical exposure." --Dan Jacobson, legislative director, Environment California

"Beth Greer is a knowledgeable expert, and every reader will benefit from the insightful instructions and questions she offers that empower us to change the way we live for ourselves and future generations."--Lynne Twist, president, Soul of Money Institute, and co-founder, The Pachamama Alliance

"I love this book! It gives a unique blend of the author's personal experience as well as cutting-edge research to enlighten us on how our environment impacts our health. I highly recommend it."--Catherine Oxenberg, award-winning actress and mother of five

"Beth Greer is a correspondent on the front lines who leaves no stone unturned in her search for emerging news of crucial and timely relevance to wellness in today's changing environment. I am eternally grateful to her as a resource for my family, my patients, and the entire globe. Thank you, Super Natural Mom!"--Michelle Veneziano, DO, family practice physician, Mill Valley, California

About the Author

Beth Greer, Super Natural Mom, is an award-winning journalist and holistic health advocate. Her articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Us magazine and the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as online. She is the founder of SuperNaturalHome.com, a web site devoted to providing healthy, natural strategies and advice. As former president and co-owner of The Learning Annex, the largest private alternative adult education company in the US, Beth has helped thousands see new possibilities and feel empowered to make changes in their lives.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books; Original edition (March 17, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1605299812
• ISBN-13: 978-1605299815
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,322 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Natural Home March 28, 2009

By V. Kennedy

Format:Paperback

This book is an excellent guide to going green. The author covers toxins in foods, bottled water, toothpaste, furniture, paint, cosmetics, and lots more. Most of us never dreamed our houses and lives were so full of toxins. The book takes you through each room of your house with information about all the things you need to watch out for and there are suggestions about how to correct the problems. The book has a huge amount of info crammed into its pages and this review doesn't begin to do it justice. I plan to use it as a reference and I know it's a book I'll keep coming back to. It should be on everyone's bookshelf.

46 of 52 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Chemicals be gone, for a better, healthier, and safer life! April 21, 2009

By Lynette R. Fleming

Format:Paperback

Have you ever gone to the grocery store and heard someone complain about the expense of an organic food? You might run into them a few minutes later in the meat department selecting a 12-ounce T-bone steak with a price tag well over $10.00. Obviously, they aren't thinking about what they are getting for their money or they'd toss that steak back and buy the organic spinach.

Most of us have grown up making the wrong choices . . . water in plastic bottles, packaged foods with long lists of unidentifiable ingredients, and cleaning supplies strong enough to take the paint off the wall.

If you care about your health and the health of those you love, you will want to buy this book and then read it cover to cover. Inside this book is well-founded information which can help us avoid many of the toxic chemicals we can't see or taste, which are putting our health at risk for diseases and even death. If you're over 40, you probably have noticed (like I have) that you know many more people who are dying of cancer than when you were younger. There is a reason for that, my friends, and the toxic chemicals in our food and home is a definite contributor to our demise.

Beth Greer has become a well-known expert in this topic, and every page of her book tells us something we didn't already know. Would you have imagined that most of our garlic comes from China, and that it is whitened with bleach and injected with growth inhibitors to prevent sprouting? Don't look the other way . . . buy this book, get smart, and get healthy!

Lynette Fleming, Coauthor of Lunch Buddies: Buddy Up for a Better Diet

106 of 130 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Why Should I Believe This Author? August 22, 2009

By R. Caylor

Format:Paperback

This book was very interesting to read. However I cannot endorse an author who makes assertions without citing her sources. This woman is an investigative journalist, so surely she has heard of crediting her sources. Over and over she stated information that may very well be true (i.e. "this product contains such-and-such chemical, which is linked with cancer, reproductive disorders, mutating DNA, blah, blah, blah.") Well, linked by what study, at what research institute, by what scientists? There are no footnotes that would enable me to look things up for myself. Since Beth Greer does not have a Ph.D. in Chemistry, Human Biology, or anything that would give her authority on the subject of how these horrible chemicals effect us and our families, why should I believe that she is not just making stuff up? Similarly, much of her "evidence" is anecdotal, as in "I was talking to my friend who made this change and reaped wonderful health benefits." Hardly a clinical trial.

If Ms. Greer had related the same information with footnotes documenting how she knew this, I would gladly give this book 5 stars. As an alternative I would reccommend "Easy Green Living" by Renee Loux. She uses extensive footnotes, and even though I have no intention of looking up every single one, I know that I could.