"Live Organic 52 Brilliant Ideas" is available for free download on kindle today. I do not recommend the book in the ways that I agree with all of it. It is just a fairly good explanation of what I try to express to others about chemicals in the environment and in our food etc.
I disagree with her 'anti meat eating' philosophy in the beginning...I don't buy the 'cow emissions' bologna. The Lord made the environment and the animals and I don't think the acid in cows stomachs will be the undoing of our planet. I do agree with eating organic meat if we are able.
The reality is though, most of us do not have the money or access or know how to eat all organic. I am not saying we should all only 'go green'. I would just like us all to be aware of our environment and do the best we can.
The dangerous chemicals are all around us and I for one think that the Lord made our bodies very resilient!
As the book says; 'Doing something is better than doing nothing'. Especially in our environment, our bodies will notice and appreciate any efforts we make towards healthy living and eating.
For example, did you know that new carpeting is highly toxic? I wouldn't reject new carpeting if you left a few rolls at my house;(and I didn't, thank you Pelis family:) but it is a good idea to let is sit a few days~ preferably outside. But if you cant do that; at least keep windows open for as much time and as many days as possible after you lay it. The less chemicals you breathe in of it the better. So you see; there is always something you can do. And please don't let young babies crawl on new carpet!
The books talks about there being no source of clean organic water. Well, we have a 'well' and that is better than city water. So, I'm not going to spend the extra money on filtering it. We are doing the best we can. And, as for the 'spring' or mineral water she speaks of....these minerals deplete so quickly that I have difficulty believing that there are any minerals left in the toxic plastic bottles by the time we buy and consume them!
One part of the book I heartily agree with and have utilized for years is the use of baking soda and vinegar for cleaning. She gave me a good idea about adding lavender essential oil to my vinegar spray bottle though. I for years had been a strong advocate of 'Bleach' as I am a bit of a germ hater. Then there was that time that I nearly asphyxiated myself with it and my girls leaned it was toxic..I cant get them to use it. They are really the champions of getting that poison out of our home. I have yet to find anything that kills germs like bleach does though! Maybe someone who does essential oils for cleaning can tell me what they use as a strong germ killer?? ( ok I confess I hide a bottle of bleach spray under the kitchen counter!!! The girls shake their heads about it, and wont touch it for anything.)
Also, if you dont have a kindle you can download a free kindle app on your computer if you are intersted in this book. If you do read it, tell me what you think!
Blessings!
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