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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
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- Binding
- Hardcover
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- 1 lbs
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- ISBN
- 9780743256209
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
0743256204
ISBN-13
9780743256209
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50791910
Product Key Features
Book Title
Organic Housekeeping : In Which the Nontoxic Avenger Shows You How to Improve Your Health and That of Your Family, While You Save Time, Money, And, Perhaps, Your Sanity
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Cleaning, Caretaking & Organizing, General, Healthy Living, Repair, Chemistry / Organic
Illustrator
Yes, Sandbeck, Ellen
Genre
House & Home, Health & Fitness, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
28 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-044288
Reviews
"Ellen Sandbeck proves there is still something new to say about creating a nontoxic home. Her advice gives us all the practical details of healthy housekeeping, clearly tried-and-true from her own experience. I'm keeping this book on my shelf of handy books."-- Debra Lynn Dadd, author, Home Safe Home, "This wonderful book is about far more than how to remove cooked-on grime from skillets without poisoning yourself in the process (although it does that, too). It's about tending a home in the way one tends a garden. The result is harmony, serenity, and less work. Really. I took a long time to readOrganic Housekeepingbecause I kept leaping up mid-chapter to go off and execute another brilliant suggestion. Thank you, Ellen Sandbeck." -- Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., author ofLiving Downstream: An Ecologist Looks at Cancerand theEnvironment and Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood, "Ellen Sandbeck's "Organic Housekeeping" is a lighthearted take on taming the house monster, written by a kindred spirit who would rather be outdoors."-- Barbara Damrosch, author of "The Garden Primer", "Ellen Sandbeck once and for all provides a practical, commonsense guide to cleaning up our messes -- the clutter and disorganization that keeps us from thriving, and more important the toxins in our homes that negatively impact our health and well-being. In a world inundated with toxins on the one hand, and an unreasonable desire for sterility on the other, Sandbeck gives us refreshing insight into how to live in balance, challenging us to recognize that the oversterilization of our environment has contributed to the pandemic of allergic and autoimmune disorders. She also guides us on how to improve our homes and our health without constant exposure to household chemicals."-- Dr. Mark Hyman, coauthor of "Ultraprevention" and author of "UltraMetabolism", "This book has everything! From clearing your clutter to protecting the health and well-being of your family. Further, everyone wants to make a difference, and the ideas inOrganic Housekeepingmake a difference for our fragile, endangered planet."-- Cecile Andrews, author ofThe Circle of Simplicity, "Organic Housekeepingis uncommon good sense for protecting our health and the planet. It's sustainability with style. Read this book and save yourself and your pocketbook too. All hail the Nontoxic Avenger!!"-- John de Graaf, coauthor ofAffluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic, "This wonderful book is about far more than how to remove cooked-on grime from skillets without poisoning yourself in the process (although it does that, too). It's about tending a home in the way one tends a garden. The result is harmony, serenity, and less work. Really. I took a long time to readOrganic Housekeepingbecause I kept leaping up mid-chapter to go off and execute another brilliant suggestion. Thank you, Ellen Sandbeck."-- Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., author ofLiving Downstream: An Ecologist Looks at Cancerand theEnvironment and Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood, "As simple as it gets! Sandbeck presents some surprising solutions to age-old cleaning challenges, complete with the 'whys' as well as the 'how-tos.'"-- Donna Smallin, author of "Cleaning Plain & Simple", ""Organic Housekeeping" is authoritative, clear, and very useful. Readers of the book will be better equipped to protect themselves from the deluge of synthetic chemicals which surround us." -- Herbert L Needleman M.D., coauthor of "Raising Healthy Children in a Toxic World", "Throughout this book, Ellen Sandbeck's deep concern for the health of our Earth and its citizens is obvious. She demonstrates how to help and protect ourselves by compiling an amazing number of ways we can live our life in a healthier, more organized and less expensive manner. It's a book you can read straight through because it is so entertaining and helpful. I give it my eco-green thumbs up!!"-- Tessa Hill, Chair, Children's Health Environmental Coalition and President, Kids for Saving Earth, "This book has everything! From clearing your clutter to protecting the health and well-being of your family. Further, everyone wants to make a difference, and the ideas in "Organic Housekeeping" make a difference for our fragile, endangered planet."-- Cecile Andrews, author of "The Circle of Simplicity", "Organic Housekeepingis authoritative, clear, and very useful. Readers of the book will be better equipped to protect themselves from the deluge of synthetic chemicals which surround us."-- Herbert L Needleman M.D., coauthor ofRaising Healthy Children in a Toxic World, ""Organic Housekeeping" is uncommon good sense for protecting our health and the planet. It's sustainability with style. Read this book and save yourself and your pocketbook too. All hail the Nontoxic Avenger!!"-- John de Graaf, coauthor of "Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic", "Ellen Sandbeck'sOrganic Housekeepingis a lighthearted take on taming the house monster, written by a kindred spirit who would rather be outdoors."-- Barbara Damrosch, author ofThe Garden Primer, "This wonderful book is about far more than how to remove cooked-on grime from skillets without poisoning yourself in the process (although it does that, too). It's about tending a home in the way one tends a garden. The result is harmony, serenity, and less work. Really. I took a long time to read "Organic Housekeeping" because I kept leaping up mid-chapter to go off and execute another brilliant suggestion. Thank you, Ellen Sandbeck." -- Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., author of "Living Downstream: An Ecologist Looks at Cancer" and the "Environment and Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood", "Ellen Sandbeck once and for all provides a practical, commonsense guide to cleaning up our messes -- the clutter and disorganization that keeps us from thriving, and more important the toxins in our homes that negatively impact our health and well-being. In a world inundated with toxins on the one hand, and an unreasonable desire for sterility on the other, Sandbeck gives us refreshing insight into how to live in balance, challenging us to recognize that the oversterilization of our environment has contributed to the pandemic of allergic and autoimmune disorders. She also guides us on how to improve our homes and our health without constant exposure to household chemicals."-- Dr. Mark Hyman, coauthor ofUltrapreventionand author ofUltraMetabolism, "As simple as it gets! Sandbeck presents some surprising solutions to age-old cleaning challenges, complete with the 'whys' as well as the 'how-tos.'"-- Donna Smallin, author ofCleaning Plain & Simple, "For anything and everything you want to know about how to keep your house truly clean, this guide likely has the answer. Keep a copy stashed where you store your ecofriendly cleaning supplies so it'll always be handy with the simple solution for any cleaning dilemma."-- Danny Seo, author ofSimply Green PartiesandSimply Green Giving, "For anything and everything you want to know about how to keep your house truly clean, this guide likely has the answer. Keep a copy stashed where you store your ecofriendly cleaning supplies so it'll always be handy with the simple solution for any cleaning dilemma."-- Danny Seo, author of "Simply Green Parties" and "Simply Green Giving ", "For anything and everything you want to know how to keep your house truly clean, this guide likely has the answer. Keep a copy stashed where you store your eco-friendly cleaning supplies so it'll always be handy with the simple solution for any cleaning dilemma."-- Danny Seo, Author, Simply Green Parties and Simply Green Giving and Editor-at-Large, Country Home Magazine, "Ellen Sandbeck has provided the public with a fabulous catalog of useful information that will help all of us protect our health and our environment."-- Mary Gant, Program Analyst, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, "Organic Housekeepingis authoritative, clear, and very useful. Readers of the book will be better equipped to protect themselves from the deluge of synthetic chemicals which surround us." -- Herbert L Needleman M.D., coauthor ofRaising Healthy Children in a Toxic World
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
648/.5
Table Of Content
Contents Introduction Chapter One: First Things First Moderation in All Things Organizing A Place for Everything If You Can't Find It, You Might as Well Not Own It Home Maintenance Protocols Labeling Tools Junk Drawers and Miscellaneous Storage Absentmindedness Too Much Stuff Photos Sorting Papers If You Ask Them, They Will Come Banishing Chaos Hiring Help Cleaning Outbuildings and Extremely Chaotic Houses Post-Clutterectomy Care Storage Protocol Habits You Are What You Do; You Are What You Think Setting Orderly Habits Living Lightly and Happily Waste Prevention Reuse Recycling: Reducing Things to Their Basic Elements The Future Keep Moving Chapter Two: The Kitchen: You Are What You Eat Kitchens R Us Organic Cleaning What Is Clean? The Products Cleaning Tools Wham, Bam, Thank You Ma'am Mopping Up Get Steamed Steaming Floors and Counters Environmentally Friendly Dishwashing Dishwashing Supplies Dishwasher Technique Washing Dishes by Hand, Saving Water Kitchen Odors Eliminate Odors Add Better Smells Growing Clean Air Sink Cleaning Stainless-Steel Care Porcelain Enamel Sinks Artificial Stone, Corian, or Acrylic Sinks Faucets Down the Drain Drain Snake Choosing a Refrigerator Fridge Maintenance Clean, Clean the Range Oven Grime Prevention Safer Oven Cleaning Cleaning the Oven by Hand Steam Cleaning the Oven The Stovetop Cleaning the Stovetop The Range Hood The Microwave General Cleaning Toaster Shock Prevention Fire Prevention Polishing Coffee Makers, Teapots, and Kettles Why Buy Organic Food? Save Your Health and Your Money Preventing Food Poisoning Real Cleaning for Real Kitchens The Really Scary Bacteria Oily Poison Carnivore's Food Safety Safe Meat Handling Understanding the Enemy Fashionable Diseases Parasites Choosing Fish Putrescine, Cadaverine, and Histamine -- The Rotten Meat Sisters Fending Off Spoilage Not So Raw, Please Antibiotics, Breakfast of Champions Probiotics for People Food Choices Clean Cooking Implementing a Domestic Spray Program It's Mostly in the Timing Clean and Dry Kitchen Laundry Choosing Cookware Flexible Bakeware Caring for Stovetop Cookware Unsafe at Any Heat Silver Care Microwaveable Containers Food Packaging Chapter Three: The Low-Maintenance Bathroom Designing a Low-Maintenance Bathroom from the Bottom Up Floors Walls and Ceiling Storage Soft vs. Hard Water Hot Water Materials Colors and Finishes Choosing Hardware Grime Prevention and Cleaning Techniques Tools Bath Towels Choosing a Scum Free Soap Cleaning the Shower While Showering Toilet Grime Prevention Proper Toilet Etiquette Clog Busting Nontoxic, Timesaving Cleaning Techniques Cleaning Methods Routine Cleaning Special Circumstances Cleaning Smells Define Clean Personal Care Products Some Dangerous Common Ingredients in Synthetic Beauty Products Home
Synopsis
Longing for a kinder, gentler world? As the old saying goes, everything begins at home, and odds are, if you live in the all-American household, the air inside is more toxic than the air outside, even if you live in the most polluted of cities. You regularly handle the filthiest object in your home -- the kitchen sponge -- and put the same chemicals on your face that are used in brake fluid and antifreeze. The cleaning agents and personal care products commonly marketed to and used in American homes contain not only some very dangerous, toxic chemicals, but they also create an "overly clean," chemically bombed-out house that compromises immune systems. And with more than fifty million Americans suffering from allergies and other autoimmune diseases -- not to mention the developing and fragile immune systems of children and seniors -- large numbers of people are actually being made sicker and sicker by their homes. Learn to live a clean, healthy, more economical way with Ellen Sandbeck, the nontoxic avenger. In this must-have book for the twenty-first- century home, this passionate, witty advocate of all things organic will teach you how to maintain every part of the home -- from living room to septic tank, kitchen floor to bathroom sink -- using safe, simple cleansers and quick preventative measures as well as the most effective organic products on the market to get the job done. Learn time-saving, preventative housekeeping, such as taking thirty seconds to clean the shower while you shower. Take care of bathroom stains with baking soda and vinegar rather than commercial, toxic bathroom "bombs" peddled to you with such force by manufacturers. Need whiter whites? There is no bleaching power on earth stronger than the sun. Snow clean your fine rugs. Choose fruits and vegetables from the relatively pesticide residue-free list. Clean felt-tipped pen stains with vodka. Make furniture shine with olive oil and lemon. Your house will also smell as great as it looks., Longing for a kinder, gentler world? As the old saying goes, everything begins at home, and odds are, if you live in the all-American household, the air inside is more toxic than the air outside, even if you live in the most polluted of cities. You regularly handle the filthiest object in your home -- the kitchen sponge -- and put the same chemicals on your face that are used in brake fluid and antifreeze. The cleaning agents and personal care products commonly marketed to and used in American homes contain not only some very dangerous, toxic chemicals, but they also create an "overly clean," chemically bombed-out house that compromises immune systems. And with more than fifty million Americans suffering from allergies and other autoimmune diseases -- not to mention the developing and fragile immune systems of children and seniors -- large numbers of people are actually being made sicker and sicker by their homes. Learn to live a clean, healthy, more economical way with Ellen Sandbeck, the nontoxic avenger. In this must-have book for the twenty-first- century home, this passionate, witty advocate of all things organic will teach you how to maintain every part of the home -- from living room to septic tank, kitchen floor to bathroom sink -- using safe, simple cleansers and quick preventative measures as well as the most effective organic products on the market to get the job done. Learn time-saving, preventative housekeeping, such as taking thirty seconds to clean the shower while you shower. Take care of bathroom stains with baking soda and vinegar rather than commercial, toxic bathroom "bombs" peddled to you with such force bymanufacturers. Need whiter whites? There is no bleaching power on earth stronger than the sun. Snow clean your fine rugs. Choose fruits and vegetables from the relatively pesticide residue-free list. Clean felt-tipped pen stains with vodka. Make furniture shine with olive oil and lemon. Your house will also smell as great as it looks., This comprehensive guide covers every aspect of creating and maintaining a nontoxic, hypoallergenic home that is clean and safe using affordable products., Longing for a kinder, gentler world? As the old saying goes, everything begins at home, and odds are, if you live in the all-American household, the air inside is more toxic than the air outside, even if you live in the most polluted of cities. You regularly handle the filthiest object in your home -- the kitchen sponge -- and put the same chemicals on your face that are used in brake fluid and antifreeze.The cleaning agents and personal care products commonly marketed to and used in American homes contain not only some very dangerous, toxic chemicals, but they also create an "overly clean," chemically bombed-out house that compromises immune systems. And with more than fifty million Americans suffering from allergies and other autoimmune diseases -- not to mention the developing and fragile immune systems of children and seniors -- large numbers of people are actually being made sicker and sicker by their homes.Learn to live a clean, healthy, more economical way with Ellen Sandbeck, the nontoxic avenger. In this must-have book for the twenty-first- century home, this passionate, witty advocate of all things organic will teach you how to maintain every part of the home -- from living room to septic tank, kitchen floor to bathroom sink -- using safe, simple cleansers and quick preventative measures as well as the most effective organic products on the market to get the job done.Learn time-saving, preventative housekeeping, such as taking thirty seconds to clean the shower while you shower. Take care of bathroom stains with baking soda and vinegar rather than commercial, toxic bathroom "bombs" peddled to you with such force by manufacturers. Need whiter whites? There is no bleaching power on earth stronger than the sun. Snow clean your fine rugs. Choose fruits and vegetables from the relatively pesticide residue-free list. Clean felt-tipped pen stains with vodka. Make furniture shine with olive oil and lemon. Your house will also smell as great as it looks.
LC Classification Number
TX324.S25 2006
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