Recommended Reading
Green Living
GREEN LIVING
A-Z OF CHEMICALS IN THE HOME (by A Choice Book)
A laypersons guide to the chemicals found in the average Australian household. It provides information on how they work and their effects on our health and the environment. Wherever possible, it suggests less hazardous alternatives.
It is a useful addition to every Australian household and answers everyday questions such as:
Which is the least toxic insecticide to use? What are the differences between soaps and detergents? What can I do if my dog has fleas? Can a hair dye be dangerous? What can eucalyptus oil be used for?
BREAKING OUT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS (by Robert Sampson M.D. & Patricia Hughes B.S.N.)
Essential reading for people with chronic fatigue syndrome, allergies and chemical sensitivities. After exhaustive attempts to heal themselves through conventional methods, the authors, a doctor and a nurse, moved beyond feeling victimized by physical symptoms. Instead, they learned how to interpret their symptoms as communications from their bodies about unexpressed emotions and various structures they had created in their lives which no longer supported them.
CHEMICAL FREE HOME
Identifies the chemicals in the home and gives ideas for substitutions.
CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY - by Sherry A Rogers, MD
The sick house syndrome is one of the many manifestations of our overstressed systems' reactions to the unrelenting chemical assault from our environment. Learn form a leading environmental medicine expert how nutrient deficiencies and genetic causes can contribute to environmental dieases, and how you can counter them.
CHILDREN OF A TOXIC HARVEST
Why we should use organic food. Chemicals and their toxicity in farming Australia.
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FOOD ALLERGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS - by Dr Keith Mumby
Dr Mumby looks at the environment and is it making us ill? What is an allergy? Is there a link between diet and illness? Why do more people feel 'tired all the time'? There is much controversy surrounding the effects of food and the environment on our health and well-being. Allergies are on the increase, "toxic overload" is now a common term and we are increasingly prone to diseases of the immune system such as ME and AIDS. This extraordinary book provides a hard-hitting, comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about food and environmental allergy.
CONSUMER'S DICTIONARY OF COSMETIC INGREDIENTS - by Ruth Winter, M.S
The fifth edition of this classic guide, first published in 1978, continues the tradtition of being the most up-to-date, complete, and trusted reference for taking the guesswork out of choosing safe and effective cosmetics and toiletries. Virtually every chemical found in toiletries and cosmetics, from body and face creams to toothpaste, hand lotion, shaving cream, shampoo, soap, perfume, and makeup, is evaluated, including those ingredients marketed as being all natural, for children, and for people of colour. The book's alphabetical arrangement makes it easy to look up the ingredients in the products you use.
DON'T DRINK THE WATER: GUIDE TO OUR CONTAMINATED - by Lono Kahuna Kupua A'o
More than ever, the availability of safe water is in question. Current water treatment technology and government agencies cannot keep up with the growing list of organic and chemical contaminants in the water we consume daily. The author brings you information you need to make intelligent decisions about the safety and treatment of your water. DON'T DRINK THE WATER also contains a complete resource guide to assist you in becoming active in one of the most important issues of our time.
GREEN CLEANER - by Barbara Lord
The Green Cleaner offers simple, effective and cheap cleaning alternatives for a safer and healthier home and planet.
GREEN HOME RECYCLING - by Allan Windust
A small handy book explaining various methods for composting and worm farms.
TOXIC METAL SYNDROME - by H. Richard Casdorph & Morton Walker
Toxic Metals from cooking utensils and personal hygiene products can cause various forms of dementia. This book details how these metals can be flushed from our systems through chelation therapy.
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CHEMICAL FREE GARDENING
BOB FLOWERDEW'S ORGANIC BIBLE - by Bob Flowerdew
Bob Flowerdew shows how to to make a garden that's both beautiful and bountiful. He provides detailed instructions on organically growing a variety of flowers, fruits, vegetables, herbs, shrubs, trees, and grass. He gives advice on harvesting, storing, and cooking fruits and vegetables, and on how to control pests, diseases, and weeds organically.
EARTH USER'S GUIDE TO PERMACULTURE - by Rosemary Morrow
Many illustrations, coloured photos and very practical guide to permaculture plus explanations of the process and principles behind permaculture design. This book is particularly applicable to permaculture in Australia.
ORGANIC CONTROL OF HOUSEHOLD PESTS - by Jackie French
If you want to keep your house, pets, pot plants and yourself free from the creepy crawlies and you prefer to avoid sprays from earth destroying cans of chemicals, this book gives you a wide choice of chemical-free, organic repellents, baits, sprays and lotions to make yourself.
THE ORGANIC GARDENER'S HOME REFERENCE - by Tanya Denckla
This is truly acomprehensive guide to organic gardening: filled with techniques, definitions, solutions to gardening problems. It is well indexed and annotated, and covers all climate zones and growing conditions.
PERMACULTURE BOOK: FERMENT & NUTRITION - by Bill Mollison
This is a guide to storing, preserving, and cooking foods using one of the oldest techniques known to man--that of fermentation. But it is much, much more than that. It is a book of nutritional chemistry and traditional folkways, a fascinating window into both what humans around the world have eaten for centuries and how we can learn from this. Recipes range from the expected--beer, pickles, soy products--to the absolutely bizarre, including a recipe for couscous you probably won't be trying at home.
PERMACULTURE: A DESIGNER'S MANUAL - by Bill Mollison
An encyclopedic treatment of permaculture, this book is essential for students, landowners, public-policy makers, and others interested in revolutionizing modern farming and land use. Highly detailed chapters cover everything one might ever need to know about the permaculture philosophy and its application to land-use design, systems analysis, climatic factors (including tailored strategies for drylands, aquaculture, and other special circumstances), and much, much more.
RODALE'S ALL-NEW ENCYC OF ORGANIC GARDENING - by Bradley Garden
Over 400 entries of the most practical, up-to-date information on all aspects of gardening from butterfly gardening to fruit and nut trees to every other damn thing about gardening according to sound organic principles. It really is the bible!
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