A to Z of D-Toxing

The Ultimate Guide to Reducing Our Toxic Exposures

by Sophia Ruan Gushee

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Pub Date Oct 20 2015 | Archive Date Dec 09 2015

The S File Publishing

Health, Mind & Body | Parenting & Families

Description

Health-conscious mother of three, Sophia Ruan Gushée thought she knew how to be healthy. Only after she became a mother did she become aware of an overlooked influence on health: toxic exposures. These pervade not just our outdoor environments but also our homes, bodies, and diet. Their impact on health can be most influential during periods of rapid biological development, which makes protecting children a top priority.

Inspired to become a truly conscious parent and to provide her young family with a healthy foundation, Sophia spent more than five years identifying practical approaches for reducing her family’s unnecessary exposures. In A to Z of D-Toxing: The Ultimate Guide to Reducing Our Toxic Exposures, Sophia shares what she learned.

Created to be the only reference book that a head of household needs, it includes hundreds of tips, as well as ten ideas to implement today–Sophia’s D-Tox Strategy. These tips help increase the odds for more resilient health–not just for individuals, but for our planet as well. This is an empowering resource that will lay the groundwork for leading a healthy life.

Author's Bio

Sophia earned a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University and a Master in Business Administration from Columbia University. She is also a certified yoga teacher, living in New York City with her family. This is her first book.

Health-conscious mother of three, Sophia Ruan Gushée thought she knew how to be healthy. Only after she became a mother did she become aware of an overlooked influence on health: toxic exposures...

Advance Praise

"As consumers, parents, occupants of a stressed planet, many of us seek information and strategies to reduce our exposure to toxins and those that are introduced into the environment. This book is a timely and invaluable resource for all. I urge you to keep it within reach and consult it often."

-- Tim Elgren PhD, Dean of Arts and Science, Oberlin College, as well as professor of chemistry who has taught courses focusing attention on unnecessary and inadvertent exposure to toxins through consumer products.

“Sophia Ruan Gushée has provided a great and useful book. It is a very readable but very scientifically accurate account of toxins in common products we all use almost every day, with appropriate information on how we can reduce our exposures to ourselves and especially to our children. The chemicals of concern are identified and their presence in everything from shampoos to foods to furniture is reported, including ways by which one can avoid excessive exposure.”

-- David O. Carpenter MD, Director of the Institute for Health and the Environment, a Collaborating Center of the World Health Organization, as well as professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Albany's School of Public Health

"Sophia Ruan Gushée’s A to Z of D-Toxing: The Ultimate Guide to Reducing Our Toxic Exposures is exactly that: a comprehensive guide to common household products that may harbor dangerous chemicals and toxins hidden in their ingredients. Her in-depth research makes this book a helpful, easy-to-read manual for any head of household concerned with reducing toxins in everyday life."

-- Frank Lipman MD, New York Times bestselling author of The New Health Rules

"A to Z of D-Toxing is a veritable encyclopedia regarding the nature of the substances with which we interact everyday - in our homes, our food, our drinks, our childrens' products, and much more. Turn to this book to learn valuable details about how you can keep your home, your body and your family educated and safe. Thank you Sophia, for creating this invaluable resource."

-- Elena Brower, author of Art of Attention, yoga and meditation teacher, and founder of Teach.yoga