Seize Green Goes With Everything: Simple Steps To A Healthier Life And A Cleaner Planet Author Sloan Barnett Distributed As Interactive EBook
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was really hoping to learn something new, but I didn't, This book is a good introduction to going green, It's good if you're starting from zero, but if you already live green, you probably won't get a lot new ideas, The author is a big promoter of Shaklee products, She is forthright about her interest in the company, but she appears a little zealous a times, Overall, it's a good read for someone starting out on the green path, Blech. I had seen this gal on Oprah and I thought the book might give some good suggestions about changing your everyday living to become more green, Insteadpages in it turned into a total sales pitch for the authors company which makes, you guessed it, green products! Who knew,
Very annoying. I am not a green zealot, but the small things do irritate me, Things like rinsing dishes before placing them in the dishwasher, bottled water, and not recycling are like nails on a chalkboard, and yet I am terribly remiss is turning the TV off I like the noise and constant stream of news.
This book does a great job of pointing out some of the big things we miss in our lives that have an impact on our health and the environment,
The main problem with the book is a big one, Barnett is the wife of Shaklees CEO and she makes no apologies in recommending their products at every turn, The only times she does not recommend Shaklee products is when the company does not have a comparable product, She did provide studies showing the Shaklee products were best in some of these areas, but it was distracting, annoying, and made me question her judgement when she kept pushing Shaklee.
It seemed odd for a book that wants you to make better choices to give you only one in many areas,
On the whole, I think this is a good book, I tookpages of notes and plan on checking out some of the websites mentioned, It also had tips for around the house that I plan on trying, Some of the things I already knew buy organic, read labels, buy new pots and pans but it is always good to be reminded as I seem to get too busy to pay attention and fall back to some bad habits.
Good but I had to put it down before I became too obsessive, I know that chemicals are bad and try and eliminate them from my daily life as much as possible, But there are some things I just can't change wish I could put in hardwood floors in every room in the house and buy natural fiber throw rugs but I don't have the cash.
So I stopped reading it because it made me feel bad about the things in my life I could not change, And I didn't appreciate the constant shilling for her husbands company Shaklee, At the time I read the book several years ago the company did not disclose the ingredient list for their products, This book was good, with some good ideas and recipes for homemade cleaners, but basically it is a book promoting Shaklee products, I like Shaklee products alot, but I didn't know this is what this book would be discussing and promoting throughout, I expected a little more, The author makes a pitch to become greener by swapping out many of your everyday items that contain all sorts of bad toxins including cleaners, cosmetics, plastics, etc, The book is a fast and easy read, but it overwhelmed me with "scary stats" about how pretty much everything I touch from my clothes, to my tupperware to my mattress is basically going to cause me to get cancer and die.
On top of that, the author makes a pitiful pitch to the reader that they need to stop using the cleaning agents and switch to organic ones, Her husband conveniently is the CEO of a company that makes these kinds of products and she shamelessly plugs them to no end,
The idea behind the book of eliminating chemicals and recylcing etc, etc. is good, I think everyone should appreciate the ideas behind the "green" movement, but this is not the book you should read to educate yourself,
Imagine if your best friend gave you vital information that could protect you and your family, and save you money, and help the planet, Imagine if you were given clear, simple choices, small changes that could have a big impact on your life, And you could still wear leather shoes and deodorant, You'd listen, right
Very readable with a lot of very interesting information all of us as consumers should know, all broken down into very small snippets, The author is a unabashed supporter of all green cleaning products from from Shaklee Corporation and she states this at the beginning of the book which is a good thing since her husband is the owner and CEO of Shaklee.
Treat it like reference book, not exactly a page turner, Great info! Although the author and her husband own the Shaklee company, she very generously supplied many competing resources, I am excited about all the products that are available and are not harmful to you or the environment, I have read a lot of these books and since I learned a little something new I give it good reviews, she had some good recipes for body care and cleaners, I want to try the sunscreen out of curiosity but it is still probably easier to buy a natural one on the market that lasts longer I have some issues with this book but it is a masterpiece at the same time.
I was hooked to learn how to live simpler and more sustainable, I take issue with her writing, The book raves that she is a journalist which is a paid writer, However, her writing is awful, It reads as if it were meant for elementary school kids with the kind of language she would use in face to face conversation, I was very put off sometimes by how bad her writing skills were, Jokes were very poorly executed and didn't make any sense,
Another issue I have with this book is that for/of the book she is talking like a SALESMAN! I felt like I was being fed the same sell tactics repeatedly with no tact.
While it is nice that she offers alternatives, some of which are her husband's products, she is trying waaay too hard,
I did a little digging on the author and found that she is filthy rich which is acceptable but she doesn't follow half the stuff she writes in her book which I feel is grounds for hypocrisy
.
I would highly
recommend this book to everyone because it is well researched and the points she made are thought provoking, People need to be educated about how they can positively impact the world and their families lives, She took information from every direction and tied it together nicely, She liveshouses down from where I work, We got this free with a yearend contribution to the EWG, I think I have seen the author on Oprah,
If I'd paid for this book I'd be mad, Entire sections were her promoting Shaklee products and her husband is the chairman of the company or something like that,
I did learn a few things, which is starting to be less and less frequent with the number of green books I've read, It's a good book for a newbie to green living, although at times a little on the overkill with repeating the bad chemical names, And it might just turn you into a Shaklee junkie Awesome book! Sloan Barnett details all the chemicals that are in household cleaning products, clothes, bedding, food and more! She also describes what those chemicals do to your body.
She promotes Shaklee a chemical free cleaning product company but also gives you homemade recipes, Okay there was too much promoting of her/her husbands products she is a little over the top but had some good info glad i didn't pay for the book Reading this book has given me OCD! I don't know how many times I've said "Did you know that's toxic" in the past week! It was very informative and eye opening.
I'll keep it around as a reference book, Way preachy on the Skaklee products, HOWEVER brings up really great points about the toxic chemicals we use in our house and expose ourselves to all the time, If you can ignore the gospel there is actually some great information in here, OK, I love Shaklee products and this book was written by the wife of the owner of the company, But I tried to read it objectively and it's an informative read, Sloan is a consumer reporter for NBC and other media and did a good job of making the subject flow, She even endorses other companies when reviewing a few of the products that Shaklee offers, Showing objectivity on her part or are they going to discontinue those products I don't know the answer to that, but I know the companies she endorses are good ones.
I won't hesitate to give this book as a gift in the future, along with a sample of products, of course, When many people think of living green, they think of one's impact on the environment, Yet living a greener lifestyle, including choosing personal care products without harmful chemicals and using nontoxic cleaning products actually has a lot to do with your personal health and wellness.
In explaining this, at times Barnett seems over the top, and living a safer, more practical lifestyle seems overwhelming because of the myriad of dangers in popular materials, However, she makes a point that you don't have to have a huge revolution, You can change just a few things that make sense for you and fit into your budget,
The baby chapter was especially disturbing for me because she talks about many shockingly disturbing dangers and how babies and children are much more susceptible to them than adults.
For instance, one study inrevealedchemicals in the cord blood of newborn infants,of which are known carcinogens andknown to affect the brain and nervous system, Another disgusting statistic is thatof the weight of a conventional crib mattress comes from the toxic flame retardant in which it's doused, What are some possible side effects of the chemicals on which your baby so often sleeps Neurobehavioral problems, hyperactivity, and liver and thyroid damage, In fact, numerous ingredients found in personal care and cleaning products in the US have been outlawed in other countries,
Overall, I found the author's tone a bit annoying, and this book should have been better edited as it contains blatant grammar mistakes, You will find a "Resouce Guide" in the back! At the same time, the information it contains is invaluable and I believe that everyone should read it, Even if you are not that interested in protecting the planet, you may at least care about guarding yourself against ingredients that make you sick and make the indoor air quality of your home five times worse than the air quality outside.
As fun as it is to use any brand or kind of cosmetics, for a while now, I have made a sincere effort to switch over to the more natural, safer products, as so many chemicals in personal care products are unregulated or known to be unsafe.
Conventional cleaning products are one of the biggest chemical sources of danger for our bodies and the earth, It seems like a no brainer to stop "cleaning" with chemicals that require special disposal procedures and use timetested, less expensive things like vinegar and baking soda, Changing my household practices for the safety of my family and the planet has become a major core value of mine, and this book taught me a lot about how to do it even better.
If the thought of using personal care products that can harm your fertility or giving your baby a plastic bottle with chemicals that may contribute to ADHD disturbs you too, I strongly encourage you to read this book.
You will learn about many known risks associated with certain ingredients and how you can truly have a clean house and healthier body, I am very glad to have learned this information and definitely plan to implement and maintain lifestyle changes as a result of it,
Merged review:
This book is actually called Green Goes with Everything, Get Clean must have been its original title, My review is under the Green Goes with Everything listing, but I'm leaving this one on my list because it has a better, more thorough description of the book from Goodreads.
In a nutshell, I do believe this book is full of important information of which everyone should be aware, It's not just about how to help protect the planet as one might infer, It's largely about keeping toxic chemicals out of your body by using safer personal care, baby, and cleaning products, Once you read about disgusting toxins like flame retardants finding their way into breast milk and cord blood, you will probably be very motivated to change some things! Excellent book, would have gottenif it were not for the fact that some of it seems like a Shaklee catalog! Not a book about saving energy or reducing your carbon footprint, although there is a bit of that at the end.
Most of it is about all the toxic chemicals we are using in our daily lives!
I found it very difficult to read, in that, it talks about all the carcinogens we are all using on a daily basis.
I already knew some of the stuff, but was totally freaked out by most of the rest of it!
No one really knows just how dangerous all these chemicals are as most of the,of them registered with the EPA have not been tested for safety, the government has no control over their usage and does not even require them to be listed in the ingredients, as they are trade secrets.
Anything that says "fragrance" on the label can be hiding many toxic chemicals! One of those will most certainly be phthalates, which have recently been in the news for being used a plastic softeners, used in baby bottles and toys, in addition to many other items! The FDA regulates personalcare and beauty products, but corporations are essentially free to combine any ingredients they want, without proving they are safe! Most of these chemicals have been banned in other countries, including the EU.
BPA bisphenol A is another baby bottle nono! You can tell if any plastic container has this if the recycling label is a, They say's account foof the market, look for,,or's for safer products if you use plastic instead of glass, The's aren't good for anyone either as they contain PVC polyvinyl chloride,
This book covers just about every product that we use, from bedding to clothing, cleaners, food, carpets, paint, etc, It is really frightening and makes me wonder about the US government and why they are letting these toxins be consumed! The author gives lots of alternatives, from buying safe products to making your own.
GreenGoesWithEverything. com is supposed to be kept up to date with all the latest info,
Scared the amp out of me! Would definitely recommend this one to anyone concerned with what they are using, eating and breathing!,
Very annoying. I am not a green zealot, but the small things do irritate me, Things like rinsing dishes before placing them in the dishwasher, bottled water, and not recycling are like nails on a chalkboard, and yet I am terribly remiss is turning the TV off I like the noise and constant stream of news.
This book does a great job of pointing out some of the big things we miss in our lives that have an impact on our health and the environment,
The main problem with the book is a big one, Barnett is the wife of Shaklees CEO and she makes no apologies in recommending their products at every turn, The only times she does not recommend Shaklee products is when the company does not have a comparable product, She did provide studies showing the Shaklee products were best in some of these areas, but it was distracting, annoying, and made me question her judgement when she kept pushing Shaklee.
It seemed odd for a book that wants you to make better choices to give you only one in many areas,
On the whole, I think this is a good book, I tookpages of notes and plan on checking out some of the websites mentioned, It also had tips for around the house that I plan on trying, Some of the things I already knew buy organic, read labels, buy new pots and pans but it is always good to be reminded as I seem to get too busy to pay attention and fall back to some bad habits.
Good but I had to put it down before I became too obsessive, I know that chemicals are bad and try and eliminate them from my daily life as much as possible, But there are some things I just can't change wish I could put in hardwood floors in every room in the house and buy natural fiber throw rugs but I don't have the cash.
So I stopped reading it because it made me feel bad about the things in my life I could not change, And I didn't appreciate the constant shilling for her husbands company Shaklee, At the time I read the book several years ago the company did not disclose the ingredient list for their products, This book was good, with some good ideas and recipes for homemade cleaners, but basically it is a book promoting Shaklee products, I like Shaklee products alot, but I didn't know this is what this book would be discussing and promoting throughout, I expected a little more, The author makes a pitch to become greener by swapping out many of your everyday items that contain all sorts of bad toxins including cleaners, cosmetics, plastics, etc, The book is a fast and easy read, but it overwhelmed me with "scary stats" about how pretty much everything I touch from my clothes, to my tupperware to my mattress is basically going to cause me to get cancer and die.
On top of that, the author makes a pitiful pitch to the reader that they need to stop using the cleaning agents and switch to organic ones, Her husband conveniently is the CEO of a company that makes these kinds of products and she shamelessly plugs them to no end,
The idea behind the book of eliminating chemicals and recylcing etc, etc. is good, I think everyone should appreciate the ideas behind the "green" movement, but this is not the book you should read to educate yourself,
Imagine if your best friend gave you vital information that could protect you and your family, and save you money, and help the planet, Imagine if you were given clear, simple choices, small changes that could have a big impact on your life, And you could still wear leather shoes and deodorant, You'd listen, right
Well, think of Today show contributor Sloan Barnett as that friend, A mother of three, a dedicated consumer advocate, Sloan gives us a fast, simple, downtoearth primer on the ways our homes are making us sick, and what we can all do to transform them into the safe sanctuaries we want and need them to be.
Sloan exposes the toxic truth behind the household products we use every day from laundry detergent to toothpaste to lipstick, She explains how these and other seemingly benign stuff can harm us and our children, She offers an array of alternatives, and inspires us to see that we're never helpless: Every day, we have the power to make better, smarter, safer choices,
Packed with common sense and sass, product picks and practical tips, Green Goes With Everything is for everyone who wants to live a healthier life,
Very readable with a lot of very interesting information all of us as consumers should know, all broken down into very small snippets, The author is a unabashed supporter of all green cleaning products from from Shaklee Corporation and she states this at the beginning of the book which is a good thing since her husband is the owner and CEO of Shaklee.
Treat it like reference book, not exactly a page turner, Great info! Although the author and her husband own the Shaklee company, she very generously supplied many competing resources, I am excited about all the products that are available and are not harmful to you or the environment, I have read a lot of these books and since I learned a little something new I give it good reviews, she had some good recipes for body care and cleaners, I want to try the sunscreen out of curiosity but it is still probably easier to buy a natural one on the market that lasts longer I have some issues with this book but it is a masterpiece at the same time.
I was hooked to learn how to live simpler and more sustainable, I take issue with her writing, The book raves that she is a journalist which is a paid writer, However, her writing is awful, It reads as if it were meant for elementary school kids with the kind of language she would use in face to face conversation, I was very put off sometimes by how bad her writing skills were, Jokes were very poorly executed and didn't make any sense,
Another issue I have with this book is that for/of the book she is talking like a SALESMAN! I felt like I was being fed the same sell tactics repeatedly with no tact.
While it is nice that she offers alternatives, some of which are her husband's products, she is trying waaay too hard,
I did a little digging on the author and found that she is filthy rich which is acceptable but she doesn't follow half the stuff she writes in her book which I feel is grounds for hypocrisy
.
I would highly
recommend this book to everyone because it is well researched and the points she made are thought provoking, People need to be educated about how they can positively impact the world and their families lives, She took information from every direction and tied it together nicely, She liveshouses down from where I work, We got this free with a yearend contribution to the EWG, I think I have seen the author on Oprah,
If I'd paid for this book I'd be mad, Entire sections were her promoting Shaklee products and her husband is the chairman of the company or something like that,
I did learn a few things, which is starting to be less and less frequent with the number of green books I've read, It's a good book for a newbie to green living, although at times a little on the overkill with repeating the bad chemical names, And it might just turn you into a Shaklee junkie Awesome book! Sloan Barnett details all the chemicals that are in household cleaning products, clothes, bedding, food and more! She also describes what those chemicals do to your body.
She promotes Shaklee a chemical free cleaning product company but also gives you homemade recipes, Okay there was too much promoting of her/her husbands products she is a little over the top but had some good info glad i didn't pay for the book Reading this book has given me OCD! I don't know how many times I've said "Did you know that's toxic" in the past week! It was very informative and eye opening.
I'll keep it around as a reference book, Way preachy on the Skaklee products, HOWEVER brings up really great points about the toxic chemicals we use in our house and expose ourselves to all the time, If you can ignore the gospel there is actually some great information in here, OK, I love Shaklee products and this book was written by the wife of the owner of the company, But I tried to read it objectively and it's an informative read, Sloan is a consumer reporter for NBC and other media and did a good job of making the subject flow, She even endorses other companies when reviewing a few of the products that Shaklee offers, Showing objectivity on her part or are they going to discontinue those products I don't know the answer to that, but I know the companies she endorses are good ones.
I won't hesitate to give this book as a gift in the future, along with a sample of products, of course, When many people think of living green, they think of one's impact on the environment, Yet living a greener lifestyle, including choosing personal care products without harmful chemicals and using nontoxic cleaning products actually has a lot to do with your personal health and wellness.
In explaining this, at times Barnett seems over the top, and living a safer, more practical lifestyle seems overwhelming because of the myriad of dangers in popular materials, However, she makes a point that you don't have to have a huge revolution, You can change just a few things that make sense for you and fit into your budget,
The baby chapter was especially disturbing for me because she talks about many shockingly disturbing dangers and how babies and children are much more susceptible to them than adults.
For instance, one study inrevealedchemicals in the cord blood of newborn infants,of which are known carcinogens andknown to affect the brain and nervous system, Another disgusting statistic is thatof the weight of a conventional crib mattress comes from the toxic flame retardant in which it's doused, What are some possible side effects of the chemicals on which your baby so often sleeps Neurobehavioral problems, hyperactivity, and liver and thyroid damage, In fact, numerous ingredients found in personal care and cleaning products in the US have been outlawed in other countries,
Overall, I found the author's tone a bit annoying, and this book should have been better edited as it contains blatant grammar mistakes, You will find a "Resouce Guide" in the back! At the same time, the information it contains is invaluable and I believe that everyone should read it, Even if you are not that interested in protecting the planet, you may at least care about guarding yourself against ingredients that make you sick and make the indoor air quality of your home five times worse than the air quality outside.
As fun as it is to use any brand or kind of cosmetics, for a while now, I have made a sincere effort to switch over to the more natural, safer products, as so many chemicals in personal care products are unregulated or known to be unsafe.
Conventional cleaning products are one of the biggest chemical sources of danger for our bodies and the earth, It seems like a no brainer to stop "cleaning" with chemicals that require special disposal procedures and use timetested, less expensive things like vinegar and baking soda, Changing my household practices for the safety of my family and the planet has become a major core value of mine, and this book taught me a lot about how to do it even better.
If the thought of using personal care products that can harm your fertility or giving your baby a plastic bottle with chemicals that may contribute to ADHD disturbs you too, I strongly encourage you to read this book.
You will learn about many known risks associated with certain ingredients and how you can truly have a clean house and healthier body, I am very glad to have learned this information and definitely plan to implement and maintain lifestyle changes as a result of it,
Merged review:
This book is actually called Green Goes with Everything, Get Clean must have been its original title, My review is under the Green Goes with Everything listing, but I'm leaving this one on my list because it has a better, more thorough description of the book from Goodreads.
In a nutshell, I do believe this book is full of important information of which everyone should be aware, It's not just about how to help protect the planet as one might infer, It's largely about keeping toxic chemicals out of your body by using safer personal care, baby, and cleaning products, Once you read about disgusting toxins like flame retardants finding their way into breast milk and cord blood, you will probably be very motivated to change some things! Excellent book, would have gottenif it were not for the fact that some of it seems like a Shaklee catalog! Not a book about saving energy or reducing your carbon footprint, although there is a bit of that at the end.
Most of it is about all the toxic chemicals we are using in our daily lives!
I found it very difficult to read, in that, it talks about all the carcinogens we are all using on a daily basis.
I already knew some of the stuff, but was totally freaked out by most of the rest of it!
No one really knows just how dangerous all these chemicals are as most of the,of them registered with the EPA have not been tested for safety, the government has no control over their usage and does not even require them to be listed in the ingredients, as they are trade secrets.
Anything that says "fragrance" on the label can be hiding many toxic chemicals! One of those will most certainly be phthalates, which have recently been in the news for being used a plastic softeners, used in baby bottles and toys, in addition to many other items! The FDA regulates personalcare and beauty products, but corporations are essentially free to combine any ingredients they want, without proving they are safe! Most of these chemicals have been banned in other countries, including the EU.
BPA bisphenol A is another baby bottle nono! You can tell if any plastic container has this if the recycling label is a, They say's account foof the market, look for,,or's for safer products if you use plastic instead of glass, The's aren't good for anyone either as they contain PVC polyvinyl chloride,
This book covers just about every product that we use, from bedding to clothing, cleaners, food, carpets, paint, etc, It is really frightening and makes me wonder about the US government and why they are letting these toxins be consumed! The author gives lots of alternatives, from buying safe products to making your own.
GreenGoesWithEverything. com is supposed to be kept up to date with all the latest info,
Scared the amp out of me! Would definitely recommend this one to anyone concerned with what they are using, eating and breathing!,
Sloan Barnett