Healthy at Home

Healthy at Home
Author: Tieraona Low Dog, M.D.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2014-01-14
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1426212593

Get the how, when, and why of getting better and staying well with homemade remedies that the doctor orders. National Geographic helps you take charge of health care guided by a physician expert in natural healing, herbal medicine, and home remedies. Never have we needed this advice more than now, as worries about hospital-borne infections, antibiotic resistance, and pandemic threats make us yearn for the days of doctor home visits and mother's chicken soup. We need to rediscover the special care and comfort that comes from caring for health at home, says Dr. Low Dog. In this book she guides us in identifying, responding to, and caring for all the most common ailments, so that when it's time to take care at home, you have a doctor's advice on how. Learn how to make herbal remedies and why you and your family will be healthier for doing so--and get advice on when it's best to consult a health care professional instead.

The Healthy Home

The Healthy Home
Author: Perseus
Publisher: Vanguard Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-04-24
Genre: Environmental health
ISBN: 9781593156886

"The Healthy Home" is the most up-to-date and scientifically accurate book on how to detox a home, room by room, to keep families safe--one of the most topical subjects today.

Design a Healthy Home

Design a Healthy Home
Author: Oliver Heath
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 688
Release: 2021-08-31
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 0744055334

With indoor air pollution at its worst, and many of us spending more time in our own homes, this interior design guide will help you create calm, social, and comfortable spaces. Let leading sustainability architect, Oliver Heath, give you all the practical solutions you need to transform your space for physical and mental wellbeing. Inside the pages of this home decor book, you’ll discover how to detoxify your home by making small changes. It includes: • 100 tried and tested, research-based design ideas to support your health and wellbeing in even the smallest of spaces • Stylish, fun, and affordable home design tips based on the latest research in sustainable, biophilic design You're never going to be able to control the environment in the grocery store or your office, but your home is a completely different story. You are in charge of your living space, so why not make it as healthy as can be? Based on the latest evidence and research in wellbeing and biophilic design, this practical guide will show you how to create a restorative and nurturing environment - no matter the size of your space. The ideas and solutions included in this book have been devised with easy implementation in mind. Optimize lighting in your home by using reflective surfaces for a brighter space, follow a ventilation checklist to replenish the air in your home and remove pollutants, or unlock the powers of a tech-free bedroom for a better night's sleep. Whatever your budget and whether you rent or own your property, you can use these creative ideas to make your home a sanctuary.

Healthy Child Healthy World

Healthy Child Healthy World
Author: Christopher Gavigan
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2008-04-17
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1440632162

Learn how to create a cleaner, greener, safer home with Christopher Gavigan and the trusted experts at Healthy Child Healthy World. Healthy Child Healthy World is the essential guide for parents! All parents want a happy and healthy child in a safe home, but where do they start? It starts with the small steps to creating a healthier, less toxic, and more environmentally sound home, and this is the definitive book to get you there. Unfortunately, tens of millions of Americans, overwhelmingly children, now face chronic disease and illnesses including cancer, autism, asthma, allergies, birth defects, ADD/ADHD, obesity/diabetes, and learning and developmental disabilities. The number gets higher each year and more parents ask WHY? Scientific evidence increasingly finds chemicals in everyday products like cleaning supplies, beauty care and cosmetics, home furnishings, plastics, food, and even toys that are contributors to these ailments. The good news is that you can something to protect your children with a few simple changes! Inside, you'll find practical, inexpensive, and easy lifestyle advice for every stage of parenting including: *Advice on preparing a nontoxic nursery for a new baby *What every expectant mom needs to do to have a safer pregnancy *Clarifying which plastics and baby products to avoid and the healthier solutions *Tips to take to the grocery store, including the most and least pesticide-laden fruits and vegetables and the best healthy kid-approved snacks *Which beauty care / cosmetic products pose the biggest risk to health *The best recipes for healthy snacks, low-cost and safe homemade cleaners, and non-toxic art supplies *How to easily minimize allergens, dust, and lead *A greener garden, yard, and outdoor spaces *Tips to keep your pets healthy, and the unwanted pests out naturally *Renovation ideas, naturally fresher indoor air, and safer sleeping options, *An 27 page extensive shopper's guide to most trusted and best products every home needs Inside is also packed with over 40 featured contributions from renowned doctors, environmental scientists, and public-health experts like Dr. Harvey Karp, Dr Philip Landrigan, and William McDonough, as well as many celebrity parents like Gwyneth Paltrow, Tobey Maguire, Sheryl Crow, Erin Brockovich and Tom Hanks. A special featured contribution from First Lady Michelle Obama on her best ways of coping with her daughter's asthma.

Healthier Homes

Healthier Homes
Author: Jen Stout
Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2022-09-27
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1628604522

Most of us spend 90 percent of our time indoors, but our indoor environments could be causing us significant harm. Everything from flooring to paints to insulation contains chemicals known to contribute to health problems such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. In this book, Jen and Rusty Stout, nationally recognized healthy home building innovators, teach you how to think like a builder so that you can construct a new home or upgrade an existing one to put wellness first. Making smart choices when it comes to building materials, moisture protection, and more can make all the difference in reducing your family’s exposure to toxins and living a healthier life. Whether you are a home buyer, a homeowner working with a professional builder, a building contractor, or a DIY-er, Healthier Homes walks you through key considerations such as Site selection Designing a living space that meets your family’s unique needs Material choices for the exterior and interior Air and water quality Sourcing home furnishings and finishes Existing home upgrades Mold remediation

Nutrition 101

Nutrition 101
Author: Debra Raybern
Publisher:
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2009-06-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780981695426

Nutrition 101: Choose Life! is a three-in-one family nutrition and health program for all ages that presents the major body systems, how they function, their common health issues, the benefits of good food and the consequences of bad food. Its 448 pages include six units: -The Brain and Nervous System -Digestion and Elimination -Respiration and Olfactory -Muscular and Skeletal Systems -Cardiovascular and Immune Systems -Endocrine System and Emotions. Biblically based and packed with hands-on activities, science and art projects and nearly 80 family-friendly recipes, this program teaches and reinforces the why's of what we should eat, not just "because I said so." Containing a complete reference guide filled with nutrition facts, charts, practical tips and an exhaustive index, this book will serve as a constant resource for improved health and abundant living.

Making Americans Healthier

Making Americans Healthier
Author: Robert F. Schoeni
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2008-01-25
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1610444876

The United States spends billions of dollars annually on social and economic policies aimed at improving the lives of its citizens, but the health consequences associated with these policies are rarely considered. In Making Americans Healthier, a group of multidisciplinary experts shows how social and economic policies seemingly unrelated to medical well-being have dramatic consequences for the health of the American people. Most previous research concerning problems with health and healthcare in the United States has focused narrowly on issues of medical care and insurance coverage, but Making Americans Healthier demonstrates the important health consequences that policymakers overlook in traditional cost-benefit evaluations of social policy. The contributors examine six critical policy areas: civil rights, education, income support, employment, welfare, and neighborhood and housing. Among the important findings in this book, David Cutler and Adriana Lleras-Muney document the robust relationship between educational attainment and health, and estimate that the health benefits of education may exceed even the well-documented financial returns of education. Pamela Herd, James House, and Robert Schoeni discover notable health benefits associated with the Supplemental Security Income Program, which provides financial support for elderly and disabled Americans. George Kaplan, Nalini Ranjit, and Sarah Burgard document a large and unanticipated improvement in the health of African-American women following the enactment of civil rights legislation in the 1960s. Making Americans Healthier presents ground-breaking evidence that the health impact of many social policies is substantial. The important findings in this book pave the way for promising new avenues for intervention and convincingly demonstrate that ultimately social and economic policy is health policy. A Volume in the National Poverty Center Series on Poverty and Public Policy

Home Cooking for Your Dog

Home Cooking for Your Dog
Author: Christine Filardi
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2013-09-03
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1613125461

Go beyond kibble—and put your dog on a healthier diet with recipes for Fido’s Fishcakes, Bacon and Cream Cheese Muffins, and more! Home Cooking for Your Dog is the first holistic cookbook for dogs to include recipes for cooked meals, treats, and the raw food diet. User-friendly, chop-licking recipes like Fido’s Fishcakes, Potluck Polenta, and Peanut Butter and Coconut Cakes call for healthy ingredients you can find in your local grocery store (or may already have at home) to create balanced, nutritious meals for a healthier, happier dog. Included are nutrition information, cooking tips, and anecdotes from the author about her own four dogs to help you transition your dog to a homemade diet. Illustrated with a combination of irresistible color photographs of dogs and humorous line art, the book is a must-have for dog owners everywhere—and a portion of the proceeds will support animal rescue.

Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family

Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family
Author: Ellyn Satter
Publisher: Kelcy Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2011-12-01
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0967118948

Ellyn Satter's Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family takes a leadership role in the grassroots movement back to the family table. More a cooking primer than a cookbook, this book encourages singles, couples, and families with children to go to the trouble of feeding themselves well. Satter uses simple, delicious recipes as a scaffolding on which to hang cooking lessons, fast tips, night-before suggestions, in-depth background information, ways to involve kids in the kitchen, and guidelines on adapting menus for young children. In chapters about eating, feeding, choosing food, cooking, planning, and shopping, the author entertainingly helps readers have fun with food while not eating unhealthily or too often. She cites current studies and makes a convincing case for lightening up on fat and sodium without endangering ourselves or our children. The book demonstrates Satter's dictum that “your positive feelings about food and eating will do more for your health than adhering to a set of rules about what to eat and what not to eat.”

A Healthier Home Cook

A Healthier Home Cook
Author: Shawna Holman
Publisher: Fair Winds Press
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2024-10-22
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0760388660

Reclaim your kitchen from processed foods and mystery chemicals, then cook through 75+ recipes that focus on eating well for whole-body health. With all the emphasis put on healthy eating, you probably realize how consequential your food choices are to your mental and physical health, for better or worse. But did you know that a 2017 publication from the National Institute of Health estimates that there are now more than 10,000 chemicals the FDA regulates in food (and that there are only about 100 employees doing so)? Yet you can control to improve what you’re cooking and eating—and A Healthier Home Cook provides an accessible guide for doing just that. In author Shawna Holman’s best-selling first book, A Healthier Home, she took her enthusiasm for healthy living to the page and provided an accessible, room-by-room roadmap for making the home A Little Less Toxic. Now, she’s back with a full book to support most people's entry point: the kitchen and cooking. A full basics chapter includes shopping guides for all kitchen essentials (detailing what materials to look for and avoid). Then she shares a collection of recipes, many of which help readers avoid store-bought products with questionable ingredients: Nourishing Breakfasts: Cast-Iron Dutch Baby Pancake with Warm Berry Compote, French Toast Casserole, Grain Free Chocolate Chip Banana Bread, DIY Acai Bowl with Rich Maple Granola, Next Day Oatmeal Muffins, Perfect Pressure Cooked Eggs with Hashbrowns and Oven Bacon, Family-Style Breakfast Tacos, Crispy Potato and Egg Bake Substantial Salads and Bowls: Rainbow Salad, White Bean and Bacon Salad, Deli-Style Macaroni Salad, Sonoma-Style Chicken Salad Bowl, Taco Salad with Catalina Dressing, Mediterranean-Style Pasta Salad, Roasted Asparagus and Pecan Salad, Fresh Thai-Style Salad, Chopped Antipasto with Crispy Prosciutto, Sushi Roll in a Bowl, Hearty Sprouted Grains Bow Warming Soups and Stews: Hearty, Creamy Tomato Soup, Sprouted Lentil Soup with Spinach, Damien’s Mineral-Rich Chicken Noodle Soup, Gigi's Blue Ribbon Chili, One-Pot Beef Stew with Chiles and Carrots, White Bean Chicken Chili, Albondigas Soup, Red Lentil Dahl with Warming Spices Lighter Plates: Falafel Night with Quinoa Tabouli and Tzatziki, Top Notch Ramen, Spaghetti Squash Bake with Roasted Tomato Marinara, Grain Free Crispy Fish with Oven Fries and Coleslaw, Seared Scallops with Pesto Pasta, Pineapple Chicken Curry, Thai Lettuce Cups with Peanut Sauce Heartier Dishes: Chicken Pot Pie, Turkey Burger Bowls with Sweet Potato Cubies and Pickled Red Onion, The Wholesome Whole Chicken, Bone Broth (and veggie scrap broth), Enchiladas Verdes with Refried Beans and Taqueria-Style Roasted Carrots, Chimichurri Beef Pasta, Mississippi Pot Roast, Pasta Pot, House Bolognese, Cottage Pie, Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf with Crispy Smashed Potatoes and Grilled Artichoke Sweets and Sips: Grain Free Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies, Candy Bar Dates, Dairy Free Caramel Corn, Frost It, Top It, Dip It (Coconut Whipped Cream, Pressure-Cooked Caramel, and Dye-Free Berry Buttercream), Chocolate Pudding with Raw Honey Whipped Cream, Maple Cinnamon Marshmallows, My Mega Matcha, Gelatin Gummies, Quick Chia Jam, Honey Lemonade, Healthier Hot Chocolate Whether you’re looking to replace packaged convenience foods or find new, wholesome meal ideas, A Healthier Home Cook will aid you on a journey that benefits both your mind and body. It’s simple to make change happen when you take it one plate at a time!