Homes That Heal And Those That Don’t: How your home may be harming your family’s health

by Athena Thompson

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New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island, BC, 2004

Increasingly, news about the rising numbers of childhood asthma, autism and cancers – as well as learning and behaviour challenges – is being linked to indoor air quality, the health effects of mould, and the overall quality of the buildings we inhabit.

Homes That Heal addresses both of these developments, revealing that our own homes may be making us sick. Easy-to-read, solutions-oriented, and humorous, this book is full of advice and stories that empower families to take back their health on a daily basis. Topics covered include:

· a Healthy Home Quiz that enables readers to evaluate the health of their own home and identify many of the common home health hazards
· factors impacting indoor air quality
· a room-by-room examination of typical challenges and solutions
· toxic materials used in building a new home, or renovating
· cleaning products and other consumer hazards found in the home

This is an easy-to-understand introduction to the science of Building Biology – an internationally recognized approach to healthy design and construction.

Review by Joseph Barry Martin, PhD
josephmartin@shaw.ca   http://www.josephbarrymartin.com/    http://www.houseoflightharmony.com/

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