Chemical-Free Kids: How to Safeguard Your Child's Diet and EnvironmentA practical and easy-to-use guide that helps parents reduce the harmful chemicals in their child's diet and environment. Making healthy choices plays an integral role in achieving wellness and avoiding some of the most common illnesses that affect us today. Everyday complaints such as chronic fatigue, headaches, insomnia, abdominal pain and cramping, joint aches, chronic infections, and learning disabilities are all influenced by the quality of the food that we eat, the air that we breathe, and the toxins that we touch. Chemical-Free Kids outlines diet and lifestyle changes that parents can achieve almost painlessly. It is an informative book that shows we do have choices, and is a valuable and viable resource for anyone concerned with dietary and environmental toxins. |
Contents
Saying No to Fake and Toxic Foods | 3 |
Overcoming Additive Addictions | 37 |
ChemicalFree Strategies | 69 |
A CHEMICALFREE HOME ZONE AND ENVIRONMENT | 103 |
Organically Grown Solutions | 211 |
ChemicalFree Cooking | 231 |
Afterword | 283 |
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