Health - Environment
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Books – Health – Environment

Books 1 to 6 of 6 – Environment

Go Green Get Lean  by Kate Geagan
Over the past 20 years, not only have our eating habits turned us into an increasingly overweight society, but the alarming truth is that our food choices are having as much of an impact on the planet as the cars we drive. ‘Go Green Get Lean’ is the perfect eating plan for our time. Revealing easy-to-follow steps anyone can take to eat for a healthy body and planet – and drop up to nine pounds in the first two weeks – Kate Geagan helps readers see the questionable value of “convenience” foods, and explains why going green doesn’t require a drastic vegan overhaul. This trailblazing work makes it possible for readers to help the environment and their waistlines at the same time.

Paperback,  304 pp,  $34.99. Buy now

The Green Beauty Guide  by Julie Gabriel
Going green means going green for beauty, too. Celebrities like Angela Jolie and Courtney Cox Arquette are turning organic products into the hottest beauty trend. Thanks to this amazing new beauty guide‚ readers can now learn the look-gorgeous “green” secrets that the rich and famous employ. The Green Beauty Guide has all the answers about which beauty products to use‚ what organic really means in the beauty industry‚ and why it is a better choice for overall appearance. Written by a registered nutrition specialist and owner of a new organic skin-care line‚ this beauty bible recognises that women spend billions of dollars collectively each year on products that make them look good and yet may not be good for them or the environment.

Paperback,  384 pp,  $29.99. Buy now

Living the Good Life  by Linda Cockburn
Author Linda Cockburn and her family decided to take a huge plunge. For a six-month period they grew, made or bartered for all their own food, generated all their power needs from the sun, collected their own rainwater, and aimed not to spend a single dollar. They put the car keys away and resorted to bikes, stopped eating all takeaway, and became utterly in tune with the seasons. Living on just an average-sized house block in Queensland, the Cockburns have put true power in the saying that change begins in your own backyard. Linda’s diary entries take you with her on the journey. Alongside are fascinating facts and anecdotes on the environment, recipes and tips for people interested in changing their own way of life.

Paperback,  304 pp,  $29.95. Buy now

Nature’s Way  by Ed McGaa
Sioux tribal leader Ed McGaa, known as Eagle Man, sounds a call for spiritual awakening. He explains how we can create a new global culture based not on dominance over nature for economic and political gain, but on values that endure for all times and all people. Nature’s Way explores Native American belief systems, oppression of Native Americans by the dominant society, the desacralisation of Nature, and the complicity of institutional religion. Using the lessons of the eagle, bear, lion, wolf, orca, owl, tiger, buffalo, rat, deer, and even the cottonwood tree, Nature’s Way teaches all of us how we can overcome religious intolerance, treat women and men equally, preserve our environment, and live in peace.

Paperback,  304 pp,  $22.95. Buy now

Wisdom of the Elders  by David T. Suzuki and Peter Knudtson
A reissue of David Suzuki and Peter Knudtson’s volume exploring the relationships between humans, nature and the environment from the perspectives of both Western science and the age-old wisdom of indigenous peoples around the world. Peter Knudtson and David Suzuki collected and preserved native peoples’ profound ecological wisdom about our universe, our planet, and our physical and spiritual lives. From the Inuit Arctic to the Australian outback, the tropics of Africa, Malaysia and the Amazon to the continent of north America, here are tales of profound human empathy with and respect for animals, landscapes, plants and natural forces vital to our survival.

Paperback,  276 pp,  $22.95. Buy now

Eco-Friendly Families  by Helen Coronato
Going green is a family affaira] Parents and kids making the world a better place. Eco-friendliness has grown into a way of life across the country. Eco-Friendly Families is the perfect guide to raising a family with agreena values, whether theyare celebrating their first Earth Day or are old hands at recycling, eating organic, and carrying a cloth bag to the supermarket. Parents and children can all live by eco-example by following the tips in this book, including: a Start-up advice for going green as a family affaira motivating all family members to embrace change a Family activities that can make every day Earth Day and living green fun a A practical guide to growing up greenawhat everyone can do around the house, at school, at work, and

Paperback,  224 pp,  $22.95. Buy now