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Product Description “If you want one of the shortest, fastest routes to getting toxic chemicals out of your life, get behind the wheel of Gay Browne’s Living with a Green Heart and you’ll get there in no time flat.” —Ken Cook, President, Environmental Working Group In an increasingly toxic world, the paths to environmental health and personal well-being run parallel. The journey begins with a few small steps. Is the damage we’re doing to our planet literally leaving you sick, sore, and gasping for air? Want to take back our inalienable rights to clean air, clean water, and healthy food? In this quietly revolutionary book, environmental pioneer and founder of Greenopia, Gay Browne, shares a roadmap for making incremental changes that will not only transform your life, but heal the world we share. From the home to the office, from the foods we eat to the clothes we wear, here are actions you can take today that will improve your Personal Environmental Health, and help you stop feeling overwhelmed, reduce illness, improve sleep, mood, and focus, and start making a difference, including: *Make conscious choices when shopping, and support companies with good environmental stewardship and healthy products. *Test your water for harmful chemicals, install an affordable water filtration system, and reduce your water use by utilizing water more efficiently. *Work with your doctor to create a personal plan for detoxing your body. *Use only non-toxic and organic household products, and choose organic, eco-friendly fabrics made by sustainable and fair trade certified companies. *Choose the method of transportation that makes the lightest carbon footprint. With these and many other actions, Gay Browne’s work has taught her that even the smallest change for the better, faithfully practiced, can have an immense positive impact on our minds, bodies, and spirits—not to mention the planet. Review “If you’re inspired to explore the ways in which you can treat the planet and your body a little better, this little book will give you a comprehensive way to get started.” —Forbes.com “Veteran environmental warrior, Gay Browne’s book, Living with a Green Heart, is both a compelling account of her evolution as an activist and a primer for aligning our diets and personal habits with the higher calling of social responsibility.” —Robert Kennedy, Jr., Senior Attorney, Waterkeeper Alliance, author, and activist "If you want one of the shortest, fastest routes to getting toxic chemicals out of your life, get behind the wheel of Gay Browne's, Living with a Green Heart and you'll get there in no time flat." —Ken Cook, President, Environmental Working Group “Gay Browne is on a mission to help us protect ourselves, our families, and our planet. Her book challenges readers to explore the impacts our everyday choices have on ourselves and the world around us, and inspires them to take action to create a healthier future for both.” —John H. Adams, Founding Director, Natural Resources Defense Council “Gay Browne's book is down-to-earth, smart, and accessible. She makes it easy for people to find information and inspiration for everyday solutions to the toxic trespass of corporate chemicals in our bodies, and in our world. Gay’s advice is practical, positive and evokes the equanimity of someone who truly lives with a green heart.” —Michael Green, CEO, Center for Environmental Health “Gay Browne’s book invites—and challenges—each of us to do our part to create the world we want to live in, and it’s filled with loads of practical ideas to do so. So stop whining and worrying, and tap into the positive energy in your own green heart! I guarantee you can make a difference!” —Kathy Calvin, President and CEO, United Nations Foundation “Living with a Green Heart provides valuable tools and information we can apply as individuals in order to heal the planet collectively. Gay Browne inspires us to open our hearts to live a more connec