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Tue Mar 4 16:45:48 EST 2008


have
health
concerns about interior paints, flooring, air filters, water filters,
drywall,
treated wood, foundations, furnaces, cabinets, electromagnetic fields,
insulation,
or cleaning products? Do you wonder what's safe to use--and what
isn't? Well,
here's
the book with the easy-to-read, easy-to-understand, concise answers
you've been
searching for. Be sure. Know the facts. If you're interested in better
health
for
your family, The Healthy House Answer Book is a must-have home
reference guide.
About the Author : John Bower (BS Purdue University, MA Ball State
University)
has
been involved with healthy house construction since 1984. He has
written
extensively
on the subject in several books (The Healthy House, Healthy House
Building, and
Understanding Ventilation) as well as in articles for such
publications as
Custom
Builder, The Journal of Light Construction, and Mother Earth News. In
addition,
he
has been an invited speaker at builders' conferences throughout the
U.S. and
Canada
sponsored by such organizations as the National Association of Home
Builders,
the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the American Institute of
Architects.
In
1991, he was honored with a Professional Achievement Award for
"healthy house
advocacy" from Professional Builder magazine. He is currently serving
on the
Editorial Advisory Board of Indoor Environment Review.   Lynn Marie
Bower has a
BS
in education (magna cum laude) from Western Michigan University. She
has been a
public school teacher, and an accomplished graphic designer and fine
artist. She
became personally interested in the subject of healthier houses when
she
acquired
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) nearly two decades ago during a
home
remodeling
project. Since that time she has written scores of articles on
creating and
maintaining a healthier lifestyle, and has co-edited a statewide MCS
support-group
newsletter. Her previous book, The Healthy Household, continues to be
a
well-reviewed and is a popular classic in its field.
Excerpted from The Healthy House Answer Book : Answers to the 133 Most
Commonly
Asked Questions by John Bower and Lynn Marie Bower. Introduction. If
we would've
been asked us in 1976, when we bought our first house, if indoor
pollution was
an
important issue, we probably wouldn't have thought so. But we would
have been
wrong.
A government report has stated that "Indoor air pollution...accounts
for 50% of
all
illness (and) health care costs (from its effects) are estimated at
$100 billion
per
year." That's an astounding statement. Think about all the times you,
a friend,
or a
family member have been sick. Half of all those illnesses were
probably caused
by
poor indoor air quality.   What we're talking about includes all forms
of
illness.
Perhaps that case of the sniffles was due to a dust-mite allergy, or
when you
thought you had the flu, it was because of a malfunctioning chimney.
Your
grandfather's lung cancer may have been due to radon gas, and your
daughter's
menstrual irregularities could have been caused by the formaldehyde
given off by
the
kitchen cabinets.   Many people have heard of Sick Building Syndrome.


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