** following the reference indicates a suggested reading source.

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American Water Institute. Water Systems News and Home Water Report. Biweekly Newsletter of the residential and commercial water treatment industry. Also, the Bottled Water News. Both newsletters are very expensive, but valuable. [Check for on-line information.] Chincoteague Island, VA (804-336-6782).

American Water Works Association. “Plain Talk about Drinking Water.” Denver, CO, 1997.

Batmangbelidj, F., M.D. Your Body’s Many Cries for Water: You are not sick, You are thirsty. Falls Church, VA: Global Health Solutions, Inc., 1997. **

Better Nutrition for Today’s Living “Fluoridation: a risky noxious witch’s brew.” April ‘94 p. 34 (1).

Brown, Sanford, M, Jr. “Choosing a home water treatment system.” Total Health Aug. ‘95 p.46 (2). Caro, Paul. Water New York: McGraw Hill, 1993.

Cohen, Brian, Christopher Campbell and Richard Wiles. “In the Drink.” Washington, DC: Environment Working Group, 1995.

Conkling, Winifred. “Water: how much do you need?” American Health May ‘95 p. 62 (3).

EPA “Lead and Your Drinking Water.” Office of Water, EPA April 1987.

Facts of File. “Pesticides Contaminate Drinking Water.” Dec. 1, ‘94 p.897 (2).

Fox, Nicole. Spoiled: The dangerous truth about a food chain gone haywire. New York: Basic books, 1997.

Gessner, Bradford, D.,M.D. et. al. “Acute Fluoride Poisoning from a Public Water System.” New England Journal of Medicine. 330 (2):95-99, Jan. 13,’94.

Gotzsche, Al. The Fluoride Question. Briarcliff Manor, New York: Stein and Day, 1975. **

Herman, Phyllis. “The Two Faces of Fluoride: Dental Wonder or Medical Blunder?” Health News and Review Winter ‘94 p.3 (1).

Ingram, Colin. The Drinking Water Book: A Complete guide to Safe Drinking Water. Berkeley, CA:Ten Speed Press, 1991. **

Kupua A, O., K. Lono and Sue Tinkle. Don’t Drink the Water, The Essential guide to our contaminated drinking water. Pagosa Springs, CO: Kali Press, 1996.

Lewis, Scott Alan. The Sierra Club Guide to Safe Drinking Water. California: Sierra Club Books, 1996. Gives ratings and details on testing in different cites. Also, how-to section on political action. **

Outwater, Alice. Water, a Natural History. New York: Basic Books, 1997.

Pahlow, Ursula. The Power of Water: Waterobics and water fitness exercises for all ages. Champaign, IL: Sagamore Publishing, Inc. 1991. ** Excellent, really like this one. Something for everyone, in all conditions. Tips on many water issues.

Sandbeck, Ellen. Slug Bread and Beheaded Thistles. Broadway Books, 2000. An amusing book, full of useful techniques for non-toxic housekeeping and gardening. **

Steinman, D. Diet for a Poisoned Planet. New York: Ballantine Books, 1990. **

Toft, Peter. “Chemicals in Drinking Water.” World Health Sept. - Oct. ‘93 p.14 (2).

Water Quality Association. Newsletter “Water Review” published quarterly & “Validated Water Treatment Equipment directory,” published semiannually by the WQA (4151 Naperville Rd. Lisle, IL. 60532.)

Special thanks to Cheryl R. Macintosh, Industry Services Representative, Water Quality Association International Headquarter and Laboratory, Lisle, Illinois. WQA can be reached at  www.wqa.org

Other web sites promoting water treatment include:

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Howell, J.B.L. “Behavioral Breathlessness.” Thorax 45, 1990.

Bradley, Dinah. Hyperventilation Syndrome (A handbook for bad breathers). Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts, 1992. **

Herbert, Benson. The Relaxation Response. New York: Avon Publishers of Bard, 1973. An old book that may still be of interest to you.

Smith, Philip. Total Breathing. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1980. **

American Red Cross. Advanced First Aid and Emergency Care. Washington, DC: American Red Cross, latest edition. It is highly recommended that everyone take a first aid emergency care course.

Rama, Swami, Rudolph Ballentine, MD and Alan Hymes. Science of Breath: A Practical Guide Honesdale, PA: Himalayan Institute Publication. **

Hendler, Sheldon Saul, MD Ph.D. The Oxygen Break though, 30 days to an Illness-Free Life. New York: William Morrow and company, Inc., 1989. **

Jackson, Ian. The BreathPlay approach to Whole Life Fitness. New York: Doubleday & Co., 1986. Useful breathing exercises.

Greenfield, Ellen J. House Dangerous. Indoor Pollution in Your Home and Office and what you can do about it. New York: Interlink books, 1991. Very helpful.

Marchok, Janice. Oh, No! Not my electric blanket, too. A guide to a healthier home. Latrobe, PA: The Jetmarc Group, 1991. ** A book that proves you do not need to be a recognized authority or professional expert to write an expertly crafted book. Interesting chapter on how to use plants to help your air quality.

Dadd, Debra Lynn. The Non Toxic House. New York: Putnam Publishing Group, 1986. Very well known. Many other good titles by this author as well, such as Home Safe Home, 1997 and others. **

Morgan, M. Granger, et.al. “Lay understanding of low-frequency electric and magnetic fields.” Bioelectromagnetics. 11:315-335, 1990.

Dudley, Nigel and Sue Strickland. G is for ecoGarden. New York: Avon Books, 1991.

Harte, John, Cheryl Holden, Richard Schneider and Christine Shirley. Toxics A to Z: A Guide to Everyday Pollution Hazards. Los Angeles, University of California Press, 1991.

Hunter, Linda Mason. The Healthy Home: An Attic-to-Basement guide to Toxin-Free Living. New York: Pocket Books, 1989.

Wylie, Harriet. 420 Ways to Clean Everything. New York: Wings Books, 1979.

EPA. Healthy Lawn Healthy Environment: Caring for your lawn in an environmentally friendly way. Publication #700-K-92-005.

For information on avoiding pesticides and health risks of the same:

Substituting Household and Garden Products with Non-Toxic Ones

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