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REVIEWS < LIVING DANGEROUSLY: Are combined, they eventually cause a stagger- _ this final departure and to know there is everyday toxins making you sick? ing overload of the immune system. something on the "other side". Life beyond by Pat Thomas Thomas deals with all these stressors and this one is a reality because consciousness Newleaf/Gill & Macmillan, Dublin, 2003 suggests practical ways we can reduce our survives death, says Staume and an array of ISBN 0-7171-3600-0 (356pp tpb) ; overall toxic burden. These steps canbe as _ spiritual teachers who have inspired him. Availability: Order online via simple as eating organically grown food and Staume presents a conceptual framework http://www.gillmacmillan.ie; Banyan Tree. avoiding processed food, taking specific based on his forays into metaphysical wis- South Australia tel (08) 8363 4244 * nutritional supplements, reducing EMF dom to give the reader a "feel" for the expe- exposure; and drinking clean, non-fluoridat- _ rience of being deceased and finding a way ed, non-chlorinated water. She includes tips _ through post-death consciousness and astral on encouraging a zest for life, and useful territory. The entertaining tone of the book contacts for consumers who want to learn is refreshing: why be morose about this ulti- more about toxins and their effect on health. _ mate journey of a lifetime when there are so many adventures ahead, though not quite in THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE FOR THE the same physical sense that we know now? couldn't we all love to have glowing health and abundant energy? The fact is that most of us don't feel as well as we'd like to, and are plagued by any number of vague symptoms from headaches and diges- tive disorders to fatigue and mood swings. All too many suffer from major illnesses such as arthritis, cancer and diabetes. Why? RECENTLY DECEASED te Consciousness is an energy, Staume says In her well-referenced book, Living by David staume USA. 2004 that energy. thus logically it's ‘more than g Dangerously, UK author and psychothera- ewellyn Publications, : ° a. °) pist Pat Thomas (editor of the alternative ISBN 0-7387-0426-1 (171pp tpb) likely that consciousness survives after death. But why wait till then when you can prepare now? In the end, this book shows how we can make the most of living life health newsletter, PROOF!), says we don't Availability: Llewellyn Worldwide, web- have these symptoms without a reason—and __ site http://www.Ilewellyn.com that is that we are being poisoned by the tox- here have been books written about peo- P . we . f : creatively in the here and now! ins in our everyday environment. We have ple who've had near-death experiences, to be extremely vigilant if we're to reduce but nothing much from anyone who has this "silent stress" from toxic overload and been to "the other side" and returned to tell find our path to glowing good health. the tale. While the author is still very much These environmental toxins include air- among us, his "essential reading for the pre- borne pollutants such as benzene, xylene deceased", as the back cover blurb suggests, and volatile organic compounds, found in is the next best thing to actually being there. perfumes, petrol and consumer products; David Staume, an Australian naturopath endocrine disruptors present in pesticides, and herbalist, has done the hard work by plastics, toiletries, flame retardants and studying the body of knowledge provided by industrial pollution; electromagnetic fields science, metaphysics and theosophy and dis- linked with electrical equipment such as tilling it into an accessible, often humorous, TVs, computers and other home appliances; —_ form for pre-departed people such as our- pesticides found in and on foods and in our selves. If you're going to embark on a jour- water supply; and heavy metals such as mer-_ ney, you want some information to pave the cury in dental amalgam and those found in way for what you may encounter, so why some fish, food preservatives and cosmetics. not be armed in advance for the ultimate The cumulative effects of just one of these destination, death—a journey we all have to toxins is bad enough; but when several are take? It helps to know how to prepare for combined, they eventually cause a stagger- ing overload of the immune system. Thomas deals with all these stressors and suggests practical ways we can reduce our overall toxic burden. These steps can be as simple as eating organically grown food and avoiding processed food, taking specific nutritional supplements, reducing EMF exposure; and drinking clean, non-fluoridat- ed, non-chlorinated water. She includes tips on encouraging a zest for life, and useful contacts for consumers who want to learn more about toxins and their effect on health. 68 = NEXUS APRIL — MAY 2004 www.nexusmagazine.com