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Lisa Beres

Lisa Beres is an expert who helps people make their homes healthier and safer. She's like a detective for your house, finding hidden dangers and showing you how to live a "green" life. She is a certified professional in building green homes and understands how our homes can affect our health. Lisa has written books and created programs to teach people how to remove harmful chemicals from their living spaces.

Who is Lisa Beres?

Lisa Beres is a special kind of expert called a "Healthy Home Authority." This means she knows a lot about making sure your home is a safe and healthy place to live. She is also a certified professional in building "green" homes. Green homes are designed to be good for the environment and for the people living in them. Lisa is also a Building Biologist, which means she studies how buildings and our surroundings can affect our health.

Lisa has written a children's book called My Body My House. This book uses a story to explain the dangers of bringing harmful chemicals into your home. She has also co-written other helpful guides. These include audio CDs like Your Home Through Green Colored Glasses with Sally Jessy Raphael. She also helped create Learn to Create a Healthy Home, which teaches you how to find unhealthy products. Another guide is The 9 to 5 Greened: 10 Steps to a Healthy Office, which helps make workplaces healthier. In 2010, she co-authored the book Just Green It! Simple Swaps to Save the Planet and Your Health.

Helping Others Live Green

Lisa and her husband, Ron Beres, are often asked for their advice on living a green and healthy life. They have appeared on many TV and radio shows to share their knowledge. You might have seen them on shows like NBC's Today Show, Discovery Channel's Greenovate, Fox & Friends, The Doctors, and Dr. Oz. They also share their tips on NBC Nightly News and The Suzanne Somers Show.

Lisa is a national spokesperson for products that are organic, green, and non-toxic. She travels across the country to teach people about making their homes healthier.

Online Programs and Education

Lisa Beres has helped many organizations. She was on the advisory board for Cal State Fullerton University's Green Building Program. She also served on the board of directors for the Institute for Building Biology and Ecology.

Lisa and Ron started a company called Green Nest, which sold environmentally safe products. They sold this company in 2011. Now, they run RonandLisa.com. On their website, they offer online programs like "Change Your Home. Change Your Health in 30 Days." These programs teach people simple steps to remove harmful substances from their lives and improve their health.

Lisa often contributes to radio and TV news programs. She is also a green correspondent for the Sally Jessy Raphael radio show and podcast. Lisa lives in Irvine, California.

Lisa and Ron Beres travel around the country to give talks. They teach people how to create healthier homes and live greener lives. For example, they spoke at Maria Shriver's Women's Conference in 2008. There, they joined other well-known people like Warren Buffett, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jennifer Lopez, and Bono. Their goal is to help everyone understand how to live a healthier, more environmentally friendly life.

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