The Hundred-Year Lie: How to Protect Yourself from the Chemicals That Are Destroying Your Health
Autor Randall Fitzgeralden Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 2007 – vârsta de la 18 ani
In a devastating exposé in the tradition of Silent Spring and Fast Food Nation, investigative journalist Randall Fitzgerald warns how thousands of man-made chemicals in our food, water, medicine, and environment are making humans the most polluted species on the planet. A century ago in 1906, when Congress enacted the Pure Food and Drug Act, Americans were promised ?better living through chemistry.? Fitzgerald provides overwhelming evidence to shatter this myth, and many others perpetrated by the chemical, pharmaceutical, and processed foods industries. In the face of this national health crisis, Fitzgerald also presents informed and practical suggestions for what we can do to turn the tide and live healthier lives.
Consider this:
? The average American carries a ?body burden? of 700 synthetic chemicals
? Chemicals in tap water can cause reproductive abnormalities and hermaphroditic birth
? A 2005 study of lactating women in eighteen U.S. states found perchlorate (a toxic component of rocket fuel) in practically every mother?s breast milk
Consider this:
? The average American carries a ?body burden? of 700 synthetic chemicals
? Chemicals in tap water can cause reproductive abnormalities and hermaphroditic birth
? A 2005 study of lactating women in eighteen U.S. states found perchlorate (a toxic component of rocket fuel) in practically every mother?s breast milk
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780452288393
ISBN-10: 0452288398
Pagini: 292
Dimensiuni: 137 x 211 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: Plume Books
ISBN-10: 0452288398
Pagini: 292
Dimensiuni: 137 x 211 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: Plume Books
Recenzii
Provocative and frightening . . . excellent. (Publishers Weekly)
Exhaustively researched . . . a useful addition to your library. (Salon.com)
A frightening wake-up call . . . if Fast Food Nation made you consider some serious lifestyle changes, The Hundred-Year Lie will inspire you to go ten steps farther. (Boston Herald)
Exhaustively researched . . . a useful addition to your library. (Salon.com)
A frightening wake-up call . . . if Fast Food Nation made you consider some serious lifestyle changes, The Hundred-Year Lie will inspire you to go ten steps farther. (Boston Herald)
Descriere
An investigative journalist shatters dozens of myths being perpetuated by the chemical, pharmaceutical, and processed food industries, and reveals why humans are becoming one of the most polluted species on the planet.