
The Hundred Year Lie
How to Protect Yourself from the Chemicals That are Destroying Your Health
Randall Fitzgerald(Author)
Plume (Publisher)
Published on 26. June 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-452-28839-3 (ISBN)
Description
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, 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.
Consider this:
· The average American carries a "body burden" of 700 synthetic chemicals;
· Chemicals in tap water can cause reproductive abnormalities and hermaphroditic birth;
· One study of lactating women found perchlorate (a toxic component of rocket fuel) in practically every mother's breast milk.
In the face of this national health crisis, Fitzgerald 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;
· One study of lactating women found perchlorate (a toxic component of rocket fuel) in practically every mother's breast milk.
In the face of this national health crisis, Fitzgerald presents informed and practical suggestions for what we can do to turn the tide and live healthier lives.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
384 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-452-28839-3 (9780452288393)
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The Hundred-Year Lie
How to Protect Yourself from the Chemicals That Are Destroying Your Health
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