The Hundred-Year Lie: How to Protect Yourself from the Chemicals That Are Destroying Your Health
A Health, Food, Science book. Very informative, lots of research presented. I found it a frustrating book to read in many...
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...
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- Pages: 304 pages
- ISBN: 9780452288393 / 452288398
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I'd call it the most important book of the year, but it was published in 2006. Seven years later and WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE? Nothing has changed. Not really. The only way to change the world is pressure on the companies destroying it. MAJOR pressure. Financial pressure. Nothing will change in Washington but we have the power to refuse... Very informative, lots of research presented. I found it a frustrating book to read in many ways, because the main premise about how we are exposed to all these toxins rings true for their solutions, too, and because everyone has a different level in their bodies, different genes, and we don't really know what/when we're exposed to... Rating: 3 / 5 Stars --> "I liked it"Pros: Great detail, references, presentation, and organization. The section on the 100 Year History of Absolute non-Awesomesauce-iosity was fabulous as it put forth a high-level (but useful) outlook of major milestones in the decline of our commercially available support systems really worth taking...
