The Hundred Year Lie

How to Protect Yourself from the Chemicals That are Destroying Your Health

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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.
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Schrijver
Fitzgerald, Randall
Titel
The Hundred Year Lie
Uitgever
Plume
Jaar
2007
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
304
Gewicht
272 gr
EAN
9780452288393
Afmetingen
210 x 133 x 19 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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