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The Hundred-Year Lie: How to Protect Yourself from the Chemicals That Are Destroying Your Health
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 613
EAN: 9780452288393
ISBN: 0452288398
Label: Plume
Manufacturer: Plume
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: June 26, 2007
Publisher: Plume
Studio: Plume
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Editorial Review:
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 mothers breast milk
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Author stops just short of the truth
Is this book alarmist? Not even close. It spells out many of the known facts, plain and simple. These facts are not known by many people, granted, but that is their fault ultimately. Does this book answer the big "why" questions? Not really, because the truth in these areas is too controversial in order to get published, and after all, the author's main goal is to get a book out to the public. In this way, all mainstream published material can only tell half the real story at best.
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Rating:  - More horrifying than the best Stephen King book
Many of us have heard bits and pieces of what's contained in this book -- chemical body burdens, unintended and disastrous side effects of drugs, toxic households, lead in toys, etc. -- but to have it all together, in one well-researched book, was literally more horrifying than the best Stephen King book. This book was an epiphany for me -- and I haven't had one of those in years.
Rating: - Very Informative
I have learned a lot and it gave me other resources that I was needing.
Rating: - The Hundred-Year Lie: How Food and Medicine Are Destroying Your Health
Wow, this should be required reading for every HUMAN who eats food. It is well investigated and put together in a page-turner format. You will not be able to put this book down! The sooner you get EDUCATED in this field, the better your life will be. Once you have the info, and you know, then you can make decisions that are better for your health and your families health. Seriously, everyone should read this. I loved it and have told many friends.
Rating: - A Troubling Must Read
I wondered if this book was going to be a hysterical anti-civilization book, but it was not. The author makes many valid points: We are seeing an increase of multi-symptom diseases, brain diseases and other odd aliments. And we don't have any idea how most of the chemicals we are exposed to react to each other and our bodies. This book is definitly a "wake-up call." Even if you finish this book thinking maybe the threat isn't as great as the author claims, you will still end up reviewing and altering ... Read More
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