The Hundred Year Lie: How to Protect Yourself from the Chemicals That are Destroying Your Health

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Randall Fitzgerald

The Hundred Year Lie

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

Randall Fitzgerald

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Plume
26 June 2007

Medical toxicology; Mathematics & Sciences; Popular medicine & health

In a devastating expose in the tradition ofSilent SpringandFast 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.

By: Randall Fitzgerald
Imprint: Plume
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 17mm
ISBN: 9780452288393
ISBN 10: 0452288398
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 26 June 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Randall Fitzgerald has been a newpaper reporter, magazine editor, and book author for 36 years

Reviews for The Hundred Year Lie: How to Protect Yourself from the Chemicals That are Destroying Your Health

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 )