Dodging the Toxic Bullet

Synopsis

Practical and empowering strategies for identifying and avoiding health hazards, from the co-author of David Suzuki's Green Guide.

Following David Suzuki's Green Guide -- called "the green bible" by the Globe and Mail -- Dodging the Toxic Bullet presents workable strategies that show how we can live a longer, healthier life by breathing clean air, eating healthful food, drinking safe water, and using nontoxic products. Author David R. Boyd provides:

accessible background on a range of hazards: mercury in fish, carcinogens in cleaning products, lead in toys, and lethal E. coli in ground beef

clear directions for reducing risk

easy-to-follow advice for parents to protect infants and children

guidance on changing government policies and business practices through advocacy

informative sidebars and compelling checklists