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Summary: This book should be mandatory reading
Review: The book is amazing it is pleasant to read and extremely informative. All those who are concerned about the earth, your children, and existence on human beings should read this book. One of the best books I have ever read. This book should be mandatory reading in high school and college.
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Summary: There is no original data to support the results....
Review: The entire study that forms the foundation of this book could not be duplicated by other scientists. It makes for a scary read if that's what you want, but its based on science fiction. The research work was found to be bogus and the author of the original research has been banded from any Federal Grants for 5 years. In August of 1999 a committe of the National Academy of Sciences Research Council reported that there was no evidence that chemicals in the environment were disrupting hormonal processes in humans and wildlife.
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Summary: There is no original data to support the results....
Review: The entire study that forms the foundation of this book could not be duplicated by other scientists. It makes for a scary read if that's what you want, but its based on science fiction. The research work was found to be bogus and the author of the original research has been banded from any Federal Grants for 5 years. In August of 1999 a committe of the National Academy of Sciences Research Council reported that there was no evidence that chemicals in the environment were disrupting hormonal processes in humans and wildlife.
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Summary: Stop, I Want Off Now
Review: The Industrial Revolution ushered in a lot of nice toys and some really convenient products - if it hasn't made our lives a little more frantic - but with this book, and now a host of other books like it, we see that the end results of our mad-dash to make and remake the world using our new scientific know-how is taking a huge toll on human health: Sperm counts are plummeting, cancer-rates are sky high, the immune system is being undermined, and hormone-mimics are quite possibly eroding our intelligence and altering our behavior. Without realizing it, we have put ourselves in grave peril, and ironically enough it is a cadre of scientists (life scientists, that is, ecologists and biologists) who are sounding the wake-up call -- ironic because it was their ilk, the chemists and scientific industrialists, who brought us pesticides, PCBs, and other toxic substances in the first place. The sad fact is, we all have these substances in our body now. There is no way to escape the new, chemicalized environment we have constructed. So in other words, there is no getting off this joy ride. That said, if you are interested in learning about natural detoxification processes, read "Hormone Deception" (Berkson, 2000). There is a lot of useful information in there, as well as a chapter about how diet and excercise can help keep these substnaces at lower levels by speeding up and aiding the body's natural detoxification processes. In a nutshell, she suggested to eating green, yellow and red veggies, taking in a lot of protein (nuts and seeds work fine for veggetarians), getting a regular dose of antioxidents, and excercising until you sweat for 30 minutes six days a week. For more detailed information, read the book. Take care of your body. Tread lightly on the planet. Good luck!
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Summary: A frightening look at pollution and man
Review: Theo Colborn hatches a real-life detective story, describing her search for an explanation to strange animal behavior and development worldwide. Step-by-step, she discusses the evidence she found on the way to her conclusion, that the widespread and inescapable pollution of our planet is threatening man's very ability to grow and reproduce. The language and story are clear enough for the layperson, with enough detail (and references) for scholarly discussion. A very worthwhile read.
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Summary: And we wonder why the fertility rate is plummeting.
Review: This book asks the question, "Are we threatening our fertility, intelligence, and survival?"The answer seems to be "yes." Using scientific research, especially evidence from the well-documented effects of DES not only on mothers, but on their future children's fertility, this book examines other estrogen-like chemicals and products which could be reeking havoc with our hormones, our fertility, and the fertility of our children. It is a cautionary tale that will at the very least get you thinking. Apparently there has been some concern over the validity of some of the research. However, one cannot deny the effects of DES and similar estrogen-like chemicals and synthetic hormones. The great irony of this book is that Vice President Al Gore, who is openly against life, has written the introduction to a book concerned about life.
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Summary: Our Stolen Future, Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelli
Review: This book is a must read for anyone concerned about the survivial of the human race and the terrible price we are paying by pouring toxic chemicals into our environment without thought for the consequences. As a gynecologist I have been trained in reproductive embryology and endocrinology. Cancer is only one of many worries from these pollutants and this book makes more sense than any I've read on the subject. Easy to read for laypeople and scientist alike. Should be required reading for every high school and college student and every parent.
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Summary: What legacy are we leaving our children?
Review: This book is a must read. The information is dense but perfectly understandable, and the style of the writing is engrossing. I love this book! If you like "And the Waters Turned to Blood" or "Deadly Feasts" you should also like this book. Everyone should read it though - it's a very important and timely subject.
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Summary: A fascinating and informative book
Review: This book is a must read. The information is dense but perfectly understandable, and the style of the writing is engrossing. I love this book! If you like "And the Waters Turned to Blood" or "Deadly Feasts" you should also like this book. Everyone should read it though - it's a very important and timely subject.
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Summary: Undermining Survival
Review: This book is a real wake-up, for all, but especially to inhabitants of far off non-industrialized lands such as the polar arctic where villagers find themselves contaminated by chemicals in pesticides they had never even heard of, or what they are used for. There very food and way of life undermining the survival of their offspring. Scary book when you consider the future of man. A book that has given me some insight to why my grandmother went through life perfectly healthy while her twin daughters developed alopecia and in 1 case wegeners disease, both of which are immune disorders, I myself now have alopecia given to me by my mother. As doctors tell us they know nothing of why it occurs, this book has brought up a possible answer, perhaps unknowingly through generations chemicals in pesticides and plastics, in water and in the air, had wreaked havoc on our hormones. A must read to people ignorant to the enviroment today.
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