- Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Contemporary; Reprint edition (1 Mar 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0658021303
- ISBN-13: 978-0658021305
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15 x 3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,290,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Experts proclaim "Hormone Deception" a must-read: "In Hormone Deception, Lindsey Berkson makes a compelling case for another reason to avoid a diet rich in animal fats, as these are most likely to contain hormone disruptors. Highly recommended' - Dean Ornish, M.D., author of Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease and Love and Survival. 'A wake-up call for the twenty-first century similar to Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring"! This book is absolutely essential reading for everyone who wants to reduce their exposure to the unsuspected new breed of toxins in everyday life - hormone disruptors' - Ann Louise Gittleman, N.D., C.N.S., author of "Eat Fat, Lose Weight" and "The Fat-Flush Diet". Undetected intruders are lurking in our homes and affecting our health, intelligence, fertility, and even behaviour.These 'intruders' are hormone disruptors - substances from everyday foods and products that masquerade as hormones and deceive our bodies' delicate hormonal signalling systems. In "Hormone Deception", Lindsey Berkson reveals where hormone disruptors come from and how they affect adults, kids, and unborn children. And she provides hope for better health with easy, practical ways to minimize your family's exposure to these dangerous substances.In "Hormone Deception", you will learn: how hormonal messages from outside our bodies may be playing a vital role in our children's behavior, our fertility, and our overall health; the danger areas of a typical home and how to reduce the presence of hormone disruptors in those areas; common foods and household products that have the highest and lowest amounts of hormone disruptors; and why scientists do not microwave food in plastic containers or with plastic cling wrap.
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Experts proclaim Hormone Deception a must-read:
"In Hormone Deception, Lindsey Berkson makes a compelling case for another reason to avoid a diet rich in animal fats, as these are most likely to contain hormone disruptors. Highly recommended."
--Dean Ornish, M.D., author of Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease and Love and Survival
"A wake-up call for the twenty-first century similar to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring! This book is absolutely essential reading for everyone who wants to reduce their exposure to the unsuspected new breed of toxins in everyday life--hormone disruptors."
--Ann Louise Gittleman, N.D., C.N.S., author of Eat Fat, Lose Weight and The Fat-Flush Diet
Undetected intruders are lurking in our homes and affecting our health, intelligence, fertility, and even behavior. These "intruders" are hormone disruptors--substances from everyday foods and products that masquerade as hormones and deceive our bodies' delicate hormonal signaling systems.
In Hormone Deception, Lindsey Berkson reveals where hormone disruptors come from and how they affect adults, kids, and unborn children. And she provides hope for better health with easy, practical ways to minimize your family's exposure to these dangerous substances.
In Hormone Deception, you will learn:
- How hormonal messages from outside our bodies may be playing a vital role in our children's behavior, our fertility, and our overall health
- The danger areas of a typical home and how to reduce the presence of hormone disruptors in those areas
- Common foods and household products that have the highest and lowest amounts of hormone disruptors
- Why scientists do not microwave food in plastic containers or with plastic cling wrap
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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Empower yourself: learn about our surroundings!
24 Oct 2000
Format:Hardcover
This was a hard book to put down. Scientifically oriented, yet written in simple language for all of us "non-scientists" to understand, it's reader friendly. This book applies to our everyday life. We already know many things cause cancer and other diseases, but to finally have a book that tells us what THOSE things are, empowers us to make a change. We've heard our water might be contaminated, well Dr. Berkson will tell you why and what exactly is in it that makes it bad. We've heard to be cautious of dry-cleaning gas off, and she'll cover that, she talks about heating our food in plastic trays and plastic wrap in the microwave, dangers in baby toys, baby foods, our soda cans and cans in general. She talks from a hormone point of view: in parts per billion (which is like a pinch of salt in 10 tons of potatos, her words, not mine) when referring to the sensitivity of these hormones. She warns us of estrogenic invaders, androgenic invaders, hormone blockers and such, that are in our environment in the form of air, food, cleaning products, water pollution and how these interfere with our bodies. The best part: she tells us how to reduce our exposure, what we can do about it by just being aware.
35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Hormone Deception
10 Oct 2000
Format:Hardcover
I read this book based on the recommendation of another parent in my young daughter's day care center. I found Hormone Deception just brimming with information regarding keeping ourselves and our families healthy. I was especially interested in how hormone disruptors impact our children and truly appreciated all the good advice on how to reduce exposure in the home. I never knew our homes were such potential health hazards! I heartily recommend this book to all moms concerned with keeping their families healthy. Lindsey Berkson has also developed a fantastic website full of related information and links to other bio-environmentally appropriate sites (same name as the book, hormonedeception.com).
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Practical and Accessible
24 Jun 2007
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I thought this book was interesting and easy to follow. Ms. Berkson, gives us the information and practical advice on how to avoid exposure to these psuedo-hormones that disrupt the body.
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