- Paperback: 360 pages
- Publisher: Zed Books Ltd (1 April 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 185649697X
- ISBN-13: 978-1856496971
- Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 14.2 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,773,074 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This work offers a challenge to our society's largely unquestioning commitment to new technologies, and practical advice on how to deal with their adverse effects. While modern technologies have no doubt brought many benefits, the authors argue that our confidence in them is seriously misplaced. They consider an array of health and environmental issues including: the damaging effects on human health of certain microwaves, including those from mobile phones and television transmission towers; the effects of aluminium in food and other consumer products; and the evidence that the acids in margarines may be more detrimental to health than butter. While revealing that much is disagreeable about modern technology, each chapter ends with a positive and empowering 'What You Can Do' section. In these, readers are offered practical help on the steps they can take to protect both their health and the condition of the environment.
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Fantastic, highly informative, and a call to action.
9 Nov 1999
Format:Paperback
This is a groundbreaking book. It has a very wide scope. The authors look at nutrition, electromagnetic radiation, water and air quality, agricultural practices, synthetic and toxic chemicals, and more.
Before reading this book, I was already very aware of environmental issues and wanted to get involved to help make the world a healthier and more sustainable place. However, after reading the book, I realised that the situation is even worse than I at first thought, and, according to environmentalists like David Suzuki, humanity doesn't have much time left to reverse its direction.
Like many other books on ecology and health, it can become depressing at times because it reveals so much of what is wrong with the world. However, I view it as a strong call for action to all informed and intelligent human beings living on this planet, especially the ones living in the developed world.
Fortunately, the authors don't just describe what is wrong, they provide their readers with concrete suggestions (in the form of a list of tips at the end of every chapter) as to how they can decrease their impact on the environment and improve their health.
Please buy this book and spread the word.
By the way, because their is so much to read and assimilate in our "Information Age", I recommend to other readers that they investigate speed reading and perhaps even other systems of improving mental performance. This might make it easier to make your way through all the interesting books listed at www.amazon.com!
Tony Buzan's books are well worth reading and Richard Welch's "Subliminal Dynamics" and "Mental Photography" might be worth investigating. Check out the website for more info.
A live-changing read that'll blow your mind.
1 Nov 1998
Format:Paperback
This book makes years of scientific research into the harmful aspects of modern technology accessible to the lay reader and by doing so will change the way many of us will live and die. It offers practical ways to aviod the most harmful aspects of modern technology. Fortunatley these are inexpensive and gives further reasons to adopt a simple lifestyle. Excellent stuff.
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