Dodging the Toxic Bullet · How to Protect Yourself From Everyday Environmental Health Hazards

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

Published in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation.