The Autism Puzzle - Connecting the Dots Between Environmental Toxins and Rising Autism

Zusatztext " The Autism Puzzle unlocks many alarming truths about this worldwide epidemic and raises the deeper question: What are you going to do about it?” —Dr. Bob Sears! author of  The Autism Book "This book is essential to awaken parents about the relationship between environmental toxins and autism. If you have a kid! you are thinking of having one! or know anyone who has kids! you should read this book! But more importantly! you should give a copy to your pediatrician. This book is a very important one! spread the word!" —Alejandro Junger! M.D.! author of best-selling  Clean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body's Natural Ability to Heal Itself "In order to truly understand the struggles of Autism! we need to start looking at the root! which is exactly what  The Autism Puzzle  does. This book is critical to the health professional! parent! or interested party! who is interested to look more deeply into the causes of the staggering autism rate among our children. I highly recommend this book." —Anni Daulter! author of  The Organic Family Cookbook! Organically Raised ! and  Sacred Pregnancy Informationen zum Autor BRITA BELLI is the editor of  E - the Environmental Magazine —the largest independent magazine dedicated to green issues. She is the author of  The Complete Idiot's Guide to Renewable Energy for Your Home  and editor of EarthTalk: Expert Answers to Everyday Questions About the Environment . Her articles have appeared in  Plenty Magazine,  MSN.com, Treehugger.com,  Fairfield Magazine ,  Colorado Springs Independent ,  Black & White City Paper ,  Illinois Times , and  Monterey County Weekly . Klappentext With 1 in 88 American children now affected by autism, The Autism Puzzle is the first book to move beyond the distractions of the vaccine debate to address compelling new evidence that autism may be the result of the pairing of environmental exposures with genetic susceptibilities that together impact the brain development of children.Journalist Brita Belli brings us into the lives of three families with autistic children, each with different ideas about autism, as she explores the possible causes. She interprets for readers compelling evidence that environmental toxins-including common exposures from chemicals mounting in our everyday lives-may be sparking this disorder in vulnerable children. Belli calls for an end to the use of hazardous materials-like toxic flame retardants used in electronics and furniture-insisting that we cannot afford to experiment with our children. The Autism Puzzle puts a human face on the families caught in between the debates and offers a refreshingly balanced perspective. Uncounted Numbers Urban Exposures, Chemical Concentrations, and the Question of Race Thanks to years of public health campaigns and plenty of media cover­age, many people are aware that certain types of fish are contaminated by mercury. Mercury released through emissions from coal-burning power plants and municipal and medical waste incinerators takes to the air and is carried along, sometimes for miles, before settling in soil or water. The inorganic mercury is absorbed into microorganisms in the water and converted to an organic substance, methylmercury, which is then consumed by fish. Big fish like shark, swordfish, king mackerel, and tilefish eat small, contaminated fish and accumulate high concen­trations of toxic methylmercury. Both white (albacore) and canned light tuna contain mercury, too, with a January 2011 investigation from Consumer Reports finding that “children and women of childbearing age can easily consume more mercury than the Environmental Protec­tion Agency considers advisable simply by eating one serving [about 2.5 ounces] of canned white tuna or two servings of light tuna per week.

Product details

• Authors: Brita Belli, Caroline Cox
• Publisher: Seven stories press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2013
• EAN: 9781609804602
• ISBN: 978-1-60980-460-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology