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Poisoned: How a Crime-Busting Prosecutor Turned His Medical Mystery into a Crusade for Environmental Victims [Hardback]

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  • Formāts: Hardback, 272 pages, height x width x depth: 229x152x30 mm, weight: 499 g
  • Izdošanas datums: 20-Apr-2017
  • Izdevniecība: Skyhorse Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1510702644
  • ISBN-13: 9781510702646
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  • Formāts: Hardback, 272 pages, height x width x depth: 229x152x30 mm, weight: 499 g
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  • ISBN-10: 1510702644
  • ISBN-13: 9781510702646
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Alan Bell was a drug-busting attorney in the days of Miami Vice. Along with police, he’d carry out raids on the bad guys. Then he took a shiny new job in a shiny new building and promptly got seriously ill. Sick building disease” wasn’t in his life plan, but he ended up having to leave his glamorous life, flee Florida for Arizona, and live in a specially designed dwelling that minimized his exposure to toxins. There he put the shrewd aggressiveness of his Vice-busting life to work, researching the poisonous things in the environment which had made him ill.

At one point he organized a conference endorsed by Al Gore. Too ill to attend, he sent his eight-year-old daughter. She ran around in the wings and made friends with the speakers, and asked them if they could make her father better. Soon one of the people she’d befriended called Alan about a cutting-edge new drug, which gave him enough relief to play with his daughter again. Now he devotes his life to protecting the environment and uncovering fascinating, disquieting information about how materialin the environment can literally poison us like the fact that (according to Heckenlively over the phone) the FDA is shockingly lax about the safety of the non-edible products all around us (paint, cosmetics).

Author Kent Heckenlively, a science teacher, interviews 50 people who, like Alan Bell, have been effected by environmental toxicity, whether as scientists, attorneys, or victims. Along the way, readers learn how to protect their families from the chemicals in the indoor and outdoor environment and in everyday products like house paint and lipstick. Readers will learn to spot the signs and symptoms of poisoning” even if it’s not as extreme as Bell’s, and learn ways to protect themselves.

Recenzijas

"Horrifying and inspirational." —Publishers Weekly

"An important cautionary memoir." —Kirkus Reviews

"[ Bell's] compelling story is a canary-in-the-coal-mine call for more stringent regulation of industrial chemicals. —Booklist

"A riveting read about a dynamic public health warrior." —Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

"Alan Bell is defending us and our children." —Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law School

We are under the greatest environmental assault in the history of humanity. The saga of Alan Bell will break your heart but leave you hopeful. —Suzanne Somers, actress and author of TOX-SICK

"Poisoned is a moving and inspiring story about one man's descent into the environmental hell that threatens the health and existence of us all. Alan Bell makes a unique and profound contribution to the understanding of how technology's toxic residue is eating away at the fabric of our life." —Jan Schlichtmann, Esq., environmental and toxic torts attorney

“The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth: in this emotional new memoir, former Miami prosecutor Alan Bell lays bare his own battle against a mysterious illness and warns us that we—and everyone we love—may fall victim to the same fate, unless we learn how to protect ourselves against the toxins being poured into our environment every day. —Ed Begley, Jr., actor and environmental activist

"Bells amazing story must be told. His inspiring journey is compelling, riveting and a must read for us all. In contrast to saving the whales, birds or trees, Bells crusade in saving the humans brings the environmental movement to its most basic purpose: how it affects you and me, here and now." —Blair Underwood, actor

"Bells message takes the environmental movement to the bottom line. His story puts a human face on this hot issue. He is truly a dynamic fighter for the health of us all. A riveting read." —Jim Vititoe, Esq., Vititoe Law Group

“We are the first generation in history that has grown up in an age of environmental pollution. Pollution is taking a terrible toll, with a dramatic rise in human disease. The Environmental Health Foundation fights illness caused by pollution through prevention and by seeking cures. Lets join Alans efforts in making a healthier America.—Kenny Loggins, singer/songwriter

"Indoor air pollution makes millions of people sick and it doesnt have to.Take simple steps to protect your health and your life. Join me in supporting the Environmental Health Foundation." —Matthew Perry, actor

"With dangerous chemicals abundant in our world, we need solid guidance coming from people we can trust, showing us the steps we can take to protect ourselves and our loved ones. And that is why I highly recommend Poisoned. Read it. Its a fascinating story, and your life will be better for it." —John Robbins, president, the Food Revolution Network; author, Diet for a New America and The Food Revolution

"Alan Bell's poignant story calls our attention to the inherent vulnerability of the human condition and reminds us that there is no one, irrespective of his or her station in life or current health status, who is entirely immune to the potential adverse effects of neurotoxicants." —Marcia Ratner, PhD, neurotoxicologist, Boston University

“The Environmental Health Foundation [ Bell founded] will produce a long-term agenda addressing the future of environmental health research. There is no question that we all can benefit from their efforts. I look forward to working with them.—Al Gore, former vice president of the United States

“I congratulate Bell, and greatly admire what he is doing to increase awareness of and overcome the effects from exposure to environmental toxins. This is a mission Im urging you to get behind, because if we dont, this world we call home could be plagued by a host of environmentally linked diseases that could dwarf any weve yet known. —Eugene A. Cernan, NASA astronaut and commander of Apollo 17

“Since 1950, more than 85,000 chemicals have been introduced into our environment. Few have been tested for their toxic effects on humans. We are conducting a massive toxicological assault on the American population, and our children and our childrens children are the experimental animals.—Phillip J. Landrigan, MD, dean for Global Health, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York "Horrifying and inspirational." —Publishers Weekly

"An important cautionary memoir." —Kirkus Reviews

"[ Bell's] compelling story is a canary-in-the-coal-mine call for more stringent regulation of industrial chemicals. —Booklist

"A riveting read about a dynamic public health warrior." —Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

"Alan Bell is defending us and our children." —Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law School

We are under the greatest environmental assault in the history of humanity. The saga of Alan Bell will break your heart but leave you hopeful. —Suzanne Somers, actress and author of TOX-SICK

"Poisoned is a moving and inspiring story about one man's descent into the environmental hell that threatens the health and existence of us all. Alan Bell makes a unique and profound contribution to the understanding of how technology's toxic residue is eating away at the fabric of our life." —Jan Schlichtmann, Esq., environmental and toxic torts attorney

“The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth: in this emotional new memoir, former Miami prosecutor Alan Bell lays bare his own battle against a mysterious illness and warns us that we—and everyone we love—may fall victim to the same fate, unless we learn how to protect ourselves against the toxins being poured into our environment every day. —Ed Begley, Jr., actor and environmental activist

"Bells amazing story must be told. His inspiring journey is compelling, riveting and a must read for us all. In contrast to saving the whales, birds or trees, Bells crusade in saving the humans brings the environmental movement to its most basic purpose: how it affects you and me, here and now." —Blair Underwood, actor

"Bells message takes the environmental movement to the bottom line. His story puts a human face on this hot issue. He is truly a dynamic fighter for the health of us all. A riveting read." —Jim Vititoe, Esq., Vititoe Law Group

“We are the first generation in history that has grown up in an age of environmental pollution. Pollution is taking a terrible toll, with a dramatic rise in human disease. The Environmental Health Foundation fights illness caused by pollution through prevention and by seeking cures. Lets join Alans efforts in making a healthier America.—Kenny Loggins, singer/songwriter

"Indoor air pollution makes millions of people sick and it doesnt have to.Take simple steps to protect your health and your life. Join me in supporting the Environmental Health Foundation." —Matthew Perry, actor

"With dangerous chemicals abundant in our world, we need solid guidance coming from people we can trust, showing us the steps we can take to protect ourselves and our loved ones. And that is why I highly recommend Poisoned. Read it. Its a fascinating story, and your life will be better for it." —John Robbins, president, the Food Revolution Network; author, Diet for a New America and The Food Revolution

"Alan Bell's poignant story calls our attention to the inherent vulnerability of the human condition and reminds us that there is no one, irrespective of his or her station in life or current health status, who is entirely immune to the potential adverse effects of neurotoxicants." —Marcia Ratner, PhD, neurotoxicologist, Boston University

“The Environmental Health Foundation [ Bell founded] will produce a long-term agenda addressing the future of environmental health research. There is no question that we all can benefit from their efforts. I look forward to working with them.—Al Gore, former vice president of the United States

“I congratulate Bell, and greatly admire what he is doing to increase awareness of and overcome the effects from exposure to environmental toxins. This is a mission Im urging you to get behind, because if we dont, this world we call home could be plagued by a host of environmentally linked diseases that could dwarf any weve yet known. —Eugene A. Cernan, NASA astronaut and commander of Apollo 17

“Since 1950, more than 85,000 chemicals have been introduced into our environment. Few have been tested for their toxic effects on humans. We are conducting a massive toxicological assault on the American population, and our children and our childrens children are the experimental animals.—Phillip J. Landrigan, MD, dean for Global Health, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York

Foreword vii
Prologue ix
1 Trouble in the Tower
1(8)
2 Lessons in the Courtroom
9(12)
3 Family Life
21(14)
4 The Doctor Shuffle
35(12)
5 A Diagnosis without a Cure
47(16)
6 Life on Mars
63(14)
7 The Leper Colony
77(12)
8 A Castle by the Sea
89(14)
9 Finding My Purpose on a Mountaintop
103(10)
10 Sad Good-byes
113(14)
11 A Foundation Is Born
127(14)
12 My Daughter Saves My Life
141(12)
13 Reentering the World
153(12)
14 From Survivor to Advocate
165(10)
15 Chemicals Take Down a Football Coach
175(10)
16 Black Mold Breaks a Mother's Heart
185(12)
17 Pesticides Poison a Postal Worker
197(14)
18 A Toxic Waste Dump Destroys a Neighborhood
211(14)
Epilogue: Now What? 225(16)
Appendix A How to Modify Your Lifestyle to Minimize Chemical Injury 241(10)
Appendix B Recommended Reading 251(4)
Appendix C An Online Resource Guide for Nontoxic Living 255(2)
Appendix D My Foundation's Founding Scientific Advisory Board 257
Alan Bell is an attorney who prosecuted drug and homicide cases for the state of Florida before developing multiple chemical sensitivity. He is the founder of the Environmental Health Foundation, which advocates for victims of environmental injury. Alan lives in Capistrano Beach, California.

Jan Schlichtmanns groundbreaking work on behalf of people injured by environmental contamination and toxic products has received international recognition and spurred original work in scientific, medical, and legal journals and books. His representation of eight Woburn, Massachusetts, families against W.R. Grace and Beatrice Foods for the contamination of the citys water supply was chronicled in the New York Times bestseller A Civil Action. He lives with his wife and three children in Beverly, Massachusetts.