That's a nice book if you like to know a bit more about certain chemicals created by some clever humans to increase the convenience of daily life - and that at the same time harm or even kill you. It's written by two Canadian authors (Rick Smith & Bruce Lourie) and contains some Canada-specific data. I say some because often enough Canada won't take its own steps to research, analyse, and take legal action first but instead observes what happens in the USA or Europe. So there's a lot of US data in there too.
The authors on purpose expose themselves over a defined period of time to toxins that surround us every day but that we can't necessarily see or feel or smell. Then they get their blood and urin tested to see how the badly toxins have accumulated in their bodies. It's about BPA, Teflon, antibacterial substances and items (containing Triclosan), flame-retardants, pesticides, as well as mercury. Mercury is the only naturally ocurring substance in the list but it's highly poisoneous and although that's been a known fact to humanity for a loooooong time we still use it a bit too carelessly.
It will make you rethink a lot what you eat, what you have in your home, how you care for your garden, what you are exposing your kids to.
I have not finished the book yet so I better get back reading.
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