Dear Reader:
You may wonder why I have written this book. Like everything in life, the answer is never simple. Those of you who are mothers, and perhaps fathers, may relate to the first reason. It is hard to explain, but once I became a mother I developed an instant emotional bond with all children. Any pain, loneliness, loss, or despair endured by any child became so much more poignant to me.
Several years later, while taking an environmental health course for my doctoral degree, I realized that I had been exposing my daughter to numerous toxins that were known to cause disastr more...
