Feb 8, 2011
Slow Death by Rubber Duck
by Rick Smith & Bruce Lourie
Fascinating book. For something pretty technical and, let’s face it, scary, this book was quite an easy read. I kind of just flew through it. It’s pretty disturbing how many uninvited chemicals have become a permanent fixture in our lives. The amount of chemicals that are active hormone disruptors is shocking and they’re everywhere. One of the things that I found pretty fascinating was that all we can do is decrease the level of these chemicals in our lives. We cannot completely eliminate them.
This might not have been the best book to read while pregnant, because it could I guess freak me out. But I feel like it’s better now, than later, when everything has been said and done. I can take precautions now to try and decrease my exposure to some of these hormone disrupting chemicals that can cause anything from birth defects to cancer. What better way to look out for the Bunny? But I do wish I had read this before I stocked up on a bunch of shampoos, soaps and dishwashing detergents. Now I’m not sure if I can return them or if I should just give it all away and start over.
I went to an event at Indigo today where Rick and Bruce were discussing their book. It wasn’t really anything new, just basically a summary or review of their book. I’m glad I went, but I often find these things not really all that useful or enlightening for people who have actually read the book. They’re more for people who they want to get to read it.
Still they mentioned that they’re going to be writing a second book and so I’ll keep my eyes posted on the horizon for that.