Dodging the Toxic Bullet

Practical and empowering strategies for identifying and avoiding health hazards, from the co-author of David Suzuki’s Green Guide.

Following David Suzuki’s Green Guide — called “the green bible” by the Globe and MailDodging the Toxic Bullet presents workable strategies that show how we can live a longer, healthier life by breathing clean air, eating healthful food, drinking safe water, and using nontoxic products. Author David R. Boyd provides:

  • accessible background on a range of hazards: mercury in fish, carcinogens in cleaning products, lead in toys, and lethal E. coli in ground beef
  • clear directions for reducing risk
  • easy-to-follow advice for parents to protect infants and children
  • guidance on changing government policies and business practices through advocacy
  • informative sidebars and compelling checklists

Published in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation.