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Raising Healthy Kids: Protecting Your Children from Hidden Chemical Toxins
A must-have book for every parent, from the author of the ground-breaking bestseller Diet for a Poisoned Planet.
Every parent Am I buying products for my child that are filled with chemical toxins?
In his powerful new book, Raising Healthy Children , David Steinman, the director of the Chemical Toxin Working Group and one of America’s premier environmental activists, shows how today’s most popular items—from bubble bath to cereal to cleaning products to snack foods—are contaminated with unacceptable levels of chemical toxins and pesticides, and he proposes alternatives and substitutes to keep your family safe.
Steinman reveals never-before-seen test results for major brands like Johnsons & Johnsons, Kellogg, Tide, and Clairol, and General Mills that identify exactly which products contain dangerous ingredients. He casts a wide net, showing how beauty products as well as food items can cause reproductive health issues in pregnant women, and that environmental exposures, particularly in schools, can have a profound impact on babies’ and children’s development.
Drawing on current research, illuminating vignettes, and inspiring stories of activism, Steinman provides action steps for parents in every chapter, giving them the tools they need to shop for everyday products that will be toxin-free and helping them ask the right questions about their local schools and workplaces to determine their potential levels of exposure. As he writes, “The goal of this book is to show you how to keep you and your family safe and healthy.”
When Steinman published his acclaimed bestseller Diet for a Poisoned Planet , it was compared to Rachel Carson’s classic Silent Spring for bringing to light the chemical toxins in our food. Now, more than thirty years later, Steinman brings readers up to date on the increased dangers we face in all aspects of our lives and teaches us how we can make smart choices to protect our children and ourselves.
Raising Healthy Children is an inspiring, informative, and user-friendly book that will help every family reduce their toxic exposures and ensure their health and well-being.
Every parent Am I buying products for my child that are filled with chemical toxins?
In his powerful new book, Raising Healthy Children , David Steinman, the director of the Chemical Toxin Working Group and one of America’s premier environmental activists, shows how today’s most popular items—from bubble bath to cereal to cleaning products to snack foods—are contaminated with unacceptable levels of chemical toxins and pesticides, and he proposes alternatives and substitutes to keep your family safe.
Steinman reveals never-before-seen test results for major brands like Johnsons & Johnsons, Kellogg, Tide, and Clairol, and General Mills that identify exactly which products contain dangerous ingredients. He casts a wide net, showing how beauty products as well as food items can cause reproductive health issues in pregnant women, and that environmental exposures, particularly in schools, can have a profound impact on babies’ and children’s development.
Drawing on current research, illuminating vignettes, and inspiring stories of activism, Steinman provides action steps for parents in every chapter, giving them the tools they need to shop for everyday products that will be toxin-free and helping them ask the right questions about their local schools and workplaces to determine their potential levels of exposure. As he writes, “The goal of this book is to show you how to keep you and your family safe and healthy.”
When Steinman published his acclaimed bestseller Diet for a Poisoned Planet , it was compared to Rachel Carson’s classic Silent Spring for bringing to light the chemical toxins in our food. Now, more than thirty years later, Steinman brings readers up to date on the increased dangers we face in all aspects of our lives and teaches us how we can make smart choices to protect our children and ourselves.
Raising Healthy Children is an inspiring, informative, and user-friendly book that will help every family reduce their toxic exposures and ensure their health and well-being.
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Published June 4, 2024
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April 30, 2024
First I first started this book I thought what's new here. Every health related books deals with how we have to stay away from junk food and all.
But this book is straightforward to the matter here. David the author practically tells about our kids and how their health is affected by these junk foods.
What I liked most is he talks about everyday things. Which is way more practical .
It's very astonishing to see how much pesticides and chemicals which are in our food affecting our children.
Very well reasearched book.
But this book is straightforward to the matter here. David the author practically tells about our kids and how their health is affected by these junk foods.
What I liked most is he talks about everyday things. Which is way more practical .
It's very astonishing to see how much pesticides and chemicals which are in our food affecting our children.
Very well reasearched book.
July 29, 2024
This book was over all informative & insightful. It gave pretty decent advice & charts to newbies such as myself on chemicals & processed foods to avoid. It even had some charts on what to stay away from or what’s the better option.
What I didn’t like was the one chapter near the end basically pushing propaganda on the alphabet people. Hence the deduction of two stars. Had he stayed on point with the food, it would’ve been better.
What I didn’t like was the one chapter near the end basically pushing propaganda on the alphabet people. Hence the deduction of two stars. Had he stayed on point with the food, it would’ve been better.
April 8, 2024
Raising Healthy Kids is not a book written exclusively about kids. It targets all ages, although it gives greater deference to reproductive and developmental risk. Unlike what you may expect (unlike what I expected), it does not dwell on subjects such as the benefits of exercise, the aids to mental health of social activity or interaction, avoidance of addictive or otherwise harmful drugs, the positives related to faith, or refusal to accept prejudice - none of those. Rather, it provides more or less a checklist of healthy choices and harmful products to be avoided. It suggests safe brands to be used, from food to personal care to hair products to laundry and cleaning supplies. It accomplishes this through extensive checklists in which each item is evaluated based on cancer, reproductive and developmental risks. Author David Steinman, citing the recommendations of the Healthy Living Foundation, suggests that pesticides have caused lower IQ, ADHD and behavioral issues. In this book, he evaluates products as diverse as fruits, vegetables, fish, meat, baby food, condiments, laundry and cleaning products, listing the potential harm of each product, by brand name. I was relieved to see minimal warnings about Post Honey Bunches of Oats and Quaker Oats, among the myriad of products evaluated.
Author Steinman's warnings are well stated and attention getting, but I believe the foremost importance of the book comes from the product checklists.
Author Steinman's warnings are well stated and attention getting, but I believe the foremost importance of the book comes from the product checklists.
January 30, 2025
I received a review copy of this book from the author via Booktasters for which my thanks.
Life today, as in any time and place, has its pros and cons, its benefits and dangers. One of the latter that we need to be aware and cautious of are the toxins we are exposed to everyday—in the food we eat (fresh and processed), the water we drink, the personal care and cleaning products we use, the air we breathe, and the places we live in—toxins that can have severe and life-threatening impacts. It is on these aspects that David Steinman’s Raising Healthy Kids (2024) is focused. Steinman is a journalist who has been working on this issue including through his organization, the Healthy Living Foundation which has been actively involved in filing suits and petitions for the relevant disclosures and information to be made available to people, as well as in testing different groups of substances to determine levels and types of toxins. The organization has been successful in winning consent judgments and settlements.
The book, in fourteen chapters covering a range of territory from the food we consume to the products we use about our homes, the places we live in and those we spend time in when outside our homes (work or school), highlights possible sources of contaminants, the dangers they involve and puts forth suggestions including simple, no-cost ones, to mitigate or do away with them. Vegetables for instance, can be contaminated with OPs or organophosphates among others, fish from certain waters with DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrocholoethane) and PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), and beef (especially factory farmed) with antibiotics residues and those of synthetic growth hormones. But surprisingly, organic options may not be ‘safe’ in every case nor the commercial variants contaminated. In each of the chapters covering single or a category of products, the author helpfully provides a list of products in tabular form, indicating which products are safe to use and which not. Likewise, dairy, packaged foods and snacks, baby food and fast food are covered, each chapter or segment discussing possible toxins and impacts, how they can be identified (with a table of risky and safe options) and how they can be avoided.
Food of course, is not the only source of such toxins. As mentioned, the water we drink, personal care and cleaning products, and even the places we live in (if in the vicinity of industries, nuclear or other energy plants, cell phone towers, and so on) can pose grave dangers. The author highlights various steps that can be taken in different contexts, be it using water and air filtering systems (different options depending on affordability), or taking supplements, to simpler actions like leaving shoes outside the door and keeping windows shut. When we step outside our homes too, such possibilities are also present, for which once again the author makes various recommendations.
While the book is centred around children and how we can ensure our kids can be given the healthiest possible upbringings by being aware of and taking precautions (as far as possible) against the various toxins they may be exposed to, it also highlights the specific cases of vulnerable groups such as those living in particularly contaminated spaces (for instance, in what has become known as the ‘cancer alley’ and close to nuclear plants) or ethnic groups such as Latinas exposed more than others to the toxins in cleaning products or African-American women to certain varieties of toxic hair-care products. The book can be a useful guide to anyone in taking steps towards living healthier lives. Also, while the specific products and places (as also relevant rules and laws) mentioned (and tested) are in the American (US) context, the author provides sufficient general information such as the suffixes in the names of chemicals, and so on which people based in other countries can look out for when buying their own food and looking for places to live or schools for their children to attend.
In addition to possible dangers and solutions, the author also discusses the role of deep care both for our families and surroundings and of the activist roles that each individual can play, even for those who are quiet and unassuming and not the ‘typical’ activist.
While I wasn’t aware of many specific names of chemicals (other than perhaps DDT) but did have an idea of effects such as possibilities of cancer, kidney damage, and developmental disorders (all of which the book talks about), an eyeopener for me was some of the substances used and their possible impacts in terms of endocrine disruptors and synthetic estrogens which can cause very disturbing changes both in the environment and in children (the latter is still being studied).
The author has provided detailed endnotes and also invites readers to share data which may alter the findings that he’s put forth on foods and other products.
The book is one I feel all of us should read, and, unsettle us though it may in many ways, it will make us aware of the substances that are around us at all times and that we (and those we love) could be exposed to and how best we can take precautions against such exposures and their effects. While I’m by no means saying that this needs to be the only resource one relies on, it is a relevant and useful one, providing both general and practical guidance.
Book details: Skyhorse Publishing, NY, 2024; pp.246
4.5 stars
Life today, as in any time and place, has its pros and cons, its benefits and dangers. One of the latter that we need to be aware and cautious of are the toxins we are exposed to everyday—in the food we eat (fresh and processed), the water we drink, the personal care and cleaning products we use, the air we breathe, and the places we live in—toxins that can have severe and life-threatening impacts. It is on these aspects that David Steinman’s Raising Healthy Kids (2024) is focused. Steinman is a journalist who has been working on this issue including through his organization, the Healthy Living Foundation which has been actively involved in filing suits and petitions for the relevant disclosures and information to be made available to people, as well as in testing different groups of substances to determine levels and types of toxins. The organization has been successful in winning consent judgments and settlements.
The book, in fourteen chapters covering a range of territory from the food we consume to the products we use about our homes, the places we live in and those we spend time in when outside our homes (work or school), highlights possible sources of contaminants, the dangers they involve and puts forth suggestions including simple, no-cost ones, to mitigate or do away with them. Vegetables for instance, can be contaminated with OPs or organophosphates among others, fish from certain waters with DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrocholoethane) and PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), and beef (especially factory farmed) with antibiotics residues and those of synthetic growth hormones. But surprisingly, organic options may not be ‘safe’ in every case nor the commercial variants contaminated. In each of the chapters covering single or a category of products, the author helpfully provides a list of products in tabular form, indicating which products are safe to use and which not. Likewise, dairy, packaged foods and snacks, baby food and fast food are covered, each chapter or segment discussing possible toxins and impacts, how they can be identified (with a table of risky and safe options) and how they can be avoided.
Food of course, is not the only source of such toxins. As mentioned, the water we drink, personal care and cleaning products, and even the places we live in (if in the vicinity of industries, nuclear or other energy plants, cell phone towers, and so on) can pose grave dangers. The author highlights various steps that can be taken in different contexts, be it using water and air filtering systems (different options depending on affordability), or taking supplements, to simpler actions like leaving shoes outside the door and keeping windows shut. When we step outside our homes too, such possibilities are also present, for which once again the author makes various recommendations.
While the book is centred around children and how we can ensure our kids can be given the healthiest possible upbringings by being aware of and taking precautions (as far as possible) against the various toxins they may be exposed to, it also highlights the specific cases of vulnerable groups such as those living in particularly contaminated spaces (for instance, in what has become known as the ‘cancer alley’ and close to nuclear plants) or ethnic groups such as Latinas exposed more than others to the toxins in cleaning products or African-American women to certain varieties of toxic hair-care products. The book can be a useful guide to anyone in taking steps towards living healthier lives. Also, while the specific products and places (as also relevant rules and laws) mentioned (and tested) are in the American (US) context, the author provides sufficient general information such as the suffixes in the names of chemicals, and so on which people based in other countries can look out for when buying their own food and looking for places to live or schools for their children to attend.
In addition to possible dangers and solutions, the author also discusses the role of deep care both for our families and surroundings and of the activist roles that each individual can play, even for those who are quiet and unassuming and not the ‘typical’ activist.
While I wasn’t aware of many specific names of chemicals (other than perhaps DDT) but did have an idea of effects such as possibilities of cancer, kidney damage, and developmental disorders (all of which the book talks about), an eyeopener for me was some of the substances used and their possible impacts in terms of endocrine disruptors and synthetic estrogens which can cause very disturbing changes both in the environment and in children (the latter is still being studied).
The author has provided detailed endnotes and also invites readers to share data which may alter the findings that he’s put forth on foods and other products.
The book is one I feel all of us should read, and, unsettle us though it may in many ways, it will make us aware of the substances that are around us at all times and that we (and those we love) could be exposed to and how best we can take precautions against such exposures and their effects. While I’m by no means saying that this needs to be the only resource one relies on, it is a relevant and useful one, providing both general and practical guidance.
Book details: Skyhorse Publishing, NY, 2024; pp.246
4.5 stars
January 8, 2025
I took the author seriously until Chapter 14. No thanks.
November 3, 2024
Raising Healthy Kids, by David Steinman highlights the dangers of chemical toxins that can harm children's health. He explains that kids are more vulnerable to these harmful substances because their bodies are still developing and they often put their hands in their mouths. The book provides important tips for parents to help keep their children safe from things like lead, mercury, and toxic household chemicals.
Steinman emphasizes the need to be careful about the cleaning products we use at home. He suggests switching to green or natural cleaning options that are less harmful and avoiding products that contain dangerous chemicals like BPA. He also talks about the importance of controlling dust in the home, as it can be a source of toxins. Regular cleaning with special filters and damp cloths can help reduce dust and protect children from exposure.
Another key point in the book is choosing safe food and baby products. Steinman advises parents to serve low-mercury fish and to read labels carefully to avoid harmful packaging. He encourages teaching kids about safe practices, such as not eating unknown substances and washing their hands before meals. By following these tips, parents can create a healthier and safer environment for their children, helping to protect them from hidden chemical dangers.
Steinman emphasizes the need to be careful about the cleaning products we use at home. He suggests switching to green or natural cleaning options that are less harmful and avoiding products that contain dangerous chemicals like BPA. He also talks about the importance of controlling dust in the home, as it can be a source of toxins. Regular cleaning with special filters and damp cloths can help reduce dust and protect children from exposure.
Another key point in the book is choosing safe food and baby products. Steinman advises parents to serve low-mercury fish and to read labels carefully to avoid harmful packaging. He encourages teaching kids about safe practices, such as not eating unknown substances and washing their hands before meals. By following these tips, parents can create a healthier and safer environment for their children, helping to protect them from hidden chemical dangers.
April 24, 2024
Raising Healthy Kids by David Steinman is a comprehensive guide that addresses the importance of making healthy choices for children of all ages. Unlike typical parenting books, it focuses on evaluating products and their potential risks, ranging from food to personal care items. Steinman provides extensive checklists and brand recommendations, emphasizing the need to avoid harmful substances like pesticides and toxins. Drawing on research and real-life examples, the book highlights the impact of environmental exposures on children's health and development.
Steinman's approach in Raising Healthy Kids is refreshingly practical, offering straightforward guidance on navigating the minefield of everyday products. While the warnings about chemical toxins are attention-grabbing, the true value lies in the product checklists, which empower parents to make informed decisions. However, the book could benefit from more exploration of topics beyond product evaluation, such as the benefits of exercise and social interaction for children's overall well-being. Overall, Raising Healthy Kids is a must-have resource for parents seeking to safeguard their children's health in today's chemical-laden world.
Steinman's approach in Raising Healthy Kids is refreshingly practical, offering straightforward guidance on navigating the minefield of everyday products. While the warnings about chemical toxins are attention-grabbing, the true value lies in the product checklists, which empower parents to make informed decisions. However, the book could benefit from more exploration of topics beyond product evaluation, such as the benefits of exercise and social interaction for children's overall well-being. Overall, Raising Healthy Kids is a must-have resource for parents seeking to safeguard their children's health in today's chemical-laden world.
May 4, 2024
''Raising Healthy Children [by David Steinman] is an inspiring, informative, and user-friendly book that will help every family reduce their toxic exposures and ensure their health and well-being.''
The book is well researched indeed, featuring a number of convincing and educational real-life stories. Up-to-date examples, valid analyses and conclusions. It also sounds personal, emotional, alarming but assuring at the same time.
The main message is really powerful, i.e. preserving the health and well-being of children, while caring for the future of humankind and the Planet Earth.
Great background information, sufficient explanations, straightforward and easy-to-grasp style.
The viewpoint of the author/s seems logical, reasonable, positive, encouraging and related to common sense, supported by substantial scientific evidence.
Overall, the story looks promising, thought-provoking, aspiring to change some stereotypes, mentalities and mindsets. Of course, this read is also open to interpretation and criticism. However, the tone is quite inclusive, respectful and broad-minded, as well as tolerant.
Recommended to both parents and social activists.
Good luck!
The book is well researched indeed, featuring a number of convincing and educational real-life stories. Up-to-date examples, valid analyses and conclusions. It also sounds personal, emotional, alarming but assuring at the same time.
The main message is really powerful, i.e. preserving the health and well-being of children, while caring for the future of humankind and the Planet Earth.
Great background information, sufficient explanations, straightforward and easy-to-grasp style.
The viewpoint of the author/s seems logical, reasonable, positive, encouraging and related to common sense, supported by substantial scientific evidence.
Overall, the story looks promising, thought-provoking, aspiring to change some stereotypes, mentalities and mindsets. Of course, this read is also open to interpretation and criticism. However, the tone is quite inclusive, respectful and broad-minded, as well as tolerant.
Recommended to both parents and social activists.
Good luck!
April 10, 2025
In this book the author reveals the presence of chemical toxins and pesticides in everyday products, from food and beauty items to cleaning supplies. He provides alarming test results for major brands and offers practical alternatives and steps to help parents reduce their family's, especially kid’s exposure to toxins. He draws on current research and inspiring stories of activism, empowering parents to make better choices and create a healthier environment for their children.
It is a practical book, suggesting actionable steps, I personally loved the “where is my beef” chapter. What I loved the most is that it not just says xyz js unhealthy but also suggests alternatives and tables to make better choices. However I did not understand why there is a chapter on lgbtq+, it just seems out of context.
Overall, a pretty interesting read. Recommended for health conscious people and parents who desire to raise healthy kids.
It is a practical book, suggesting actionable steps, I personally loved the “where is my beef” chapter. What I loved the most is that it not just says xyz js unhealthy but also suggests alternatives and tables to make better choices. However I did not understand why there is a chapter on lgbtq+, it just seems out of context.
Overall, a pretty interesting read. Recommended for health conscious people and parents who desire to raise healthy kids.
December 28, 2025
I would really recommend this book to the parents.
This book is helpful for parents to protect their children from the unseen chemical that is present in daily life products and can harm children's health...
In this book author had clearly explained how children are more vulnerable as compared to the adults to the toxic exposure and explain in detail how chemicals found in food, water, toys and household products can affect children's mental and physical development.....
The author with his research explains how harmful substances such as pesticides, BPA, phthalates and heavy metals can cause long term effects on immunity, hormones and brain growth..
This book is good for the advice of how to create a safe home, choosing non toxic products by reading labels carefully and adopting healthy food habits.
Overall the book is highly useful for caregivers and specially for the parents to raise their children in a healthy environment.
This book is helpful for parents to protect their children from the unseen chemical that is present in daily life products and can harm children's health...
In this book author had clearly explained how children are more vulnerable as compared to the adults to the toxic exposure and explain in detail how chemicals found in food, water, toys and household products can affect children's mental and physical development.....
The author with his research explains how harmful substances such as pesticides, BPA, phthalates and heavy metals can cause long term effects on immunity, hormones and brain growth..
This book is good for the advice of how to create a safe home, choosing non toxic products by reading labels carefully and adopting healthy food habits.
Overall the book is highly useful for caregivers and specially for the parents to raise their children in a healthy environment.
April 27, 2024
I don't have kids, but I think it goes without saying that if you do have kids, you want them to be as healthy as possible, and it may not always be easy to know if you're making the best choices.
I'm not here to offer any advice on parenting or tell others how to bring up their children, but I found this quite an interesting and thought-provoking read.
There's a lot of information, with checklists to make it clearer, and it may be fair to say that we don't always think carefully about the food we consume or the cosmetic products we use. There is also a section that discusses the use of technology, and some issues in society.
I did learn one or two things while reading this, and it could be a useful book for parents.
I'm not here to offer any advice on parenting or tell others how to bring up their children, but I found this quite an interesting and thought-provoking read.
There's a lot of information, with checklists to make it clearer, and it may be fair to say that we don't always think carefully about the food we consume or the cosmetic products we use. There is also a section that discusses the use of technology, and some issues in society.
I did learn one or two things while reading this, and it could be a useful book for parents.
August 17, 2024
I was a little worried about picking up this book. Ignorance is bliss, and sometimes one doesn't want to know about all of the toxic chemicals one is exposing themselves (and their kids) to. And it was a little depressing learning about how many problem chemicals we ingest and inhale beyond the ones I already knew about. However, Steinman does a great job of inspiring hope by highlighting the progress activists have made. He also gives some general rules for people to follow to help cut out some of the toxins. Because, let's be honest, how many of us are going to be double-checking everything we buy to see if it's on the Safe list or the Dangerous list?
August 20, 2024
Raising Healthy Kids by David Steinman is an eye-opener for parents who want to minimize their children’s exposure to harmful chemicals. Steinman’s focus on pesticides and toxins in everyday products is both timely and practical. The detailed checklists and brand evaluations make it easier to make informed choices, which is especially valuable in today’s market. While the book doesn’t dive into other health topics like exercise or mental well-being, it offers clear, actionable advice on avoiding risky products. For those looking to improve their family’s health by cutting out harmful chemicals, this book is a useful and straightforward guide.
September 13, 2024
In a world filled with known and unknown chemical products, many of which are present in what we consume or inhale, it is important for parents, guardians, adults, adolescents, and everyone to read Raising Healthy Kids. It is alarming how many of these chemicals are in our surroundings, jeopardizing our health.
This book serves as an eye-opener, helping you become more aware of where you live, what you eat, and what you drink—just to be sure. David Steinman has done a fantastic job educating readers about how organochlorides and other harmful substances are almost everywhere.
It’s a great book. Be sure to read it.
This book serves as an eye-opener, helping you become more aware of where you live, what you eat, and what you drink—just to be sure. David Steinman has done a fantastic job educating readers about how organochlorides and other harmful substances are almost everywhere.
It’s a great book. Be sure to read it.
September 16, 2024
The amount of information I got from this book can't compare to any search I did for a specific topic before. I read it while doing my Bachelor's thesis (I have a degree in Chemistry & Biochemistry now!) and I used a lot of information from this book in my thesis, aside from that I benefited from the book in my daily life and that what I really want to thank the author for, because there was a lot of things a busy human being like me wouldn't pay attention to that I started considering now and that's what I like, that I can see the benefit from books I read be on action in my life and interactions
December 16, 2024
Raising Healthy Kids provides detailed and actionable advice for reducing exposure to harmful toxins in everyday products. David Steinman’s expertise is evident through his thorough research, practical charts, and recommendations, which make it easier to make safer choices for families. The book serves as a valuable resource for navigating the overwhelming information about environmental contaminants.
Raising Healthy Kids is an important and insightful guide for anyone looking to minimize exposure to toxins. Its actionable advice makes it a worthwhile read, though some sections could benefit from clearer focus and rationale.
Raising Healthy Kids is an important and insightful guide for anyone looking to minimize exposure to toxins. Its actionable advice makes it a worthwhile read, though some sections could benefit from clearer focus and rationale.
June 18, 2025
This book started off strong and had so much potential. It offered important insight into the chemical toxins surrounding us and how to better protect our children.
However, the second to last chapter took an unexpected turn, focusing heavily on gender identity. It becomes a bit of a contradictory chapter providing science but not fully explained. At nearly 40 minutes long, it’s the third longest chapter in the book, and it felt out of place.
I wish the author had stayed focused on the original intent of the book and maintained a more neutral, informative tone rather than inserting personal political opinions, which appeared sporadically throughout.
However, the second to last chapter took an unexpected turn, focusing heavily on gender identity. It becomes a bit of a contradictory chapter providing science but not fully explained. At nearly 40 minutes long, it’s the third longest chapter in the book, and it felt out of place.
I wish the author had stayed focused on the original intent of the book and maintained a more neutral, informative tone rather than inserting personal political opinions, which appeared sporadically throughout.
September 16, 2024
Now, the world is really obsessed with the food. Nobody wants to cook but to go out and have the tasty ones outside. But how this food is prepared and preserved? Now in social media we're able to see how this ready-to-eat food is being made. Ofcourse, people are unaware of what 'things' are being added to make the food taste better. This book directly deals with what kinda chemical stuff is added to make it better. Author clearly tells us how badly this junk food makes our and kids healthy much more worse. This is a should-read for every parents or to-be-parent.
October 27, 2024
Raising Healthy Kids by David Steinman is quite an interesting book. In a world where concerns about raising kids are through the roof, this book addresses the crux of the matter.
This book is for kids, for adults, for guardians, for parents, for everyone.
David Steinman said it's a way to raise healthy kids but we might as well say it's the way to build a healthy society.
This book touches on the food we take into our body, nutrition, harmful eating practices. Don't just take my word for it. It's an educative read without the bore usually attached to educating books.
This book is for kids, for adults, for guardians, for parents, for everyone.
David Steinman said it's a way to raise healthy kids but we might as well say it's the way to build a healthy society.
This book touches on the food we take into our body, nutrition, harmful eating practices. Don't just take my word for it. It's an educative read without the bore usually attached to educating books.
May 5, 2024
I really really appreciate the author for writing this book and am happy that I read this.. .. I actually really recommend this to every parent around me... The author talked about how to protect our child from this chemical.. Fake world and recommend many things.. Which I really appreciate as a guidance of a small child in my house my 4 years brother.. I find this book very helpful... Thank you so much for your hardwork, Mr. David steinman..
December 23, 2024
The book is good. The way to convey the sequence of events in the real world is very clear and comprehensive. I like it when writers involve people who are used as storytellers. Not only the opinion of the author but also the involvement of people who are relevant in their field in this book. This book opened my eyes, as a prospective parent, to pay attention to my child's health in the future.
May 16, 2024
The book is highly informative and beneficial for individuals seeking to promote the health and well-being of their children and families. I strongly recommend it to those interested in adopting a healthy lifestyle in the United States.
September 28, 2025
Raising healthy kids is a highly informative book that gives very helpful everyday advice and does a great deal of talking about the consequences of giving certain foods to kids.
It is very well written and in a way that most people can easily understand.
It is a very interesting book.
It is very well written and in a way that most people can easily understand.
It is a very interesting book.
September 4, 2024
Great information. Terribly boring.
September 28, 2024
I wanted to like this book, but I just couldn't finish it.
June 14, 2024
When i read this book, i felt like this writer was telling me stories and giving me tips to live my life.
The author writes how he reveals the material in sufficient detail from the beginning to the middle of the book, parts that describe food, hair care, and other details needed to live a life pattern.
It has many references such as from books, articles, or journals.
If it's possible to shorten it, i'm going to divide this book into two chapters, which is how to take care of children from inside and out.
The contents of the book are not bound by titles that seem to provide only material related to chemical matter, but also related to relationships with others (though few).
The book discusses support for LGBTQ, thus allowing readers to pros or cons of the book.
For readers who want to know different information or opinions on this topic, this book may be useful.
The author writes how he reveals the material in sufficient detail from the beginning to the middle of the book, parts that describe food, hair care, and other details needed to live a life pattern.
It has many references such as from books, articles, or journals.
If it's possible to shorten it, i'm going to divide this book into two chapters, which is how to take care of children from inside and out.
The contents of the book are not bound by titles that seem to provide only material related to chemical matter, but also related to relationships with others (though few).
The book discusses support for LGBTQ, thus allowing readers to pros or cons of the book.
For readers who want to know different information or opinions on this topic, this book may be useful.
November 26, 2024
𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬. 𝐈𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤.
America’s top environmental activist reveals that popular products—like bubble bath, cereal, and cleaning supplies—contain harmful levels of toxins and pesticides. Steinman shares exclusive test results for major brands such as Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg, Tide, and Clairol, while proposing safer alternatives to protect your family.
The author, Steinman, reveals never-before-seen test results for major brands like Johnsons & Johnsons, Kellogg, Tide, Clairol, and General Mills that identify exactly which products contain dangerous ingredients.
He goes on to cast a wide net, showing how beauty products as well as food items can cause reproductive health issues in pregnant women, and that environmental exposures, particularly in schools, can have a profound impact on babies’ and children’s development.
Each chapter provides readers with the tools to shop for toxin-free everyday products and to ask important questions about their local schools and workplaces regarding potential exposure. Unlike my expectations, it does not focus on exercise benefits or the mental health advantages of social activities.
Unlike what I expected, it does not dwell on subjects such as the benefits of exercise, the aids to the mental health of social activity or interaction, avoidance of addictive or otherwise harmful drugs, the positives related to faith, or refusal to accept prejudice - none of those.
The book evaluates personal care, hair products, and cleaning supplies using checklists to assess cancer, reproductive, and developmental risks. As author David Steinman states, “The goal of this book is to show you how to keep you and your family safe and healthy.”
As the author writes, “The goal of this book is to show you how to keep you and your family safe and healthy.”
In this book, the author evaluates various products, including food and cleaning items, highlighting potential harms by brand name. I was relieved to find minimal warnings about Post Honey Bunches of Oats and Quaker Oats. While Steinman's warnings are impactful, the book's greatest value lies in its proactive approach.
Author Steinman's warnings are well-stated and attention-getting, but I believe the foremost importance of the book comes from the product checklists.
𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠.
America’s top environmental activist reveals that popular products—like bubble bath, cereal, and cleaning supplies—contain harmful levels of toxins and pesticides. Steinman shares exclusive test results for major brands such as Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg, Tide, and Clairol, while proposing safer alternatives to protect your family.
The author, Steinman, reveals never-before-seen test results for major brands like Johnsons & Johnsons, Kellogg, Tide, Clairol, and General Mills that identify exactly which products contain dangerous ingredients.
He goes on to cast a wide net, showing how beauty products as well as food items can cause reproductive health issues in pregnant women, and that environmental exposures, particularly in schools, can have a profound impact on babies’ and children’s development.
Each chapter provides readers with the tools to shop for toxin-free everyday products and to ask important questions about their local schools and workplaces regarding potential exposure. Unlike my expectations, it does not focus on exercise benefits or the mental health advantages of social activities.
Unlike what I expected, it does not dwell on subjects such as the benefits of exercise, the aids to the mental health of social activity or interaction, avoidance of addictive or otherwise harmful drugs, the positives related to faith, or refusal to accept prejudice - none of those.
The book evaluates personal care, hair products, and cleaning supplies using checklists to assess cancer, reproductive, and developmental risks. As author David Steinman states, “The goal of this book is to show you how to keep you and your family safe and healthy.”
As the author writes, “The goal of this book is to show you how to keep you and your family safe and healthy.”
In this book, the author evaluates various products, including food and cleaning items, highlighting potential harms by brand name. I was relieved to find minimal warnings about Post Honey Bunches of Oats and Quaker Oats. While Steinman's warnings are impactful, the book's greatest value lies in its proactive approach.
Author Steinman's warnings are well-stated and attention-getting, but I believe the foremost importance of the book comes from the product checklists.
𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠.
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