Imagine You Are An Aluminum Atom: Discussions With Mr. Aluminum

by Christopher Exley

Join "Mr. Aluminum," a scientist who has made the study of aluminum his life's work, on a journey of discovery, reflection, and the science of aluminum. Professor Christopher Exley is a firm believer that science is only useful when it is properly communicated. Scientific papers are difficult vehicles for the wider communication of science and thus he has always endeavored to tell the story of his scientific research as widely as possible through myriad blogs, presentations, and interviews. Through a series of easy-reading entries written for non-scientists, Exley will educate readers about his lifelong scientific aluminum. In scientific circles, aluminum—in relation to human health specifically—has gone the way of the dinosaurs (though, unlike dinosaurs, there has not yet been a popular revival!). Yet aluminum is also the greatest untold story of science. But why do we all need to know a little bit more about aluminum? Do we need a self-help guide for living in what Exley has coined "The Aluminum Age"? What is it about aluminum that makes it different? What about iron, copper, or any of the so-called "heavy metals," like mercury, cadmium, or lead? Why must we pay particular attention to aluminum? Because its bio-geochemistry, its natural history, raises two red flags immediately and simultaneously. These two danger signals are easily missed by all of us and easily dismissed by those whose interests are conflicted by aluminum’s omnipresence in human life and consequently, are purposely blind to its danger signals. First, aluminum, in all of its myriad forms, is super abundant; it is the third most abundant element (after oxygen and silicon) of the Earth’s crust. Second, aluminum is super reactive; it is both chemically and biologically reactive. However, these two red flags identify a paradox, as the abundant and biologically reactive aluminum has no biological function either in any organism today nor in any extinct biota from the evolutionary past. This means in practical terms that when we encounter aluminum in our everyday lives, our bodies only see aluminum as an impostor, something foreign, and something for which we have not been prepared through biochemical evolution. This in turn means that all of our encounters with aluminium are adventitious, random, and chaotic. And potentially dangerous. Imagine You Are An Aluminum Discussions With "Mr. Aluminum" examines the science of aluminum and human health and makes them understandable to all. Within the science you will find personal recollections of events, as well as opinions and reflections upon how the politics of aluminum have influenced and interfered with doing and reporting the science. It is at once both a personal recollection of Exley's life in aluminum research and a guide on the dangers of the constant exposure to aluminum we as humans face during this "Aluminum Age." It will inform, it will provide the means to question the science, and it will, if the reader is prepared to participate, answer those frequently asked questions on aluminum and human health.

Genres: Health, Science, Nonfiction

227 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 24, 2020

Reviews

[Ginger Hudock · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book explains the mechanisms by which aluminum is toxic to people and in at least some of the conditions involved. These include Alzheimer’s, autism, and breast cancer among others. Exley has done much of the research on aluminum since 1984 and has over 200 published research articles. This book puts a summary of his research in terms that are accessible to the layperson. He also gives excellent advice as to how to reduce our aluminum intake and how to help detoxify. This book also discusses how his research and publicity about aluminum toxicity has been suppressed.
If you are interested in improving your health and that of your family, I highly recommend this book.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exceptionally well written. True Scientists are wonderful in pulling together an abundance of researched facts. Grateful for the Scientist that speak truth and not propaganda.

[Barbara DeVries · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everyone who cares about his own health needs to read this book. Deep scientific knowledge in verbiage that is easy for the layperson to understand.

[Anica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book! He explains how aluminum harms us so well!

[Megan Kophamer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks to Dr. Exley for his amazing research! A much-needed book.

[Deziah Irby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative, and he does it in a way where it's easier to understand. It's definitely a must read for everyone.

[Devashis Roy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book that everyone should read to understand the mechanism of aluminum in the body (and ways to avoid and excrete it). The first couple chapters are a little dry but once through those, the content is fascinating and often surprising.

[Jan]

Every parent should read this book! Every grandparent should give it to their kids. Parents should be considered a criminal if they don't get informed about what is being injected into their children! Big Pharma is evil but parents have their heads in the sand and they don't do their own research and are putting their children in great harm when they do so!

[Kaela Vance · Rating 5 out of 5]

A well written and thorough book explaining Mr Aluminum’s findings as well as the corruption inherent in the field of science. If you’d like to understand how your family member with Alzheimer’s could have declined so rapidly or why, this might be a good place to start.

[Jack B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extraordinary, elegant, lucid exposition on the toxicology of aluminum. This is a fascinating read on the interaction of the metal aluminum with biology. The author is a world expert on this and an engaging writer.

[Bonnie Hart · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting read about the health concerns with aluminum, however, the author cites his own works and not others to support his theories. Maybe there is not alot of research out there to cite?