SAFER FOR YOUR BABY: A Guide To Living Better with Fewer Chemicals by Lynn Tondat Ruggeri, Ph.D. and Laura Costa, Ph.D.

PROVIDES simple ways to protect you and your family from harmful chemicals commonly found in personal care products, food, cleaners, toys, plastics, pesticides, home furnishings and much more

IS DESIGNED for new and expecting parents, but is valuable for ANYONE who wants to live a healthier life.

EXPLAINS THE URGENCY OF THE PROBLEM: Unlike any other time in human history, we are living in a world filled with hundreds of thousands of synthetic chemicals. With over 1,000 new chemicals introduced each year into our environment and food chain,the potential for harm is staggering. In an attempt to keep the public informed, there is a constant barrage from the media about the dangers of chemicals and additives in seemingly everything. This includes the foods we eat, the products we put on our skin, cleaning products, insect repellents, fragranced products, carpeting, and even plastic baby bottles. The findings of melamine and jet fuel (perchlorate) in baby formula and bisphenol-A (BPA) and phthalates in food and body care products/containers are just a few examples of recent concerns on contaminants.

This book helps consumers to identify the chemicals most likely to cause harm, to avoid/minimize exposure to those chemicals and to find safer options. Harmful effects are generally greatest prenatally as well as for newborns and young children. However, everyone can benefit from strategies to decrease their "chemical body burden". Safer for Your Baby is a timely, valuable resource for healthier living.

The 2008 THIRD EDITION has been updated with current resources and new information on the topic of non-toxic living. Our 65-page book is printed on recycled paper with soy ink. The cover picture is now in color.