FATAL CONVENIENCES

The New York Times bestselling author of SuperLife and cohost with Zac Efron of the hit Netflix series Down to Earth Darin Olien offers invaluable advice for addressing the health of our bodies and the health of the planet by identifying common products and behaviors that are harmful and providing alternatives that are non toxic and life enhancing Fatal conveniences are the toxic products we routinely use and the unhealthy things we do that our culture and corporations have made us believe are safe and necessary for living well and efficiently These things from deodorant cosmetics dental floss and sunscreen to laundry detergent air fresheners carpets and crayons to candles tea bags cell phones and chewing gum are ubiquitous in daily life and they are wreaking havoc on our health and our planet The environmental toxins found in these products create a cascade of problems including chemical sensitivities auto immune issues obesity chronic health diseases and more Darin Olien has spent most of his adult life obsessively researching these conveniences and in this book he raises our awareness of their dangers demolishes the myth that if it s easy it must also be good and gives us alternative choices to take control of our lives and our heal