Berkson links petrochemicals—plastics, detergents, solvents and pesticides— to effects including a drop in the average age of PUBERTY, to a rise in the incidence of breast cancer, and a decrease in sperm levels. These human-made chemicals mimic hormones, Berkson writes, and disturb natural hormonal balance in the body, ultimately creating health problems. Berkson IDENTIFIES specific hormone disruptors, discusses how each affect the HEALTH of men, women and children, and offers practical ways for people to limit their exposure.

—Science News

This new book by Lindsey Berkson complements the evidence compiled by Theo Colborn and the authors of Our Stolen Future and extends it into the realm of human medicine.

—John R Lee,M.D. author of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause

When you switch from a high-fat, meat based, refined foods diet to a low-fat, plant based, whole foods diet, you receive a double benefit. You reduce your intake of disease-promoting substances such as cholesterol, saturated fats, oxidants, and hormone disruptors and increase your intake of at least one thousand substances that help protect against heart disease, many forms of cancer, and other chronic diseases. In Hormone Deception, Lindsey Berkson makes a compelling case for another reason to avoid a diet rich in animal fats, as these are most likely to contain hormone disruptors. Highly recommended!

—Dean Ornish, M.D. author of Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease and Love & Survival Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

Fortunately, having laid out the problem, Dr. Berkson gives us solutions and practical measure we can all take to protect ourselves and our families from "hormone disruptors." This combination makes Hormone Deception one of the most valuable health books of our generation.

--Johnathan V. Wright, M.D. author of Natural Hormone Replacement for Women over 45

Lindsey Berkson does a marvelous job of making complex environmental and health issues understandable. She writes with passion, wit, and understanding. Her book is one of those rare volumes that balances a need to 'do something' with the available scientific information. A timely and accessible treatment of the topic.   

- John McLauchlan, PH.D. Weatherhead Distinguised professor and Director, Center for Bioenvironmental Research, Tulane and Xavier Univeristies.

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D. Lindsey Berkson, Educator, Women's Health Advocate, and Consulting Scholar, Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities (research think-tank on estrogens); Visiting Scholar at Newcomb College Center for Research on Women.

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