Jacob's Reviews > Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History

Breasts by Florence   Williams

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Jun 17, 12

bookshelves: commodity-history
Read from May 16 to June 17, 2012

ah, boobies.

This book should be called 'Millions of Chemicals in Your Environment and How They Are Killing You' since the scope of the book deals more with creating awareness of how toxic our environment is. I am guessing 'Breasts' was chosen instead as it would sell better.

The biggest thing i learned was that most people, even scientists, don't think that chemicals can cause cancer and disease. I am assuming this is beyond known carcinogens. If most people think that chemicals do not impact their bodies then they are foolish and Florence makes a good cause. Known (and ignored) for more than 100 years is John Beard's discoveries to the nature of cancer published in the medical journal Lancet. After reading this idea it is easy to see how chemicals are toxic and contribute to cellular trauma and promote cancer.

If you can get beyond her useless need to try to explain everything in evolutionary terms you will find a healthy meal.

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