Our Stolen Future - great book, great website

Having recently attended the fabulous, insightful, and inspiring Teens Turning Green annual conference in San Rafael, CA., I am full to bursting with new information that I want to research further, talk about, and share. One thing that really struck me was how confident the scientists were that the jury is in fact in when it comes to the negative health effects of common household chemicals. They aren't so much concerned with "well, it harms rats, so does it harm humans," as they with, "when do these toxic chemicals cause the most damage, how are they most likely to get in our system, and which chemicals are responsible for which health problems?"

Today, a woman came to my store who has spent her entire career in environmental health, and now sits on the board of Preventing Harm Minnesota, an advocacy group that raises awareness regarding the environment's impact on our children's health. We got to talk about endocrine disruptors, and she then told me about recent theories regarding thyroid disruptors and their possible contributions to that highly flammable topic, autism.

Have you read much about thyroid disruptors? I certainly haven't, so my next book purchase is going to be Our Stolen Future, by Colbrn, Dumanoski, & Myers. I stumbled upon their website for the book, and it is packed with some of the best information I've found thus far, such as a list of common thyroid and estrogen disrupting chemicals, and a piece on the difference between synthetic and plant-based estrogen.