Product Description

Do you REALLY know what is in the products that you are buying? Did you know, for example, that colouring in children's sweets, jelly and soft drinks can potentially cause asthma, skin rash and hyperactivity? That common ingredients in personal care products like shampoo and toothpaste have been associated with problems ranging from skin irritation, to breathing difficulties, nausea, increased risk of cancer and blindness? How can you avoid putting harmful additives and chemicals into and onto your body? This user-friendly guide tells you at a glance which additives are hazardous, which are best avoided and which are safe, making it easier to shop for your family. The colour-coded tables provide valuable information about potential health effects and take the mystery out of additives, helping you to choose which products to put in your basket and which to leave on the shelf. This book may seriously improve your health!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #151997 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review
"'Look out for [this book] if you want to know your parabens from your phthalates.' The Times, Body & Soul"

Organic and Natural Business, October 2007
"an easy-to-use shopping guide to food additives and cosmetic ingredients"

Yoga & Health Magazine, November 2007
`A book you can slip in your pocket on your way out to the shops'

Customer Reviews

A suprise handbag essential!
I've always been concerned about the huge list of E-numbers on the back of some food products. What actually are E-numbers and what are they doing to my body?

This handy pocket sized book (which fits nicely in a handbag) turned out to be a great buy which tells you all about E numbers used in food and cosmetics.

Using a simple 'traffic-light' colour coded system, safe E numbers are highlighted in green, with more questionable ones in yellow and red.

Full names and descriptions also help to give a great insight into what is really in your basket!