Example Capstone - Rubber Duck Post #2

    

     Human activities are the major reason for exposure to mercury. It's one of the most toxic elements we can be exposed to. Triclosan is used in antibacterial products.  It's use is generally blamed on industries, not individual consumer.

     Talking about Triclosan, for a "culture [that] is germ obsessed" (p. 267). Compared to what sanitary condition are in parts of the world, this is pretty true about the US. I myself have a bottle of hand sanitizer in my backpack. I take supplements to boost my immune system because I'm in contact with so many people everyday and I still get sick every 3 or 4 months. I routinely call the world a "petri dish" so I do foster this attitude more than I thought I did. That's why this passage struck me.
     This book gets a shrug from me. It's certainly not the best book I've ever read, but not the worst either. I generally have a harder time reading nonfiction on my own because it's usually faster for me to look up information in online databases. That way I can find exactly what I'm looking for without wasting 5 hours reading an entire book. So take my reaction with a grain of salt. This book didn't really hold my attention or interest. A lot of the information I already knew because everyone in my family, including myself, is a health nut. So Mercury, BPA, Teflon, Flouride, Pesticides, yada yada yada, is old news. I suspect the authors of this book we're going for the shock factor with their information, but, since I knew a lot of this info, I wasn't lured in. I'm less than lukewarm for this book, but not freezing cold. In one word: Meh.