Food Forensics: The Hidden Toxins Lurking in Your Food and How You Can Avoid Them for Lifelong Health

A good resource, and very interesting. I haven't read the entire book yet, just certain sections. But I have glanced through most of it and it looks to be a good resource for information on toxic substances, and the specific foods, vitamins and supplements they are used on and in, and how they adversely affect our bodies. It also exposes supplement manufacturers who lie about the effectiveness and healthfulness of their products. I am impressed that Mike Adams (The Health Ranger) did this research and put together the laboratory necessary for testing off-the-shelf supplements and foods (if "food" is what you want to call much of it). I truly hope this book is a huge best seller, as was Kevin Trudeau's "NATURAL CURES They Don't Want You to Know About," which I also highly recommend reading. If it is a huge best seller, Mike Adams may be able to recoup some of the money he has spent on the state-of-the-art laboratory and equipment in order to write this book. I’m confident it will be as instrumental in helping people with their health challenges as was Trudeau’s “Natural Cures” book. If it weren't for Trudeau's book, I would still be a stupid idiot believing in my government, and that it was doing the job of helping to protect my health from unscrupulous corporate entities. Kevin Trudeau was a life saver for me, because before reading his book, I was beginning to develop debilitating, chronic illness from the foods, liquids and substances I put on and in my body, which included showering in unfiltered water and using soaps made from man-made chemicals. I did only one thing Trudeau suggested in his book, and that was to be aware what I was putting in and on my body. He suggested I stop eating canned, boxed, and prepared foods, including artificial sweeteners and replaced them with organic and whole foods as well as drinking and bathing in purified water. Within a matter of weeks, I was free of pain in my shoulder and hip and was no longer lethargic and too tired to do anything. In fact, I had more energy than I knew what to do with. I remember also that for many years, I had no initiative to learn anything, and I now know that was caused from artificial sweeteners. That was 10-15 years ago and from that time until now, I have suffered NO pain or lethargy, or any other debilitating diseases, like arthritis, fibromyalgia, or the like, that so many people my age, and even younger, suffer from. I learned from Kevin Trudeau that so much of the food and meats sold in the supermarkets are poisoning and debilitating for us. Thanks to the primarily whole foods, organic meats, fruits and vegetables that I consume, I am a healthy, energetic, pain-free and young-looking 65 year-old woman. That seems pretty old, even to me, and I hardly can believe it’s true. I know most people are shocked when I tell them. I believe this book, “Food Forensics,” will go a long way to further our knowledge about what is sickening us and how to prevent it.

I have wanted this book for a long time, and now wish I had bought it years ago when it was first published. Mike Adams has done extensive research with his ISO-accredited food laboratory using ICP-MS analyses. In this book are his finding. This book is an in-depth discussion of Mr. Adams findings, and in part 3 of the book are 70 pages of charts that show the quantity of heavy metals in hundreds of common foods as well as menu items in common fast food restaurants. His work is nothing short of impressive, and even that is an understatement. Part 1 of the book is "Everything You Need to Know about Toxic Elements", and believe me after reading this section it will give you an entirely different mindset with regard to food. This author discusses adverse health effects of the heavy metals and also discusses chelation and how to avoid or remove some of the heavy metals. Mike Adams also has a section of artificial colors, chemical preservatives, food alteration, animal feed contaminants and more. The author then include a guide to natural detoxification in Part 2 of the book. If you really care about your body and really want to know what's in the foods in grocery stores and restaurants, buy this book! It will change your mindset about the food you eat.

If you ever wondered just how toxic our environment is and how it affects us at a basic level of health, this is a must read. After reading it, I can understand why Big Food & others who profit from the poor health of people world wide don’t want you to read this book. I also understand why the attacks on the author and his reputation are as hot as they are. If the truth of what he speaks in regard to all the toxic elements to be found in our environment and it’s impact on our food supply is to continue unchecked, we are truly in for much more than a simple discomfort to our daily living. It leaves us open to our own biological self destruction gradually over time. This book wants us to take heed of where we are and in what direction we should go if we want to avoid falling prey to those toxic elements that surround us daily.

Mike has given us a little mini-encyclopedia of most of the common problems in our food supply ( and there are quite a few! ) Some of his findings are eye-opening for me. I never dreamed that some teas have that much lead in them! Fortunately,I haven't been drinking the worst of them. Mike has a first-class lab and he also sent his results out to other labs for confirmation of his findings so they are highly likely to be correct. The response that he got from some of our food and supplement providers was appalling, but unfortunately, not all that surprising. I wish that he had results for more brands in his tables, but I realize that would likely require several books. This is a very worthwhile book to have in your library if you worry at all about what you are putting in your mouth. I highly recommend it.

Mike Adams, aka The Health Ranger, is an independent researcher with his own scientific laboratory equipment for testing heavy metals in parts per billion. He presents a lot of good information about sources of toxins and how they impair nutrition. He is not afraid of mentioning brand names in some places, but the tables in the back of the book leave me wondering. Whether a chronically moderate level of contamination will eventually be as destructive as an acute poisoning is a judgment that may be left to the consumer. A health food is supposed to be good for you, but not if it was grown on soil in China contaminated with heavy metals. There are many examples of foods and nutritional supplements that seem innocently good for you but contain hidden toxins. This book presents the plain facts and shows you how to evaluate your food sources and what you can do to avoid toxins. It is well documented, but I don't use this as a handbook. It's more like background information.

Finally, a food research scientist who is self-funded who tells the truth about what we call food today in this once great agricultural mecca. Astounding is the first word that comes to mind when confronted with the bare facts of how toxic the products in our grocery stores and restaurants are. They may look good and taste good, but they are not food. They are powerfully toxic, yet enticingly convenient products that we eat. The saddest part of all is that we are feeding our children this poison junk. In a very few short years we have dropped to a third world level sick care system, a third world level education indoctrination system, a third world type of oligarchical political system, and now we are virtually guaranteeing the mental and physical destruction of our future leaders by poisoning our children in yet another way. Thanks, Mike Adams for your courage.

Everyone should read this book. It is invaluable to know what toxins are lurking about…you want to be educated on this topic, and this book is a great help.

The measurement units in the Data section (Part 3) are inconsistent and confusing. We are instructed at the beginning that "All concentration numbers are listed as parts per billion." When you turn to the charts, the individual foods are indeed in parts per billion (ppb) but the average at the bottom of each table is listed as parts per million (ppm). But nowhere in the tables does it mention that each food is listed in ppb and that this is inconsistent with the totals which are listed in ppm. Compounding the problem, the rating system for Verified A+++ through Verified F are listed in parts per million. To compare the levels for any individual food, you must convert the ratings to parts per billion. It's very easy to get the impression that each food has a 1,000 times higher concentration of pollutants than it does. I would like to give the book a higher rating because I think it is a valuable work, but it is confusing and unnecessarily alarming.

A great read, perfect for one who wants to my take a step in educating themselves about the ingredients in common foods, from preservatives to aluminium, also shares ways to avoid toxic ingredients Very happy with this purchase

Mike Adams does not pull his punches...no surprise there! This book will shock you. All that remains is whether you end up making drastic changes to your dietary habits or stick your head in the sand..... It is very easy to read, despite the scientific references. I even checked out his data from time to time. The Health Ranger has offered those who care what they eat (and what is routinely sold in shops), the opportunity to take charge of their own health, and contribute to good in the world. A must-have for the conscious adult-human....that rare creature is bound to be about somewhere...!

Excelente leitura, vale a pena! Todos deveriam ler, todos deveriam melhorar a qualidade dos produtos consumidos, buscando uma linha mais orgânica e funcional.

Excellent book...been waiting for it and I'm not disappointed. It has everything we need to check on the products we are buying. Mike Adams, the Health Ranger has been a regular bringing his daily news into our home to keep us informed and healthy. This book should be a Best Seller. Thanks Mike for such a great tool for self help.

Awesome work Mike