Have human beings created an industrialized world that makes them sick? Drawing on a half century as a physician and an imposing array of sources in science, Arnold Eiser tells us we have. But he also proposes measures that each of us can take to live healthier lives in the 21st century. This is an important and unique guide for individuals and society.
— Jonathan Moreno, University of Pennsylvania
This important and clearly-written book by a respected physician examines rising rates of diseases of the brain and nervous system in modern societies and explores the newly recognized links between these very disturbing trends and hazardous exposures in the environment. Recommended reading for all who are concerned about brain health in today's world.
— Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, FAAP, director, Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good and the Global Observatory on Pollution and Health, Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society
Brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, increasingly impact our society, yet these diseases seem to elude pharmaceutical intervention. Prevention seems even more elusive. In his new book, Preserving Brain Health in a Toxic Age, Arnold Eiser, a nephrologist by training, argues for a broader approach. Although the genetics of brain diseases have been carefully considered, the possible impacts of environmental toxins have scarcely been considered. Preserving Brain Health in a Toxic Age is provocative, but just might open a new door into understanding one of the most important issues of our age.
— Paul Alan Cox, PhD, Brain Chemistry Labs, Jackson Hole
From neurotoxins and nutrition to autism and antioxidants, Dr. Eiser's book is a trove of pertinent information for lifelong brain health.
— Barbara Demeneix, emeritus professor of endocrinology and physiology, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris
Dr. Eiser has written a readable and fascinating book describing the multiple chemical and biological toxic factors that act on the brain to interfere with brain function. The book is extensively referenced. And one of the things that makes it so lively to read is that in many places Dr. Eiser discusses conversations about research results that have not yet been published, and discusses findings of publications that are not well known. The brain is about the only organ that is significantly different in humans from that of animals. Our livers and kidneys work the same way they do in other mammals. The "toxic age" that Dr. Eiser describes is primarily due to toxins made by humans. How they alter brain function, whether directly or indirectly though effects on other organs, is important.
— Reviews on Environmental Health
This is a fine book, engaging, searching, and deeply researched, but also written with a critical eye and a humanism that I found encouraging.
— The Pharos