A Compromised Generation

The Epidemic of Chronic Illness in America's Children

Beth Lambert

• Publisher: Sentient Publications
• eBook ISBN:
  9781591811855
• Year: 2010

A Compromised Generation reveals how seemingly benign elements of American culture are making millions of children chronically ill, disabled, or dysfunctional. Children are being diagnosed with illnesses such as autism, asthma, allergies, and ADHD at a breathtaking rate.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Note from the Author
• 1 Sick Kids
• 2 The Etiology of Chronic Illness in American Children
• 3 Why Our Children? Why Now?
• 4 Factor 1—Medication Overusage
• 5 Factor 2—Environmental Toxins/Pollution
• 6 Factor 3—Diet and Nutrition
• 7 Factor 4—Habits and Lifestyles
• 8 Factor 5—Immunizations and the Immunocompromised
• 9 Healing the Children
• 10 What We Can Do to Reverse This Trend
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Index
• About the Author