Everything Is Bad for You: An A-Z Guide to What You Never Knew Could Kill You

In this fun little book, author and professor Dr. David French clues you in on what is bad for you, and the bad news is that it is everything! You know that too much of a good thing can be bad, well in this book Dr. French goes through all sorts of things that *can* be bad for you, including normal eyesight(!), licorice and even sleep. Yeah, this is a fun book, filled with lots of interesting points that you will want to toss at the ones you love - and keep them up at night worrying! I loved this book, and highly recommend it!

I can honestly say this book can provide hours of entertainment. Who knew that staples caused so many office accidents? Oh and did you know that holy water is actually bad for you? Of course, there are the staple things that everyone knows is harmful to your health- drugs, smoking, drinking. But even with those the author adds at least something you didn't know, plus his little quips make all that drug education pounded into your head in middle school actually funny. The book is in dictionary format- best idea ever. Get this book, then have all your friends shout out something and you look it up. I'm sure it could make an interesting drinking game too, I haven't tried though. If you're a parent and would like to annoy the hell out of your child, if you're a hypochondriac and you need something to blame, or maybe if you're just bored, this is a great book. But if you are paranoid, I wouldn't recommend it. This will definetly not make you feel good.

A confirmed optimist, I surprised myself by liking this book a lot. It is a fascinating, being both very humorous and informative at the same time, and hard to put down. The writer presents evidence which suggests that not alone is everything bad for you, but that you are "damned if you do, and damned if you don't". It will make you laugh, which is good for you, but then again, maybe laughing isn't good for you! There is also an excellent list of websites to help track down solid information on a wide range of health issues. So I reckon whether you are an optimist or maybe a pessimist, looking for a laugh or trying to get some solid information on particular issues, or looking for a Christmas stocking present, check it out.

What I liked about this book is that it's not only very funny, it also contains huge amounts of information about things that may actually be bad for you. The author himself is somewhat agnostic about how much of this stuff you should believe, but I found myself reassessing the things I eat, as well as becoming more alert about issues I hadn't given much thought to, like the reliability of medical care and prescription drugs. There's something for everyone: for example, any woman who is pregnant (or thinking of becoming so), should pay attention to what the book says about things from aspirin and soft cheeses to seafood and swimming pools. A small treasure.

I just couldn't put this book down! It's a great conversation starter when you can't find one. Just when you thought you knew what was bad for you along comes a book that tells you EVERYTHING is bad for you, even breathing! Highly recommended. Three thumbs up!