Nena Baker September 10, 2008

While chemical advances have helped to raise the standards of living, and have made lives easier and safer in many ways, there are also costs. In 'The Body Toxic,' investigative journalist Nena Baker explores the many factors that have given rise to this condition including manufacturing breakthroughs, policy decisions, political pressure and the demands of popular culture. Baker describes what is known and not known about the impact of the thousands of chemicals present in everyday life and contemplates where people go from here.