Reviews for
The Non-Toxic Avenger
Deanna Duke provides wonderful insights in this very personal exploration of the toxic chemicals hidden in every single part of our lives. An important and timely guide to understanding our toxic world.
Bruce Lourie, co-author
Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things
Deanna's toxin-free experiment seemed radical to me at first. As a busy mother and appreciator of modern conveniences, I had my doubts how anyone in our society could go without so many products that make our lives easier: everything from shampoos to deodorants to drain cleaners. I wound up being riveted as I read Deanna's account of peeling back the layers of all the toxin-containing products in her life, and I learned a great deal about looking a little closer at the things we humans surround, slather, coat, and feed ourselves with. The beauty of this book is that readers can apply Deanna's nontoxic avenging in small or large ways, taking as tiny or as enormous a step as they like. Either way, it's an eye-opener."
Ree Drummond
The Pioneer Woman
There are a lot of things in this book you probably think you'd rather not know. Not knowing, however, doesn't reduce your risk or improve your life. Deanna Duke is brave enough to want to know, and wise enough to give us the information we truly need in a way that enriches. This is an important, funny, wonderful and courageous book that you truly do want to read.
Sharon Astyk, author
Depletion and Abundance: Life on the New Home Front
It takes a brave soul to peel back the veil and uncover all the toxic secrets in our modern lives. Deanna bares hers to us with humility and complete candor, comprehensively analyzing her every belonging and action as she attempts to detoxify her life and body. But, this book is much more than just her personal story, it's also a helpful guide for any person wanting to become a Non-Toxic Avenger. It will make you laugh, and cry, and - most importantly - look at your own life with a heightened degree of consciousness.
Janelle Sorensen
Chief Communications Officer, Healthy Child Healthy World
The Non-Toxic Avenger is not a hard-core prescription against toxic chemicals but rather an insightful (and humorous!) look into the challenges of "clean" living in a world without meaningful chemical regulations.
Micaela Preston, author Practically Green: Your Guide to EcoFriendly Decision-Making
Wow! That's the only way to describe Deanna Duke's heart-stopping, eye-popping, head-shaking quest to figure out what toxic chemicals threaten not only her life and the lives of the people she loves, but the lives of each and every one of us as well. Start this book and don't stop until you're done. Yes, you'll cry. But you'll also laugh. And then, hopefully, you'll get busy -- clearing out your cupboards, writing to your elected officials, and telling everyone you know that they MUST read this incredible, courageous, inspiring book, too.
Diane MacEachern, author
Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World