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Tier 4 — Narrative / commentaryGrey literature

Getting Healthy in Toxic Times

Jenny Goodman

2024

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Summary

This book by Dr Jenny Goodman, a practising ecological medicine physician, synthesises evidence on the relationship between environmental toxins — including agrochemical residues, food additives, and industrial pollutants — and chronic ill health. Drawing on clinical experience and published research, it likely argues that reducing exposure to dietary and environmental toxins, whilst improving food quality and nutrient density, is central to restoring and maintaining health. As a book rather than a primary research article, its contribution is as an accessible, evidence-informed narrative synthesis aimed at both clinicians and lay readers.

UK applicability

Directly applicable to UK contexts, given the author's UK-based clinical practice and the book's likely engagement with UK food standards, pesticide regulation, and NHS-adjacent preventive health discourse. Relevant to debates around food quality, agrochemical policy, and public health in the UK.

Key measures

Qualitative synthesis of evidence on toxic exposures, dietary quality, nutrient density, and health outcomes; clinical and epidemiological evidence on chemical body burden

Outcomes reported

The book likely examines the health impacts of environmental and dietary toxins — including pesticide residues, heavy metals, and ultra-processed food ingredients — and presents evidence-informed strategies for reducing toxic load and improving wellbeing through food, lifestyle, and environmental choices.

Theme
Nutrition & health
Subject
Environmental health & toxic exposures
Study type
Narrative Review
Study design
Narrative review
Source type
Grey literature
Status
Published
Geography
UK
System type
Human clinical
Catalogue ID
XL1092

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