Mint candies, radiation, and illness: countries around the world are looking to use small amounts of radiation to prevent disease. The book Underexposed: What If Radiation Is Actually Good for You? explains why.(Book review)

From: The New American | Date: October 16, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Underexposed: What If Radiation Is Actually Good for You?, by Ed Hiserodt, Little Rock, Arkansas: Laissez Faire Books, 2005, 247 pages, paperback, $13.95. (To order through AOBS, use the order form or contact information in the ad on page 39.)

Let's suppose that the federal government analyzed a substance (in this case, mint candies) and issued safety guidelines about those candies. The guidelines emphatically state that any eating of mint candies increases the risk of premature death; therefore, all mint candies should be avoided--except when given to you by a medical ...

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