Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
The Autoimmune Epidemic
Donna Jackson Nakazawa · 2008
74/100
👍 Worth It
Nakazawa blends investigative reporting and personal illness narrative to make a genuinely compelling case that environmental toxins are driving the rise in autoimmune disease — and the medical and political endorsements suggest the research holds up. Some of the specific environmental claims may have evolved since 2008, so read it as the strong investigative foundation it is rather than a current clinical guide.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety88
substance78
craft78
originality72
accuracy70
hype72
age-fit82
human-eye75
Penny’s verdict74
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