• Poisoned

  • How a Crime-Busting Prosecutor Turned His Medical Mystery into a Crusade for Environmental Victims
  • By: Alan Bell
  • Narrated by: Allan Robertson
  • Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (87 ratings)

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Poisoned

By: Alan Bell
Narrated by: Allan Robertson
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Publisher's Summary

After years of prosecuting hard-core criminals, rising legal star Alan Bell took a private sector job in South Florida's newest skyscraper. Suddenly, he suffered such bizarre medical symptoms, doctors suspected he'd been poisoned by the Mafia. Bell's rapidly declining health forced him to flee his glamorous Miami life to a sterile "bubble" in the remote Arizona desert.

As his career and marriage dissolved, Bell pursued medical treatments in a race against time, hoping to stay alive and raise his young daughter, his one desperate reason to keep going. He eventually discovered he wasn't poisoned by a criminal, but by his office building. His search for a cure led him to discover the horrifying truth: his tragedy was just the tip of the iceberg. Millions of people fall ill and die each year because of toxic chemical exposures - without knowing they're at risk.

Stunned by what he discovered, Bell chose to fight back, turning his plight into an opportunity. Despite his precarious health, he began collaborating with scientists dedicated to raising awareness about this issue. Soon, he also found himself drawn back into the legal field, teaming up with top lawyers fighting for those who had already fallen ill.

Both a riveting medical mystery and a cautionary tale, this book puts a human face on the hidden truths behind toxic dangers assaulting us in our everyday environments - and offers practical ways to protect ourselves and our children.

©2017 Alan Bell (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

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The best documentary that I have ever read!

I was riveted by the true story and the message. We need to protect ourselves from our environment because the government won't and neither will anyone else who has bought into the propaganda that just because a product is on the store shelf, it's relatively safe. Think again! Alan Bell is my hero for advocating for those without money and power, thus without a voice to influence change. I never knew that there were so many toxins potentially poisoning us everyday such as mattresses, clothing treated with flame retardants, and pressed wood furniture. This book has inspired me to live more healthily tossing all of the. chemical cleaning products that I have and replace them with organic ones. I have taught for 25 years and am. positive the environmental factors have contributed to the rise of autism and ADHD.

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An enlightening book. That was very informative

This book can protect someone's life. Everyone should learn of the dangers. of coming toxicities in our everyday products houses offices Etc and this book You can learn it. there

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Quintessential reading

The information in this book is of critical importance to health and long life for anyone living in modern society.

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For Real

This is a for real accounting of what can happen and how the body can go haywire from all the crap and toxicities in our little world. There is no doubt that this fellow has actually lived it.

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Life altering story

This story reminds us that living the American Dream is meaningless if you don't have your health and your family. This is one man's incredible journey. When things were hopeless he fought to stay alive, fight for the lives of others and leave this planet better than he found it. Inspiring, informative and touching.

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Thank You Mr. Bell

I thought I knew about toxins and poisons in my daily work, home, food, skin care and clothing environment ..Wow this audio book is so informative and powerful. I really enjoyed listening to it..the narrator was awesome..

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Must Read

Where does Poisoned rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of the very best and useful medical story books I have read.

What did you like best about this story?

Mr. Bell's establishment of the Environmental Health Foundation and helping others with his condition.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When Mr. Bell took his first walk outside of his "bubble" in Arizona.

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This is a must read for all clinicians and highly recommended for laypersons who know some one or are themselves suffering with multiple chemical sensitivity. This is a very real and quality of life (if not life itself) robbing condition which can be prevented if you are informed.

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Should be required reading

An important, interesting tale of corporate malfeasance and taking back your life and the lives and rights of others.

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A must read about environmental health hazards.

This is a must read, whether you are interested in environmental health hazards and the laws protecting your rights. I listened to this in one day, if I can find the book, I'm going to purchase it. I learned so much, just from this book, and had no idea what this book was about.

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HORRIBLE!!!

HORRIBLE!! A WASTE OF TIME!! LARGE AMOUNTS OF GARBAGE!! I WOULD RATHER SHAVE MY LEGS WITH A RUSTY RAZOR THEN BATHE IN ALCOHOL.

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Very Compelling

A real eye opener and life changing. An excellent and interesting read. And great choice of narrator.

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  • 01-14-23

Excellent

The medical facts of this book should be a compulsory read for medics everywhere. Knowing someone with MCS not enough is being done to help sufferers. The planet needs a huge cleanse of these toxic chemicals.

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  • 10-20-22

Brilliant

This was utterly brilliant, it absolutely opened my eyes and answers questions about mine and my family's health. x

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  • 03-10-22

An interesting and well written programme.

I was initially sceptical about the subject matter but found the story compelling and convincing. It has opened my eyes to the different requirements for testing

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  • Reb
  • 04-03-20

Highly recommend

There are some things in life you simply don't understand until they happen to you. This book is about neurotoxicity and multiple chemical sensitivity. If that is you - read it because it is important to know, you are not alone and you are not crazy.

Your struggles are not "just you". Friends vanish. Families fall apart. The old you "dies" and you enter into a Hero's Journey. (My perspective.) This was 30/40 years ago and today there are more options. There is hope. Don't give up.

I read this book for information and for that purpose it met my expectations - also Alan Bell replied to my email and gave me MORE resources. I understood the pain and the struggle. I understood the outrageous measures and desperate attempts to find help. It's not crazy at all.