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Does the 'All Natural' approach really have an impact in our health and happiness?
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Feb 6, 2013
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Does the 'All Natural' approach really have an impact in our health and happiness?
Imagine you're at the grocery store. The organic bananas are so much more expensive, and you wonder if you should really spend the extra dough. Or maybe you're getting ready to have a baby, and can't sleep at night because you're unsure if you should head to the hospital or try for a homebirth.
Nathanael Johnson's new book, "All Natural: A Skeptics Quest to Discover if the Natural Approach to Diet, Childbirth, Healing and the Environment Really Keeps Us Healthier and Happier."
Nathanael Johnson's new book, "All Natural: A Skeptics Quest to Discover if the Natural Approach to Diet, Childbirth, Healing and the Environment Really Keeps Us Healthier and Happier."
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Gerber organic baby food products are seen on a supermarket shelf April 12, 2007 in New York City. Nestle SA, the world's largest food company, announced it will purchase Gerber, the largest baby food producer in the U.S., for $5.5 billion.
Gerber organic baby food products are seen on a supermarket shelf April 12, 2007 in New York City.
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Imagine you're at the grocery store. The organic bananas are so much more expensive, and you wonder if you should really spend the extra dough. Or maybe you're getting ready to have a baby, and can't sleep at night because you're unsure if you should head to the hospital or try for a homebirth.

Imagine you're at the grocery store. The organic bananas are so much more expensive, and you wonder if you should really spend the extra dough. Or maybe you're getting ready to have a baby, and can't sleep at night because you're unsure if you should head to the hospital or try for a homebirth. Western medicine leaves you feeling cold, but you find it hard to believe in acupuncture and herbal medicine. Does this sound familiar? 

Journalist Nathanael Johnson understands your dilemmas all too well. He's spent several years fact-checking alternative approaches to living for his new book, "All Natural: A Skeptics Quest to Discover if the Natural Approach to Diet, Childbirth, Healing and the Environment Really Keeps Us Healthier and Happier."