Go Green Radio

Brita Belli, editor of E / The Environmental Magazine- the largest independent magazine dedicated to green issues- joins us on Go Green Radio to discuss her recent piece called, “The Search for Autism’s Missing Piece…Autism Research Slowly Turns Its Focus to Environmental Toxicity.” The debate over the connection between vaccinations—particularly those preserved with mercury-containing thimerosal—and autism has been widely publicized, and is still the subject of controversy. But the large majority of autism research is focused on genetics, despite the fact that there are known environmental factors that impact the likelihood of the disorder. Sudhir Gupta, M.D., Ph.D., Chief of the Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology at the University of California, Irvine, once famously remarked in regards to autism: “Genes load the gun and environment pulls the trigger.” Tune in to Go Green Radio to learn more, and visit http://www.emagazine.com/view/?4984 to read Brita’s groundbreaking article.