How to Find the Best Non-Toxic Sunscreen
In the early 90’s I served as general counsel for my brother, Bobby, who was growing the Banana Boat Company into one of the top sun care companies in the world. The original owners were basically running the company out of a garage. They sold it to my brother for a...
Due Diligence: Why Pesticides Are The Number One Villain
In the United States, chemicals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Anybody who wants to come up with a new chemical can add it to places where we are most vulnerable—like in baby bottles—and have no repercussions until decades later when people have come...
Join Me on Monday for a Live Webinar and Q&A
Learn how to protect yourself and your family by attending a LIVE webinar I’m hosting on Monday, May 8th at 8pm EDT! Thank you for reading my blog and joining me in this journey as I’ve tried to put a face on this issue and make people aware of hidden environmental...
WHY OUR EPA’s DIRECTION IS BAD FOR AMERICA AND HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF
Trump’s appointee Scott Pruitt as the director of the EPA, is a move in the wrong direction. I’m a liberal, tree hugging, granola chewing Democrat, right? Wrong! Ironically, I’m a right leaning, conservative, former organized crime prosecutor. The most unlikely face...
The Worst of Lead Poisoning
I wrote a post back in February about lead poisoning and how to protect your family, but I came across a concerning article in the Chicago Tribune this week, Kids poisoned by lead in CHA housing; landlords still got paid. While the family wasn’t personally responsible...
Release Day for “Poisoned” is Finally Here!
It’s finally here! Today is the release of my new book, Poisoned; How a Crime-Busting Prosecutor Turned His Medical Mystery into a Crusade for Environmental Victims! I’m incredibly proud of this work, a culmination of the last 25 years of managing my environmental...
No One Is Immune to Environmental Toxins
Concern about global warming affecting future generations is important. Likewise, saving the whales, birds, and trees in distant places is critical. However, saving us humans takes the environmental movement to its most basic, fundamental concern: how it affects you...
The Most Important Advice I Can Give You is Simple
The most important advice I can give you is to simply read the ingredients on any product you come into contact with. That means pay attention to anything you eat, drink, breathe or touch. Some people find reading labels intimidating, and others tout overly simplistic...
Pre-Order POISONED. Get 4 Free Gifts!
Poisoned; How a Crime-Busting Prosecutor Turned His Medical Mystery into a Crusade for Environmental Victims, is coming April 4th and there is now a special pre-order offer!
Is Your Work Environment Literally Toxic?
I often say that people can control where they work and where they live, but I realize that while a from-home workforce is on the rise, the majority of us still don’t have control over where we work. In an earlier blog post, I shared a little about my story. In short,...
about alan bell
Victim, survivor, advocate and avenger. Former organized crime prosecutor, Alan Bell, almost died from an environmentally linked illness. He now devotes his life to raising awareness about environmental injury through public speaking and his book, POISONED. Alan is a fierce advocate for those too weak or sick to fight for themselves.