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Count Down
- How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race
- Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
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Summary
In the tradition of Silent Spring and The Sixth Extinction, an urgent, “disturbing, empowering, and essential” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) book about the ways in which chemicals in the modern environment are changing - and endangering - human sexuality and fertility on the grandest scale, from renowned epidemiologist Shanna Swan.
In 2017, author Shanna Swan and her team of researchers completed a major study. They found that over the past four decades, sperm levels among men in Western countries have dropped by more than 50 percent. They came to this conclusion after examining 185 studies involving close to 45,000 healthy men. The result sent shockwaves around the globe - but the story didn’t end there. It turns out our sexual development is changing in broader ways, for both men and women and even other species, and that the modern world is on pace to become an infertile one.
How and why could this happen? What is hijacking our fertility and our health? Count Down unpacks these questions, revealing what Swan and other researchers have learned about how both lifestyle and chemical exposures are affecting our fertility, sexual development - potentially including the increase in gender fluidity - and general health as a species. Engagingly explaining the science and repercussions of these worldwide threats and providing simple and practical guidelines for effectively avoiding chemical goods (from water bottles to shaving cream) both as individuals and societies, Count Down is “staggering in its findings” (Erin Brockovich, The Guardian) and “will serve as an awakening” (The New York Times Book Review).
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- Fin Hunt
- 28-02-21
Illuminating
I finished this book in one day. I was hooked from start to finish. shocked by each fact. The truth hurts. Are modern world and living habits. The chemicals we use in are everyday life. pump into the air and sea. Altering are DND and hormones.
The world is in flux. The future of the human race. Is on the line like never before.
This book explains situation. In great detail. The hard steps that must be taken to prevent are extinction.
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- Mister Peridot
- 14-07-22
Excellent
Full coverage of the important EDC, endocrine disrupting chemicals, issue, well organised, clear explanations of the problem & what we can do about it. A couple of times the author veers into political territory which seems out of place, 1 concerning LGBTQ ... 2 concerning world population. But overall this is an excellent book aimed at the concerned, environmentally literate citizen. Recommended.
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- Lucas
- 21-06-23
Eye opening
I was truly captivated by this book. Swan's meticulous research and engaging writing style made the 'Count down' both accessible and thought-provoking.
This book helped me identify harmful endocrine disruptors in my home and environment. Swan’s insights and evidence-based explanations left me with a strong sense of urgency to take action.
It's a must-read for anyone who cares about reproductive health. It'll give you the knowledge you need to make informed decisions and inspire positive change. I highly recommend this book to all who seek a deeper understanding of this critical issue.
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