{"product_id":"count-down-how-our-modern-world-is-threatening-sperm-counts-altering-male-and-female-reproductive-development-and-imperiling-th-9781982113674","title":"Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling th","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sixth Extinction\u003c\/i\u003e, an urgent, \"disturbing, empowering, and essential\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow and why could this happen? What is hijacking our fertility and our health? \u003ci\u003eCount Down\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eCount Down \u003c\/i\u003eis \"staggering in its findings\" (Erin Brockovich, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian) \u003c\/i\u003eand \"will serve as an awakening\" (\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReview\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shanna H. Swan,Stacey Colino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982113674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShanna H. Swan, PhD, is an award-winning scientist based at Mt. Sinai and one of the leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists in the world. Dr. Swan has published more than 200 scientific papers and has been featured in extensive media coverage around the world. Her appearances include \u003ci\u003eABC News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNBC Nightly News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e 60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e CBS News\u003c\/i\u003e, PBS, BBC, PRI Radio, NPR, and The Joe Rogan Experience as well as in leading magazines and newspapers, including \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e USA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e US News \u0026amp; World Report\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBloomberg News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaily News \u003c\/i\u003e(New York), \u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e HuffPost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e (London), \u003ci\u003e New Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Mental Floss\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Euronews\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStacey Colino is an award-winning writer specializing in health and psychological issues. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eUS News \u0026amp; World Report\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Parade\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. She is the coauthor of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eCount Down\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Emotional Inflammation\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Disease Proof.\u003c\/i\u003e Stacey is a lifelong dog lover and has owned three rescue dogs. Follow her on X @ColinoStacey.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Shanna H. 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