In the tradition of Silent Spring and The Sixth Extinction, an urgent, "disturbing, empowering, and essential" book about the ways in which chemicals in the modern environment are changing - and endangering - human sexuality and fertility on a large scale, from acclaimed epidemiologist Shanna Swan. The book presents the study conducted by Shanna Swan and her team in 2017, which revealed that sperm levels among men in Western countries have dropped by more than 50% over the past 40 years. This study included 185 studies with nearly 45,000 healthy men. This revelation stunned the world, but the story did not stop there. Changes in reproductive development are occurring on a broader level, for both men and women, as well as in other species, with the modern world at risk of becoming a barren environment. What are the causes behind these changes? What threatens our fertility and health? "Count Down" explores these questions, revealing Swan’s findings and those of other researchers on how lifestyles and chemical exposures affect our fertility, reproductive development - potentially including the increase in gender fluidity - and our overall health as a species. In an engaging way, the book explains the science and consequences of these global threats, providing simple and practical guidelines to avoid chemicals (from water bottles to shaving) both individually and socially, "Count Down" brings "terrifying findings" (Erin Brockovich, The Guardian) and "will serve as an awakening" (The New York Times Book Review).
Pages: 304, Dimensions: 14x14cm
