Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race

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All it takes is one of these criteria for a species to be considered endangered. But according to this book, humans fit three: points 1, 4, and 5. Part IV: What We Can Do About This" contains 3 chapters, two of which are filled with ideas for reducing your chemical footprint. Chapter 11 includes common sense ideas such as: don't smoke, eat healthfully, and manage your stress levels. Chapter 12 has less obvious [but still kind of obvious] ideas such as: don't microwave plastic and don't use air fresheners. Another suggestion was to avoid antibacterial soaps, but it is not explained why. Do they or don't they contain endocrine disrupting chemicals? Agent Amy Cornwallexcels at working from the shadows—until a botched field operation reveals dark dealings between her bossesand an informant. And a hidden plot by a terrorist genius that could kill thousands of Americans. Among them: her husband and daughter.

Unique, exhaustively researched, well-reasoned… Count Down makes a compelling case for changing what we think we know about the future of the human species.” Susie Dent (born 1964) [1] [2] is an English lexicographer, etymologist, and media personality. She has appeared in "Dictionary Corner" on the Channel 4 game show Countdown since 1992. She also appears on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, a post- watershed comedy version of the show.

Who is responsible for the spread of these endocrine disruptors? Corporations (and the governments that “regulate” them). Swan details the history of industrial research and development of chemicals for the sake of cheapening production costs as well as industry’s awareness of their hazards. As an example, even in the 1930s it was observed by scientists that BPAs mimic estrogen. Swan offers numerous other examples highlighting the knowledge corporations had of the dangers of these chemicals, long before broader public awareness, as well as the deceptions and manipulations they have taken to keep profit margins high at the expense of public reproductive health. Swan gives the example of an endocrine disrupting chemical that was banned from an industrial process for its effects…only to be replaced by a chemical that had the exact same effects. Efforts to regulate and tamp down the usage and spread of these chemicals have met with stiff resistance due to intense lobbying as well as misinformation campaigns by these bad actors. If you're a woman over 30 probably best to skip over the first few chapters and spare yourself the bludgeoning. No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' Lee Child Dr Imafidon completed A-Levels in mathematics and computer science at the age of 11, and by the time she was 20 had become one of University of Oxford’s youngest ever masters graduates. Alongside presenting, she is the CEO of social enterprise Stemettes which aims to engage young girls and non-binary people with the STEM subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and to create a more diverse and balanced science and tech community.

Massively disappointing. I’ve had this in my “to read” queue for over a year and was really excited when it was finally available through my library. Unfortunately, this book contains about one lengthy article’s worth of information stretched out to fill a book. Seriously, if you’ve read any credible article on the subject in recent years you already know everything this book can teach you. If on the other hand, you have never even heard of this issue, then this might be a good introduction to the subject. In Dictionary Corner with Countdown's Susie Dent, the 'dominatrix' of words". Radio Times. 8 November 2016.

DIY Make Your Own Scratch Off Scratch Notes Kit of 30 Cards Advent Calendar Christmas Countdown Event Promotion Business Promotion Count Down How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race On her upcoming role, Dr Imafidon said: “It has been a ride and a half keeping Rachel's seat warm. Unlike anything I've ever done, and I'll probably never get to do something so iconic ever again! Thanks in advance to everyone who tunes in to see how I got on...and big thanks to Rachel!”

How much I wished she focused solely on the topic of sperm. What was the symbolic nature of sperm historically? Where did this stereotype of blaming women for infertility come from? Each of them deserves a full chapter on its own. That would have made an amazing book.They know that porn watching can cause ED. But why hasn’t anyone looked into the testosterone draining effects of excessive masturbation? The ancient Romans weren’t allowed to have sex during summer war campaigns so as not to deplete their “manliness.” Why would that be any less true today? Sultans with harems were generally infertile after age thirty, that was a known thing. A major change that has happened in the last forty years that no one talks about is that young men are masturbating a lot more than they ever have in the history of the human race. (This is an assumption based on the fact that it is accepted and even encouraged today whereas in the past our ancestors discouraged it in almost every culture.) Why has that not been studied as a source of testosterone depletion? The book does go into great detail - typically in the form of streams of statistics and numbers. I don't know if it's possible to write a book like this without going into statistics, but it became boring and bland; I ended up skipping some of the numbers because, ultimately, it is meaningless to me and doesn't paint a vivid picture of what is actually happening. Dent presented Channel 4 web series Susie Dent's Guide to Swearing, which explored the etymology and history of select English swear words. [11] She has also made an appearance on BBC entertainment show Would I Lie to You?. [12] In 2018, she also appeared on five episodes of the panel show House of Games. Extremely important intervention in a disturbing, saddeningly neglected public health crisis. The effects of endocrine disruptors on reproductive health, sexual development, sexual behavior, mental health, and beyond for both animal and human species are extensive, disturbing, and directly tied to the profit-seeking behavior of corporations (and government enablers). Countdown is a clarion call for greater public awareness of the effects these ubiquitous chemicals as well as stringent regulation and reduction of the environmental presence of these substances found in plastic and metal containers, cosmetics, hygiene products (e.g. deodorants), and beyond for the sake of human reproductive health. The author is an endocrinologist with decades of research experience, using her own studies as part of the body of support for her argument. You must work out. Working out increases testosterone and sperm. Working out makes you feel like a Grecian god. Men who exercise 7 hours per week have 43% higher sperm concentrations than those who do not work out.