Until now, you probably haven’t associated infertility with the collapse of our global population. From the U.S. to India, to South Korea, Canada, the U.K. and more, fertility rates are reaching critical levels. Humans now meet 3 criterias for being an endangered species.  If that doesn’t have you totally rattled yet,

Dr. Shanna Swan (@drshannaswan) is the Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and the author of Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race. Wha

Shanna Swan, Ph.D.: “[Sperm count] is not just about having babies. It's about how healthy you’re going to be as you get older.” Swan, an environmental and reproductive epidemiologist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss why sperm count is declining (and what it means for overall health), plus: - Lifestyle facto

Shanna Swan is an environmental epidemiologist whose work examines the impact of chemical exposure on reproductive health and child development. Her book, "Count Down", is available now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

COUNTDOWN: THE HUMAN RACE’S TROUBLING DECLINE IN FERTILITY- On this week's Futureproof podcast with Jonathan McCrea, he meets Dr Shanna H. Swan, Ph.D.Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City & author of ‘Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Thr

There are a lot of causes of the declining global birth rate – education, freedom, and even the decline of subsistence agriculture. But what if one of the biggest factors was … plastic? Epidemiologist and author Dr. Shanna Swan joins Adam this week to break down why phthalates affect our fertility as well as our overal