A worldwide decline in sperm threatens the future of the human race...and endocrine-disrupting chemicals look like the likely culprit.
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the rise in antibiotic resistance, how severe weather events fueled by climate change are impacting human health, and why there are PFAS chemicals in eggs in France. Then renowned epidemiologist and author Dr. Shanna Swan talks about her book “Countdown,” how sperm rates are declining precipitously worldwide, and what it means for the future of the human race.
Links from the interview
Dr. Shanna Swan's website: https://www.shannaswan.com/ Countdown: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race: https://www.shannaswan.com/countdown
Links from the news
Antibiotic resistance is on the rise: https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/10/american-academy-of-pediatrics-and-united-nations-issue-alerts-on-antibiotic-resistance-crisis/
Health Impacts from weather events linked to climate change: https://nchh.org/information-and-evidence/learn-about-healthy-housing/emergencies/hurricanes/#:~:text=Because%20of%20this%2C%20hurricanes%20pose,poisoning%20due%20to%20improper%20use
People in France can't eat eggs from their own chickens: https://www.politico.eu/article/hydrogen-toxic-secret-france-worried-chicken-eggs-pfas-forever-chemicals/
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