What I learned from Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race by Dr. Shanna H. Swan

Join the Nat’s Notes Newsletter to get my top highlights from the book.

Get Two Months Free of Readwise

Readwise is my favorite reading tool. I use it to automatically extract my highlights from physical books, and I use their Reader to read and highlight everything I find online.

Then they automatically organize all of my notes and send them directly to my note-taking tool, so I can immediately look up anything I loved in past books I read.

It’s a total game changer for getting the most out of every book you read, and if you love books, you need to be using it.

TIMESTAMPS

[03:32] How Bad Is It?
[09:29] Disastrous Changes in Sperm Count
[11:32] Consequences of Low Testosterone
[15:11] The Rise in Miscarriages
[18:51] How Your Fertility is Determined in the Womb
[25:34] Effects of Alcohol, Marijuana, and Opioids
[30:53] Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Gender Dysphoria
[35:38] The Effects of Pesticides and Herbicides
[40:00] How to Protect Your Fertility

If you enjoyed this show, please let me know on Twitter (@nateliason) or Instagram (@nat_eliason)