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The Hormonal Consequences of Plastics – With Dr. Shanna Swan & Stacey Colino

Rachel DeHaven2021-06-24T20:28:28+00:00Environment, Podcasts, Toxicity|

"Open Your Eyes To Everything You Bring Into Your Life" This episode is all about what toxins and plastics are doing to our hormones. Shanna H. Swan, Ph.D., is one of the world’s leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists and a professor of environmental medicine and public health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. An award-winning scientist, her work examines the impact of environmental exposures, including chemicals such as phthalates and Bisphenol A, on men’s and women’s reproductive health and the neurodevelopment of children. Shanna Swan is the author of Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Health, and Imperiling the Future of

Intermittent Fasting and Fertility: What you need to know

The New York Times recently published an article titled The Everyday Chemicals That Might Be Leading Us to Our Extinction, describing “How Our Modern World Is Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, Threatening Sperm Counts, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race”. I decided it was time to discuss the topic of infertility, as I receive emails daily from women struggling with infertility and wondering if fasting may help. The short answer is yes, but let’s talk about the two root causes of infertility first. Underlying fertility are two key issues, insulin resistance and toxicity...and this applies to both men and women. Insulin resistance If you are a male suffering from insulin resistance, intermittent fasting and simple ketogenic,