Toxicity and the Social Contract: Why Fertility Is Not Just a Personal Health Issue

Toxicity and the Social Contract: Why Fertility Is Not Just a Personal Health Issue

From Silent Spring to the Human Fertility Crisis The Initial Warning: Silent Spring In 1957, crop-dusting airplanes sprayed pesticides over a private bird sanctuary in Duxbury, Massachusetts, as part of a mosquito-control campaign.[1] The sanctuary belonged to Olga Owens Huckins, … Read More

Epigenetic Phenomena in Pregnancy

A viral Instagram post shows a split image of a mother lifting weights during pregnancy, and then her seemingly muscular newborn.  The caption says, “This mom lifted weights through pregnancy: Check out her ‘buff’ baby!”[1]   A few days later, … Read More