Resources / The source library

A good place
to keep asking questions.

Go straight to the information. Find Shanna Swan’s featured work, direct links from her resource list, and other scientists and doctors to learn from.

A starting library, not a definitive reading list. These original, linked-source summaries are not a systematic review. Inclusion does not imply endorsement, partnership, or affiliation. Books, interviews, and documentary stories are not the same as peer-reviewed research or clinical guidance.

34 of 34 resources

Featured / Read, listen, watch

Start with Shanna H. Swan.

Explore Dr. Swan’s work on environmental exposures and reproductive health through her own website, interviews, book, and a documentary. Choose the format that works for you.

Researcher website

Shanna H. Swan, PhD

Follow her work

A starting point for Dr. Swan’s research and public appearances, plus the ASI program at Million Marker Research Institute.

Keep in mind
ASI is a research program directed by Dr. Swan, not a medical clinic or an endorsed fertility treatment. Research information is not individual medical advice.
Published / format
Ongoing website
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Listen / Podcast interviews

The Joe Rogan Experience

Two conversations with Dr. Swan

Find the newer conversation, episode #2476 from 31 March 2026, or revisit episode #1638 from 21 April 2021.

Keep in mind
Long-form interviews, not peer-reviewed studies. Explicit-content labels apply; the listening platform may require an account. Statements reflect the discussion at the time.
Published / format
2026 and 2021
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Read / Book

Shanna H. Swan with Stacey Colino

Count Down

Read about environmental chemicals and reproductive health in Dr. Swan’s book. The publisher’s page offers an overview and edition information.

Keep in mind
A book-length account of the authors’ interpretation of the evidence—not individual medical advice or a current systematic review. Purchase may be required; there is no affiliate link.
Published / format
2021
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Watch / Documentary film

Netflix

The Plastic Detox

This 2026 documentary follows six couples with unexplained fertility challenges as Dr. Swan guides a three-month effort to reduce exposure to plastic-related chemicals.

Keep in mind
A documentary, not a clinical trial or fertility treatment. The couples’ stories cannot establish that reducing exposure caused a pregnancy. Netflix access is required to watch; availability may vary by region.
Published / format
2026
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From Dr. Swan’s list / Organizations & guides

Useful places, without the hunt.

Go directly to everyday guides, university research, journalism, and policy organizations. These sources serve different purposes; a campaign or consumer guide is not a clinical guideline.

Selection sourced from Dr. Shanna Swan’s resource list. Original summaries by Protect Our Bodies. Links checked 27 October 2026.

Where original links have moved, we link to their verified official successor. Names, access requirements, and availability may change.

Guides & organizations

Everyday guidance

Because Health / Center for Environmental Health

Browse practical articles about chemicals in household products, food, and daily routines.

Free articles. Because Health’s official successor is the Center for Environmental Health.

Guides & organizations

Research, reporting & policy

Breast Cancer Prevention Partners

Find prevention education, consumer guides, and advocacy addressing environmental contributors to breast cancer.

Free information.

Guides & organizations

Research, reporting & policy

CHEM Trust

Understand hormone-disrupting chemicals, everyday exposure sources, and efforts to strengthen chemical protections.

Free information.

Guides & organizations

Research, reporting & policy

Environmental Defense Fund

Explore environmental research and policy work spanning pollution, climate, and public health.

Free information.

Guides & organizations

Research, reporting & policy

Environmental Health News

Read reporting on pollution, chemicals, climate, and their connections to human health.

News publication.

Guides & organizations

Everyday guidance

Environmental Working Group

Explore consumer-product databases and guides covering food, cosmetics, cleaning, and drinking water.

Free information; some related services may cost.

Guides & organizations

Research, reporting & policy

Natural Resources Defense Council

Follow research, legal advocacy, and explainers on pollution, safer communities, and environmental protection.

Free information.

Guides & organizations

Research, reporting & policy

UCSF Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment

Explore university research and educational resources on chemical exposures and reproductive health.

Free information.

Guides & organizations

Research, reporting & policy

Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families

Follow the coalition’s chemical-policy work, now within Toxic-Free Future’s federal policy program.

Free information. The program is now part of Toxic-Free Future.

Guides & organizations

Research, reporting & policy

Safer Made

Read about investments and industry reports focused on replacing hazardous chemicals with safer materials.

Free reports and updates; investment organization.

Guides & organizations

Research, reporting & policy

Silent Spring Institute

Explore research into environmental chemicals, exposure patterns, and breast cancer prevention.

Free information.

Guides & organizations

Research, reporting & policy

Toxic-Free Future

Find chemical research, product-policy campaigns, and resources on safer homes and communities.

Free information.

Guide / Email signup

Everyday guidance

The Healthy Pregnancy Guide

Explore a MADE SAFE and Plastic Pollution Coalition guide to reducing exposures during pregnancy.

Free download requires name, email, and agreement to email updates.

From Dr. Swan’s list / Apps & tools

Make the next question practical.

Find ingredient-rating tools, a product directory, and everyday tips. Ratings and certifications follow their own criteria; they are not guarantees of individual safety. Review an app’s access and privacy terms before installing.

Selection sourced from Dr. Shanna Swan’s resource list. Original summaries by Protect Our Bodies. Links checked 27 October 2026.

Tools & apps

App or web tool

EWG Healthy Living app

Search or scan products to view EWG ingredient ratings across food, personal care, and cleaning categories.

Free core features; optional paid Premium tier.

Tools & apps

Product directory

MADE SAFE certified-product directory

Browse products screened under MADE SAFE’s ingredient and materials certification criteria.

Free directory; products sold separately. Current directory on the MADEWORKS Index.

Tools & apps

App or web tool

Detox Me

Browse Silent Spring’s practical exposure-reduction tips by household activity and product category.

Free web tool; mobile app also available. The name does not imply a medical detoxification treatment.

Tools & apps

App or web tool

Clearya

Use shopping tools that flag listed ingredients of concern and surface product alternatives.

Browser extension and app; review installation and privacy terms.

From Dr. Swan’s list / Books & reading

Room for a longer read.

Go straight to official book information. These links are not free full-text editions: purchase or borrow the books separately. Older books reflect the evidence and context available when they were written.

Selection sourced from Dr. Shanna Swan’s resource list. Original summaries by Protect Our Bodies. Links checked 27 October 2026.

Book / 1962

Rachel Carson · 1962

Silent Spring

A landmark examination of pesticide use and its effects on wildlife and ecosystems.

Book information; obtain the book separately.

Book / 1996

Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski, and John Peterson Myers · 1996

Our Stolen Future

An exploration of how synthetic chemicals can interfere with hormonal signaling and development.

Publisher book page; purchase or borrow separately.

Book / 2009

Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie · 2009

Slow Death by Rubber Duck

The authors investigate everyday chemical exposures through personal experiments and reporting.

Publisher book page; purchase or borrow separately.

Book / 2018

Norah MacKendrick · 2018

Better Safe Than Sorry

Examines the social burdens and inequalities of relying on shopping choices to avoid toxic exposures.

Publisher book page; purchase or borrow separately.

Book / 2018

Bruce Blumberg, with Kristin Loberg · 2018

The Obesogen Effect

Introduces research into chemicals that may affect fat storage, metabolism, and weight regulation.

Publisher book page; purchase or borrow separately.

Book / 2020

Aly Cohen and Frederick vom Saal · 2020

Non-Toxic

A household reference covering environmental exposures in food, water, personal care, and home products.

Publisher book page; purchase or borrow separately.

More perspectives / Scientists and clinicians

People to learn from.

Meet researchers and doctors working on environmental chemicals, hormones, reproduction, and development. Their official profiles and educational resources are places to keep exploring—not a list of advisers or partners to this site.

Physician / Researcher

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Leonardo Trasande, MD, MPP

A pediatrician and environmental-health researcher. His work offers a children’s-health perspective; the Endocrine Society’s Talking EDCs collection includes his discussion of limiting exposure.

Keep in mind
The collection includes material aimed at health professionals. General education is not a personalized exposure assessment or treatment plan.
Published / format
Profile and educational collection
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Environmental-health researcher

Stanford University

Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH

An epidemiology and population-health professor studying environmental exposures. Stanford’s introduction to her work discusses chemical exposure during pregnancy and beyond.

Keep in mind
An institutional profile and research conversation, not a clinical guideline. Associations observed in people do not automatically establish cause and effect.
Published / format
Profile and university article
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Environmental-health scientist

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Laura Vandenberg, PhD

An environmental-health-sciences professor. Her Introduction to EDCs contribution to the Endocrine Society’s Talking EDCs collection provides a way into the topic of endocrine-disrupting chemicals.

Keep in mind
Introductory educational material, not a complete review of every substance or exposure. The collection includes a video, text, and handout.
Published / format
Profile and educational collection
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Hormone / Toxicology researcher

The University of Texas at Austin

Andrea Gore, PhD

A pharmacology and toxicology professor whose research includes hormones, reproduction, and the developing brain. For broader context, explore the Endocrine Society–IPEN introduction to endocrine-disrupting chemicals.

Keep in mind
Her research includes animal models; those findings cannot be treated as direct predictions for an individual person. The linked 2024 report is a broader educational resource, not a personal care plan.
Published / format
Profile; introductory report, 2024
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Keep the foundations / Official sources

A wider frame for the questions.

Return to these public-health and regulatory sources for context. Plastic-associated chemicals and microplastic particles are different subjects; keep track of which one a source is discussing.

Government overview

NIEHS

Endocrine disruptors

Explains how some substances can interfere with hormones, common exposure routes, and ongoing research.

Keep in mind
A resource about particular substances and exposures—not a claim that all plastics have the same effects.
Published / format
Publication date not shown
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Evidence review / 2022

World Health Organization

Microplastics: an evidence review

Reviews research on exposure through food, water, and air, and identifies important research gaps.

Keep in mind
Covers evidence through December 2021. Not a current comprehensive review or a prediction of individual health outcomes.
Published / format
30 August 2022
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U.S. regulatory overview

U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Food-contact substances

Introduces packaging components, cookware, and food-preparation surfaces, and how FDA assesses intended uses.

Keep in mind
U.S.-specific. Conditions of use matter; authorization is not a guarantee for every possible use.
Published / format
Publication date not shown
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27 October 2026

Keep the questions.
Keep the context.

Look at the evidence behind a claim, not just the format it comes in. These resources do not promise to eliminate exposure, “detox” your body, or improve fertility. For personal health or pregnancy questions, speak with a qualified clinician.