Shaw is the co-author with Durk Pearson of several books on "life extension", emphasizing megadoses of antioxidants. They have appeared on many television programs, including several appearances on Larry King Live. They have appeared in many TV documentaries about aging, including two by the BBC, one by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and on Japanese TV. During the period of 1978 to 1986, they appeared over 30 times on The Merv Griffin Show, including the final "goodbye" program. They have been featured in interviews and articles in "The Wall Street Journal" (a front-page story on them), "Omni", "Penthouse", "Playgirl", "Forbes", "Newsweek", "People", "US Weekly", "Fit", "The American Druggist", "PSA Magazine", "Longevity", "Men's Journal", as well as magazines in France, Germany, and Japan.