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Dr. Elroy Vojdani

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732 total appearances

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Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

I think here in the U.S., it's probably because we make the assumption that it's so much better than it was than when you and I were kids in the 80s and 90s, right? Like that was a time where major cities literally like you would live in a cloud of smog. And because of the measures in the automobile and industrial world to kind of reduce the pollutant emissions,

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

I think here in the U.S., it's probably because we make the assumption that it's so much better than it was than when you and I were kids in the 80s and 90s, right? Like that was a time where major cities literally like you would live in a cloud of smog. And because of the measures in the automobile and industrial world to kind of reduce the pollutant emissions,

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

uh release have improved so much we don't see it as much and i think we just assume that means that things are okay and then you know something like this major fire in los angeles happens and it becomes top of mind again as you know as it should but what i hope happens from that is As we dive into this, it becomes top of mind for everyone in all major cities.

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

uh release have improved so much we don't see it as much and i think we just assume that means that things are okay and then you know something like this major fire in los angeles happens and it becomes top of mind again as you know as it should but what i hope happens from that is As we dive into this, it becomes top of mind for everyone in all major cities.

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

uh release have improved so much we don't see it as much and i think we just assume that means that things are okay and then you know something like this major fire in los angeles happens and it becomes top of mind again as you know as it should but what i hope happens from that is As we dive into this, it becomes top of mind for everyone in all major cities.

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

And we bring the necessary awareness to everyone to really focus on it. Another part of it is because we haven't talked about it because it hasn't been something that we've been forced to think about.

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

And we bring the necessary awareness to everyone to really focus on it. Another part of it is because we haven't talked about it because it hasn't been something that we've been forced to think about.

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

And we bring the necessary awareness to everyone to really focus on it. Another part of it is because we haven't talked about it because it hasn't been something that we've been forced to think about.

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

Well, the primary reason would be the construction material and the toxins that come off of the construction material. And there's also the furniture that we purchase. So basically chemicals being released from those things that we put in our house are a tremendous risk, I think, to us. So things like formaldehyde, other VOCs will be released from that, acrolein, and they're incredibly toxic.

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

Well, the primary reason would be the construction material and the toxins that come off of the construction material. And there's also the furniture that we purchase. So basically chemicals being released from those things that we put in our house are a tremendous risk, I think, to us. So things like formaldehyde, other VOCs will be released from that, acrolein, and they're incredibly toxic.

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

Well, the primary reason would be the construction material and the toxins that come off of the construction material. And there's also the furniture that we purchase. So basically chemicals being released from those things that we put in our house are a tremendous risk, I think, to us. So things like formaldehyde, other VOCs will be released from that, acrolein, and they're incredibly toxic.

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

And then the secondary reason would be Because an indoor environment doesn't have large amounts of outside to inside recirculation. So, you know, you're in this environment where depending on the age of the house and your furniture and whatever it is that you use to build it, you've got internal sources that are permeating to you.

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

And then the secondary reason would be Because an indoor environment doesn't have large amounts of outside to inside recirculation. So, you know, you're in this environment where depending on the age of the house and your furniture and whatever it is that you use to build it, you've got internal sources that are permeating to you.

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

And then the secondary reason would be Because an indoor environment doesn't have large amounts of outside to inside recirculation. So, you know, you're in this environment where depending on the age of the house and your furniture and whatever it is that you use to build it, you've got internal sources that are permeating to you.

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

And then you've got a situation in which if you're not, you know, filtering and have appropriate air systems built in, you're not getting a lot of fresh air coming in as well, too. So it just kind of builds over time.

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

And then you've got a situation in which if you're not, you know, filtering and have appropriate air systems built in, you're not getting a lot of fresh air coming in as well, too. So it just kind of builds over time.

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

And then you've got a situation in which if you're not, you know, filtering and have appropriate air systems built in, you're not getting a lot of fresh air coming in as well, too. So it just kind of builds over time.

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

So I'm a medical doctor, graduated from USC, and now the practice is in the field of functional medicine, which you and I hope many of your listeners are familiar with. But the idea of functional medicine is to be a whole body physician that has in mind early detection and prevention of disease.

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

So I'm a medical doctor, graduated from USC, and now the practice is in the field of functional medicine, which you and I hope many of your listeners are familiar with. But the idea of functional medicine is to be a whole body physician that has in mind early detection and prevention of disease.

Dhru Purohit Show
A Silent But Deadly Killer: How Poor Air Quality is a Driver of Chronic Disease and What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Now

So I'm a medical doctor, graduated from USC, and now the practice is in the field of functional medicine, which you and I hope many of your listeners are familiar with. But the idea of functional medicine is to be a whole body physician that has in mind early detection and prevention of disease.