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

Dhru Purohit Show

Dhru Purohit

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

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🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, Bon Charge, and Maui Nui. Every year, seven million people die prematurely due to poor air quality. While it may not be obvious, the air we breathe directly impacts our health—contributing to allergies, autoimmune conditions, lung diseases, and even neurodegenerative disorders. Today’s guest joins us to explain why air quality should be a key part of the conversation on toxin exposure and how to reduce our risk of toxic air. Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, Dhru sits down with Dr. Elroy Vojdani to discuss the critical link between air quality and the rise in severe health conditions. Dr. Vojdani explains why air quality isn’t discussed enough, how to monitor it, and how to adjust your daily activities accordingly. He also breaks down the best ways to support detoxification, the top supplements for recovering from toxin exposure, and practical tips for improving indoor air quality at home and in the office. In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Elroy Vojdani dive into: The conditions linked to poor air quality (00:28) Why air quality isn’t widely discussed—and what makes it so harmful (02:17) The link between diagnosis and uncovering the true cause of toxin exposure (09:25) Key fundamentals to minimize exposure (12:46) How to measure and monitor air quality to adjust daily activities (15:51) How poor air quality can contribute to autoimmune conditions (30:01) The after-effects of the LA fires and essential precautions (38:34) The connection between hearing loss and Alzheimer’s risk (45:29) How Bryan Johnson’s trip to India sparked a conversation about air quality (50:49) Evidence-based supplements for detoxification and the role of sweating (52:49) Avoiding misinformation and a ‘doom and gloom’ mentality (58:22) Why outdoor air is often cleaner than indoor air (1:02:22) Dr. Elroy’s advice on advocating for air filters in schools (1:04:32) Final thoughts (1:05:44) Also mentioned in this episode: Atmo Air Monitor Aware Indoor Air Quality Monitor Nithin Kamath with Bryan Johnson viral video AquaTru and Air Doctor Filters IQ Air Freakanomics Air Quality Podcast Dr. Elroy’s book - When Food Bites Back: Taking Control of Autoimmune Disease For more on Dr. Elroy, follow him on Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, and his Website. This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, Bon Charge, and Maui Nui. Go to bioptimizers.com/dhru now and enter promo code DHRU10 to get 10% off any order of Sleep Breakthrough and find out this month’s gift with purchase. Right now, BON CHARGE is offering my community 15% off; just go to boncharge.com/DHRU and use coupon code DHRU to save 15%. Right now, Maui Nui Venison is offering my community 15% off your first purchase. Just go to mauinuivenison.com/DHRU or enter the code DHRU at checkout to get 15% off and up your high-quality protein today. Offer ends 2/28/2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dr. Elroy Vigdani, welcome back to the podcast. You are here to put the spotlight on one of the most
0:07.0	silent, deadly killers out there in the world. In fact, every year, it's estimated that
0:13.7	seven million people die prematurely from this major issue. Talk to us about how big of a problem air quality is and why our
0:25.4	audience should care about it. Sure. Air quality should be, you know, in the upper parts of the
0:30.5	conversation of environmental risks to us from a health perspective. You know, I think plastics,
0:36.3	you know, metals, all these things that have
0:38.1	been talked about a lot out there in the last few years, yes, they're concerning. But when you
0:43.5	start to dive into the data about what living in a major city in the United States entails,
0:48.8	as far as risk is concerned, and how many different ways it impacts you, it's quite alarming. So, you know, it's everything from
0:56.3	what you expect, which is a lung-related risk, asthma, COPD, cancer, premature aging,
1:04.1	to allergy and autoimmune diseases, to skin-related conditions like eczema. I mean, the list is really everything across the
1:13.7	board. Neurodegenerative diseases are elevated in major cities thought to be related to air pollution.
1:19.7	So we should be talking about this at the top of the list. Why don't you think enough people?
1:25.5	I mean, we live in Los Angeles and now everybody's talking about
1:28.4	air quality right now in LA. But when you look around the U.S., still, it's not as of a focus of a
1:37.7	conversation as other areas. And then you go globally, there's a major lack of awareness. I'm from the country of India.
1:46.0	It has 13 to 11 of the most polluted air quality cities in the world. It's estimated that in India
1:52.1	alone, people die on average 10 years earlier from air quality. And then on top of that, more people
2:00.6	are dying early debts from air quality than even cancer.
2:04.7	That's how bad the problem is.
2:05.8	But why aren't people really having this conversation outside of a major incident of a situation
2:12.1	like we're in, which was the devastating L.A. wildfires?
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