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It has been recognized for some time that protecting the environment is also essential to protecting human health. The environment is an important source of pollution, noise, and hazardous chemicals for humans. Preventing disease and improving health can be accomplished by improving the environment in key areas such as air, water, and noise.

In recent decades, legislation and research have focused on identifying and regulating environmental toxins. Environmental exposures, such as toxic chemicals, air pollution, and biological agents, are widely perceived as the main issue in environmental health. Maintaining a healthy environment goes beyond controlling these hazards.

In this episode we will discuss what are the main aspects of environmental health what is the relationship to human health and what are the main environmental health challenges issues.

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Several studies show that people are affected by indoor air pollution caused by building materials - through inhalation, digestion, and the skin. The indoor air polluters differ due to physical conditions indoors, the design of

the buildings, environmental features that exist in the building and also the behavior of the people living there. Research also supports the thesis that healthy circumstances cannot be maintained in buildings that are newly developed or improved; furthermore, it is reported that 30% of the buildings caused “Sick Building Syndrome” and an estimated 50% of building structures in the United States have indoor environmental drawbacks.

Let’s discuss how this focus towards non-toxic building materials started - what were the concerns that propelled it and what were the challenges that proponents like our guest here have faced. What are the effects of building materials on the air we breathe?

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While it may seem overwhelming and worrisome to think about it, the truth is our modern lives can actually be filled with products that are harmful to our health and safety. Many everyday items contain toxic chemicals that can have harmful health effects. We bring toxins into our homes and inhale them through our consumer activities and exposure. We are exposed to them everyday - from phthalates in synthetic fragrances to noxious fumes in oven cleaners.

Let’s talk about why it is important to be conscious of the chemicals in the products we use at home. What are the impacts of these toxins on our health and safety? What are the benefits of choosing to live a healthy and toxin-free lifestyle? With many of these companies “greenwashing” their products, how do we know if the products we’re buying are truly safe and chemical-free? Is it really possible to live a toxin-free life when we are practically surrounded by these products, some of which we even consider essential?

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Smart home technology started as a way to upgrade the running of your household, with the Internet of Things telling one device how to operate another — no human contact required. Today, there are an estimated 175 million smart homes in the world. The US is expected to have 63 million connected homes by 2022.

With the COVID19 pandemic, we enter an age when technology can reduce the need to touch surfaces, and therefore the risk of infection, contactless living has become a must-do rather than merely nice to have. Now, a smart house is also a healthier one, evolving to keep you safe and well within your own four walls.

In this episode, we discuss how the technology for smart home started and how it has evolved; the components that make up a smart and healthy home. Bonus: we uncover aspects that are oftentimes ignored in our homes that could impact our health - from EMFs, water and the air we breathe.

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For sensitive groups, it's critical to monitor air pollution both indoors and outdoors in order to manage symptoms. As if this wasn’t enough, climate change, complex seasonality and the COVID-19 pandemic all further impact allergy sufferers, and each in dramatically different ways. One way to help allergy sufferers is to empower them with air quality information so they can make more better health related decisions in order to best manage their quality of life.

For this episode, we will take a closer look at how air pollution - both outdoor and indoor - exacerbate allergy and asthma symptoms. What are the challenges that people with seasonal allergies have been facing with challenges like climate change and pandemics? Does location affect air quality? Who is most affected?

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