Mold Remediation, Air Quality, and Health Imperatives

Key Quotes

"I finally decided to talk about mold after going through a whole situation with black mold in my new place in Arizona. It was a lot to manage, and I learned more than I ever expected. So I pulled my friend Mike Feldstein back on the show to help me make sense of it all."

Dr. Tyna explains her personal experience with mold in a new home, which prompted her to revisit the topic on her podcast. This anecdote serves as the catalyst for the discussion, highlighting the complexity and stress associated with mold issues.

"I hire a mold inspector who's a specialty mold inspector interesting caveat here because i've learned a lot about mold inspection and we can talk about this um they inspect and they remediate that's a conflict of interest right so i hire this guy and he finds this tiny little bubbling of paint in the closet on the shelving in the closet so it's just the tiniest little bubbling and my husband's like you know what we'll just cut that little board out i don't think it's anything just there's no reason to spend all this money tina and i was like i'm spending the money so i have the a very very uh high quality mold remediation company come in they're called square one they're all my mold doctor friends recommended them they came in he pulls back the board he pulls back the drywall in the master bedroom or closet he finds the mold traversing the wall we thought it was just coming on the other side of that wall was a bathroom vanity so we thought it was just coming from the vanity nope all the way down that wall all the way down the wall of the toilet room all the way up the wall completely embedded in the insulation and the ceiling and there's a leak there's a leak in the roof and it is an extent much more i mean it was very stressful it was much more extensive and so i immediately called your company and i was like i gotta get the house full of jaspers because i can't i can't"

Dr. Tyna details a significant mold discovery in her new home, which was far more extensive than initially indicated by an inspector. She emphasizes the importance of hiring a high-quality remediation company and her immediate decision to use Jaspr air scrubbers due to the severity of the mold.

"The vision for jasper was to create the world's first air scrubber that's why it's made out of steel and it has a big industrial grade filter um it was it was designed to be a scrubber but a pretty quiet one you know we care about aesthetic because if it's ugly and loud then you're going to shut it off and put it in the closet and it's just not going to be practical um so that was really the vision and that's why it was built different most air purifiers out there these companies make hundreds or thousands of different products they make everything under the sun or really they make nothing we only do one thing we're just obsessed with making the best air scrubber we don't make water filters or diffusers or anything else we just make one thing and we make it really good so that's just kind of how we approach things a little bit differently"

Mike Feldstein explains the foundational vision behind Jaspr air scrubbers. He highlights that the product was designed to function as an industrial-grade air scrubber but with a focus on being quiet and aesthetically pleasing, differentiating it from typical air purifiers.

"The average home that we test the air is five to ten times dirtier than the outdoor air and if you think about it like you know 25 years ago dentists didn't even wear masks or gloves and growing up nobody really filtered their water water was just water like tap water was the basic thing if you would drink from your hose now you think about it and you you're like that hose did sort of taste plasticky that's because it was and if you really trust yourself you can easily tell once you start drinking filtered water you know you become a little bit of a water snob and now when you taste water you can't taste filtered water from unfiltered water and i always said there's only one bad thing about having really clean air and having jaspers at home is you will become an air snob all of a sudden you're going to go to friends' homes families' homes hotels ubers airbnbs and they're going to smell like chemicals"

Mike Feldstein asserts that indoor air is significantly more polluted than outdoor air, drawing a parallel to how people have become more discerning about water quality. He explains that experiencing clean air through products like Jaspr can lead to becoming an "air snob," noticing the presence of chemicals in other environments.

"It's not a matter of anymore of like no one has good indoor air unless you live in like costa rica or in some rainforest somewhere if you live in a normal home in the us your indoor air is not good so it's just a matter of how important is that to you and what are you going to do about it as many of you know i just moved from the rain of oregon to the desert of arizona and man is it dry here i could not figure out why my lips were so chapped and my calves kept cramping and then i realized i was letting myself get dehydrated just by being here fortunately i brought plenty of element drink mix packets with me if you fell in love with their seasonal summer flavor lemonade salt i'm excited to share with you that element has decided to make that flavor it's my absolute favorite i mix it into anything and everything where i think a zest of lemon would taste good sparkling water iced tea you name it formulated with element science backed electrolyte ratio lemonade salt delivers optimal hydration to keep you feeling refreshed energized and ready to take on whatever adventures this winter throws your way and remember you don't have to live in the sun to get dehydrated cold weather and heated indoor environments will dry you out too so grab a few boxes of element for the holidays and know that they do make a great gift people love element i found and when you order you can get a free eight count sample pack of element's most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at drinkelement com dr tina that's d r i n k l m n t com dr tina find your favorite element flavor or share it with a friend"

Dr. Tyna discusses the pervasive issue of poor indoor air quality in typical US homes, contrasting it with ideal environments like rainforests. She then transitions to her personal experience with dehydration in Arizona and promotes LMNT electrolyte drink mix as a solution for hydration, highlighting its versatility and suitability for various conditions.

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