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Business Trip

Environmental Toxins and Mental Health with Gurdane Bhutani

Jul 18, 2024
49:17

Greg and Matias interview Gurdane Bhutani, an investor at MBX Ventures, to discuss the impact of environmental toxins on health and the field of exposomics.

Gurdane is an expert in environmental health, with a background in Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences. He provided insights into the pervasive nature of environmental toxins and their implications for public health. This episode also has a guest appearance from Bruce Blumberg, a Professor of Developmental and Cell Biology at UC Davis.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • The widespread presence of environmental toxins and their link to diseases like Parkinson's and autism
  • The field of exposomics and lifetime environmental exposures
  • Obesogens (chemicals whose exposure makes you fat)
  • Startups building solutions for better diagnostics, green chemistry, and water treatment
  • Practical lifestyle changes to reduce exposure to harmful chemicals and improve health

Credits:

Created by Greg Kubin and Matias Serebrinsky
Host: Matias Serebrinsky & Greg Kubin
Produced by Jonathan A. DavisNico V. Rey & Caitlin Ner

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Theme music by Dorian Love
Additional Music: Distant Daze by Zack Frank and Temperance by Eltham House

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