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You Are What You Breathe: Hack Your Shack for Optimal Air Quality w/ Jaspr's Mike Feldstein #527
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Quick takeaways
- Understanding sources of indoor and outdoor pollution is crucial for creating a healthy living environment.
- Maintaining good air quality directly impacts overall well-being through informed decisions and source management.
- Eco-friendly furniture choices and airing out building materials can help improve indoor air quality.
- Awareness of pollution sources empowers individuals to take action in improving indoor air quality.
- Larger air filters like Jasper offer higher efficiency and efficacy in improving air quality.
Deep dives
The Impact of Indoor and Outdoor Pollution on Health
Indoor and outdoor pollution have significant impacts on our health. Cooking indoors is a major source of indoor pollution, releasing particulates, gases, and odors into the air. Additionally, cleaning products, personal care items, and off-gassing furniture contribute to indoor pollution. Outdoor pollution, such as pollen, mold, allergens, wildfire smoke, and car exhaust, can infiltrate indoor spaces. Understanding and managing these sources of pollution is crucial for creating a healthy living environment.
The Importance of Air Quality in Daily Life
Ensuring good air quality is vital for overall well-being. The quality of air we breathe directly impacts our health, and being aware of indoor and outdoor pollution sources helps in making informed decisions to maintain a healthy living environment. Factors like cooking methods, cleaning products, personal care items, and off-gassing furniture can contribute to poor indoor air quality. Addressing these sources of pollution can significantly improve the air we breathe at home.
The Role of Furniture and Building Materials in Air Quality
Furniture and building materials can impact indoor air quality. Off-gassing from furniture, particularly those made with particle board and synthetic materials, can release harmful chemicals into the air. Similarly, engineered hardwood floors, carpets, and other porous materials can absorb pollutants like smoke and mold spores, affecting indoor air quality. Choosing eco-friendly, non-off-gassing furniture and letting building materials air out before installation can help maintain better air quality in living spaces.
Creating a Healthy Home Environment through Awareness and Action
Building awareness about the sources of indoor and outdoor pollution is key to creating a healthy home environment. Understanding how cooking, cleaning products, personal care items, furniture, and building materials affect air quality empowers individuals to take action in improving the air they breathe. Strategies such as airing out new furniture, choosing eco-friendly materials, and investing in air purifiers can significantly enhance indoor air quality and contribute to overall well-being.
Size Matters: The Importance of Air Filter Size and Efficiency
The size of an air filter significantly impacts its performance. Larger air filters like the Jasper have more surface area and volume, allowing for higher efficiency in filtering airborne particles. Efficiency refers to the percentage of air filtered per pass through the filter, while efficacy measures how much air is moved through the filter system, determining its overall effectiveness in improving air quality.
Silent and Effective Operation of the Jasper Air Filter
The Jasper air filter is remarkable for its quiet operation despite its substantial size. Its powerful motor and fan are designed to run silently, providing efficient air filtration without adding background noise to the environment. The goal of the Jasper is to be silent during normal operation, only increasing in sound when necessary to address specific air quality issues like strong odors or vaporization activities.
Addressing Air Quality Concerns: Filtering Airborne Pollutants
The Jasper air filter effectively captures a wide range of airborne pollutants, including smoke, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), pollen, mold spores, cooking particulate, and pet dander. It relies on its large size, effective filtration technology, and quiet operation to maintain high indoor air quality levels. The filter's performance ensures that even small airborne particles are efficiently captured, contributing to a cleaner and healthier indoor environment.
Benefits of Jasper Air Filter for Improved Health and Sleep Quality
The Jasper air filter plays a crucial role in creating a healthier living space conducive to improved health and sleep quality. By effectively removing pollutants like mold spores, pollen, and VOCs, the filter helps reduce allergens and irritants that can impact respiratory health. Enhanced air quality provided by the Jasper filter can lead to better sleep, increased productivity, and overall well-being for individuals and families.
Benefits of Sauna Blankets for Health and Detoxification
Sauna blankets can raise your heart rate to that of physical exercise, burning up to 600 calories in just one session. Sweating in the sauna helps flush out toxins and heavy metals from the body. The blankets offer a convenient way for quick sweat sessions at home, heating up fast with low EMF levels. Boncharge sauna blankets are recommended for detox and health benefits.
Air Quality and Filtration Solutions in Homes
Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs) are discussed for improving air quality in homes. ERVs help regulate humidity and CO2 levels, providing fresh air circulation. However, standard ERVs lack filtration, highlighting the need for enhanced models with HEPA filters. Strategies like filtering air intake and utilizing air purification systems like Jasper aim to enhance indoor air quality for optimal health and well-being.
It’s safe to say there’s nothing more important or essential to our well-being than the air we breathe. So today I’m excited to float into the world of air quality with none other than Mike Feldstein, the innovative mind behind Jaspr, a cutting-edge air purifier brand.
If you want to improve your quality of life by keeping the air in your home clean, visit jaspr.co and use code LUKE to save 10%.
Mike's journey from wildfire restoration and air quality consulting to founding Jaspr is a testament to his dedication to enhancing human health through advanced air science and technology. His mission? To shield us from the invisible threats in the air we breathe and elevate our well-being.
In this enlightening episode, we explore the pivotal events that ignited Mike's passion for air quality and awareness. He sheds light on the major culprits of indoor and outdoor pollution and the hidden dangers of mold, highlighting common yet surprising causes in our homes.
Mike then shares his visionary approach to revolutionizing healthy home standards, emphasizing the necessity of clean air testing and integrated filtration systems and advocating that the clean air business is not just about identifying problems; it's about crafting impactful and efficacious solutions.
And let's not forget the star of the show – the Jaspr air filtration system. From its chic design to its smart device capabilities, Jaspr is redefining air purification with a fusion of function, technology and style. We delve into what, exactly, it filters from the air, its unparalleled efficiency, and how it stands apart from its competitors.
The glowing testimonials, including from myself, speak volumes, with clients raving about improved sleep quality and alleviated allergies to name a few benefits. I’m grateful to Mike for his unwavering dedication to solving this important problem, and for taking the bold step to create Jaspr, ensuring the air in our homes isn't just clean, but life-enhancing.
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MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
(00:02:45) Jaspr Air Filtration: The Laziest Way to Be Healthy
(00:19:53) Creating Air Awareness: The Biggest Sources of Indoor & Outdoor Pollution
(01:00:39) Most Common Causes of Mold & Improving Healthy Home Standards
(01:35:36) Inside Jaspr’s Air Filtration Technology
(01:49:39) How to Mitigate CO2 in Your Home
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• Instagram: @jasprco
• Instagram: @mike.feldstein
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