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#188: Air Quality Expert Reveals Why Your House May Be Making You Sick - Michael Rubino

Author
Dr. Philip Ovadia
Published
Tue 18 Mar 2025
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Indoor air quality expert Michael Rubino reveals why the air in your home could be making you sick, even if you're doing everything else right for your health. Learn how modern energy-efficient buildings might be trapping harmful particles inside and what you can do about it.


KEY POINTS

  • Modern energy-efficient homes can trap contaminants inside, potentially leading to health issues like brain fog, chronic fatigue, and inflammation
  • Simple steps to check air quality include monitoring humidity levels, checking toilet tanks for mold, and testing household dust
  • Indoor air can be five times more polluted than outdoor air, according to EPA data
  • Professional remediation must address root causes of moisture or water damage, not just surface cleaning


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TIMESTAMPS

00:05:00 - Introduction and background 00:12:30 - Common signs of poor air quality 00:18:45 - Simple steps to improve home air quality 00:25:15 - Modern building practices and air quality 00:35:20 - Connection between air quality and health issues


BIO

Michael Rubino is a Council Certified Microbial Remediation Supervisor (CMRS) with over 13 years of experience in indoor air quality assessment and remediation. His certification requires 10 years of documented field experience fixing homes and uncovering indoor air problems. He has worked with numerous clients, including celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, to address hidden mold issues in seemingly clean homes.


KISMET

One of the earliest known mold remediation protocols appears in the Old Testament book of Leviticus, which prescribed a specific process for dealing with mold in homes. If the mold returned after cleaning, the affected stones were to be removed

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