548: The Truth About Mold in the Home & How to Keep Your Air Safe | Michael Rubino
The Ultimate Health Podcast
Jesse Chappus
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🗓️ 18 July 2023
⏱️ 118 minutes
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Summary
Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/548michaelrubino
Michael Rubino (IG: @themichaelrubino) is an air quality expert and wellness advocate, helping to bridge the gap between our homes and their direct impact on health.
He is the founder and CEO of HomeCleanse (formerly known as All American Restoration), a company dedicated to addressing the worldwide health epidemic caused by poor indoor air quality.
Michael is also the founder of Change the Air Foundation, a nonprofit committed to empowering the world to achieve better health by establishing safer and healthier indoor environments.
Today, you’ll learn all about mold in the home and how to remove it safely & effectively.
In this episode, we discuss:
- What is mold?
- Is mold always visible to the naked eye?
- How to fix mold problems in your home
- The top symptoms of mold exposure
- Not all molds are created equal
- The most toxic molds to be aware of
- Is mold on food dangerous to consume?
- How mold, mold spores, and mycotoxins work
- Why mold became a problem in newer homes
- What does ERV & HRV mean?
- How to increase ventilation in your home
- Is using a humidifier safe?
- HVAC systems can be a massive mold problem
- What is a MERV rating?
- Get your air ducts cleaned regularly
- Simple steps to clean your HVAC
- The most effective air purifier
- Water and moisture make mold grow
- The dust test vs. air test for mold
- Budget friendly tips to fix mold in your home
- The dust test kit
- What to look for in a mold remediation company
- The process of properly removing mold from your home
- Tips for navigating insurance
- Can you live in your home during mold remediation?
- How Michael and his team protect themselves in a moldy home
- Using natural products to remove mold
- Should you clean mold in your shower or hire someone?
- HomeCleanse + other product recommendations
- How to assess which items in your home can be cleaned of mold
- Recommendations for testing mold in your body
- Natural ways to detox mold from the body
- Advice for traveling and dealing with mold
- The challenge with front loader washing machines
- How to clean your dishwasher filter
- Bathroom shower solutions for mold
- Hidden mold exposures in your kitchen
- How often should you do the dust test?
- Common molds in different locations
- How Michael got interested in mold
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on the Ultimate Health Podcast, what's really crazy about this is you could have |
| 0:06.0 | a mold problem and have no idea. |
| 0:08.5 | If we have mold issues in our home that's impacting our air quality, that's impacting |
| 0:12.4 | our health, I would want to know about that because for many people, this is actually the |
| 0:17.8 | first time they're finding out something that they can do about it. |
| 0:23.0 | But if I'm right, this could be a huge change for the whole global population. |
| 0:30.0 | Hello and welcome to Ultimate Health Podcast, episode 548. |
| 0:38.6 | I'm Jesse Chapus and I'm here to take your health to the next level. |
| 0:42.4 | Each week I'll bring you long form conversations with health and wellness leaders from around |
| 0:46.4 | the world. |
| 0:47.6 | This week I'm chatting with Michael Rubino. |
| 0:50.2 | Michael is an air quality expert and wellness advocate, helping to bridge the gap between |
| 0:54.5 | our homes and their direct impact on health. |
| 0:57.4 | He's a founder and CEO of Home Cleanse, which was formerly known as All American Restoration, |
| 1:03.0 | a company dedicated to addressing the worldwide health epidemic caused by poor indoor air quality. |
| 1:09.2 | Michael is also the founder of Change the Air Foundation, a nonprofit committed to empowering |
| 1:14.6 | the world to achieve better health by establishing safer and healthier indoor environments. |
| 1:19.7 | Today you're going to learn all about mold in the home and how to remove it safely and |
| 1:23.9 | effectively. |
| 1:24.9 | Highlights of our conversation include the top symptoms of mold exposure, the most toxic |
| 1:30.3 | molds to be aware of, is mold on food dangerous to consume, is using a humidifier safe, and |
| 1:37.6 | natural ways to detox mold from the body. |
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