70% of Homes In the U.S. Have Mold. Here's How to Protect Your Health and Your Home from Toxic Mold

Dhru Purohit Show

Dhru Purohit

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.7 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by Pique Life and Branch Basics. Air quality and mold are major factors in overall health and wellness. In fact, 70% of homes in the United States contain at least one species of mold. Exposure can trigger chronic inflammation, fatigue, and brain fog, but with the right knowledge, you can take proactive steps to protect your health. Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, we’re revisiting one of our most talked-about moments with Michael Rubino to explore how and why mold is so prevalent in most homes and how it can worsen autoimmune disease. Michael breaks down the most common sources of mold people encounter and why the problem is getting worse. He also highlights the four most toxic types of mold and explains how their presence in the body can cause damage through self-preservation mechanisms. Finally, Michael explains why some people are more susceptible to the effects of mold than others. Michael Rubino is the Founder of HomeCleanse, President of the Change the Air Foundation, and host of the Never Been Sicker podcast. A council-certified Mold Remediator with a background in construction, he focuses on helping immunocompromised individuals recover from mold exposure. In this episode, Dhru and Michael dive into: Why mold is the number one toxin found in homes (1:56) The most common sources of mold people encounter (6:11) Why the mold problem is getting worse (7:28) Memorable client stories (13:22) Types of mold to watch out for (18:32) The four most toxic molds (20:08) How mold damages the body through self-preservation mechanisms (24:01) Why some people are more affected by mold than others (26:08) Final thoughts (28:03) Also mentioned: Full episode with Michael Rubino This episode is brought to you by Pique Life and Branch Basics. Right now, Pique Life is offering 20% off their Sun Goddess Matcha. Plus, you’ll get a free beaker and frother when you go to piquelife.com/dhru. Right now, Branch Basics is offering 15% off the Premium Starter Kit; just go to branchbasics.com and use code DHRU. Make 2025 your cleanest, healthiest year yet with Branch Basics! Sign up for Dhru’s Try This Newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, Drew Prode here. Air quality is something I talk about a lot because there's all sorts
0:05.5	of implications on our health and our brain and our body when it isn't right. And I've seen firsthand
0:10.8	how environmental toxins and mold can wreak havoc on the body. And I've had many friends firsthand
0:16.5	go through this process where undetected mold wreaked havoc on their health. And the worst part
0:21.6	about it is they had no clue that it was driving things like chronic inflammation, brain fog,
0:26.6	fatigue, worsening autoimmune or neurodegenerative symptoms. And I don't share this to fearmonger.
0:31.5	And believe me, there's a lot of fearmongering in this space. So make sure you approach it in a
0:35.6	very delicate matter. But over 70% of homes
0:38.4	in the United States have at least one species of mold present. And remember, not all species
0:43.6	of mold are bad or wreak havoc on your body. It's important to do your research and really
0:47.9	look into which species could be connected to unexplained symptoms that might be out there.
0:52.8	But the reality is, separate from that,
0:55.0	experts say that the number is going up when it comes to mold and homes. And you can see this
1:00.3	anecdotally all over the place and in media reports as well. But there is good news. Not all mold
1:06.0	is created equal. And there's many things you can do to protect your home and health from mold.
1:10.0	So in today's episode, I'm sharing a little segment for my conversation with Michael Rubino, where we get into
1:14.9	the realities of mold and the ways that we can keep it from negatively affecting our health and the
1:20.0	health of our loved ones. Now, a little bit about Michael Rubino. He's the founder of Home Cleanse
1:24.5	and the president of the Change the Air Foundation and the host of Never Been Sicker podcast.
1:30.7	He's got a background in construction and remediation and he's huge on pointing out the flaws in the industry approach to mold remediation, leading him to establish his company called Home Cleanse.
1:42.4	So let's listen into my conversation with Michael Rubino
1:45.4	and learn a thing or two about the truth about mold toxicity.
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