Better Sleep, Lasting Energy, and More — 4 Ways Your Air Quality is Impacting Your Health

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.8 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Most people understand that pollutants in the air, in the form of smoke, exhaust, or smog, can have negative effects on human health. However, many of us discount the role that the air in our homes can have in influencing our health. Today, you’re going to learn about four ways that your air quality is impacting your health. On this episode of The Model Health Show, you’re going to learn how air quality influences everything from your sleep quality to your cognitive health. You’ll hear the science behind how air can affect your body weight, inflammation levels, and so much more. Plus, we’re going to cover the best ways to improve the air quality in your home and reduce your exposure to toxic compounds. Improving the air quality in your home is achievable with a few simple steps, and I hope this episode inspires you to put more intention into optimizing your home! Enjoy! In this episode you’ll discover: The connection between cognition and air quality. (0:21) How air quality can result in neuroinflammation. (1:50) Why using an air purifier in your bedroom can improve your sleep. (2:26) The influence air quality has on fatigue levels. (3:31) How air quality and mental health are connected. (4:40) The shocking truth about indoor air cleanliness. (7:10) What VOCs are and common household items that emit them. (9:38) How air quality can affect body weight and weight circumference. (12:45) The connection between air quality and inflammation. (14:42) How air quality can impact human hormones. (15:08) Why children are more susceptible to the health impacts of poor air quality. (20:07) The benefits of opening windows in your home. (27:52) Which houseplants can help filter indoor air. (49:28) Items mentioned in this episode include: Jaspr.co/model - Save $400 off the best Air Purifier on the market during Jaspr’s Black Friday Sale! How to Avoid Toxins in Everyday Life - Watch my interview with Dr. Yvonne Burkart Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes: Apple Podcasts Spotify Soundcloud Pandora YouTube This episode of The Model Health Show is brought to you by Jaspr. Jaspr is the best air purifier on the market with commercial grade power and a minimalist design. For a Limited time only, save $400 off during Jaspr Black Friday sale at Jaspr.co/model.

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0:00.0	You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson.
0:04.8	For more, visit themodelhealthshow.com.
0:09.7	Welcome to the Model Health Show.
0:11.6	I'm about to share with you four ways that your air quality is impacting your health right at this very second.
0:20.7	Number one is that your air quality is affecting your cognition.
0:25.1	A 2023 study published in management science revealed that poor air quality can literally
0:31.3	make you dumber.
0:33.5	The analysis revealed that as the particulate matter builds up in your environment, like what happens
0:38.5	in most homes and businesses over the course of the day, your cognition is reduced,
0:44.0	decision-making ability suffers, and you are far more likely to make errors in your judgment.
0:51.3	To do this, the study investigated how indoor air quality affects the quality of
0:55.6	strategic decision-making during high-level chess tournaments. Smarty Pances. The researchers
1:04.0	utilized air quality monitors inside the tournament room and found that if the levels of fine
1:09.8	particulate matter in the room
1:11.2	goes up by just 10 micrograms per cubic meter, then the chance that someone playing a game
1:17.3	will make a wrong move jumps up by roughly 26%. Now, here's what's alarming. An increase in 10 micrograms per cubic meter is not uncommon at all for most offices, schools, and other places where humans congregate, especially those that are frequently closed off to outside airflow with subpar ventilation or poor air filtration.
1:49.2	Now, this study notes that even short-term exposure to poor air quality can result in higher levels of neuroinflammation,
1:58.9	brain inflammation, and brain oxidative stress.
2:05.3	Okay?
2:05.8	This is, we got to wake up to this.
2:07.5	We have to realize this.
2:09.5	And this is part of the reason why over time, poor air quality is even connected to
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