What is Your Indoor Air Quality Doing to You with Mike Feldstein from JASPR
Ever thought the air inside your home might be worse than the air outside? Yeah, sounds wild, but in this episode of Midlife Conversations, I dive into this crucial (and surprising!) topic with Mike Feldstein, founder of Jaspr air purifiers.
What’s really lurking in our indoor air? And why does it matter so much for things like sleep, aging, and your overall well-being? Mike has a powerful story—he’s gone from wildfire disaster recovery to creating innovative air filtration solutions, and he’s sharing what he’s learned about what’s floating around our homes.
We’re talking real eye-openers here: the unexpected sources of indoor pollution, the truth about those “popular” air purifiers, and why most don’t really do the job. You might be surprised where the air in your home is the dirtiest—think specific rooms, not just everywhere.
And what about all the hype around houseplants? Are they really helping clean the air? Let’s just say Mike has some thoughts on that.
If you’re ready to uncover what’s in your air and why it matters more than ever, this episode is one you won’t want to miss.
Grab your Air Purifier for $400 off today! www.midlifeconversations.com/jaspr use the code NATALIEJILL at checkout.
After years of working in the wildfire, flood, and hurricane restoration industry, Mike realized that poor air quality (and mold) were making people REALLY sick. Anything someone had only got exasperated – asthma, allergies, autoimmune, you name it. People would be fine when they were evacuated only to come home to an indoor cleaned and tested home, and a week later end up hospitalized from post-disaster recontamination. But it doesn’t require a natural disaster to encounter “dirty air”.
How Do We Know If Our Air Quality is Bad?
Unfortunately, we are inundated with air pollution every single day – from pollen to mold, to exhaust, to pesticides on your neighbors yards, to off-gassing from our carpets, to our beauty products, to cooking, and our pets, etc. Our inside air is actually shown to be 5-10x dirtier than outdoor air.
Sometimes people can feel chronically unwell at home. They don’t know why they have allergies or headaches, etc. are so bad. But they DO notice that when they go on vacation, they feel better. Then as soon as they come home, boom – sick again. Whether from lead, asbestos, mold, bacteria, or anything else, the air quality inside of your home can be making you sick – even if (and especially if) you’re in a brand new home.
If you’re in a brand new home, you likely have VOC and off-gassing issues from the new materials used to build your home. If you’re in a new home, your best bet is to let the house breathe for a month or two before you move in since all of the material is off-gassing highly toxic fumes. Try to keep the windows open with good ventilation and ideally add an air filter.
What Makes the Jaspr the Best Air Filtration Option?
During his time in the field, Mike tried to use regular air purifiers for his clients but the only thing that seemed to help keep the air quality in acceptable ranges was to use industrial-grade air scrubbers. But who wants THOSE big ugly loud things in their homes? No one! And that’s when Jaspr was born: a modern, industrial grade, quiet, efficient, high-quality air filtration system.
Jaspr Pro Benefits:
- Filters 99% of particles down to 0.1 microns
- 3 stages filter with air scrubber technology
- Disaster ready – combats toxic, wildfire smoke
- Eliminates odors, chemicals, and gasses
- Filters mold, bacteria and viruses
- Made from steel, not plastic
- About a 30-year life span
- Real-Time Air Quality Monitoring
- Improves fatigue and Overall Health
- Whisper Quiet Technology – 30 dBa on The Lowest Speed
- Works Great in Corners
- Filters >99% of Pet Dander
- 30 Second Filter Changes
- Large Area Coverage
- Lifetime warranty
Does Jaspr Really Work?
A lot of the more inexpensive and super small air purifiers you see at your traditional stores have great filters. The problem is that they are sneakily marketed based on square footage, when that isn’t something that purification should be measured by. They also do not address how much cleaner they make the air – is it 2% better or 95% better? They just say it “covers 1000 sq ft”. Those purifiers are NOT powerful enough of a unit to make a big difference.
In an average bedroom, there are about one million particles between 0.3 and 10 microns in size floating in it. From dust, to dander, to dust mites, to pollen, to bacteria, to insect particles, etc. If you use the right type of air purifier, like the Jaspr, your inside air can be 95% cleaner within just 30 minutes. This means you can be breathing better and sleeping better and actually give your body a chance to get into a rest and recovery mode while you sleep (and even say goodbye to your allergies!)
In a recent sleep study, there was one week with Jaspr off, two weeks with Jaspr on, and then one final week with Jaspr back off again. While on, sleep data showed that participants had 25 minutes more per night, had 18% more deep sleep, and fell asleep 5 minutes faster.
Where Should I Put My Jaspr?
The best place to place your Jaspr Air Purifier is close to the source: ideally one in the living area to catch cooking particulates and one in the bedroom to catch anything in there while you’re sleeping.
Free Tips to Protect the Air Quality in my Home?
Ventilation is just as important as purification. Make sure to:
- test your vent above the stove and in the bathrooms with a tissue (make sure if you put a tissue on it with the fan turned on that it actually sucks the tissue)
- confirm that the ventilation is being vented OUTSIDE and not into an attic or crawl space
- when you’re cooking, use the back burners of the stove because it is more captured by the ventilation fans
- open the doors or windows when cooking when the temperature allows
- always aim to get outside more
This and SO much more on this episode!
Grab your Jaspr Air Purifier for $400 off today! www.midlifeconversations.com/jaspr use the code NATALIEJILL at checkout. If Jaspr isn’t noticeably changing your life in 30 days, they will give you a 100% refund, no questions asked.
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