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#400 ‒ AMA #87: Environmental pollution and longevity: air pollution, noise, light, EMFs, and practical strategies to mitigate health risks

Explore episode Jul 20, 2026

The term, the concept, the field of pollution is very broad. So when one person hears it, they might think about smog that affects their breathing. Another person thinks about how urban glow might disrupt migratory birds. Someone else is convinced that cell towers are making them sick.

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#400 ‒ AMA #87: Environmental pollution…

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We're not just talking about something being unnatural, manmade, or detectable. That wouldn't kind of rise to the level that we're talking about. We're talking about an exposure that can negatively affect a living system.

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