The Underestimated Health Risks of Wildfire Smoke and How to Protect Yourself

Wildfire smoke is no longer just a problem for those living near a fire. It is now the single largest source of air pollution on the planet, surpassing industrial activity, and its ultrafine particles are small enough to bypass the lungs entirely and travel directly to the brain, heart, liver, and placenta. Dr. Nafysa Parpia sits down with Dr. Lyn Patrick, a pioneer in environmental medicine, to make the case that wildfire smoke is a silent and largely underestimated driver of chronic i...