American Tech millionaire and anti-aging advocate Brian Johnson (47) has recently shared an experience related to his tour of India. He said that he had to leave from there due to poor air quality (AQI) while joining the podcast of Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath.
Brian said that during podcast, he felt a burning of throat and eyes, as well as rashes on his skin. Because of this, he thought it right to leave the podcast in the middle.
Johnson shared his podcast experience on ‘X’, stating that he had finished the podcast in India quickly. He said, “I had to stop it quickly due to poor air quality during podcast in India. Nikhil Kamath was a great host and we were talking well. The problem was that in the room where we were, the air outside was coming in, due to which my air purifier could not work. ”
Johnson was wearing a face mask during the podcast. Talking to Kamath, he said, “I am not able to see you properly,” when he was asked about India’s air quality.
Sharing his experience during the podcast shooting, Johnson said, “The inner air quality index (AQI) was 130 and the PM 2.5 level was 75 micrograms/cubic meters. This means a loss of 3.4 cigarettes in 24 hours. ”
He told, “This was my third day in India and due to pollution, my skin had rashes. My eyes and throat were burning. ”
Johnson, who has invested crores of rupees in the new -age healthcare, described air pollution as a bigger threat to cancer. He said that India can improve its total health if air quality is improved, even if all types of cancer are treated.
Johnson, who came to India in December last year, expressed concern that air pollution in the country has been considered as ‘normal’. He said that he did not see any haste or concern among the people about its serious effects here.
Johnson said that the level of air pollution in India has increased so much that people have started considering it as normal, while scientific facts about its dangerous effects are in front of everyone.
He said that he was “confused” seeing that people, even young children and newborns, are roaming without masks. He said, “No one was wearing a mask, while wearing a mask can avoid coming in contact with pollution to a great extent. It was very confusing. ”
Johnson questioned the deteriorating air quality in India and said why is not being declared “National Emergency” here. He wrote, “I do not understand what selfishness, money and power are maintaining things like this, but it is dangerous for the whole country.”
Earlier, sharing experiences of India tour, Johnson also made some suggestions to reduce the effects of air pollution. These include the use of air filters, wearing masks and regular monitoring of air quality.