Why Is Mold Bad? It’s Natural!
Why is mold bad? It’s natural! If you’re confused by this, join the club! As a naturopathic doctor, I cherish nature and her many gifts. I had a hard time understanding why indoor mold was any different than outdoor mold…both are gifts of nature.🍂...
Does Mold Exposure Cause Candida or Mold Colonization?
Feeling foggy, bloated, or just not like yourself? Hi, I’m Dr. Jill Crista, naturopathic doctor, mold expert, and author of Break the Mold, and I want to help you untangle one of the most confusing puzzles for mold-sick people: Candida overgrowth. Is it Candida? Is it...
The Intention of Toxins From Damp Buildings Matters For Health
Intention is everything.✨ And when it comes to the toxins found in damp buildings, intention becomes even more important. Intention helps us determine the level of threat. The more menacing the intention behind the toxin, the more harmful is the toxin. That’s why I...
Laughter Is Medicine! Start Enjoying Life
When’s the last time you laughed so hard your sides hurt? If you’re battling mold-related symptoms, that kind of joy might feel out of reach. But laughter is medicine, and you might need a dose about now. Hi, I’m Dr. Jill Crista, naturopathic doctor, mold expert, and...
How Cold-Weather Season Gets In The Way Of Mold Detox
Feeling like your mold detox is frozen in place this winter? Hi, I’m Dr. Jill Crista, naturopathic doctor, mold expert, and author of Break the Mold, and I’m here to explain how cold-weather season slows bile flow, jams up detox, and what you can do about it. Spoiler...
What Is Peristalsis And How Mold Affects It
How does the food you eat move down through your digestive tubes even if you’re upside down?🤸🏽♂️Peristalsis!Peristalsis is the organized, synchronous muscle contractions that squeeze food through the intestines to be digested. When working right, the gut tells the...
Mold Colonization is When You Become the Sick Building
🤔Can you still be sick from a past mold exposure? Even if you haven’t been exposed for years?YES! 😱 This is the concept called colonization. It’s when the critters from that moldy building move into your respiratory and digestive passages. Then YOU become the sick...
What Exactly Are We Binding in Mold Illness?
I’ve noticed that the discussion on binders for mold treatment is getting very complicated. As nice as it is to know which binder binds a specific mycotoxin, we need to first be clear what we’re binding. What exactly are we binding in mold illness? Most of...
Mold Fragments In The Lungs Cause More Than Lung Symptoms
Mold exposure can cause a picture similar to that of mesothelioma from asbestos exposure. Symptoms like fatigue, cough, chest wall pain, and shortness of breath can be from mold fragments that are broken up pieces of spores from cleaning up mold. Organ inflammation...
Don’t Let Dust Deliver Mycotoxins: Keep Your Home Clean for Better Health
Got a dusty home making your mold symptoms worse? Hi, I’m Dr. Jill Crista, naturopathic doctor, mold expert, and author of Break the Mold. I see it all the time: people trying everything to heal but still feeling sick. Then we take a closer look and there it is…...
Vinegar Avoidance May Help You Feel Better After Mold
Vinegar is used successfully for “garden variety” Candida overgrowths. But with mold, the playing field is different. With mold exposure, the body is being invaded by all things fungus. And adding more fungal things can make you feel worse. That’s...
Understanding Mold Detox: Accumulation vs. Detoxification
Feeling “off” and wondering if mold might be behind it? You’re not alone. Hi, I’m Dr. Jill Crista, naturopathic doctor, mold expert, and author of Break the Mold, and I’ve seen this story play out more times than I can count: chronic symptoms,...
How Mold Can Cause Overactive Bladder
Did you know that mold can cause an overactive bladder? 😳The toxins can irritate the lining of your bladder, causing little ulcerations, swelling, and irritation.Even after you’ve gone to the bathroom to get rid of the toxins, your bladder still complains....
7 Surprising Health Problems with Mold as the Root Cause
Mold can hurt our bodies in more ways than previously thought. Dr. Jill Crista shares 7 chronic health problems where mold was found to be the root cause. Check out the book – Break The Mold. This content is health information and not intended as personal...
MPA is Not a Mycotoxin
MPA, or mycophenolic acid, is NOT a mycotoxin.Really!??Then what is it?👇🏻It’s a mold metabolite, or what I jokingly call a “mold fart”! 💨In other words, it’s made when happily living, eating and digesting mold is alive and well. It’s a natural...
Are All Dogs Susceptible to Mold?
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Why a Clean Car Air Filter Can Save You From Mold
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How Your Dog Can Get Poisoned By Moldy Food
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Tips to Stop Fall Mold Allergies
Here’s a real stumper. Why do fall mold allergies get worse once it starts to freeze? Shouldn’t allergies get better once things are frozen? ❄️ It’s Jack Frost’s fault. Yes, fall mold allergies get better once everything is frozen, but that takes weeks of a transition...
Why Painting to Seal Mold Is Not Effective
Dr. Jill Crista takes a look at remediation techniques that work, and those that don’t. TRANSCRIPTToday we’re talking about the remediation method of seal and deal. That means you just paint over a moldy area with some kind of sealant paint and deal with it...
The Problem With Mold Plate Tests
Today we’re talking about whether to use the plates, the mold test plates that you can get at any hardware store. And my answer is, you can but I don’t think you can trust them fully. So, if you get a positive test meaning there was some findings, trust it. But if you...
Can You Paint Over Mold To Eliminate It?
Today we’re talking about whether you should paint over or fully remediate mold in your house. What do you think my answer is? Paint over? No, definitely not. The problem with painting over any visible mold is that those molds can still secrete their gases, those...
How Does Mold Make You Sick? Decoding Mold Tricks
Did you know that most doctors only consider mold illness spore illness? Do you know what spore illness is. Spore illness what you would associate with mold illness. Asthma, trouble breathing, chronic sinusitis, sore throat, hay fever, that kind of thing. But guess...
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