Category: Mold

This is a Public Service Announcement from me to you. Don’t assume that if something can be sprayed into the nose that it is also…

Yes! As people with mold-related illness begin to avoid mold exposure, things can look worse. Why? Our bodies desire health and are designed to expel…

In a water-damaged building exposure, mycotoxins follow this path: -breath -respiratory linings -soak into blood vessels -go anywhere in the body that blood goes -any…

Totally unintentionally, I guess I’m a “binder disrupter” when I mention that I don’t use clay long-term, especially in kids. I take a lot of…

If your system doesn’t tolerate garlic, onions, eggs, or other sulfur-containing foods, and you’ve been exposed to mold — you likely have a problem with…

What does it mean if taking even a micro-dose of melatonin makes you wired instead of tired? It means you need it REALLY BADLY! Melatonin…

Yes, that may be exactly what you need. But maybe not for the reasons you think. It might be mold! Patients tell me that they…

Seasonality matters with detox. If you live in the northern hemisphere, around the end of August is the last call to get on the detox-with-ease train.…

With #Mold Take it easy on yourself! Did you know that even when conditions are perfect we docs don’t expect 100%? We expect “80/20”. 80%…

Do you cringe when you get to the section in my book that recommends 5-7 servings of vegetables EVERY DAY? For some people, this many…

Natural medicine is perfectly suited for mold recovery. Pharmaceuticals are not required in most cases. Mold-related illness is not only a spore-based illness, meaning symptoms…

Let me explain a bit about vulneraries. These are herbs that assist with cell turnover of epithelial cells. Epithelial cells line our respiratory passages, our…

Vulneraries are herbs that assist with cell turnover. When a virus infects a cell, the only way to stop the virus from replicating or spreading…

Vulneraries are herbs that specialize in cell turnover, especially of epithelial tissue – meaning the linings of our respiratory passages, blood vessels, gut, bladder, and…

Not only can you, studies are suggesting we probably should. 📖 In the Fight phase in my book, I recommend intranasal and whole-body antifungals to…

Did you retest your urine mycotoxins and found more mycotoxins than your first test? Maybe even new mycotoxins are showing up? Are you freaked out…

Gliotoxin on the rise? You’re not alone. Once you start mold treatment, all the fungi take notice and put up their guards. They put up…

As we heal from toxic mold exposure, the body – in its wisdom – will clear out the deeper, more critical areas of our bodies…

It’s said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. This can happen with detox…

For mold? Maybe not, sadly. As a naturopathic doctor (aka hippy-dippy doctor), I have had the benefit of working with lots of cool hippy-dippy people!…

There’s a lot of talk about myocarditis these days, even in young people. This can happen from mold also. Myocarditis means inflammation of the heart…

Humans are awake in the day. 🌞 Owls are awake aaaaaaaaallllll night. 🦉 Is mold making you feel like an owl? Mold disrupts our circadian…

Don’t forget to Nourish! I’m encouraged that more and more people are understanding that detoxification of mycotoxins is an important part of mold recovery. But…

A theme I’ve been hearing lately is that people are questioning their mold diagnosis because they aren’t feeling better with treatment.Have you wondered if maybe…

Have you ever wondered how Goldilocks and poop are similar? No?…. Just me? 😉🙃 It’s the “just right” principle. Not enough daily BMs and you…

🤔 So if mold reduces our ability to absorb Vitamin D, what does that do to lab test results?Does Vitamin D look high or low?…

☀️ Do you have weird symptoms after taking Vitamin D?  There may be a few reasons why. First, if you’re allergic to 🐑, most Vitamin…

If you’ve gotten to the biofilm busting part of your treatment, congrats! And if you’ve gotten here relatively smoothly, super congrats! 🎉  This phase can…

You often hear me sing praise to bitters to help recover from toxic mold. But what if your system doesn’t tolerate my favorite bitter tinctures?Then…

Are you feeling it? The season is supporting biofilm busting. 🔎 Clues for when it’s time to add biofilm busters? When you stall or start…

How low is your vitamin C? I wish there was a standardized blood test to answer to this question. Despite their importance, nutrients don’t seem…

❔What’s one of the most commonly forgotten vitamins in mold treatment? Especially if you have histamine issues? And that humans can’t make so they must eat…

The smell and taste of food start the engines of digestion and detoxification. By salivating, chewing our food, and being present to the flavor, texture,…

Actinomycetes are part of the cast of bad characters we’re exposed to in a water-damaged building. Mold isn’t the only one. In a damp building,…

Bioflavonoids! Bioflavonoids are the compounds in fruits and vegetables that give them color. Animal research shows us that every color band in the rainbow protects…

🤧 Are you starting to develop springtime allergies?Sniffling, sneezing, itching, and tired? It might be mold’s fault. Mold toxins from a water-damaged building can deplete…

❓ Would you ask your building inspectors or remediators to guide your personal mold recovery treatment plan?Do you ask them which lab you should use…

Get in physical contact with the earth – every day, through all seasons. TRANSCRIPT Good morning! I’m sharing with you my morning routine.  I love…

Bile can get sludgy with mold mycotoxin exposure.Why?Because mold toxins are dissolved and stored in bile, which can get overwhelmed if there’s more toxin than…

Do you know the saying, “missed the forest for the trees?” 🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳That’s exactly what happened when I was writing my book.I forgot PC!Just like Vitamin…

If you’ve made the switch to spring water and are still struggling with dehydration, frequent urination, or unstable blood pressure, don’t fret 😬 you aren’t…

What if you have a reverse osmosis system already installed in your house? 🤔 Do you really need to get spring water delivered? Maybe not!…

With so many amazing designer waters available, what’s the deal with my obsession over spring water for mold? 💦 Getting your water right is important,…

Little overwhelmed? Feel in the dark? Wish someone would swoop in and tell you what to do, where to go, how to do it? Totally…

There are a few differences between people who are symptomatic from a moldy building and those who aren’t.One key difference?🗝 The people who develop symptoms…

After mold, one of the nicest things anyone can say about you is that you’re a FAT HEAD! 😲 Really, I’m serious! Brains are one…

In my last email about the intention behind the toxin, I mentioned that Endotoxins aren’t formed with malicious intent. They’re like left-over garbage, not like…

Are you sick of being a “mold canary”? Does your gift for sniffing out mold feel like a curse? If you’ve been sensitized to mold…

There IS a connection between mold exposure and iron-deficiency anemia. (🔎 even in the scientific literature!)* Mold mycotoxins mess with proteins that drive all kinds…

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…

Are you reacting to more and more foods? It could be MOLD! Mold mycotoxins cause leaky gut – meaning, normal everyday things that you’ve been…

Often both.To be clear, not everyone who gets sick from mold exposure gets Candida overgrowth.And not everyone who has Candida overgrowth has mold at the…

When was the last time you really 😆 LAUGHED 😂 OUT 🤣 LOUD 🤪??? In my experience working with mold-sick patients, the difference between the…

Which is more fluid at room temp?Butter? or olive oil?Right! Olive oil. Now, chill that runny olive oil in the fridge and see what happens…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…

🤔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.…

Want freaky fast mycotoxin delivery? Easy, don’t dust. That’s right. Dust is like the Jimmy Johns for mycotoxin delivery. One deep breath in a moldy…

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…

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…

Which mode is your body in? Which direction is your needle pointing?Accumulation OR Detoxification.It can only be to one direction or the other – accumulation…

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…

Did you know that we make “good” EMFs when we exercise?😳🤯🤪Yep, body movement causes intrinsic EMFs (meaning derived from the inside.) I gotta admit, this…

One of the keynote symptoms of mold expressed on the skin is 👉🏻itchiness👈🏻.  It doesn’t have to be a fungal rash. General itchiness and/or itchy…

What Exactly Are We Binding? I’ve noticed that the discussion on binders for mold treatment is getting very complicated. As cool as it is to…

Nettles are my go-to herb for springtime allergies. They’re safe to use medicinally because they’re safely eaten in large quantities as a food staple. Nettles…

Garlic is a miracle plant for Moldies. It’s both antifungal and antiviral, balances blood sugar, and helps protect the cardiovascular system.* This is one of…

When you taste food, you can usually point out the sweet, salty, sour and bitter flavors.But what is that other part?…that intangible yum that sets…

Mold mycotoxins deplete the body of its master antioxidant – glutathione. In true Tolkien homage, I refer to glutathione as ‘the one antioxidant to rule…

One of the best ways to lower your VO2 max is to breathe moldy air.True, there are SO many ways mold reduces aerobic capacity ~🔆…

Even though I preach that you MUST remove the mold exposure in order to get better (avoidance, avoidance, avoidance), right now that just may not…

MPA or Mycophenolic acid is a chemical secreted by happily living mold. That’s right – mold farts!💨 Aspergillus and Penicillium mold species – some of…

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