4 reasons why your mold
protocol isn’t working.
And what to do about it.
Have you wondered if mold isn’t actually the problem behind your mystery symptoms, even though you know you got sick in a moldy place?
Do you find yourself looking around for other causes, such as allergies, EMF sensitivity, or mast cell activation?
Those may be part of the problem. They’re common results of mold exposure.
But maybe you’re on the wrong mold protocol!
Don’t go looking for more things to blame. If mold made you sick, mold is likely still the core problem. Mold is a stealthy survivor. You need a protocol that’s actually addressing the whole moldy picture.
Here are 4 reasons why your mold protocol may not be working for you, and what to do about it.
1. Binders Before Bioflavonoids
The order should be the other way around – using bioflavonoids before binders. Bioflavonoids are the first priority for mold recovery, not binders. Why? Bioflavonoids help the kidneys efficiently filter out unwanted mold mycotoxins. Binders work on liver detoxification.
Why does that matter? You have 2 kidneys and only 1 liver. By enhancing kidney clearance of mycotoxins, you double your detox power. With a quarter of the population having genetic changes that impair liver detoxification, why rely on the liver alone?
Maximize mycotoxin detox. Use the bioflavonoids in Alight Health’s Color Guard before binders to speed recovery while protecting your organs of detoxification.
2. Taking Binders When Bound Up
Binders should only be taken as long as you’re having at least one bowel movement daily. If you’re taking a binder while constipated, you’re making your mold problem worse.
Binders only work if they can keep their bond and carry the mold toxins out in your poo. If your bowels are sluggish, that bond breaks, and the mold toxins get released exactly where we don’t want them – in the gut – where they can do serious damage.
Constipation from mold occurs from lack of bile flow. We can fix that with things that make and move more bile – the very stuff that “binds” mold toxins. Alight Health’s Bile Movers keep the flow going so you can get rid of the mycotoxins that are excreted through bile.
3. Neglecting the Nose
People get better faster from mold exposure when they use nasal treatments. One of the most often missed parts of an effective mold protocol is addressing the sinus invasion of fungi, bacteria, and toxicants.
Your first interface with a moldy building is through inhalation, and your sinuses take the biggest hit.
Then the bad-guy nasal colonies seed bad-guy gut colonies into your gut every time you swallow. Shut down the bad guys at the source – in the sinuses – with Micro Balance Health Products® CitriDrops Nasal Spray.
4. Forgetting Fungal Overgrowth
Correcting the fungal overgrowth that happens after mold exposure is a necessary part of a full mold recovery. The flora that protects your respiratory and gut passages needs to be balanced, and it has a difficult time staying in balance under the influence of toxic indoor air.
Mold and mycotoxins induce your sinus and gut flora to become a pathogenic biofilm, hosting a range of unwanted microbes, including fungi.
Herbs that act against unwanted microbes help to restore balance. Empirical Labs’ Yeast Ex includes herbs with action against fungi and bacteria, as well as supporting gentle detoxification.
Dr. Crista has been one of my go-to sources of information on addressing mold illness. I am a hypersensitive individual who finds her natural methods and supplements more helpful than other “gold standard” recommendations I have seen. I also believe that Dr. Crista has a level of authenticity, trustworthiness, and expertise that makes me feel confident in following her recommendations. I am grateful for her dedication to this health condition!
Dr. Jill Crista is a leading expert at the forefront of mold-related illness diagnosis and treatment. Her superpower is to make complex medical concepts simple and digestible for the average person.
Dr. Jill is a frontiering naturopathic doctor, best-selling author, devoted educator, and creative innovator. She’s passionate about empowerment. Her resources support those wanting concrete steps to conquer health challenges.
Dr. Jill focuses on conditions that cause injury to the brain and nervous system, including mold, PANS/PANDAS, Lyme disease, and concussion.