Mold is very widespread and its presence in your home can be the cause of many health problems. This is why it is necessary to know its symptoms, and to know if you are one of the people who are prone to it so that you can protect and avoid undesirable effects.
However, conventional medicine does not consider it problematic and therefore does not offer any appropriate treatment. Additionally, the symptoms of this condition are similar to other illnesses because they are non-specific and therefore are often attributed to other health conditions.
Here are the most common signs of mold disease:
Headache
Fatigue, post-exercise discomfort, and weakness
Problems with memory, concentration, difficulty completing tasks, brain fog
Sensitivity to light, blurred vision, red eyes
Sinusitis, need for air, cough, shortness of breath, signs of asthma
Vertigo
Electrostatic shocks
Weight gain despite sufficient effort (resistance to weight loss)
Tremors
Muscle cramps, constant nerve pain, joint pain, pain not caused by inflammatory arthritis, “ice pick” pain
Persistent nerve pain
Numbness and tingling sensations
Abdominal pain, diarrhea, changes in appetite, nausea
Night sweats or problems regulating temperature
Excessive thirst
Increased urination
Metallic taste
By looking at these symptoms, you can easily understand why they are often confused with common symptoms of other illnesses.
However, the disastrous effects of mold have been scientifically studied for more than three decades, and it has been found that it is actually a combination of many types of fungi that grow as filaments and reproduce in creating tiny spores that hatch and fly away, and cannot be spotted with the naked eye.
Mold thrives in warm, humid places. Therefore, they can also appear, for example, in places such as Nevada and Arizona, in poorly ventilated places, or areas prone to flooding or water leaks.
This is why they often appear in the bathroom, on the shower head, in poorly ventilated rooms, and they can attach themselves to furniture, books, pets, shoes, carpets and papers. . Mold can also circulate in the ventilation system, so it is advisable to change your VMC filters every three months.
Buildings that have been damaged by water experience the formation of complex combinations of contaminants in the air and dust, which form a mixture of toxic chemicals. This also produces toxic substances such as mycotoxins that remain on mold spores and fragments released into the air.
Also, please note that mold disease is not caused by a single toxin, but in most cases it occurs in water damaged areas or buildings.
The most recent research has found that sinuses can be a common cause of persistent mold illness.
Unfortunately, it turns out that half of the buildings we live in are water damaged, leading to mold and mold illness for those who are prone to it. Considering the fact that most of us spend a lot of time indoors, in the office or at home, we should all learn how to reduce the impact of these toxins.
More specifically, mold toxicity is classified under the broad category of biotoxin diseases and is also called Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS).
Ritchie Shoemaker, MD, author of 8 books on this topic, including Surviving Mold: Life in the Era of Dangerous Buildings, defines SRIS as follows:
Chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS) is: “an acute and chronic systemic inflammatory response, acquired following exposure to the indoor environment of a water-damaged building with resident toxigenic organisms, including , but not only, fungi, bacteria, actinomycetes and mycobacteria as well as inflammagens…”.
Dr. Shoemaker also comments that “24% of people cannot give adequate responses with their antibodies, and they are part of the 95% who have illness due to water damaged buildings. »
Therefore, we will now describe the role of DNA and its impact on predisposition to mold disease.
As Dr. Shoemaker also stated, approximately 24% of the population is genetically susceptible to mold toxicity because they have an HLA-DR immune response gene.
Electrostatic shocks
Weight gain despite sufficient effort (resistance to weight loss)
Tremors
Muscle cramps, constant nerve pain, joint pain, pain not caused by inflammatory arthritis, “ice pick” pain
Persistent nerve pain
Numbness and tingling sensations
Abdominal pain, diarrhea, changes in appetite, nausea
Night sweats or problems regulating temperature
Excessive thirst
Increased urination
Metallic taste
By looking at these symptoms, you can easily understand why they are often confused with common symptoms of other illnesses.
However, the disastrous effects of mold have been scientifically studied for more than three decades, and it has been found that it is actually a combination of many types of fungi that grow as filaments and reproduce in creating tiny spores that hatch and fly away, and cannot be spotted with the naked eye.
Mold thrives in warm, humid places. Therefore, they can also appear, for example, in places such as Nevada and Arizona, in poorly ventilated places, or areas prone to flooding or water leaks.
This is why they often appear in the bathroom, on the shower head, in poorly ventilated rooms, and they can attach themselves to furniture, books, pets, shoes, carpets and papers. . Mold can also circulate in the ventilation system, so it is advisable to change your VMC filters every three months.
Buildings that have been damaged by water experience the formation of complex combinations of contaminants in the air and dust, which form a mixture of toxic chemicals. This also produces toxic substances such as mycotoxins that remain on mold spores and fragments released into the air.
Also, please note that mold disease is not caused by a single toxin, but in most cases it occurs in water damaged areas or buildings.
The most recent research has found that sinuses can be a common cause of persistent mold illness.
Unfortunately, it turns out that half of the buildings we live in are water damaged, leading to mold and mold illness for those who are prone to it. Considering the fact that most of us spend a lot of time indoors, in the office or at home, we should all learn how to reduce the impact of these toxins.
More specifically, mold toxicity is classified under the broad category of biotoxin diseases and is also called Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS).
Ritchie Shoemaker, MD, author of 8 books on this topic, including Surviving Mold: Life in the Era of Dangerous Buildings, defines SRIS as follows:
Chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS) is: “an acute and chronic systemic inflammatory response, acquired following exposure to the indoor environment of a water-damaged building with resident toxigenic organisms, including , but not only, fungi, bacteria, actinomycetes and mycobacteria as well as inflammagens…”.
Dr. Shoemaker also comments that “24% of people cannot give adequate responses with their antibodies, and they are part of the 95% who have illness due to water damaged buildings. »
Therefore, we will now describe the role of DNA and its impact on predisposition to mold disease.
As Dr. Shoemaker also stated, approximately 24% of the population is genetically susceptible to mold toxicity because they have an HLA-DR immune response gene.
This is why these people who have these genes are at increased risk of contracting mold disease. This subgroup comprises 95% of cases of this disease.
Among these people, 2% are particularly prone to this disease and have a “faster and more virulent” type of these genes. Also, if you are not vulnerable to this disease, it does not mean that you have no chance of getting it.
In the case of mold vulnerability, people cannot distinguish certain specific toxins as toxins, and this is the case with mold, and so they continue to circulate in the body. These toxins, in turn, cause a continuous inflammatory response.
Mold disease due to water damaged construction is a serious health problem because it is a state of chronic inflammation due to a weakened immune system, and it does not heal on its own, thus causing various other untreated conditions. This disease is written in the DNA and once it is activated, the symptoms and the inflammatory response can be long lasting.
The diagnosis of SIRS is established if the patient meets all the criteria stated above:
Abnormalities documented by visual contrast sensitivity tests
A genetic predisposition to a disease linked to biotoxins, based on an identification of an HLA sensitivity haplotype (these are the human leukocyte antigens, markers of the immune system).
History, symptoms and signs of exposure to biotoxins. History should include exposure to toxin-producing molds as documented by the ERMI test. Additionally, in the case of microcystins, ciguatera, etc., the history implies probable exposure or laboratory evidence of exposure.
Biomarkers consistent with vascular, neuroimmune and endocrine abnormalities specific to SRIS. In the case of consistent exposure to biotoxins, an abnormal SVC test, or a susceptible genotype, you will likely have the laboratory abnormalities seen in SRIS.
Therefore, if you think you are exposed to mold and are experiencing some of the symptoms, you should do the following:
Learn and research everything about mold disease
Test the house for mold. You can find an environmental professional to inspect the home or office, or do an ERMI test. The price of this test is 300 euros and you can do it yourself. If it is positive, you should hire a professional to fix the problem.
You can work with a clinician trained in the Shoemaker protocol, and examine your susceptibility to mold illness.
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