What I have learned from Mold Toxicity and How it effects our Immune system

My Story with mold begins back a few years ago when I was training for big box gym in the Bentonville AR area. I was tried of all the sales pitch crap and them not treating members honestly, so I began getting my ducks in a row to leave the Company and strike out on my own as a Personal Trainer. (The went out of Business a year later).

 When I found my exit plan, I left and and started renting space at another gym. Thats where it all began….. The new gym had a super questionable Metal roof that leaked like crazy every time it rained. At first I felt fine, however over time I noticed symptoms creeping in that I had never experienced before. Keep in mind, as a Health Coach I’m very aware of my body and how it responds to things. These are the symptoms I started notcing:

1. Gut problems. Primarily Gas and bloating despite no major dietary changes, and a very clean plant based diet.
2. Leaky nose. It’s not mucus, it’s like a drippy faucet with water drops that show up randomly.
3. Sleep problems. I have never struggled to fall asleep or stay asleep, and suddenly I’m waking up at 3am every night.
4. Heart rate increase. I track my sleep and HRV or heart rate  every night on an OURA ring. I started noticing that my resting heart rate was jumping like crazy in the night. My average went up 3 to 6 points per night.
5. Ringing in the the Ears.
6. Skin problems! This was the kicker for me. I have never had rashes or eczema in my life. And knowing how the immune system works I was scared to death that I was developing some kind of autoimmunity disease. Mine looked like Psoriasis on my legs, and was super scary.

Being the research nerd that I am, I started researching things and came across lots information on mold. But I knew from remodeling our home that we didn’t have a mold problem, but all signs pointed toward mold. That’s when I thought about, “ok, water damaged building. Where would that be in my life”. Boom, the gym, I nailed it. I knew right then and there that the gym was my source of mold toxicity.

What I learned about mold:

-Mold, by it’s myco-toxins,  effects everyone in some way shape or form if they are exposed to it. Yet, only 25% of people have the genes that are especially sensitive to myco-toxins.

-You can turn into a Mold Factory even once your out of the Water Damaged area. This means that the mold has colonized you and that you are now producing myco-toxins from inside your body!

-Mold especially effects those with a damaged immune system from things Lyme disease, MS, or some other major immune system burden.

-People don’t have any clue at all about Humidity and how it works in their home. If you are showering or cooking without a fan. You are releasing tons of water vapor in your home that raises your indoor humidity. Not to mention, that almost no builders vent your fans to the outdoors. Where do they vent them? Your Attic!

– Mold effects your sleep in many ways. One that I did not expect though is that it starts to shift your circadian rhythm to be more nocturnal. Why? Because mold does not grow in sunshine! Crazy right…. It doesn’t want you up in the day time hours.

-Mold and Fungus is one the major contributors to sinus problems period. Mold colonizes the Epithelial lining that runs from your Nose to your anus. And your sinuses are an especially preffered place for them to grow because it’s not as acidic as the GI tract.

-Mold can contribute to Anxiety and Depression.

-Mold can cause a massive Nutrient deficiency in many areas.

Ok so maybe you have mold problems- How is it treated?

To answer that Question best, I would rather you hear it from a professional, rather than me. Watch below….