It may be hard to believe, but our everyday lives are under threat from dangerous toxins ranging from chemicals, to heavy metals, EMF, 5G, to toxic molds known as mycotoxins.
Mycotoxins produced by mold can cause major damage in the body and brain – leading to serious diseases like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Autism, Depression, Anxiety, Autoimmune disease, and even cancer.
These invisible assailants make life miserable for countless people every year, leading them to suffer serious chronic illnesses and diseases. That’s why understanding how to detect, prevent and address exposure to mold toxins is essential if you are looking for the root causes of why you may be chronically ill or not able to heal, despite everything else you have tried.
What are mycotoxins and why are they dangerous?
Are you living with the unwelcome presence of mold in your home? Mycotoxins, also known as toxic mold, come in all shapes and sizes – from pink to green or yellow, to black fuzzy growths. They are often lurking unseen behind walls, under flooring and carpet, as well as harder places to see like behind painted walls and sheetrock. Mold loves damp areas, so it’s common for it to grow in attics, basements, and crawl spaces too but even dry areas can become a breeding ground for mycotoxins.
We once had a client who was living in Colorado who had just built a large custom home he had been living in for a year when he came to us very sick with symptoms of severe fatigue, memory loss, brain fog, depression, and gut issues, just to name a few.
Initially, he refused to spend the money on mold testing for his home, but after seeing his follow-up testing several months later which showed he was still being exposed, he finally tested his new home. He discovered a large section of his house completely infested with mold behind the walls.
It turns out the issue was because of some faulty plumbing. So even if you are living in the high desert or in other very dry climates, toxic mold can still be an issue, and testing your home is an important step to ensure you take the right steps to address why you got sick so you can have success in your healing.
What are the most common toxic molds?
While not all mold is toxic, the ones commonly found in our contaminated food supply and in our homes, offices, or schools can be deadly and cause massive illness.
Some of the more common toxic molds include:
STACHYBOTRYS
Stachybotrys, also known as “black mold” is a dangerous greenish-black mold that can grow on different materials like paper, ceiling tiles, gypsum board, and more.
What’s even worse about it are the highly toxic mycotoxins produced by this fungus – including roridin E and verrucarin. These two poisonous substances, along with nine phenyl spirodrimanes, as well as cyclosporine make Stachybotrys extremely hazardous to your health. These strains of toxic mold are extremely powerful suppressors to your immune system and highly toxic to your brain.
ASPERGILLUS
Aspergillus, the super-prevalent mold group with hundreds of species, is wreaking havoc around the globe. It has caused billions in damage to crops and livestock due to its powerful mycotoxins – aflatoxin, ochratoxin, sterigmatocystin gliotoxin, and citrinin – which target our livers specifically.
From cereals like peanuts and wheat to eggs or milk from animals that feed on contaminated food, Aspergillus can be found everywhere. But Aspergillus doesn’t just damage food supplies, its spores may also cause severe asthma or lead to serious fungal infections known as “aspergillosis” – a major but often overlooked root cause of severe asthma symptoms that could potentially lead to death.
FUSARIUM
Fusarium fungi may be small, but their effects can have a major impact! Found worldwide on grains such as corn and wheat, Fusarium’s two main mycotoxins, zearalenone (ZEN) and fumonisin, are highly dangerous.
Exposure to them comes with serious risks: from short-term discomforts like abdominal distress or malaise all the way to severe brain-related conditions and even deaths. To make matters worse, ZEN also has estrogenic (estrogen-mimicking) properties which could cause reproductive disorders in individuals exposed to toxic levels of this highly toxic mold.
