Mold Symptoms: Not Just in Your Head So many struggling lives enter our doors, searching for answers to chronic mental health problems after having been told it was just all in their heads. Many other providers have advised them to accept lifelong medication and lifelong symptoms. Some of them have heard from therapists and counselors…
(Some reminders are worth repeating so I am running this reminder about where mold hides in our lives.) Mold Detox Can Be Challenging Caring for patients with mold toxicity can be a challenging task, faced with not just body-problems but problems in their environments. In caring for their bodies and the symptoms they are experiencing,…
Mold v Kid’s Brains Many skeptics challenge functional MD’s like myself when we diagnose mold toxicity as the explanation for a chronic illness whether in adults or in children. The refrain goes like this: “Mold is everywhere! How could that explain the symptoms?” We understand that patients or their parents desire proof and certainty before…
Despite the extensive research on how expecting mother’s nutritional choices affect their babies, current research barely scratches the surface on how mold harms pregnancies. The effects of tobacco use, inflammatory foods, and alcohol on a developing baby have received countless studies and articles. By contrast, few studies have adequately evaluated whether mold toxin exposure during…
Battle of the Binders You have mold toxicity and you want to feel better sooner rather than later. Which product of the many orderable from your favorite online stores actually the best option? Let’s answer this question in a ‘battle of the binders’ so that you don’t waste any more time. Will the victory trophy…
Mycotoxins Exacerbating Autoimmunity While mold toxins, or mycotoxins, affect us in a variety of ways, their effects on the immune system seem to be a primary pathway. Though controversy exists over things like ‘toxic building syndrome,’ research clearly supports the immune-modulating effects of these toxins. Researchers in a November 2021 volume of the International Journal…
Moldy Sinks Caring for individuals with environmental toxicities always requires an investigation into the source of the person’s particular toxin. Many with mold toxicity have asked whether growth in their plumbing, particularly their sink drains, could be making them sick, even if remediators are usually dubious of the possibility. This study takes a step forward…
Mold Toxins Hurt Children For some reason, so many, especially in our supposedly advanced nation, can ignore what much of the world already realizes. The world’s most advanced medical system focuses so much attention on heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and others but cannot grasp the mold toxins’ impact on our health. In this study, a…
Sanctuary Functional Medicine, under the direction of Dr Eric Potter, IFMCP MD, provides functional medicine services to Nashville, Middle Tennessee and beyond. We frequently treat patients from Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, and more… offering the hope of healthier more abundant lives to those with chronic illness. Eric PotterDr. Eric Potter graduated from Vanderbilt…
Sometimes, revisiting important insights from the past is needed, as we can forget important lessons. This Oldie but Goodie is one of those worthwhile reminders. So many struggling lives enter our doors searching for answers to chronic mental health problems after having been told it was just all in their heads. Many other providers had…