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…
Mainstream medicine downplays and even ridicules the reality of mold toxicity from water damaged buildings, but they seem to have skipped reading articles like this and the citations within it. While the researchers did not do the studies themselves, they compiled the published studies to look at the problem from different angles. They looked at…
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…
Many people spend years searching for answers to symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog, headaches, digestive issues, sinus congestion, and unexplained inflammation. While these symptoms are often treated individually, the underlying cause may never be fully identified. One factor that is frequently overlooked is mold exposure. At Sanctuary Functional Medicine, patients often seek care after…
Functional Medicine Doctor Nashville: Finding Answers to Mold Toxicity and Chronic Health Symptoms Many people spend years searching for answers to chronic fatigue, brain fog, digestive problems, headaches, joint pain, anxiety, and unexplained inflammation. Often, traditional healthcare focuses on managing symptoms rather than identifying the root cause. Working with a Functional Medicine Doctor Nashville residents…
In caring for so many patients with mold toxicity, we have learned over the years that there is more to restoring health than simply draining the toxic junk out of their bodies. The detox takes months, and we want to protect the body from ongoing harm during that waiting period. The article in focus today…
As the conventional medical world still turns up its nose at the concept of myotoxicity and using binder therapy to remove such toxins from humans, the veterinary world is hard at work to mitigate the effects of various toxins on their business productivity. In this paper, the authors compared a variety of inorganic and organic…
Mold toxicity receives little attention from conventional medicine whether you’re going through medical school, visiting a primary care provider, or running to a specialist. As a result, not only is this common condition ignored, but many myths have grown up around it. Such myths are propagated because no one takes the time to read the…