Mold Illness
Address The Root Cause of Mold Illness
Mold is a type of fungi that can have a significant impact on health. Mold exposure can occur both indoors and outdoors, and homes and workplaces are common sources of mold. That’s right - your home could be harboring mold and acting as a source of sickness!
If you spend lots of time in an environment that exposes you to mold can lead to mold illness. Even if you are no longer in a mold-heavy environment, previous exposure can keep you feeling sick.
This is more likely to develop if you have a genetic susceptibility to mold toxins that triggers an inflammatory response and affects systems in the body. Having certain genes prevents the immune system from removing toxins from the body, resulting in a chronic inflammatory state. Every mold exposure will trigger an immune response and create a vicious cycle as toxins can’t be expelled, leading to continued symptoms.
This is why some people continue to experience debilitating symptoms long after they have stopped being exposed to mold.
Symptoms of mold illness can overlap with many other health conditions:
- Brain fog and memory problems
- Disorientation
- Headaches
- Fatigue and weakness
- Muscle cramps and joint pain
- Numbness and tingling
- Sensitivity to light
- Asthma and other respiratory issues such as shortness of breath and coughing
- Recurrent sinus
- Metallic taste in the mouth
- Insomnia
- Excessive thirst
- Difficulty in regulating body temperature
- Hand tremors
- Frequent urination
- Gastrointestinal issues
Many people with mold illness spend years moving from doctor to doctor before finally getting a diagnosis for their symptoms. Conventional medicine often overlooks mold illness as a potential cause of symptoms and can misdiagnose the condition. You may be told that you have allergies, IBS, fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, lupus, MS, or a mental health condition when it is actually mold illness that is behind your symptoms.
Once mold illness is identified as the culprit, we can address the root cause of symptoms so that you can feel better again. We can work with primary care physicians and doctors to treat mold illness.
The functional medicine approach is to look at the whole body, rather than taking symptoms of mold illness in isolation. This involves using nutrition, supplements, and herbs to improve detoxification pathways, reduce inflammation and support the body to recover from mold exposure.
