Mold, Mold, Mold – Part 2

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS TOXIN

Mold can grow within a person’s nasal and sinus cavity.

Here are a few mycotoxins and what they cause:

1. Ochratoxin: produced by penicillin and aspergillum which cause cancer
2. Aflatoxins: from aspergillum. causes liver cancer and depressed RNA synthesis
3. Citrinin: from penicillium and aspergillum: carcinogenic

The spectrum of health impact on patients can range from:

Respiratory issues: such as allergy and asthma

Immune suppression: leading to infections

Mitochondrial toxicity

Neurologic complaints: memory issues, mood, balance problems and kidney toxicity

Here are some symptoms that patients present with:

• headaches
• anxiety/depression
• tingling and numbness
• fatigue and malaise
• memory and cognitive decline
• gastrointestinal issue: pain, bloating, discomfort
• sinus infections
• asthma, pneumonia
• joint pain and achiness, flu-like sumptoms
• nose bleeds

**NOTE: patients that have breast augmentation’s may harbor fungi within their implants.

Diagnosis of mold and mycotoxins require the following additional test:

VCS (visual contrast sensitivity):

exposure to biotoxins (mold and mycotoxins)

this is used for contrast of black and white vision

HLA status: if HLA is +, this is a bad indicator because the patient has a genetic variant that can’t tag the toxic cells to kill them.

MARCoNS status: This test is used to look at bacteria which are gram + and gram -. Also to look at yeast, mold and biofilms from a nasal swab.

Neuroquant volumetric brain analysis: Used to quantify the quantity of brain tissue that can be damaged by mold and lyme.