Rapid Sudden Weight Gain Red Flag of Mold Colonization
Preferred Lab Testing for Mold Toxicity
In this video I discuss my preferred lab tests for mold toxicity – serum blood labs, urinary Organic Acids Testing (OAT), and urine Mycotoxin testing. I give several examples of fungal colonization testing on Great Plains OATs test and various urine mycotoxin results from both Great Plains and Real Time Labs. I also discuss Cyrex testing. I don’t find enough value in many of the common blood markers used for mold toxicity, and I don’t use stool testing for this purpose, or find it sensitive enough! See my previous video(s) on Mold Toxicity and Mycotoxin Illness, Limbic System Disruption, and many more!
When you are fighting mold illness, it takes a lot of energy from the body, specifically vitamin B1. A lot of the brain issues with mold illness can come from the reduction of B1 from the body fighting off the mold but also opportunistic infections. It was important for me not only to take antifungals, anti-inflammatories, binders and detox but also to take high dose B1 with other vitamins to restore the nerve and brain functions. B1 is rarely tested in the US even by functional and naturopath Drs so it takes much longer to get better if you only focus on the mold vs the destruction of B1 which is a huge part of the degradation of the body. Everything must be done in conjunction, antifungals, detox, mold avoidance, inflammation reduction and B vitamin supplements to recover quicker. Otherwise Ive seen people take years to be restored because they arent doing everything at the same time and dont know about B1 being degraded. — comment from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOYMzYpC36E