Hey David, hope you had a nice holiday! So I'm currently working a rather complicated case, definitely too much to go into here. But one aspect of it that I was curious about your perspectives on is in regards to mold toxicity. The client was living in a home for 10 years not knowing it had a severe black mold problem. I guess someone came out and ran tests and said there were 5 toxic species of mold in the air, on surfaces, etc. and that it was one of the worse houses he's ever seen. About a year or so after she moved in is when a vast number of health complications emerged (though I'm not 100% convinced it's all because of the mold). Anyways, a few questions about this. Do you know of any specific health complications that can emerge due to excessive exposure to black molds? Do you know if they clear the system relatively quickly on their own, or do they require some assistance such as alteratives or antifungal/antibacterial type remedies to help clear things out? Obviously its common to find all kinds of "antiviral" antifunal, antibacterial, antiamoebic etc. remedies, but I've never seen anything related specifically to mold. Or, the way I've been leaning with this case, is it best to just ignore the whole mold thing and treat the patterns I see? Like I said I just feel uneducated in terms of what types of issues can emerge due to excessive prolonged mold exposure and am unsure how much relevance it has to the case. The client things it's the root of everything. I personally don't, but want to do my diligence here. Any insights most appreciated. Thanks!

What Is Black Mold? Stachybotrys chartarum is a common black mold. It can also be a greenish color. It grows on cotton, wood, and paper products. It sometimes produces toxic chemicals that are found in its airborne spores and fungus fragments. These are called mycotoxins and are dangerous if they're eaten. There's no link to inhaled Stachybotrys chartarum mycotoxins and deadly diseases. But there are risks for people with allergies, asthma, and other hypersensitivities. There is no evidence that black mold causes symptoms such as fatigue, memory loss, an inability to focus, or a headache. These symptoms have been referred to as "toxic mold syndrome" but are largely due to media hype. Yet some people are allergic to mold. It should always be removed from your home. The most important thing is to remediate the home or move. Once you are no longer exposed to the mold symptoms should resolve fairly quickly. While I agree with the information I provided above, some people who are very sensitive can develop additional mold toxicity symptoms and alteratives and liver support may be of benefit for them. I agree with you that the mold is most likely not the cause of your patients issues, but certainly could have exacerbated them.

Hey David thanks for the reply. Yes it was black mold, apparently there were five different black mold species. Luckily she just moved out of the house, hopefully she didn't just transfer it all over though since i'm assuming there's spores and whatnot all over her material belongings. She has SLE, and is SUPER hypersensitive, so what you noted there is helpful and makes sense. Thanks again. Like I said it's a really complicated case (at least for ome), kinda makes my head spin honestly. I might submit it in for a case history to hear your thoughts and perspectives. It'll probably take me a while to write it all up and sort through it all. Sajah

If the new home has good air flow and the humidity is kept reasonably low, transfer of mold spores is not an issue. Mold spores are everywhere, but is the location a good place for it to grow ? As for her hypersensitivity, immune amphoterics, immuno-regulatory and hepatoprotective herbs which are also helpful for her SLE may help reduce her sensitivity (I would think of Licorice, Turmeric, Forsythia, Schisandra, Reishi).