How to Detect Mold Toxicity in Your Body and Home
One of the scariest times of my life was when I first experienced mold toxicity.
It was 2021 and I was doing too much as a single mom and widow.
I had the front loader washing machine cleaned, which carries mold}
I also cleaned the air conditioner unit, which can release mold spores.
And, I was exercising in the basement; where there was an open water source.
Plus, it was the end of the year and the first time I was driving 4 hours for a vacation without my late husband. {severe stress}
When I lay down at night to go to sleep, there were electric shocks and vibrations in my body throughout my whole body, numbness, and tingling.
All of this created anxiety and a high heart rate.
In this post, I'm going to share the symptoms of mold toxicity. How to clear your house of mold and how to clear your body of mold.
Let’s get started.
Electric Shocks in Your Body
The first sign I had mold toxicity was this electric shock in the body, particularly in the head there was a lot of zapping and that created so much fear that I turned to Google to ask what was going on and stumbled upon a Facebook group by the late Steven Buhner and one of the participants was kind enough to share the protocol of healing, which included testing your home for mold, healing your body and then the first step is primal trust which is teaching your body to feel safe again.
What are the symptoms of mold toxicity?
16+ Mold Toxicity Symptoms
Fast Weight Gain
Electric shocks - especially at night
Vibrations in your body
Anxiety
Depression [source]
Neurological symptoms
High heart rate with fear
Numbness and tingling, even if you have bulging discs in your spine.
Despite what the doctors may say; you can have bulging discs without numbness and tingling
You feel safer outside of the home
Constipation that will not stop - no matter what you do
Stomach pains ***
Increase estrogen symptoms; blood clots, terrible periods etc.
Vertigo
Consistent nose bleeds
Anger and rage are common as well
Nerve pain, weird skin sensations, ice-pick pain, and more [source]
Mold Rage
When mycotoxins enter your bloodstream, this increases your estrogen levels. This rise in hormones creates extreme rage and anger. It’ll also create blood clots in menstruating women.
The rage is real, and it’s coming from mold/mycotoxin exposure.
3 Mold toxicity symptoms in kids
Weight gain
Chronic cough or diagnosed as Asthma that goes away when you move
ADHD
Rage
Health Mistakes When Living in Mold
Exercising in the basement<<<
Having a front-loading washing machine tends to hold mold more
Living in an area with a crawlspace
Cleaning out old pictures and things in boxes that have gotten wet
Having dirt in the basement
Not having proper drainage in the home to move the water away from the home
Letting water sit anywhere
Seeing mold or consuming mold and coffee, chocolate water, etc.
Thinking bleach will clean the mold
You don’t see mold, so it must not be there <<(big mistake)
Mold effects on health
Mold affects those who have the HLDAR gene, and more than 1 in 4 people have this gene.
That means one person out of four in a household can have symptoms, while everyone else does not.
This is important, as women and children are affected the most, so it can cause severe stress on a family.
Mold exposure neurological symptoms
The first mold tester I hired for $500 arrived and tested my home and did not see any mold.
In the meantime, he had many neurological issues.
He was having seizures, and his job was to find and test for mold, so it's crazy to me that he was having symptoms and didn't recognize that his job was making him sick.
Step #1: How to test your home for mold?
Mold toxicity test for the home
The biggest mistake I made was hiring someone who didn't completely understand mold because he didn't see it visually; he didn't believe the house had mold in it. Meanwhile, the gentleman had neurological problems and didn't connect mold toxicity to his own health problems so if you seek out a mold specialist, make sure that it's a referral from someone who has used them before and has had great success. Additionally, you can do it on your own.
1. The gold standard for testing mold is the ERMI test.
2. I chose to do Immunolytics- you’re able to test each room and receive feedback on the toxicities in each room. {see image below}
Don’t forget to test the HVAC system with a swab!! I missed this the first time, and I am currently testing again.
Pro tip: Don’t dust for 3 weeks- so you can capture the mold in the air and on the surfaces.
Step #2: Purchase an air filter
Purchase an air filter like Air Doctor with a HEPA air filter and place it by the bed of the sick individual or all bedrooms
Cover the air ducts with a filter for allergens.
Replace and change your air filter in the home with a HEPA air filter, every 3 months.
Step #3: Test your body for mold toxicity
Seek out a doctor who can offer you the Vibrant Wellness Myotoxin Test.
Based on the test and type of mold in your body, match it to the area in the home with the highest levels.
For example, the mold in my body matched the mold found in the basement where I was exercising and there was an open water source with the sumb pump.
Step #3: Address your nervous system
There is a ton of fear and anxiety with mold.
Primal trust is the most affordable way to feel safe again in your home and around mold.
Step #4: Clear mold from the house
After finding the water source and/or mold. Clean it with biocide, NOT bleach.
>>>>Fix all drainage concerns with the house. This can be expensive.
Call Biocide Laboratories, the company, and inquire about mold bombs for your house after treating the water source.
Consider purchasing an air scrubber for the home and/or basement.
Check the air ducts and you may have to replace them.
Step #5: Clear mold from your body
Mold toxicity supplements
In your supplements, you want to include binders.
Find a doctor to offer you glutathione for a nebulizer inhalation. This will help your body begin to heal and you’ll be able to breathe again.
Binders help take the toxins out of your body. I like Cellcore.
Plus, you’ll need additional B vitamins with folate, Magnesium, and liver support like Tudca.
Magnesium taurine may help reduce the shocks at night
Mold Toxicity Detox
Sweating is a must.
Seek out a sauna or purchase a higher-dose sweat mat.
Mold Toxicity Treatment
For complete healing, seek out doctors like Dr. Jess or Dr. Jaban Moore.
1. Seek out the water source and take steps to fix it
Or consider moving out if you’re able
Test with Immunolytics or ERMI
2. Purchase Air Filters
Purchase HEPA air filters for your bedroom, air ducts, and possibly an air scrubber for the first floor and/or basement of your home.
3. Cover your mattress
Cover your mattress and pillows with an allergy-protectant
Wash all items with a mold cleaner
Throw out anything with mold on it
Never eat foods and/or coffee with mold
4. Use the mold bombs
Consider using the mold bombs by biocide 1-2x year, especially if you’re renting. They really help.
5. Don’t use bleach
This spreads the mold
6. Nasal Spray
Use a nasal spray with colloidal silver
7. Use binders
I like the biotoxin binder by Cellcore
8. Support your liver
Use TUDCA or Liver Sauce
Practice castor oil packs
9. Sweat
This is so important for your health. Work up to 3-5x a week of 30 minutes.
10. Find a doctor to prescribe glutathione
You want to inhale glutathione with a nebulizer 2x day
11. Heal your gut
It’s common to have leaky gut syndrome when you live in mold
12. Stay calm
13. Open all the windows as often as possible
14. Get rid of your front loader washing machine and replace it with a top loader
15. Close all open sources to dirt and/or water
16. When cleaning old items, wear a mask!
Conclusion
Most people tell you to move out of mold right away, but that is often impossible. You can live in mold when you calm your nervous system down and work on these basic principles of opening your drainage pathways and supporting your liver.
Of course, the goal is to move out of the house because you will be fighting for your health every single day you live there. I
If you're able to live with someone else, that would be ideal, or work on these suggestions of opening your drainage pathways and working with a Doctor Who can support you while you're living in mold.
The goal is to either fix the water issue or eventually move out of the home when you're able. This is an extremely scary time for you and your family.
I understand, but realize calming your nervous system is the first step and healing your body so you can take the next steps to heal yourself, your children, and your home.
Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions at all. I hope this post offers you some relief.
xo
Tara
More REading
How Primal Trust can support you when you’ve been exposed to mold:https://www.taragregorio.com/blog/5-ways-primal-trust-changed-my-life
Resources
