Lesser-Known Signs of Mold & Mycotoxin Poisoning

MOLD. A huge part of my health story. I was exposed to heavy mold in my childhood home and then had subsequent exposures that brought me to my knees. It affected my hormonal development, my intelligence, my memory, my energy levels, my stress capacity, my relationships, and worst of all (in my perspective) my ability to meet my potential in almost every situation. I didn’t know this burden existed within me until my 30s, but once I did, I actually avoided it for a few years. This avoidance is a classic pattern for me that happens when my subconscious recognizes life-altering information, but my conscious mind is not able or ready to face all that it will ask of me. And I was right, it did ask A LOT of me. It took me having 3 heavy exposures in a row after this to finally devastate me to a level where the only solution was to take it seriously and go deep. So I did.

I started with what I knew and had access to financially, binders and eradicators, then I progressed to adding sauna, more targeted binders, red light, and ozone insufflation therapy, which really took it up a notch. I saw progress, but still felt off. The main turning point, for not just the mold and mycotoxin clearance but the other imbalances and downstream symptoms that had developed from this, came when I began hyperbaric treatments. I started HBOT for another massive health journey - skin cancer - one of those downstream effects of my system being wrecked for so long. Yet, in the end, it was what really progressed my clearance to the point of feeling like I was rebirthed! The euphoria and freedom and release I felt when this shift happened was literal heaven on earth for me. Suddenly, the world was open! I could be in moldy or high-allergy spaces and not be wrecked. I could recall the library of my brain again. I could think clearly about relationships. I could make decisions that required great nervous system capacity. I could eat almost anything I wanted without feeling bloated, nauseous, itchy or exhausted for days. I could spend time with friends and family and not need a week to recover. I could wear normal clothes and makeup without having reactions or breakouts. I could sleep and feel rested. I could cycle regularly like a healthy woman, with bright red blood and no pain. I could lose excess weight effortlessly without hard workouts or lowering my food intake. I was ME again, a healthy, full-grown woman for the first time ever. I had not experienced “health” since being a child, and even then, I was still far from normal.

Not everyone needs such heavy-hitting tools, but my levels of exposure from a young age, paired with a body that naturally struggled with detox and an emotional history that carried a lot of grief, confusion, and anger, meant that I required the extra steps. I always end up requiring the extra steps.

I’m not bitter about this anymore - I used to be in my 20s and early 30s, when I watched everyone around me navigating, seemingly effortlessly, the things that took everything in me to do. Now, I understand that we all have our hard journeys. They are just expressed in different ways and through different channels. I also no longer believe in health as a deserved basic. I see it as a gift that I can cultivate or reject. In summary, my health is simply the top channel for growth in my life. In others, it may be relationships or career, not that I don’t have those too, but the difference is that these areas of life are all a reflection of how I’m choosing to carry and treat my body. I experience life through my body. When I am on the right path and living authentically, my body shows it. When something is off, my body shows it. Again, this is a huge gift. Frustrating at times, but truthfully, the best gauge one could ask for these days. As a result, I no longer run from it. I lean in, regardless of how hard the request may be. I see my body’s needs as my path and my main learning channel. It is where I will always grow towards wholeness, and wherever the opportunity presents itself, help others do the same.

Lesser-Known Signs

Okay, so the reason you started reading this was to get the list of symptoms. How about I share those now ;). These are the expressions from the body that are either rarely discussed or the natural downstream cause of your cells swimming in mycotoxins and mold for years:

• OCD

• Hyperfixations on body sensations / Extra high sensitivity

• Inability to stabilize: mentally, emotionally, physically

• Mental looping

• Cancer

• GI tract not healing, despite clean detailed labs and comprehensively resetting the microbiome 

• Swelling

• Moon face

• Worts

• Hair loss

• Hair greying early

• Skin pigmentation / Liver spots

• Acne

• Shallow sleep overnight & best sleep from 6 AM or later 

• Waking between 11-4 AM regularly

• Intense vivid nightmares and dreams

• Lost mission and purpose

• Depression

• Anxiety

• Stuck in a fear perspective

• Unable to trust

• Confusion

• Hermiting

• Overwhelmed easily by just about everything and everyone

• Eyesight reduced

• Regular sore throats / strep

• Regular staph infections on skin

• Hormone imbalance

• Hypothyroid

• Hypoadrenal

• Loss of libido

• Struggles with vinegar and citrus

Classic Signs of Mold & Mycotoxin Presence

Now, just in case you aren’t aware of the standard symptoms that would cause us to consider or test for mold and mycotoxins, here are the easily identifiable symptoms.

• Allergies & hypersensitivites

• Excess Mast Cell Mediator Release: histamine, cytokine, leukocytes, and more

• Itchy eyes, skin, nose, scalp

• Chronic or recurring UTIs, BV, yeast infections

• Chronic sinus congestion

• Brain fog

• Recall struggles

• Achy joints

• Rashes

• Exhaustion

• Elephant on the chest - difficulty taking full breaths, especially when climbing stairs or walking

• Candida identified in stool samples

• Positive MRSA nasal swab

• Damage or scar tissue in lung sacks upon scan

Mold and mycotoxins are being discussed and considered more regularly in the health world because a rise in issues has been occurring since the 80s. The way we built and still build our homes, offices, and schools lays the groundwork for loads of toxic water damage. As a result, much of the current population has had heavy exposure from a young age. 5G and other man-made frequencies have increased year after year, and these waves activate and encourage mold spore growth, expansion, and toxin release. Our bodies have also taken on the largest amount of stress ever seen in the history of our species. We carry the emotional weight and patterns of centuries of ancestors before us who didn’t have the space to process their patterns. It’s all coming to a head with us. And…. this is a GIFT. You are here at this time in history for a reason. You are meant to be the change. You are the ONE who will finally face and move through all your line has carried. It’s time to honor your body’s requests and support the release of at least this one burden, if not others along the way. Give the next generation a lighter load, where possible, and offer yourself the opportunity to find freedom and healing in this lifetime. I have done it. I am doing it. I will continue doing it. I’m here if you desire guidance and learned wisdom along your health journey. Love to you.