Stachybotrys: A Toxic Mold With a Serious History

Although it is everywhere, the mold lurking in hidden parts of a home can be dangerous and sometimes deadly. The nonprofit organization Exposing Mold advocates a unique way to treat mold exposure: Avoidance. People are becoming more aware of the dangers of mold exposure. Leading edge health experts now say…

School districts and campuses can be a source of illness for students and teachers. Flat roofs, condensation in the HVAC, leaks, or boiler issues are a few common building mishaps that can lead to toxic mold growth inside any building. A major clue that you are being affected by a…

Could Erik Johnson style mold avoidance be the missing link to healing Lyme Disease? Erik Johnson style mold avoidance has become popularized for its success in the Lyme community. One Exposing Mold online community member shared this experience last week: “I tested CDC positive for Lyme in 2016. After Erik…

Many of our client’s tell us they plan to find a remediator who will ensure a mold free home or they plan to sell their house and find a mold free home. We always tell our clients there is no such thing as a mold free home. Mold is a…

Because of a hoodwink perpetrated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). A brazen act of obfuscation designed to cast a smoke shadow over a dispute over the Epstein-Barr Virus Syndrome. Everyone who read about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) knows this…

In mold illness circles, people are fairly well versed in the common ways mold can disrupt health. As an immunosuppressant and neurotoxin, mold can be at the root of recurrent infections, cognitive, behavioral, or memory dysfunction, and of course pain and mobility issues, just to name a few. Less commonly…

Misdiagnosis of mold illness is common. Mold illness symptoms are so diverse that no two people will present with the exact same list of symptoms. Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders are also a common misdiagnosis of mold illness. GI signs that can be associated with mold illness include malnutrition, gut irritation, pain…

There is a discrepancy with the ERMI score because the calculation used to determine the score is incapable of accounting for the toxicity of specific mold species. Additionally, many are using the ERMI score as the be all, end all to decipher how impacted a home is. …