Hidden mold in your house causes these symptoms!

Do you have any symptoms that feel better once you are not in your home or office for a while? 

If a person feels very ill at home and begins to experience relief when they live the house, there may be hidden mold! Mold is the underlying cause of most Sick Building Syndromes AKA Toxic House Syndrome.

The 3 molds that I have seen affect health the most dramatically are:

• Stachybotrys AKA Black Mold
• Aspergillus
• Cladosporium

Mold vs. Mildew

Sometimes people THINK they have mold, but it's actually just mildew. There is a difference!

Mold is the angry sibling to Mildew. Mildew can smell bad but it's not really harmful to your health and can be cleaned easily without professional help because it's only on the surface. 

Mold is what takes a toll on your body. It can cause hayfever, allergies, sneezing and even headaches or nausea. It's also been linked to pulmonary and respiratory issues.

Stachybotrys AKA Black Mold, however, can do real damage to animals or small children and if exposed for long enough, can cause cardiac problems in people and symptoms like shortness of breath, severe long congestion, twitching and/or neurological issues. Also, you can't always see it and it's NOT ALWAYS BLACK. Plus some other annoying but innocent molds look black so you can't go by appearance.

If you have suspicions that you may have mold, get an air test. There are many reputable companies that can come in and get you an air test. I had BAD black mold in a house I was renting that was so severe, my dog got so sick that she almost died and sustained some brain damage as a result because it was so toxic.

Here's the kicker....we couldn't see it! It was inside the walls and the landlord had painted over it so there was no way to know visually.

My house had the dreaded Stachybotrys AKA Black Mold. They take samples from outside and inside the house to determine the severity of the contamination.

In my case, I had to move out! In many cases you can and have to get remediated and you cannot eliminate real mold on your own. It goes into the materials of your walls and has to be done in a very specific way by professionals.

Mold can make you very sick because it produces Mycotoxins.

Mycotoxins: Compounds produced by “toxigenic fungi” that are toxic to humans or animals. This includes a small number of very potent compounds such as deoxynivalenol, aflatoxin, fumonisin, ochratoxin, and zearalenone. Mycotoxins are toxic chemicals that are present on spores and small fragments of mold and fungus that are released into the air. When mold dries up and releases into the air, it dies but they are still able to cause severe symptoms and conditions even when they are DEAD.

Mold Remediation is EXPENSIVE and if you are in a rental you must get your landlord to take care of it properly and pay for it. It cannot be cleaned up or properly handled with bleach as many people think. Once you have been tested and know you have mold, you must have a professional Mold Remediation come out to take proper care of the situation.

This is the process for proper remediation:

• Repair the water problem
• Isolate the contaminated area
• Suppress dust
• Remove materials
• Place materials in plastic bags
• Clean
• Clean the affected area and egress
• Visibility test
• AIR TEST AGAIN TO BE SURE!

In closing, if nothing you do is working and you can't get rid of your symptoms, you might want to get tested for mold!  

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xo Monica 🦋 Treat the Source: where we reveal all of the hidden causes of your mystery symptoms!