Aug. 10, 2025

Do You Have Mold Poisoning? What Is It, and How Do We Get Rid of It?

Do You Have Mold Poisoning? What Is It, and How Do We Get Rid of It?

Welcome to Chasing Eden. I’m your host, [Name]. Today, we’re exploring something that may be invisible but could have a profoundly negative impact on your health: mold poisoning.
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Welcome to Chasing Eden. I'm your host Carolyn Thompson. Today

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we're diving into something that might be invisible but could

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be profoundly impacting your health, mold poisoning. We'll break down

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what it is, how it affects us, how to test

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for it, and what we can do about it. Plus

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we'll hear insights from pioneer biohacker Dave Asprey and explore

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whether the anti fungal medication sporaox could be part of

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the solution. So if you've ever felt chronic fatigue, brain fog,

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unexplained inflammation, or just not yourself, this episode is for you.

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Let's start by understanding what exactly mold poisoning is. Mold poisoning,

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also referred to as mold toxicity or illness, occurs when

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an exposure to mold releases micotoxins, which are toxic byproducts

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of mold, into your environment and your body. These can

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trigger symptoms ranging from brain fog and fatigue to immune

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dysregulation and mitochondrial dysfunction. Research points to micotoxins as neurotoxic, immunotoxic,

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and inflammatory agents. Dave Asbury has described his own case.

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He'd come down with almost early with almost every early

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onset disease like arthritis, pre diabetes, systemic inflammation, which all

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trace back to sleeping in a moldy bedroom. His brain

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scan leader revealed quote unquote, total chaos inside. Despite outward appearance,

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mold is everywhere hidden behind walls, under sinks, in basements

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after flow bloods, or in homes with leaks or high humidity.

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Without visible signs, people often remain unaware of exposure for

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months or even years. Dave Asprey has highlighted how mold

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affects millions and that many buildings harbor it silently. The

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symptoms mirror other chronic conditions such as fatigue, brain fog,

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mood swings, odd dreams, but often involve immune dysregulation or

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neurological signs. You can do a simple mold culture test

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by swabbing and growing on a petri dish. Visible growth

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means mold is present. Consider micotoxin panels or tests from

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specialized labs like my Mico lab or Genie to detect

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internal burdens. Let's not skip testing. The difference between knowing

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and guessing can be transformative, so let's talk practically about

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things such as your environment and your body first and foremost.

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Get away from mold. Even sleeping in a contaminated space

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will make symptoms return. Small infest infestations, like in your

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bathroom or in other places in your home that you

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don't even realize are there, they can be cleaned with

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safer options like vinegar. Make sure that you avoid bleach

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if you're sensitive, and wear protective gear. I would avoid

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bleach altogether because all of the information that I have

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researched about cleaning up mold always involves vinegar and says

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to actually not to use bleach. That's not the chemical.

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It's not chemically compatible with getting rid of mold. For

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large infestations, consider professional remediation and discard anything deeply contaminated

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like rugs, upholstered items, and wall materials. Now where the

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body is concerned and mold, it's very important to set

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up for yourself a binding protocol. So in other words,

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what you want to do is you want to take

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detox things that would help you to gather the mold

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and pull it out of the body. David Aspbury recommends

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binding toxins using strategies similar to military protocols. Items like

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activated charcoal bentonite clay and even something called cholestyramine when

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prescribed activated charcoal you could actually find in capsule form

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pretty easily at your local health food store, and the

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same with food grade bentonite clay. Support your detox with glutithion,

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which you can also purchase at your local health food store,

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calcium D, glucorate, vitamin C. Make sure it's a natural form.

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There is an unnatural form out there, alpha lipoic acid

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and glycine or what we know as grass fed collagen.

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Many people in the biohacking and mold community also use antioxidants,

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essential minerals, probiotics, and targeted detox formulas. So let's hear

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a little bit more about Dave's personal story and protocol.

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Dave's journey how to do with chronic inflammation, insulin resistance,

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and neurological issues which were all connected to sleeping in

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a moldy bedroom. It wasn't until a brain scan showed

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total chaos that he realized it was chemically induced mold

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brain damage and not psychological issues. His protocol involved bind

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the toxins as a first step, support mitochondria and detox

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with glutathion, calcium, deglucrate, vitamin C, coffee with fulvic slash

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humic acid, and a type of meditation gratitude exercise to

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stabilize his mindset. He also recommends testing environmentally and biologically

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and staying out of mold active spaces while healing. When

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mold colonizes the body or the sinuses, or binding alone

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doesn't relieve symptoms. Anti fungal medications like sporinox also known

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as yitroconazol may be considered under medical supervision if you

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have frequent sinus infections. If you've got the green mucus

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coming out of your nose, that's mold. So what is

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for an ox Well, it's an FDA approved antifungal also

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known as hytroconazol for systemic infections like aspergillosis, blastomycosis, and onchomycosis.

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The way it works is it halts the fungal growth

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by disrupting the cell membranes. It's very potent and it's

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sometimes used off label for mold colonization. In clinical mold

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detox protocols consider this. Common side effects are nausea, digestive upset, headache,

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and serious risks like liver toxicity. And heart complications. In

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regard to the common side effects, some may argue that

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the nausea and digestive upset, as well as the headache

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are actually just detox side effects. I'm not saying that's

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a fact. I'm saying that oftentimes when we have side

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effects from detoxing, these particular side effects are in that list.

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It is recommended where spoornox is concerned, that you would

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use it only under a medical guidance, especially with liver monitoring.

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As Dave noted, do it with another liver test a

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week after you take it. Typical courses range from thirty

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to sixty days. Some protocols extend longer, depending on severity

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and response. And I will say this, I've watched Dave

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in an interview when he was talking about spoornox. He

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had done so many different mold protocols. He knew that

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he had mold, he had symptoms of it, so he

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he's a biohacker, So he went on a deep dive

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and he did all of these different protocols. He eventually

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went and got tested and the doctor told him you

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still have mold, and the only way you're going to

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get rid of this mold is by going on on

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a spore an ox protocol. This is the anti fungal

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solution and it's guaranteed to work. So Dave went on

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a protocol that he says was six months. So obviously

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he likes to experiment a little bit with his own body.

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Because he didn't say the doctor told him you're clear,

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now you can go off spor an ox. He said,

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I felt like I didn't need it anymore. So just

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a little tidbit on how Dave went about that. This

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says typical courses range thirty to sixty days, and some

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may extend longer depending on severity and response. So just

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so you know. So now, if you're going to be

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integrating the protocol, there's a step by step blueprint you

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could discuss with a qualified provider. Test both your environment

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and your body. Remove the mold exposure offenders, so either

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clean up or relocate if you can do that. Start

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binding the toxins with the charcoal the clays while also

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supporting your detox. Support mitochondria with antioxidants, and one of

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the antioxidants listed was glutithion, which is excellent foundational nutrients

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and mental practices. And you just want to relax, You

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don't want to be stressed out. That will help you heal.

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Consider anti fungal protocols like sporinox if symptoms persist after

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step three. According to Dave, his doctor told him the

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only way to remove mold would be with the sporinox

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to be guaranteed, because he told him even after all

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of his detoxing and protocols, he still had some in

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his body. You also want to make sure that it's

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monitored closely when you're going through this process, especially like

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Dave's said, the liver markers, and keep pay attention or

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keep a journal of your symptoms and the way your

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body is responding to the protocol that you're doing for it.

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Listen to your body. Someone with brain fog, anxiety, sleep

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disturbances improves after binding in detox. According to most people

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who have been through this journey, A chronic sinus case

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may require spoor anox to fully clear the fungal colonization.

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So if you had chronic sinus infections for a long time,

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you are going to need to look into this spoor

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anox as a remedy because chances are you may not

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be able to clear this up any other way. So

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one member of the Toxic Mold Exposure Forum said to

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rinse or sinuses two to three times a day. Dave

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Asprey has a sinus rinse he said was highly effective

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that helped him through his signes detox. So here's some

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questions and answers. One is mold poisoning real? The answer

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is yes, Scientific evidence and thousands of cases attest to it.

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Micocut toxins impact neurological and immune systems. This is another

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one about bleach versus vinegar cleaning. I already talked about

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that vinegar is known to be safer and more effective

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and bleach is not recommended. Children can absolutely get mold poisoning,

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so that's something that could be easily overlooked and diagnosed

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to something else. When should you see a doctor, Well,

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if symptoms are chronic, progressive, or you suspect mold colonization

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or systemic illness, consult a knowledgeable physician. In my opinion,

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I would be contacting a nature path or perhaps a

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functional medicine doctor, especially before starting medications like sport knox.

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I would check with them first, and, like Asprey said,

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look into having your liver tested before and after you start.

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So to wrap it up, if you're wondering, do I

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have mold poisoning? No, you're not alone, and there are

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steps you can take. Test your environment, bind toxins, support

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your detox system, move out of moldy spaces, and consider

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medical options like spore an ox when needed and safe.

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This episode of Chasing Eden. If it resonated with you,

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