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The Common Mold: Your Guide to Toxicity, Symptoms and Treatments – Dr. Neil Nathan with Dave Asprey : 733

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Aug 20, 2020

Dr. Neil Nathan, a seasoned expert in mold toxicity and chronic illness treatment, dives deep into the widespread issue of mold exposure. He explains that millions suffer from its varied symptoms, which can affect both body and mind, including links to anxiety and Alzheimer’s. Nathan emphasizes the importance of detoxification and recovery methods like infrared sauna use. He also highlights the connection between mold, mast cell activation, and Lyme disease, urging better awareness and education on mold-related health risks.

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ANECDOTE

Mold and Emotional Outbursts

Dave Asprey experienced extreme emotional reactivity due to mold exposure in a hotel room.
He yelled at a contractor and then realized his behavior was out of character.

INSIGHT

Mold's Impact on the Brain

Mold toxins disrupt cellular metabolism, especially in the brain and limbic system.
This affects emotions, sensitivity, cognition, energy levels, and pain perception.

ADVICE

Calming the Nervous System

Prioritize calming the limbic system and vagus nerve before other mold treatments.
These systems control sensitivity and safety perception, impacting treatment effectiveness.

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In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, my guest is one of the leading experts treating people who have medical problems related to mold exposure.

Over the past 25 years, Neil Nathan, M.D., has become a researcher, complex medical problem-solver and healer—especially of mold toxicity. He treats patients who become too toxic and sensitive, and don’t tolerate usual medical treatments.

“It's currently thought that there are 10 million people in this country who have some degree of mold toxicity,” Dr. Nathan says. “So, we're not talking about a rare condition that no one would have any connection to whatsoever. It's common. And it comes from moldy buildings, which are ubiquitous in this country.”

“Mold symptoms are all over the place,” he says, “because mold toxicity affects inflammation in the body. And every area of the body can be inflamed by mold toxicity.”

There’s a basic biology to all mold dysfunction, explains Dr. Nathan. “Mold toxin enters the cells and begins to interfere with certain types of metabolism. That type of interference affects all parts of the body, including the brain and brain chemistry.”

Dr. Nathan has been practicing medicine for close to 50 years. He’s board certified in Family Practice and Pain Management and currently has a medical practice in Northern California. He has been working to bring an awareness that mold toxicity is a major contributing factor for patients with chronic illness.

In our conversation, we talk about mold’s effect on people, what doctors are getting wrong, and promising new treatments.

“Mold toxicity is something we can diagnose, and we can treat,” Dr. Nathan says. “So if you have yourself, a loved one, a friend, a neighbor, and they're suffering with a host of conditions and their doctors are scratching their heads and they don't know what they can do about it—the implication being it's in your head, but it's not—tell them about mold toxicity, because it is common and it's curable.”

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