Article by Luke Curtis, M.D., C.I.H.



Molds (fungi) produce many allergens and toxins (mycotoxins) which can cause allergic and toxic reactions in many areas of the body. Mold allergens are common triggers for asthma, nasal problems (rhinitis) and skin irritation. Candida and other yeasts frequently infect the mouth, throat, intestines and urinary/sexual organs, where they can cause many health problems.
Mold infections of the heart are rare, but they can cause a potential life threatening infection called fungal endocarditis. The most common mold genera which can infect the heart are Aspergillus and Candida.

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Article by Dr. Lynn Jennings, M.D.


Dear Readers,

February is here and we have all had time to make and break our New Year's resolutions (myself included). Valentine's Day is around the corner. How many thousands of pounds of "sugary love" are consumed at this time of year in the form of chocolate and other candy? It is not my intention to scare you but there are good reasons to get back "on the wagon" with regards to diet. Fungi love sugar. Cancers love sugar. I am more convinced than ever that "we are what we eat." With that said, let's get started on this month's case study.

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Article by Kyle Drew



Years ago, I was a health nut only to the extent that I studied it, and helped other people with their health challenges. But, hypocritically, I wasn't actually living the health lifestyle myself, except that I took a handful of supplements each day.

I remember going to the State Fair of Oklahoma one year, and Pfizer had a booth where you could have a battery of health tests run for no charge. Then, knowing that the majority of the people would have something wrong with them, Pfizer would send you a bunch of coupons in the mail, which gave you discounts on the drugs they sold that were supposed to help you with your ailments.

Everything was fine with me, except that my cholesterol was high - inching up near 300. I was only slightly surprised by that, being that my next stop was unapologetically at the corn dog stand for my second helping. But I somewhat believed that all my supplements would have prevented the cholesterol from being so elevated in the first place. I was wrong.

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Article by Doug Kaufmann



This Valentine's Day, I have an anniversary to celebrate. It was in1974 that I really began to understand that fungus was a parasite and its fuel was sugar. I learned this from patients more than books. I was working in an allergy clinic in Los Angeles and, in just that year alone, I probably met 500 allergy sufferers, many of whom had sought allergy relief in clinics before, to no avail. What was different about our allergy clinic? On a hunch that diet really meant something, my boss, the good (great!) G. Howard Gottschalk, M.D. had just sent me to The Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO in hopes that I would bring back a viable food allergy test that we could perform in our office laboratory. One of the women I studied with was credited with developing the pap test. She was observing the interaction that ensued when living white blood cells were exposed to dried foods on glass slides. In some cases, the cells would die very quickly after being exposed to certain foods. Bakers and brewers yeast were the most common offenders. Little did I understand the meaning of such violent cellular reactions 35 years ago!

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