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Article by Luke Curtis, M.D., M.S., CIH




What are the symptoms of heavy indoor mold exposure? The most common symptoms involve respiratory problems such as asthma or wheezing and nasal congestion, (rhinitis). Many studies have reported that exposure to high levels of indoor mold can increase risk of asthma and nasal congestion in both children and adults.

Mold exposure can also cause skin irritation. This is especially common for people who work in farming, ranching, or food processing industries. Farmers who work in silos containing grain or silage, (such as cut corn plants), are exposed to molds and mycotoxins, (mold toxins), and sometimes experience breathing and skin problems as a result.

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Article by Luke Curtis, M.D., M.S., CIH




What are the symptoms of heavy indoor mold exposure? The most common symptoms involve respiratory problems such as asthma or wheezing and nasal congestion, (rhinitis). Many studies have reported that exposure to high levels of indoor mold can increase risk of asthma and nasal congestion in both children and adults.

Mold exposure can also cause skin irritation. This is especially common for people who work in farming, ranching, or food processing industries. Farmers who work in silos containing grain or silage, (such as cut corn plants), are exposed to molds and mycotoxins, (mold toxins), and sometimes experience breathing and skin problems as a result.

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Article by Dr. Lynn Jennings, M.D.



Dear Readers,

I think that we can all agree our medical system is broken in more ways than one. I am not talking about the fact that medical insurance is out of reach for most people or about the outrageous cost of health care. I am talking about the way we think about disease, health, treatment, and prevention.

Let's start with the practice of traditional medicine.

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Article by Luke Curtis, M.D., M.S., CIH



Molds, (fungi), produce toxic chemicals called mycotoxins. These mycotoxins have a wide range of chemical structures. The functions of these toxic chemicals are not exactly known, but may help the molds compete with other organisms.

Some well known mycotoxins include:

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Article by Dr. Lynn Jennings, M.D.



Dear Readers,
This month I am going to tell you about a very courageous woman. She presented to my clinic, not for evaluation or treatment but to tell me her story. I guess that I was undergoing an evaluation as well. This woman had nearly died of fungal disease largely because her traditional medicine doctors never considered it. She wanted to know if I would be someone that she could refer her friends or colleagues to if they developed similar problems..

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Article by Doug Kaufmann

In my continuing efforts to maintain the educational basis of this newsletter, I know that you'll love this issue.

Many of you have commented on a new KNOW THIS contributor, Luke Curtis, M.D., C.I.H. The "CIH" credentials indicate that Dr. Curtis is a "Certified Industrial Hygienist. This, coupled with his medical doctorate degree, make Dr. Curtis one of only a few American physicians capable of speaking intelligently on whether or not "the cause" is fungus.

I, for one, am so sick of hearing that "the cause" of asthma is cockroaches, (I kid you not, as seemingly credible science has proposed this for many years!), that I've asked Dr. Curtis to offer you an overview of the health problems that present when you ingest mycotoxins and/or inhale mold. Many who inhale mold have asthma,

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