The Dr. Neil Nathan & Dr. Jill Crista Approach to CIRS Note: This is part 2 of 4 of a series of blogs where I map the major thinkers in CIRS and mold-related illness: what each one believes, where each one excels, and where each one breaks down. Introduction: I argued that the four major camps of CIRS treatment aren’t actually contradicting … [Read more...]
The Case for Measuring the Illness: Pros and Cons of the Shoemaker Protocol Note: This is part 1 of 4 of a series of blogs where I map the major thinkers in CIRS and mold-related illness: what each one believes, where each one excels, and where each one breaks down. Introduction: I argued that the four major camps of CIRS treatment aren't … [Read more...]
What is the most effective Mold Illness Treatment? Your guide to the four thought leaders in mold treatment This is an introduction to a series of blogs where I map the major thinkers in CIRS and mold-related illness: what each one believes, where each one is strong, and where each one breaks down. This four-part series is a passion project for … [Read more...]
Expert Recap: CIRS and Mold Remediation Mold remediation can feel overwhelming, but it is the most important step in your recovery. You will not recover while you are still in exposure. Every home must be properly tested using Shoemaker-approved home tests, regardless of the home's age or history. Then, a proper mitigation or remediation must … [Read more...]
Expert Recap: CIRS and GI issues Your intestinal wall is not a simple barrier. It's a layered system; a combination of physical, chemical, immunological, and microbial systems all working together to let nutrients in and keep harmful things out. Mycotoxins compromise every layer of that system, causing measurable structural and functional changes … [Read more...]
Expert Recap: What Is CIRS? CIRS as an acquired, chronic illness involving innate immune dysregulation triggered by exposure to a water-damaged building and the organisms within it: mold, bacteria, actinomycetes, mycobacteria, and their byproducts like endotoxins and beta glucans. It can be mistaken for many other syndromes such as fibromyalgia, … [Read more...]
Expert Recap: Can Mold Cause Headaches and Migraines? Your brain cannot actually feel pain. This is genuinely true. The brain tissue itself has no pain receptors whatsoever. What does have pain receptors is everything surrounding your brain, and mold can affect these. Certain molds produce mycotoxins that act directly on the nervous system. Mold … [Read more...]
Expert Recap: Long COVID and CIRS The results of a published study in the Medical Research Archives comparing patients with long COVID and patients with CIRS showed fundamental similarities in Visual Contrast Sensitivity test (VCS) results, Molecular Hypometabolism (MHM) and impaired cellular energy production. Both illnesses also share a number … [Read more...]
