CIRS and Gut Health: Why Mycotoxins Often Trigger Digestive Issues If you’ve been living with chronic gut issues — bloating, diarrhea, constipation, SIBO that keeps coming back, food reactions, abdominal pain — you’re not alone. Many of the patients I work with have tried multiple gut protocols, yet the symptoms return the moment they stop … [Read more...]
Traveling With CIRS
Traveling With CIRS: How to Stay Safe on Planes, Hotels & Airbnb Lena was excited about the retreat: 3 nights in Bali, reconnecting with friends, seeing the sun again. But halfway through her first hotel night, she woke gasping, chest heavy, brain fog thick. Her throat burned. She abandoned the trip and came back home early feeling worse than … [Read more...]
Why Some CIRS Patients Don’t Respond to Binders
Why Some Patients Don’t Respond to Binders (and What to Try Next) “I’ve been taking my binders daily for months,” she said, voice tired but hopeful, “but I still drag. My brain fog cycles. I feel clogged. Sometimes I think: are binders just a placebo for me?” She was right to ask. Binders are a cornerstone of many mold/biotoxin protocols, but … [Read more...]
How CIRS and Lyme Disease Overlap
How CIRS and Lyme Disease Overlap. And How to Treat Both When I first met Sara, she came in with brain fog, joint pain, fatigue, and a history of mold exposure. Six months earlier, she’d been treated for Lyme. The doctor said she “should be better by now.” Over time, she got worse, not better. That’s when I began to suspect something deeper: what … [Read more...]
Can the CIRS Protocol Help People with Long COVID Symptoms?
Expert Recap: Can the CIRS Protocol help Long COVID? Long COVID and CIRS share a significant biological overlap. While long COVID is not caused by biotoxins, it can be the triggering event that causes CIRS. When followed properly, the Shoemaker Protocol has been shown to work on long COVID patients. Can the CIRS Protocol Help People with Long … [Read more...]
What Are the Symptoms of Mold Toxicity in the Brain?
Expert Recap: What Are the Symptoms of Mold Toxicity in the Brain? If you're worried about brain inflammation from mold toxicity, you want to look for the following symptoms: Brain fog Short term memory issues Difficult concentrating Mood changes Insomnia and sleep disturbances Sensory overload Doctors will look for … [Read more...]
Mold Illness Treatment: Top Strategies to Reclaim Your Health
Expert Recap: Mold Illness Treatment When detoxing doesn't work, it's time to look at CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) as the source of your illness. CIRS is a proven illness caused by your body's inability to expel biotoxins. Here are the most important steps to reclaim your health: 1. Get Out of Exposure: You will not get better … [Read more...]
The 3 Hidden Causes Of Adrenal Fatigue You Need To Know
The common assumption is that stress causes adrenal fatigue. Stress does cause adrenal fatigue. But the source of stress is not what you think. When you think of stress, what comes to mind? Work? Relationships? Responsibilities? Commitments? Finances? Deadlines? All of the above cause stress. And therefore, they all can … [Read more...]