Guest guest Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 I know this is several days late in following this thread but I just came back from a trip to see my naturopath (who is in a different state), and one of the things that came up in our discussion was that bipolar disorder is VERY connected with mold sensitivity. Even small amounts of mold can bring on symptoms in susceptible individuals. In fact, she felt that it was probably the number one contributing factor to bipolar disorder, and even other psychiatric disorders. So many people live in houses with carpets that can harbor mold, or have forced air systems that have mold growing in the ducts or are circulating mold spores in the air, or have moisture problems under the sink that is a prime breeding ground for mold, or have poor indoor air quality because of increasingly air tight homes, or live in parts of the country that have high mold counts because of high humidity, or live in older houses that may have had it inside the walls for years contributing to decay, etc. I just thought it was something to consider, in addition to diet/supplements. As for getting rid of mold, the reason why this subject was brought up in my discussion with my naturopath is that we recently started doing some bathroom remodeling, and uncovered mold growing behind the bathroom tile, and I felt that it might be a contributing factor on my health problems, and I was trying to figure out how to deal effectively with it. She didn't have much on suggesting ways to get rid of it, other than to recommend ozone, which I'm going to look into, and some homeopathic drops for improving my immune reaction to molds. According to my naturopath, mold is also very strongly associated with schizophrenia. I'm currently reading Desperation Medicine, by Dr. Richie Shoemaker, and he discusses neurotoxins from mold. I haven't gotten to the part in the book where he discusses dealing with it, yet. Does anyone else have any suggestions for dealing with mold problems? Linda Jones lindaj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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