The Root Cause Medicine Podcast is created by Rupa Health, the best way to order, track & get results from 30+ lab companies in one place. In today’s episode, Dr. Carrie Jones is joined by Dr. Jill Crista, a Naturopathic Doctor and Author. Leading Expert at the Forefront of Mold-Related Illness Diagnosis and Treatment. They discuss how mold and mycotoxins could be the reasons behind your fatigue, brain fog, hormone issues, and more. Key Takeaways: 1. How Do Mold and Mycotoxins Affect Our Bodies? Mold can cause symptoms like brain fog, runny nose, watery eyes, allergies, and asthma. In an indoor environment, far from the sun and other natural forces, mold starts producing mycotoxins to defend the mold. Mycotoxins are incredibly harmful. They can affect every body system and can cause almost any symptom, which manifests in every person differently. 2. Mold and Mycotoxins Symptoms. Most common symptoms include fatigue, brain fog, cognition, sleep problems, sinusitis, swallowing issues, esophagitis, skin rashes, gut disruption, interstitial cystitis, anxiousness, static shots, and others. 3. Mold Treatment. This can be broken down into five steps, avoidance, fundamentals, protect, repair, and fight. Treating mold-related illnesses can be done by using natural medicine. Dr. Jill Crista is a leading expert at the forefront of mold-related illness diagnosis and treatment. She is also an acclaimed author, specializing in neuroinflammatory conditions such as mold sickness, PANDAS/PANS, and brain injury.