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Re:Mold Course by graphe on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @11:43AM (#38546231)
For anyone who has mold issues I healed mine (and more) with methylene blue. I purchased the reagent test version (there's lots of places that claim other methylene blue is not safe if not purchased from them they sell a 1% solution, if it's 97%+ versus 70-80% don't worry about arsenic) and take a few drops a day. It kills lots of bad bacteria, and fungus in the body (clinically proven). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4780517/ I no longer have any candida on my tongue for instance, and only take 1-3mg a day (usually less).

It's super cheap, no patent, and yes I'm paid by big blue!

Re:Mold Course by callalex on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @12:11PM (#38546658)
Why don’t doctors regularly recommend this treatment?
Re:Mold Course by graphe on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @01:01PM (#38547354)
Besides what the other person said it's also not as well known and there's no financial incentive for it to be taught to them over patented medicine (at least in the us). I also suggest lüften a common daily German practice of opening the windows twice or more daily.
Re:Mold Course by callalex on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @01:04PM (#38547407)
Or even better, set up a Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV). It’s absolutely insane to me that more people don’t know about them and no building code mandates their installation. It’s not exactly complicated or high tech.
Re:Mold Course by scire on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @02:13PM (#38548226)
Modern well insulated buildings need active ventilation. Passive just doesn’t cut it anymore.

I installed a HRV system in my (well insulated) house, and I love it - air quality indoors is noticeably improved.

Only downside is that there’s lots of wood burning in my particular (and densely populated) area of Europe, so I was quickly drawn into the rabbit hole of particulate matter sensors and how to automatically shut the ventilation system off when the neighbors turn on their fireplace.

And when it comes to mold, our bathroom used to have black spots on the walls after a while, but with improved ventilation it stays amazingly clean and everything dries much more quickly. Almost no condensation on surfaces like mirrors and walls anymore either.

Re:Mold Course by graphe on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @01:20PM (#38547588)
I agree. I just learned about them this week and also the more advanced ERV. I've moved around and inconsistent air quality is a huge problem to me.
Re:Mold Course by bluGill on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @01:57PM (#38548050)
20 years ago when I was in construction houses in MN mandated a HRV. I don't know current codes though.
Re:Mold Course by hollerith on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @12:14PM (#38546693)
Most doctors don't believe the people who are saying that for some people to recover from mold illness requires more than just removing oneself from the moldy environs.
Re:Mold Course by baby on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @12:25PM (#38546862)
Isn’t that enough? I lived in a place with mold around 10 years ago, brrrr
Re:Mold Course by hollerith on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @12:47PM (#38547166)
If you are one of the approx 16% of the population unable to clear mold toxins from your body, the mold toxins can persist and keep you sick for decades after the end of any exposure to moldy environments.
Re:Mold Course by baby on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @10:16PM (#38552421)
Shit. What should I do?
Re:Mold Course by hollerith on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @10:51PM (#38552638)
If you aren't chronically ill, I don't think you need do anything. There is a blood test for whether you can detox mold toxins, but a doctor would need to order it, and, e.g., Medicare would not pay for it.
Re:Mold Course by Ldorigo on Thursday December 07, 2023 @03:03AM (#38554015)
Can you give some sources/context on this? (Not doubting what you said, genuinely curious)
Re:Mold Course by hollerith on Thursday December 07, 2023 @12:07PM (#38558884)
https://www.lifeextension.com/lab-testing/itemlc100087/hla-d...

I see that they're saying 24% of the population, not the 1-in-6 I recall reading from some other source. Also, I seem to have been wrong about the test's needed to be ordered by a doctor (except in Pennsylvania).

Re:Mold Course by lakhim on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @12:25PM (#38546861)
please don't randomly dose maois because someone on the internet said so. Talk to a doctor.

Also, for whatever its worth house molds (black molds) are not the same as the fungi that infect us (like candida sp.), and if you somehow did get infected with a fungus that usually isn't part of our flora (like aspergillus does), you have a very severe underlying medical condition and need medical attention immediately.

Re:Mold Course by graphe on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @12:55PM (#38547276)
It isn't an maoi unless you take much higher dosages, no different from fearing drowning from drinking water. It acts through hormesis (low dose effect is different from high dose) so by the time it's an MAOI (30mg+), it turns your pee blue and it's used to cure maleria and UTIs.

I don't believe I am infected but mold spores did 'something' and MB helps. I wasn't trying to use it for candida but it was just scraping my tongue as usual and noticing there was nothing there.

I wish there was a good intermediate class of doctor that knew about non patent medicines more besides YouTube. They're not taught "yesterday's" medicine that might have worked better.

If someone doesn't mind the winter air, I also practice the German way of airing my house too, twice a day. It's called lüften.

https://www.politico.eu/article/germanys-energy-efficiency-o...