At 12:36 AM 5/2/2009, you wrote: Did any of you gain weight with mold exposure?

Yes. I gain weight with any type of exposure. I suspect why now. More below.

And, have you had success by being treated with the anti fungal meds in losing the weight.???

I’ve not taken them orally, though I use a variety for skin conditions, to off load the immune system, so it can better fight the mold internally.

GSE – GrapeFruit Seed Extract (nutribiotic drops or First Aid Spray) iodine Listerine Hydrogen Peroxide (not on scalp – turns hair white if too much) TTO – Tea Tree Oil

I use no OTC anti-fungals. (OTC=over the counter – no prescription needed)

Why all natural? No cream or grease containing petroleum based mineral oil, which I react to.

Also, 15 doctors misdiagnosed me and now I fear most doctors. They lack the advanced knowledge to assist me. (Boy did I word that nicely.)

So, without a doctor’s prescription, I am left with OTC solutions.

A My Health HQ reader Writes:
and have been told by different people who also experienced mold that it is a by product of the mold in the body… have any of you heard this? and what do you think???

I’ve not “heard” anything, nor read much, but what I have read is that everyone is an individual in their react to mold, and weight lost or gain, or not, can be the result. In other words, it’s not a
symptom to diagnose from.

Why gain weight? I know two reasons.

First, more healing molecules are needed, so the body makes the mind listen, and you spoon more into your mouth, and the increased fat is stored, as well as the left over carbs are converted to fat and
stored. Now, “healing molecules” is key. Most food, like ground grown food, is lacking minerals due to over farming the soil. Thus, I have found my appetite is reduced by taking full mineral supplements at the start of each meal, well almost full. Mezzo Trace tablets are what I take, and full is 5 a day. 1-2 at breakfast, 1 at lunch, and 3-4 at dinner. Why most at dinner? Your immune system when sleeping expends a lot of energy detoxing your blood and organs of the daily fatigue toxins generated by your muscles, and the detox
is very mineral intensive, both as a catalyst, and as an excretion product. Thus, the next day’s brain fog can be due to heavy ongoing detox using up key electrolytes (minerals) that are used in the brain
for nerve transmission (thinking), mostly potassium and calcium ions, but includes all the trace minerals (72 of them).
I’ve found Mezzo trace has the trace minerals. But I also add addition trace mineral tablet, and extra potassium, and magnesium. It does wondersfor feeling better, eating less, and reduced brain fog.

Second, toxins in your body, inhaled spores, mold colonies excremental , mold colonies outer layers dieing by-products, my co toxins, fall into two classes:

1) Water solution – urinated out each day. 2) Fat Soluble – stored in fat cells, out of the blood, and no harm caused… but…

Toxins are like supplements or vitamins, some are water soluble, and others are fat soluble. Water soluble vitamins you need to replace each day, as the excess is urinated away. Fat soluble vitamins are not needed each day, if your body has a store in fat cells, and these fat cells will release the needed vitamins, where there are two faults with the release.

First, there is no ‘regular’ mechanism for releasing just the needed vitamins. Instead, fat must be released with it, which there is a regular trigger mechanism, catalyst minerals. (Minerals are very important for weight loss due to this fact.)

Which brings us to the second fault, the trigger for fat cells to release fat back into the blood stream. It is normally a slow process. It can be speeded up with supplement formulas, for about 60-80% of the people. For each person, some formulas will work, others will not. Thus, you hear a lot of variety in whether these Fat Burner supplements work or not. You need the right formula, or ratio/mix of minerals that your body needs to speed the release. But it’s not just the release! Once released, the fat needs to be utilized, burned by the muscles.

The only way this happens is if the fat molecule transport mechanism from the blood into the muscle is actually working right. It’s all about ****communication**** of the intracellular processes (I read a lot of SciAm.com)

Once the fat molecule is floating freely in the blood vessel, it must be found, and bound to by a special molecule, that will prevent the fat molecule from being put back into the fat cell! Of course, that makes sense. What goes in, comes out, can go back into the fat cell again. Oops, not what you want to happen. So, this special molecule is … yes, you guessed it… it’s mineral related. Your body needs a supply of minerals for all sorts of processes, including fat transport in the blood stream. And there is a second molecule needed to move the fat molecule into the muscle cell… yes, you guessed it… that second molecule also contains special minerals.

It’s next to impossible to lose weight when the right minerals are not in your blood stream, in the right form. Even with heavy exercise.

So, I eat lots of minerals. Mezzotrace is only like 30-40% bio available into the blood stream in the right form
(ch elated). Mezzotrace is naturally ch elated (the mineral atom is associated through ionic bonding – not valence electron bonding – to a carbon based molecule – many times, that allows the body to
recognize the ch elated form of the mineral, and absorb it into the stomach or intestinal lining, and into the blood.

This above point is KEY for all digestion of all orally consumed food. IV nutrition is injected directly into the blood stream and the manufacturers will ‘predigest’ the molecules to increase their bio availability once in the blood to other organs.

Mezotrace I tolerant. The other higher bioavailable ‘whole’ mineral supplements that have replaced all tablets on the store shelves (except a few) are now all LIQUID based, as they are bio available at 40-60%, meaning more for your money goes into your blood and get used by your body for effective weight loss.

Now, this does not mean that 100% of all people can lose weight by taking minerals. Some will not due to other internal needs. Others will react to the inactive ingredients and these reactions need healing molecules… that’s right… more eating.

It’s complex. And that is why you must be your own best detective.

Good luck. Post your questions and feedback to the list. I am keenly interested in losing the 80 pounds I have on my large, 6′ 1″ frame. I can use all the knowledge you have on this subject. As I am no longer exposed to sewer gas (it’s coming back here… sigh… so I must move out of this apartment sooner…), I am naturally eating less, and I am losing weight. But once I get to 240, there is a barrier. I have busted through this barrier twice, to 220, where there appears to be a solid floor, I can not get below. But that is likely due to “other” exposures (non mold), that I have solved. So, this time around, I am very hopeful that by December I will be 195 again. Or even less. More various issues I have not typed yet, as this post is long enough. If no one replies, then I will not post more.

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