A Very Common Cause of Alzheimer’s
That Few People Know About
How to Get Rid of It Step by Step
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Most people don’t pay much attention to it even if it’s clearly visible on their walls, in their garage, or anywhere for that matter.
What’s worse, it’s often invisible, and you have no clue that it’s all over your home.
That’s a tragedy. Because, we now have verified, irrefutable evidence that …
It’s absorbed into the body and grows over time.
It creates a continuing infection, often with few obvious symptoms.
It disrupts the gut, and …
It can be one of the most common causes of cognitive decline, dementia, or Alzheimer’s.
I’m talking about mold and the millions of mold spores that can be in the air, or on your desk, floor, bed, and kitchen counters.
The good news is that labs in the U.S. now provide not-so-expensive, do-it-yourself tests …
- To find out if you have mold in your home and
- To discover if you or others in the family are infected.
Both tests are relatively quick and easy; getting rid of the mold is not so quick and easy.
To properly remove all the mold from your home can be disruptive and expensive.
To properly get the mold out of your body can take time and discipline.
The best news: It’s all quite doable. If you follow instructions, the success rate can be very high. And once the mold is gone, the results can be remarkable.
Below we give you some basic steps to follow. But please bear in mind: They are not complete. And you should certainly explore other resources that we guide you to in this report.
We get no referral fees of any kind. And we have no business relationship with any individual or organization cited in this report. But we do have our preferences based on our research and personal experiences.
Here are some steps we think make the most sense:
Step 1: The Dust Test
Just because there may be no visible signs of mold in your home doesn’t mean you have none.
Go to this website to order The Dust Test. Then, when the kit arrives, go back to the same site to
- Get it registered online
- Follow the instructions in their how-to videos, also on their site.
It’s actually pretty simple: The kit contains a dust pad.
You go from room to room in your house to swipe the pad on various surfaces to collect dust samples.
Then you send the pad back to the lab in a prepaid shipping envelope.
Within two to four weeks, you get a report telling you if you have mold in your home, what types, and more.
Step 2: Mycotoxin test
What are mycotoxins? They’re the harmful residue of mold that’s continually dying in the body as new mold is growing. And they help the lab figure out what’s going on in your body. The lab’s full report tells you if you have mold or not, what types, how much, and what it means.
Share this link with your health practicioner to visit Rupa Health.
Tell him or her to sign up and order their Mosaic Mycotoxin urine test kit.
When you receive the kit, pull out the instruction booklet. It looks like this ➜.
Refer especially to page 6, which is dedicated to their “MycoTOX Profile.”
Take the urine sample. Freeze it. Ship it back. And done!
Step 3: Get Away From Moldy Environments
If you have mold in your house and your body, the ideal next step is to move out temporarily to a clean location, if you can. We say that for two simple reasons:
First, because it makes no sense to embark on the process of detoxing your body if you’re still exposing yourself to new mold infection.
Second, the sooner you can start your detox program, the better. And properly cleaning out all the mold in your home could take time.
Can’t move out? OK. We’ll suggest an alternative in a moment.
Step 4: Detox
Does the mycotoxin report say you do have mold in your body?
If so, as soon as you’re away from any moldy environment, begin a protocol that’s specifically designed for mold detoxification.
There are several different approaches and most have merit. But we find that the protocol established by Dr. Dale Bredesen is usually the most effective. It includes, among other things:
Diet: No sugar, sweets or even very sweet fruits, such as bananas or mangos. If you like fruits, stick mostly with blueberries, plus some strawberries or raspberries.
Virtually no carbs like pasta, breads of white potatoes. (The carbohydrate molecule is very similar to the sugar molecule. And once in the body, it’s soon converted to sugar.)
Why is this so important? Because mold and other harmful microorganisms feed on sugar, and the sugar feeds their growth. So, your goal is to do everything you can to starve ‘em out.
Supplements: From Biocidin Botanicals, purchase
- G.I. Detox Plus
- Liver GB+
For specific dosages, timing and procedures, be sure to meet in person or online with a health coach professional. (More on this below.)
Sauna: Try to take a sauna three times weekly. Infrared sauna is more effective, but any sauna can be very helpful.
Step 5: Home Mold Inspection
Back to your home.
The Dust Test is an inexpensive and quick way to find out whether you have mold in your home or not. It does not tell you exactly where the mold is coming from. So, if
The Dust Test says you do have mold in your home, you’ll still need professional testing and probing.
A company affiliated with The Dust Test providers, We Inspect, is among the most thorough. But they’re very expensive.
So, we recommend you also shop around locally and get free estimates from at least two other mold inspection specialists.
Make sure the mold inspection company you choose is certified by the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restauration Certification (IICRC). To do so, go to the IICRC page here.
Step 6: Remediation and Reconstruction
First, get a free estimate from at least three mold remediation specialists.
“Why do we need both kinds of companies — one for inspection and one for remediation?” you ask.
The reason is potential bias: The more mold found by the inspectors, the more work (and revenues) for the remediators, an obvious conflict of interest.
So, make sure the remediation company is not affiliated with the inspection company. Otherwise, they may have a financial incentive do more than needed and blow up the costs.
How do you know they follow industry standards? Go back to this page to verity that the remediation company is also certified by the IIRC.
Second, as part of the contract with the mold remediation company, follows the rigorous procedures established by the nation’s leading mold expert, John Benta.
If they are not familiar with his work, refer them to his book, Mold Controlled, available on Amazon in Kindle.
We found two of John Banta’s requirements especially important:
- Dead mold residue is a big part of the problem. So, don’t let your remediators just kill the mold with fogging or spraying. They’ve got to physically remove the mold. Just killing it makes it worse.
- When they do fog or spray (OK in addition to physical removal), make sure they don’t use inorganic chemicals which may only add to your woes.
Third, once you’ve chosen the company you want to use, review their contract carefully before signing. Do your utmost to persuade the firm to include these two items in the contract:
- A fixed deadline for completion and
- A penalty they deduct from your bill for each day they overshoot their deadline.
Step 7: Get More Help
Pay close attention to these two facts:
Fact #1. Mold is just one of many factors known to cause cognitive decline or Alzheimer’s.
Fact #2. Other diseases or predispositions, including diabetes or heart disease, could be contributing factors. So, it’s essential to get an evaluation from a fully trained professional.
To avoid a large expense, you could start with a nationally certified health coach, trained by an Alzheimer’s specialist, and recommended by our group.
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