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In general, bio toxins are a hazard to human health. This article is, in essence, about serious new public health issues. There exist four ways in which our bodies can be exposed to bio toxins. Bio toxins are toxins produced by living organisms. Some of the bio toxins are neuro toxins (that is, they act in our brains) and all toxins gain entry into our bodies in four ways, these are breathing, food ingestion, bug bites and water. This article will, in principal, focus on the molds we ingest (via our lungs) by normal breathing. In the 1500's, in Europe, humans lived an average of 50 years. Contrast that life span of an average American in the US today. The average lifespan now is over 70 years, as this article is written. In general the goal of public health should be not only to have a better quality life as we live it, but also to have humans live on average longer that they do as of now.
Molds are ubiquitous, insidious ( see Bestthinking article " The Porous Nature Of Concrete As It Relates To Molds" , by this author ) and complex ( See Bestthinking article "The Polymorphic Nature Of Molds", also by Rod Danz ) for humans that come into contact with them. It is clear that molds that are ingested into our system come from breathing the air around us ( the air mentioned here is indoor air ). Molds we breathe in can lodge in the lungs.(J Occup Environ Hyg, 2006May;3(5):262-73) There they can grow into large groups called a fungal ball. This ball grows in our lungs and is very hazardous to our health. Some of the effects of this mold are hearing loss and general hearing problems. The mold here is named Aspergillus Niger (fungus and mold are essentially the same). The molds we breath are microscopic in size therefore they gain access to our bodies. These molds can infect us in another way. After we breathe air in, then it travels to our lungs where it passes into the blood stream. The reason the molds are passed into the blood stream is that the molds enter us through our lungs and that we do not have a filtration system that works at the microscopic level. Once in the blood humans either rid their bodies (via the liver, or are killed by our white blood cells ) of the toxic mold or they store it in the body. This condition is fully determined by our genes. A full 24% humans store up molds as opposed to their bodies eliminating them. (National Mold Resource Center) Our immune system normally detects the molds and the body proceeds to eliminate them, however in 24% of our population has no (or limited) HLA (human leukocyte antigen) geno-type. HLA genes code certain proteins on the cell wall. A complexity here is that some humans detect just some toxins but not others because HLA is NOT an all or none detector. Therefore, our immune system uses HLA to determine if the molds are foreign invaders or not. For neurotoxins in the brain HLA-DR is the agent. Some people are not able to detect (via recognition of molds contained in their bodies ) some disease causing molds such as Lyme's Disease (Richie C. Shoemaker). Note, Dr. Shoemaker has been a forerunner in bio toxin research and practices medicine today. He has been credited with many new discoveries with respect to his research on biotoxins in our bodies and in particular has done much research on molds. Thus, to continue, this population does not always recognize the toxic molds that reside in our bodies. There are about 311 million people in the United States today, thus 24% of this population is about 75 million people. This statistic clearly means this public health issue is VERY SERIOUS indeed. This fact calls for public health agencies to be called to action because a large percentage of our people are potentially adversely affected by molds. Note, due to monitoring by the Food and Drug Administration and our Department of Agriculture, food molds are well under control and we get few molds from ingestion via our stomach.
Molds are everywhere in our environment they grow in the soil feeding off the humus portion of the soil. Humus is material that once was alive and is contained in the dirt. These ubiqitious molds need water, a food source and warm temperatures to grow. If concrete is poured over the soil ( as in a concrete slab), this does NOT stop the molds from rising up into our structures. This is because like water, concrete is permiable to molds this is because they are microscopic in size. Thus, if one lives works or plays directly above a concrete slab, or has an attached garage and a door leading to a house then the molds gain entry into our structures. This discovery was made by the author. Molds can also "wick up", via the soil, ( from a concrete basement floor ) via air ducts or elevators in high rise buildings. ( see Bestthinking article, "The Porous Nature Of Mold As It Relates To Concrete", by Rod Danz ) The ducts can be either heating or cooling. The molds can also reside in ducts where over time breaks (or even sagging) develop in the joints of the metal pipe ducting. Molds also grow in structures (called sick buildings) as a direct result of these structures being water damaged. Some refer to these as water damaged buildings (WDB), estimates as high as 50% of our structures are water damaged.(source, NIOSH in 2011 ) This allows the molds to grow in us and infect us. Once infecting us, inflammation is then created in our body. The molds themselves are not the direct problem, more so it is the secondary toxins given off by the molds growths that are the real issue. These secondary toxins are called mycotoxins. They create aflotoxins that are carcinogenic, ie produce cancer. Molds are also found to be living in our motor vehicles, even if they are late model vehicles. Further, it is also clear that not all molds are harmful for example, penicillin which was discovered on bread mold and is used as an antibiotic. In particular, there exist about 147 molds that are harmful to humans. In general, there are over 20,000 species of mold. For this reason there are many different types of illness resulting from exposure, every different mold type can have a different toxic affect on the body. Having mold in our bodies causes disease, infection and inflammation. Molds are complex, as an example they can take many forms in their life cycle this is called a Polymorphism. In modern times structures have been made more air tight due to more stringent energy codes, this is not an optimal condition for mold reduction in that molds thrive in these closed structural systems.
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There has been progress in understanding bio toxins and mold in the last 15 years for example, much progress has been made in understanding molds and the way in which they harm us. For example, one can determine the level of mold present in a structure by using a ERMI Test ( Environmental Relative Moldiness Index) This test was patented by the by Dr. Steve Vesper and the USEPA, in 2002, and is now being used to determine the mold level in a structure. Given the level is less than 2 (the scores range from -10 to 20) on this scale then the structure is determined to be safe for all people who inhabit the building. Also, as indicated above there exists a blood test to determine if one, via genetics, has the ability by the body to determine the immune response to differences between the various types of molds. Once the body is given the message that a foreign invader is in our body then we take steps to rid ourselves of the pathogen. The blood test results tell one if they have, in their body, a means to determine if a mold is interpreted as foreign to it, or not foreign. Remember, some 24% of our population does not have an immune response to molds contained in our bodies. Molds in general cause (via mycotoxins) inflammation and infections in our bodies, they can even invade our brains and cause mental problems such at personality disorders, or even worse mental conditions. These adverse conditions can be triggered by the stress associated with life or even by a bug bite. In particular, there exists a test called The Visual Contrast Sensitivity test, this test is used to determine if someone is affected neurologically ( in the brain ), the test is short and effective in the diagnosis of neurologic problems related to bio toxins. Some mental problems, related to the bacterial associated with a tick bite can be diagnosed by the VCS test. The tick releases a bacteria into one's body and it grows in the nerve, muscle, brain, lung and bile as opposed to the bloodstream. For these areas there exists no antibiotics to treat the problem. However, as good luck would have it, there does exist a treatment for the bacterial invaders and it is called Cholestyramine, which works by binding the bacteria to it. This problem is usually associated with Lyme's Disease. (Note, Dr. Richie Shoemaker has been very clear about exactly how these conditions occur within our bodies, a simple Google search will disclose many of his findings). As a final note, it is clear that molds are complex given their polymorphic nature.
The author of this article has discovered a new way that molds invade structures from the soil and that is, via concrete slabs or pads that form the base of many structures. The mechanism works as follows, molds grow in the soil and are bound up with water molecules in the soil. Given that a concrete pad forms the base for many generic structures the molds are "wicked up", via the water, into the buildings. The molds simply attach themselves to the water molecules contained in the ground. A study was done in June of 2011 and reported by the American Society for Microbiology. This study is copyrighted circa 2011 by the American Society for Microbiology. (see Applied and Environmental Biology, June 2011;77(12) : 4180-4188. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02513-10) or Google search (ncbi nim nih gov articles PMC3131638) The actual study was done in Denmark by 5 people working under the guidance of The Center for Microbial Biotechnology and The Danish Technological Institute. This study found 5 types of mold that grew on the concrete they were Aspergillus Niger, Aspergillus Ochraceus, Aspergillus Versicolor, Chaetomium spp. and Mucor Racemosus. Actually, some 18 different molds grew on concrete but in smaller numbers. Further, the mechanism of action works like this. People in the structure in normal breathing ingest the molds, the molds build up in a good number of people who ingest them. These people grow molds in the lungs , the growing molds give off myceotoxins in the form of bio toxins in particular ( www.mendeley.com/research/invasive-pulmonary-aspergillosis-caused-aspergillus-ochraceus/ )Aspergillus Ochraceus, Aspergillus Niger and Aspergillius Versicolor. These molds cause infections in humans according to the site given above. These molds also cause cancer via the mycotoxins they give off. Note, these species produce mycotoxins, which are aflatoxins that are highly carcinogenic (that is, cause cancer). Important here is that infections create inflammation in our bodies. It is clear that infections and inflammation in our bodies create an unhealthy state. Another dangerous mold found in abundance on concrete is Chaetomium Spp. This mold is directly implicated in inflammation of the tissues of the Peritoneum. This causes a condition called Peritonitis in humans, this condition is directly linked to inflammation of the thin tissues of of the inner wall of the abdomen. Still another toxic mold found on concrete is Stachybotrys Spp., this mold has been found to suppress our immune system affecting the lymphoid tissue and the bone marrow. Finally, I analyzed a list of some 18 molds and almost to a mold (17 of 18 with the 18th not clearly a soil based mold) they were found in the soil. The probability of this happening by chance is in the millions to one. In addition, the fact that on one table (three) in the study it sites linoleum as having the lowest mold level of all the surfaces tested. I firmly believe that the number of molds in the soil links directly to the high number of molds found on the concrete floor in the study and this establishes the mechanism of action of the concrete being the source of the mold entry into the structure in which the test was done. There is a "wicking effect" in that the very tiny molds attach to the water molecules and travel through the concrete to the floor above the slab. Note as related to the linoleum surface, linoleum normally lies as a covering over a concrete floor. Finally, the linoleum is NOT porous to water and the mold spores can not "wick up" past the linoleum, thereby invading the structure.
There exist ways to rid our bodies of mold some of these are (essential oil) diffusers placed in a moldy enviornment. These are effective in mold elimination from the air we breathe. Also, for molds in our bodies one can use a foot bath that has a positive and negative pole in the individual foot compartments, one can observe the water changing color indicating the molds are being cast from our bodies. This device uses a nine volt battery for its mold ridding action. It seems that the body will not respond to treatments if molds are in our bodies. One final thing that is worth mention is a chemical which is orally consumed that will directly remove the molds from our bodies ( Cholestepure ). Note, with out molds being taken from our bodies the disease they manifest will continue unabated.
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The author hopes, in the future, that modern Physics can and will be used to help with all types of healing, not just for molds. The new method, I am now proposing is to use the idea of Quantum healing in the following way. There are frequencies that can be used to help people heal from Cancer and most other diseases in humans. The waves can come from a source directly to the person needing healing. For example, if one has a tumor they give an oral sample. The sample is made up of Hydrogen from one's body. Using a concept called entanglement (from Quantum Physics ) the person can receive the healing frequencies or waves from a distance. At this point in time, there is no limit to the distances the treatments can feasibly work over. The positive benefits of this concept have wide ranging positive implications. I am working with a person who has cancer and is undergoing this exact treatment and the scores for the cancer are dramatically reducing over short periods of time. The author is aware of a case of a person with brain cancer so severe that they were bed bound and not mobile. After this exact treatment method they are now leading a very close to normal life. The author will , in the future, write a complete article on this new way to be treated for disease remotely. Note, in 1927 Albert Einstein read at, a Physics convention, a paper that discussed the results of this exact experiment and could not, using the Physics he understood interpret the results and he termed this "spooky action at a distance ".
In conclusion, the author thinks that progress on mold and bio toxin research, in general, has been slow because molds are very small and in our live body difficult to observe as they interact at the cellular level with our cell structures. Through microscopes we can clearly see the microscopic form that is the essence of our body chemistry however, looking at dead cells and dead cultures does not clearly show the processes that are going on in our body at the live cellular level. This aspect makes mold chemistry and understanding very complex. The reason is that the cells are killed by the act of looking at them via cultures. In particular, the stains used are much larger that the studied particles, this has a negative effect on our ability to observe the virus live in the body. Finally, there is a need for a better method of looking at live cell interactions with molds and in general bio toxins.
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