The Health Consequences of Mold and Water Damaged Buildings with Dr. Jessica Peatross

This marks the 500th episode of the Myers Detox Podcast! I am immensely grateful for your unwavering support throughout the past decade. I absolutely love what I do, and hope to continue interviewing leading figures in alternative health for decades to come. I want to continue helping you to enhance your mental and physical well-being, identify the underlying causes of today’s health challenges, and uncover incredible solutions and information from my many talented guests. Here's to many more decades of empowering discussions ahead! In this episode, Dr. Jessica Petross joins the show to discuss the topic of mold and its health consequences in water-damaged buildings. Dr. Petross emphasizes the importance of understanding underlying genetic factors that can make individuals more susceptible to mold-related health issues. She delves into the alarming statistics of water-damaged buildings and the variation in people's responses to mold exposure, with some experiencing chronic illness while others remaining unaffected. The conversation explores the reasons why many doctors overlook mold as a potential root cause of various health symptoms, leading to misdiagnoses. She discusses how mold can overload the immune system, resulting in autoimmune conditions, food sensitivities, and reactivity to supplements. The episode also covers testing methods and treatment options for dealing with mold-related health problems. Tune in to learn: The health consequences of mold. Shocking statistics related to water-damaged buildings Why some people are affected by mold differently than others. Why most doctors don’t look at mold as being the cause of health issues. The different tests you can do to check for mold toxicity. How to properly address health symptoms caused by mold exposure. Dr. Jessica Peatross's Bio: Dr. Jessica Peatross has a passion for uncovering the mystery behind the chronic illness, whether that be stealth infections, heavy metals, stress, trauma or other environmental toxicities. She is visionary for the future of healthcare and left her position as a board-certified, internal medicine hospitalist to pursue Functional Medicine in order to better serve her patients. By getting to the real, root cause answers for WHY the body might be malfunctioning. Her philosophy embraces that health encompasses the whole patient mind, body, and spirit and Dr. Jess has become one of the most-sought after Functional Medicine Leaders. She is known for her ability to help identify the root cause of illness, most often traced back to hidden, stealth infections like Lyme, parasites and mold, Dr. Jess’s area of expertise. After graduating Magna Cum Lade with a BA in Biology, a minor in Psychology, and earning her medical degree from University of Louisville, Dr. Jess worked as a hospitalist for 6 years before beginning to experience what many of her patients experienced, deep anxiety, hormonal imbalances, and mitochondrial dysfunction. In the process of trying to heal herself, she sought answers to uncover the root cause of disease, something she thought she had learned in medical school but realized she had not. She began to investigate alternatives to today’s modern medical industry that treats every ill with a pill. Dr. Jess left her hospitalist position and became trained in Gerson Therapy, Functional Medicine, Nutrigenomics, and Ozone Therapy and quickly uncovered that 90% of disease is a result of lifestyle, diet, and environment. The body has all the answers to heal and reverse chronic disease. She has gained notoriety for her Kill*Bind*Sweat method, a timed method of using herbs, binders and sweating to eradicate stealth infections and invaders from the body. Recently Dr. Jess launched her Wellness plus subscription app where she is helping thousands learn how to heal themselves. You can learn more about Dr. Peatross and her wellness app at app.drjessmd.com   ✨SUBSCRIBE✨ http://bit.ly/38pyo1U 🌿 Get Started With Detox: http://bit.ly/3pWmzWK 📊 Do You Need to Detox? Take the Heavy Metals Quiz: http://bit.ly/3pZJFvO 👩‍🔬 Discover my Top Detox Hacks: http://bit.ly/3nwBXYt Dr. Wendy Myers, ND, FDN-P, NC, CHHC is a best-selling author, podcast host, and expert in detoxification, specializing in the adverse effects of heavy metal exposure. Wendy founded Myers Detox to share her research and support people in restoring wellness with natural detox solutions.