As you know I try to keep things simple in this blog. However, this post contains an actual scientific article which may be hard for some to follow. You are always welcome to ask questions. The study/science of mold (mycology) is an ever evolving, advancing knowledge every year. We know mold can be beneficial in basic ways such as the fermentation of libations and cheese. However, most of us don't think of mold being beneficial in any way in regards to our health. That mindset is changing. What if we can make beneficial drugs using mold. One of the leaders in drug research is Netherlands based Hubrecht Institute.  From Their Article Zebrafish Researchers from the group of Jeroen den Hertog at the Hubrecht Institute, in collaboration with researchers from the Westerdijk Institute and Utrecht University, have set up this library and screened it for biologically active compounds. They tested the biological activity of these fungal products first using zebrafish embryos. The resea...

  But, but, but..... I am often asked by people if they should avoid certain foods when they have or believe they may have mold-related health issues. Most of the time I get push-back on my suggestions due to their own food misconceptions. Often these misconceptions are based on learned information taken from mainstream consumer media. Want to have your cake and eat it to, you can't. Don't feed the monster inside of you!  If you do not believe in the phrase "you are what you eat", you should not read any further. If you do not think your diet directly reflects in your health status, you should not read any further.  I'm not going to get technical with this post and cite studies. Processed / Refined Sugars - If you go to the supermarket you will find aisle after aisle of products containing sugar in some variation (refined, corn syrup). Sugar manufacturing sales are over 10 billion dollars a year. Every year more studies are published linking health issues relate...

  Back in May I posted information about the hazards of chlorine in our drinking water and swimming water. I would like to revisit the water topic with the following post. Although the other posts relay more to health issues related to chlorine, this post includes other contaminants and our aging water system.     In a time when we scrutinize the ingredients of our food and insist on pesticide-free fruit, why are we still mixing carcinogens into our children’s lemonade?     The Environmental Protection Agency has set standards for only a handful of different chemicals, specifying how much should be allowed in our drinking water. However, no regulations exist for the thousands of other contaminants in our drinking water.    Unregulated contaminants include cleaning products and solvents, industrial byproducts, pesticides, pharmaceutical drugs and even most of the toxic compounds that are formed when we add chlorine for disinfection. Unfortunately, the ...