Mold Toxicity

Ava Heartwell mold recovery and healing from toxic mold and mold exposure tips and lived experience

Does Mold Exposure Affect Your Weight? Why I Was Losing Weight Without Trying

I wasn’t dieting, exercising more, or trying to lose weight — but my body kept getting smaller and weaker. This article explains how mold exposure can affect metabolism, digestion, hydration, and nervous system signaling in ways that lead to unexplained weight loss or weight changes.

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Why Mold Made Me Feel Allergic to Everything — And Why It Wasn’t Just Allergies

I didn’t suddenly become “allergic.” My body lost tolerance under constant stress. This article explains how mold exposure can trigger histamine overload and allergy-like symptoms, why reactions feel unpredictable, and why treating it as simple allergies rarely fixes the problem.

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Can Mold Cause SIBO? Why My Gut Didn’t Improve Until I Looked Beyond Bacteria

I was told SIBO explained everything — until treatment didn’t fix it. This article explores how mold exposure can create SIBO-like patterns, why antibiotics and protocols often fail when environment isn’t addressed, and what finally helped me understand what was really driving my gut symptoms.

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Why Mold Gave Me a Gluten Intolerance I Never Had Before

I ate gluten my entire life with no issue — until suddenly I couldn’t. This article explains how mold exposure can trigger gluten intolerance–like symptoms, why it’s often mistaken for celiac disease or a permanent food issue, and how nervous system and immune stress changed the way my body reacted.

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Why My Digestion Fell Apart With Mold Exposure — And Why It Took Me So Long to Connect the Dots

I didn’t think gut issues could be related to mold. I assumed it was food, stress, or hormones. This article explains how mold exposure can quietly disrupt digestion, why symptoms often look like food intolerance or SIBO first, and the patterns that finally helped me understand what was happening.

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Can Mold Cause Seizures or Seizure-Like Episodes? What I Learned When Symptoms Escalated

I never thought the word “seizure” would enter the conversation. This article explains how mold exposure can lower neurological thresholds, cause seizure-like episodes, and create frightening symptoms that are often dismissed or misdiagnosed — without turning fear into certainty.

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Can Mold Cause Paranoia, Delusional Thinking, or Feeling “Not Like Yourself”? What I Wish I’d Understood Sooner

I didn’t feel disconnected from reality — I felt unsafe in my own mind. This article explains how mold exposure can distort perception, heighten threat awareness, and create paranoia-like symptoms without psychosis — and why this experience is so often misunderstood.

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Can Mold Cause Rage, Irritability, or Emotional Outbursts? What I Didn’t Recognize at First

I wasn’t “angry like this before.” I felt reactive, short-fused, and emotionally unrecognizable. This article explains how mold exposure can affect emotional regulation, why it’s so often misread as a personality issue, and the nervous system patterns that helped me understand what was happening.

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