Mold Toxins & Related Illness — Cause & Effect

Individual responses to mold exposure vary based on genetic makeup, duration and severity of mold (allergen and/or mycotoxin) exposure, and the individual’s underlying health and nutritional status.

Evaluation of the amount of exposure speaks to the concept first articulated in the 16th century by Swiss-German alchemist Paracelsus that “dose makes the poison” i.e. that the amount of exposure as well as the potency of the poison (toxin) determines whether ill effect will occur. In the 21st century we know ”the dose and the host” make the poison because susceptibility among those exposed var-ies extensively.

Indoor mold even at moderately high concentrations does not typically result in illness or even irrita-tion to those not mold sensitive, which is the majority of people. However, breathing even very low concentrations of indoor mold can affect the sensitive (atopic), especially the young, the aged, those suffering from allergies or asthma and those with other illnesses or sensitivities that challenge or compromise their immune systems."
 

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