The Kaufmann Anti-fungal diet and program has helped many people regain control of their health through common sense diet and lifestyle measures, along with targeted anti-fungal supplementation or medicines, when necessary. Seemingly, when you address fungi, including molds, yeasts, mildews etc., many health problems seem to clear up. If that is the case, and fungus really is at the root of many people’s health problems, it helps to know the ways we are exposed to mold and fungi.
Food
One of the primary ways people are exposed to mold and fungi is through diet. Fungus is known to infest certain foods, primarily during storage and transportation etc. Some of the most susceptible foods include corn, grains like wheat, and peanuts. These foods, of course, are an enormous part of our industrialized food system, and they are commonly used as ingredients in most processed food.
Of course, there is some regulation in regards to mold contaminated food, but foods like corn and wheat are thought to be universally and commonly contaminated with mold and mold poisons called mycotoxins, respectively, according to research.
Medicines
Antibiotics are created using mold-derived products. The first antibiotics were synthesized from byproducts of penicillium mold. Antibiotics have saved many lives since their discovery, but there is a potential darker side to these drugs; they can decimate the internal flora of good bacteria in the gut (they are designed to eliminate bacteria, after all), reducing competition for resources and allowing room for yeasts to grow out of control in the gut. These are thought to proliferate and cause problems elsewhere in the body.
Air
Contaminated air, particularly in modern, enclosed buildings, might be more of a problem than many people think. Not the least of these problems is because mold can contaminate indoor spaces, releasing spores and mycotoxins which pollute the air. Mold can colonize in ducting, behind drywall, and in dark, damp, poorly ventilated corners of buildings, particularly those which have had water damage, like burst pipes or floods.
Soil
For people who regularly work outside, particularly if you are a farmer, gardener or landscaper, soil that gets disturbed can release mold spores or toxins that you then inhale, or can gain access to your blood stream if you have cuts in your skin that come in contact with contaminated soil.
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