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[Guest guest]

Thank you!

Its good that this new paper came out and that Newsweek is covering this..

This is NOT the only study that says this. There have been quite a few.

Quite a bit of work has been done on ochratoxin in particular but there are

similar studies about trichothecenes.. Those are the two mycotoxins Ive seen

the most stuff on.. This ties in to the " neurogenic model " of depression.

If new connections can't grow, neurogenesis stops.. Then the brain cannot

repair itself or integrate learned or emotional information, also people

can't adapt to change..or learn..

One of the many things that happens is depression.. Its a significant one

but its one of many things..

The body of research on mold effecting neurotransmitters and brain activity

is pretty large.. actually..

"

http://www.newsweek.com/id/38951

Mold and Moods

A new study says that mold isn't just a costly and unsightly blight on

homes, it may also be linked to higher rates of depression.

Springen

Newsweek Web Exclusive

Updated: 1:34 PM ET Aug 30, 2007

No one likes mold. Yet the unsightly blight is present in an estimated 40

percent of American homes. And those rates may be higher in flood-ravaged

areas like the Gulf Coast. The tiny fungi can irritate the upper-respiratory

tract, causing coughing, wheezing and asthma symptoms in the 5 percent of

the population with allergic antibodies to them.

But the effects of mold may be even more diverse than previously thought. A

new study out this week in the American Journal of Public Health suggests

that damp, moldy homes are associated with an increased incidence of

depression. Why? " Some molds are toxins, and exposure to these toxins may

hypoactivate parts of the brain that deal with emotions, " says lead author

Edmond Shenassa, assistant professor of epidemiology at Brown Medical School

in Providence, R.I.

Shenassa and his colleagues looked at World Health Organization data from

5,882 adults living in eight cities in Europe, including Budapest, Geneva

and Bonn, Germany. WHO interviewers asked residents if they had depressive

symptoms such as decreased appetite, low self-esteem and sleep disturbances.

Researchers found that those that said yes were more likely to live in damp,

moldy homes. " [The study] suggests that healthy homes can lead to healthier

lives. The take-home message is that housing conditions can influence

health, " says Shenassa. While the study did not provide a definitive reason

for the link, study authors said that two factors are likely to be at play.

One is the perceived lack of control over one's environment that mold can

create and the other is mold-related health problems such as wheezing,

fatigue and colds. (The team is conducting follow-up research to see whether

mold directly causes depression.)

Not all the experts agree that there is any connection between mold and

depression—despite this new research. Critics wish the study hadn't relied

on self reports. " Having professionals do the inspection and rate homes for

dampness or moldiness is much better than having people self report, " says

Pat Breysse, director of the division of environmental health engineering at

the s Hopkins School of Public Health. Often people " point fingers at

mold, " but " the biological link between mold and a neurotoxic effect that

might lead to depression is very tenuous, in my opinion, " says Breysse.

But whether mold is linked to depression or not, many health professionals

agree that homeowners need to fix their houses. The presence of mold doesn't

just mean trouble for allergy sufferers, it also means a home is more likely

to be infested with cockroaches, and it usually brings down property values.

So don't wait for an inspector, advises Breysse. " If you've got a leaky pipe

and a big stain in the ceiling, you don't need to hire someone to say

there's a big problem, " he says. " It's an indication that the plumbing is

leaking, the roof is leaking and the upkeep of the house is bad. Bad housing

is not healthy for lots of reasons. That should be the message, not that

mold causes depression. "

To prevent the spread of the icky fungi, Shenassa recommends that you keep

the bathroom and the kitchen as dry as possible and have space where one can

get behind appliances to wipe out the water. He also suggests insulating

around pipes, windows and maintaining good ventilation. After all, a dry

home is likely to be a healthier home, even if it's not necessarily happier.

URL: http://www.newsweek.com/id/38951

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the thanks!

What is  more depressing is not having a competent diagnosis more than

anything.

I felt vindicated when I was diagnosed. 

It is depressing for people to call you a fake and malingerer and can affect you

more than

the illness...

I copied Sharon - hope you don't mind...

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Date: Dimanche 6 Juillet 2008, 20h26

Thank you!

Its good that this new paper came out and that Newsweek is covering this..

This is NOT the only study that says this. There have been quite a few.

Quite a bit of work has been done on ochratoxin in particular but there are

similar studies about trichothecenes.. Those are the two mycotoxins Ive seen the

most stuff on.. This ties in to the " neurogenic model " of depression.

If new connections can't grow, neurogenesis stops.. Then the brain cannot repair

itself or integrate learned or emotional information, also people can't adapt to

change..or learn..

One of the many things that happens is depression.. Its a significant one but

its one of many things..

The body of research on mold effecting neurotransmitters and brain activity is

pretty large.. actually..

"

http://www.newsweek.com/id/38951

Mold and Moods

A

new study says that mold isn't just a costly and unsightly blight on

homes, it may also be linked to higher rates of depression.

Springen

Newsweek Web Exclusive

Updated: 1:34 PM ET Aug 30, 2007

No

one likes mold. Yet the unsightly blight is present in an estimated 40

percent of American homes. And those rates may be higher in

flood-ravaged areas like the Gulf Coast. The tiny fungi can irritate

the upper-respiratory tract, causing coughing, wheezing and asthma

symptoms in the 5 percent of the population with allergic antibodies to

them.

But the effects of mold may be even more diverse

than previously thought. A new study out this week in the American

Journal of Public Health suggests that damp, moldy homes are associated

with an increased incidence of depression. Why? " Some molds are toxins,

and exposure to these toxins may hypoactivate parts of the brain that

deal with emotions, " says lead author Edmond Shenassa, assistant

professor of epidemiology at Brown Medical School in Providence, R.I.

Shenassa

and his colleagues looked at World Health Organization data from 5,882

adults living in eight cities in Europe, including Budapest, Geneva and

Bonn, Germany. WHO interviewers asked residents if they had depressive

symptoms such as decreased appetite, low self-esteem and sleep

disturbances. Researchers found that those that said yes were more

likely to live in damp, moldy homes. " [The study] suggests that healthy

homes can lead to healthier lives. The take-home message is that

housing conditions can influence health, " says Shenassa. While the

study did not provide a definitive reason for the link, study authors

said that two factors are likely to be at play. One is the perceived

lack of control over one's environment that mold can create and the

other is mold-related health problems such as wheezing, fatigue and

colds. (The team is conducting follow-up research to see whether mold

directly causes depression.)

Not all the experts agree

that there is any connection between mold and depression—despite this

new research. Critics wish the study hadn't relied on self reports.

" Having professionals do the inspection and rate homes for dampness or

moldiness is much better than having people self report, " says Pat

Breysse, director of the division of environmental health engineering

at the s Hopkins School of Public Health. Often people " point

fingers at mold, " but " the biological link between mold and a

neurotoxic effect that might lead to depression is very tenuous, in my

opinion, " says Breysse.

But whether mold is linked to

depression or not, many health professionals agree that homeowners need

to fix their houses. The presence of mold doesn't just mean trouble for

allergy sufferers, it also means a home is more likely to be infested

with cockroaches, and it usually brings down property values.

So

don't wait for an inspector, advises Breysse. " If you've got a leaky

pipe and a big stain in the ceiling, you don't need to hire someone to

say there's a big problem, " he says. " It's an indication that the

plumbing is leaking, the roof is leaking and the upkeep of the house is

bad. Bad housing is not healthy for lots of reasons. That should be the

message, not that mold causes depression. "

To prevent

the spread of the icky fungi, Shenassa recommends that you keep the

bathroom and the kitchen as dry as possible and have space where one

can get behind appliances to wipe out the water. He also suggests

insulating around pipes, windows and maintaining good ventilation.

After all, a dry home is likely to be a healthier home, even if it's

not necessarily happier.

URL: http://www.newsweek.com/id/38951

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[Guest guest]

Its not just depression... The kinds of derangement of brain monoamines that

are caused by mycotoxins causea host of problems.. depression is I am sure

just one of them.. For example, norepinephrine and dopamine are responsible

for executive functioning and attention/arousal..

serotonin is involved with sleep and rest, dreaming, waking, its also one of

the precursors of melatonin which is a miraculous aid to repair in the

body..

Serotonin also regulates many aspects of physiology.. the GI system, gastric

emptying and motility, etc.

On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 8:32 PM, ginloi <ginloi@...> wrote:

> Thanks for the thanks!

>

> What is more depressing is not having a competent diagnosis more than

> anything.

>

> I felt vindicated when I was diagnosed.

>

> It is depressing for people to call you a fake and malingerer and can

> affect you more than

>

> the illness...

>

> I copied Sharon - hope you don't mind...

>

>

>

>

>

> --- En date de : *Dim 6.7.08, LiveSimply <quackadillian@...>* a

> écrit :

>

> De: LiveSimply <quackadillian@...>

> Objet: Re: [] Fw : Study: A Moldy Home May Make You Sad |

> Newsweek To Your Health | Newsweek.com

> À: , " ginloi " <ginloi@...>,

> quackadillian@..., " SNK1955@... " <snk1955@...>

> Date: Dimanche 6 Juillet 2008, 20h26

>

>

> Thank you!

>

> Its good that this new paper came out and that Newsweek is covering this..

>

> This is NOT the only study that says this. There have been quite a few.

>

> Quite a bit of work has been done on ochratoxin in particular but there are

> similar studies about trichothecenes.. Those are the two mycotoxins Ive seen

> the most stuff on.. This ties in to the " neurogenic model " of depression.

>

> If new connections can't grow, neurogenesis stops.. Then the brain cannot

> repair itself or integrate learned or emotional information, also people

> can't adapt to change..or learn..

>

> One of the many things that happens is depression.. Its a significant one

> but its one of many things..

>

> The body of research on mold effecting neurotransmitters and brain activity

> is pretty large.. actually..

>

> "

> http://www.newsweek.com/id/38951

>

>

> Mold and Moods

>

> A new study says that mold isn't just a costly and unsightly blight on

> homes, it may also be linked to higher rates of depression.

> Springen

> Newsweek Web Exclusive

> Updated: 1:34 PM ET Aug 30, 2007

>

> No one likes mold. Yet the unsightly blight is present in an estimated 40

> percent of American homes. And those rates may be higher in flood-ravaged

> areas like the Gulf Coast. The tiny fungi can irritate the upper-respiratory

> tract, causing coughing, wheezing and asthma symptoms in the 5 percent of

> the population with allergic antibodies to them.

>

> But the effects of mold may be even more diverse than previously thought. A

> new study out this week in the American Journal of Public Health suggests

> that damp, moldy homes are associated with an increased incidence of

> depression. Why? " Some molds are toxins, and exposure to these toxins may

> hypoactivate parts of the brain that deal with emotions, " says lead author

> Edmond Shenassa, assistant professor of epidemiology at Brown Medical School

> in Providence, R.I.

>

> Shenassa and his colleagues looked at World Health Organization data from

> 5,882 adults living in eight cities in Europe, including Budapest, Geneva

> and Bonn, Germany. WHO interviewers asked residents if they had depressive

> symptoms such as decreased appetite, low self-esteem and sleep disturbances.

> Researchers found that those that said yes were more likely to live in damp,

> moldy homes. " [The study] suggests that healthy homes can lead to healthier

> lives. The take-home message is that housing conditions can influence

> health, " says Shenassa. While the study did not provide a definitive reason

> for the link, study authors said that two factors are likely to be at play.

> One is the perceived lack of control over one's environment that mold can

> create and the other is mold-related health problems such as wheezing,

> fatigue and colds. (The team is conducting follow-up research to see whether

> mold directly causes depression.)

>

> Not all the experts agree that there is any connection between mold and

> depression—despite this new research. Critics wish the study hadn't relied

> on self reports. " Having professionals do the inspection and rate homes for

> dampness or moldiness is much better than having people self report, " says

> Pat Breysse, director of the division of environmental health engineering at

> the s Hopkins School of Public Health. Often people " point fingers at

> mold, " but " the biological link between mold and a neurotoxic effect that

> might lead to depression is very tenuous, in my opinion, " says Breysse.

>

> But whether mold is linked to depression or not, many health professionals

> agree that homeowners need to fix their houses. The presence of mold doesn't

> just mean trouble for allergy sufferers, it also means a home is more likely

> to be infested with cockroaches, and it usually brings down property values.

>

> So don't wait for an inspector, advises Breysse. " If you've got a leaky

> pipe and a big stain in the ceiling, you don't need to hire someone to say

> there's a big problem, " he says. " It's an indication that the plumbing is

> leaking, the roof is leaking and the upkeep of the house is bad. Bad housing

> is not healthy for lots of reasons. That should be the message, not that

> mold causes depression. "

>

> To prevent the spread of the icky fungi, Shenassa recommends that you keep

> the bathroom and the kitchen as dry as possible and have space where one can

> get behind appliances to wipe out the water. He also suggests insulating

> around pipes, windows and maintaining good ventilation. After all, a dry

> home is likely to be a healthier home, even if it's not necessarily happier.

> URL: http://www.newsweek.com/id/38951

>

>

>

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