MYCOLOGIST APPEARS ON DISCOVERY HEALTH CHANNEL: THE TUTH ABOUT TOXIC MOLD

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MYCOLOGIST APPEARS ON DISCOVERY HEALTH CHANNEL: THE TUTH ABOUT TOXIC

MOLD DEC 15 2005

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New Jersey Indoor Environmental Sciences medical mycologist speaks

on the subject of toxic mold in the home. For_Immediate_Release:

November 6, 2005 (Press Release) -- Interviewed by Green

from NJ Mold Inspections on November 5, 2005

M. J. Dumanov, is a medical mycologist specializing in the study of

fungal molds within human habitations refers to himself as a " House

Doctor " . His patients are sick houses and buildings for which he

performs a diagnosis and prescribes a " treatment " . He appears in the

December 15, 2005 Discovery Health Channel show entitled " Is Your

House Out to Get You? "

The show uncovers many of the potential risks hidden in the home

including possibilities for burns, shocks and explosions from

appliances and more. With mold getting so much attention from an

infection in Ed McMahon's dog to Bianca Jagger's loss of

habitability of her New York City apartment the interest in mold is

at an all time high.

Our medical mycologist talks about the risks and hazards that mold

within the home may pose to its inhabitants. This includes the

possibility of getting sick from inhaling airborne mold spores and

fragments, touching mold covered items and damage to the home itself.

Get the family together and get ready to watch " Is Your House Out to

Get You? "

In an exclusive interview we asked Professor Dumanov (founder -

Mycological Institute FMHH) what are the true risks associated with

mold in the home?

He says simply " Mold has no place within human habitations. Mold

only has one role in the grand scheme of things as a catabolic

molecular processor and that is to digest and break down tissue and

complex molecular formations into their simplest forms for recycling "

So what is the problem associated with the process? " Well generally

two things are the problem, the target of the process and the

results of the process, mainly the toxic metabolites they produce.

It is OK for mold to grow on cheese such as Brie, Camembert or

Roquefort. Mold such as Penicillium notatum (the vaccine) has saved

countless lives. But when you have it growing on and digesting your

clothing or furniture then you have a problem "

Should we be afraid of mold? " Clearly the medical literature

documents mold as an etiological agent as a host for many human

health conditions. A recent publication by A.V. Costantini, MD from

the UN's WHO Center for Mycotoxins in Food documents it very well.

But the average person need not be concerned.

Who is at most risk? " The humans most at risk are infants, elderly

and those that have been immunocompromised. "

I'd like to learn a little bit more:

For an extended earlier interview and more please see: What is

Fungal Mold Mycology? See:

www.njmoldinspection.com/what_is_mycology.html