Mold Allergy-No Longer Mentally Ill

December 19, 2010

The medical community has given us the Christmas present of removing us from the

category of being " Mentally ILL " . This current article contains the words

" ...real and asserted mold-related illnesses " . Our characterization of

" asserting " things that are not " real " , places our mold suffering claims into

the category of a " non-proven hypothesis " , rather than our previous

characterization of suffering from a mental illness which can be treated by

swallowing a psychiatric medication. This long, very comprehensive, article

never mentions the word " toxic " , but it does make the crucial point that the

medical community will never accept our " assertions " of toxic reaction to mold,

UNTIL " the mechanism " of the entire biochemical body reactions can be explained,

and clinically demonstrated, which produce a " toxic " mold reaction.

What these " experts " forget, with their selective memory recall, is that when I

was diagnosed with allergies and asthma, 58 years ago, at the age of 9, there

were absolutely no scientific biochemical explanations, which could be

clinically demonstrated, on the mechanisms which produced the " allergic "

reactions that I was experiencing, and therefore, at that time, my asthma was

diagnosed by the " experts " as being psychological in origin, and " asthma " was

listed in the then-current medical texts, as being a " mental illness " .

So, to all my fellow " toxic mold sufferers " , Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah,

and Happy New Year, and welcome home from the " insane asylum " that the medical

community had previously relegated us to.

God Bless,

Joe

Mold Allergy

Author: Shih-Wen Huang, MD,, Professor Emeritus, Pulmonology and Allergy,

Department of Pediatrics University of Florida College of Medicine

Updated: Nov 30, 2010

People are exposed to aeroallergens in various settings, both at home and at

work. Fungi are ubiquitous airborne allergens and are important causes of human

diseases, especially in the upper and lower respiratory tracts. These diseases

can occur in persons of various ages.

Exposure to molds can cause human disease through several well-defined

mechanisms. In addition, many new mold-related illnesses have been hypothesized

in recent years that remain largely or completely unproven. Concern about mold

exposure and its effects are so common that all health care providers are

frequently faced with issues regarding these real and asserted mold-related

illnesses.

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