Healing from Toxic mold syndrome
This is a living document, which I’ll add to as my journey with Toxic Mold Syndrome and my exploration of how to heal continues. It is meant to support you in exploring your own ways of healing your body, and inspiring you to investigate different modalities and treatments that may resonate with you. This is not a prescribed protocol for you to follow, this is what my body asked for and responded to. Also, please note that this is an emergency response to an acute health situation—most people who hadn’t recently done a five month mold detox protocol would experience very intense die-off. A much slower and more titrated approach is appropriate for non-medical emergencies.
The context:
In 2025 I became severely ill; I had extreme fatigue, systemic inflammation, brain-fog, blurry vision, low moods, and no one knew why. Guided by intuition and a gut-feeling, I suspected it was related to mold exposure, which was confirmed by a Visual Contrast Sensitivity Test and thorough bloodwork. Fueled by fear and overwhelm, I found my way deep into and back out of the mold exposure rabbit hole, creating a rigurous protocol for myself to avoid having to take the pharmaceutical anti-fungal pills, which are extremely hard on the liver. I learned a lot through this experience, and cleared not only the active mold spores, but also decades of toxins from my body.
In June 2026, after sleeping on a mold infected mattress for two weeks and falling out of healthy relationship with the stresses of life, I had a relapse. Mold spores got into my lungs and nasal cavity, and due to the inflammation and pressure, my eardrum ruptured. I was misdiagnosed at urgent care and given oral and topical antibiotics, which damaged my intestinal flora and exacerbated the fungal infection, causing it to spread to my other ear and into my sinuses. For three weeks, I could barely hear—the world was muffled and I was in constant, excruciating pain. I visited urgent care twice and the Emergency Room twice, and none of the doctors knew how to help me. “You need to see a specialist today,” they said, and then each of them neglected to send over the referral and notes from my visit, while I waited for the call that was never going to come. Desperate and scared that I would lose my hearing forever and that the pressure in my head would never leave, I took my power back and, with the support of my community, these are the steps I have taken, and the results I’ve experienced. I’m still waiting for my appointment with the specialist.
Days One to Four:
Throughout this whole treatment, I’ve followed a moderately strict diet avoiding sugars, most fruit, refined carbohydrates and dairy. I’ve been eating clean protein, greens, eggs, poi, quinoa, and bone broth.
On an Empty stomach I took Chlorella, Spirulina, Moringa, Nettles, Milk Thistle, Dandelion, Chanca piedra, beets, all powders mixed in water.
With Breakfast & Dinner I took 600mg NAC, 1,000mg Blackseed oil, 5 drops Oregano oil in a spoon of coconut oil.
I took Colostrum twice a day, putting the powder directly into my mouth and letting it dissolve.
Activated charcoal, zeolite and chlorella with water before bed.
I used a castor oil pack over my abdomen and liver on two of the days.
I practiced dry brushing before every shower.
I did one netti pot treatment.
*Starting the protocol, my hearing was totally muffled in both ears, there was loud ringing in both ears, I had a severe headache, brain fog, and intense pressure around my nose and eyes. On day one, my symptoms, which had only been getting worse hour by hour, stopped getting worse. Day two, my right ear with the ruptured ear drum was regaining some hearing, and the pressure was minimizing. On day four, the right ear was making a recovery.
Days Five to Eight:
On an Empty stomach I took Chlorella, Spirulina, Moringa, Nettles, Milk Thistle, Dandelion, Chanca piedra, beets, all powders mixed in water.
With Breakfast I took1200mg NAC, 4,000mg Blackseed oil, 8 drops Oregano oil in a spoon of coconut oil, 500mg Berberine.
Dinner—600mg NAC, 4,000mg Blackseed oil, 8 drops Oregano oil in a spoon of coconut oil.
I took Colostrum twice a day, putting the powder directly into my mouth and letting it dissolve.
I used a castor oil pack over my abdomen and liver on two of the days.
I practiced dry brushing before every shower.
I used a near-infrared sauna light six inches from each ear for twenty minute sessions, three or four times a day.
Twice I used a netti pot with Colostrum added
*On day five, my left ear was still completely plugged and I couldn’t hear anything. There was ringing and incredible pressure. I started using a near infrared sauna lamp directly on my left ear, and after one full day of 15 minute sessions every couple of hours, my ear cleared and for the first time in weeks, I could hear again (I cried). Day six, my hearing would go in and out. The pressure on the left side of my face had intensified. I continued with the red light therapy, and decided to get experimental; I added colostrum powder to my netti pot with salt water and flushed out my nasal cavity. Like magic, the pressure was relieved and I could breathe easily. By Day Eight, my ears were clear and I was left with what felt like a bad sinus infection.
Day Nine to Eleven (current):
During these three day, I have been following the same treatment as above, with the addition of Chlorine Dioxide Solution. I am following Protocol C from Andreas Kalcker’s CDS Protocols, which I have used various times over the past six years to recover from COVID, being mindful to leave plenty of space between supplements and CDS.
*On day nine, the first day of introducing CDS, I felt great. I had energy, I could hear normally, and I felt like I just had a simple head-cold. On day ten, I experienced intense die-off for the first time during this whole treatment, and spent most of the day in bed. My joints were sore, my energy was low, and my head ached badly. The sinus pressure returned. I tried a protocol I had heard of from a Bolivian Doctor, and I added 5ml of CDS to the netti pot saline water, and that cleared much of the pressure and inflammation in my sinuses. On Day ten, I was back to feeling well, and was even able to make the decision that I could travel to Peru for our scheduled retreat next week. Today, I have had some more, very mild, die-off symptoms, but continue to feel improvement in my energy and vitality.
Two weeks ago, I thought I was going to lose my hearing and had the very real worry that whatever was happening was going to reach my brain and kill me. Today I am almost fully recovered, all thanks to plants, simple healing practices, and light therapy. Oh, and the community around me that reminded me of all of the support we have available to us when we’re truly open to receiving it.
I’m working on getting an affiliate discount for the red-light therapy bulb I’ve been using, which I’ll share in a couple of weeks. This has had a monumental impact on my recovery, and I highly recommend this therapy for anyone dealing with systemic inflammation, auto-immune diseases, MCAS, or Toxic Mold Syndrome.
I’ll be adding links and more resources for anyone wanting to go on a deeper dive into the rabbit hole.