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    Mold Introduction The Pew Center on Global Climate Change reported in September 2011 that the number of flood damages in the Northeast continue to rise. In Wilkes-Barre, PA, 75,000 people were evacuated as the Susquehanna River crested at a record of 42.7 feet. An estimated 5,400 homes and business suffered some sort of flood damage during that event, and 124 sewage treatment plants were affected by the flood, with 14 of them spilling raw sewage into waterways. Reports indicate that mold infestation

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    In an article explaining the relation between mycotoxins in rye and the behaviors of the accused, Alan Woolf explains, “Behaviors of a bewitched person frequently included sensations of pricking, pinching, or burning of the skin; fornication; animal imitation; odd contortions; simulated flying or diving;

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    Introduction Having control over one’s health and exposure to risk is something many individuals value but are silently stripped of with each passing day. It is estimated by the World Health Organization that seven million Americans are at risk of contracting respiratory diseases (including acute respiratory infections and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases) and the numbers will only continue to raise as exposure to mold is becoming inevitable. Mold exposure risk have mounted due to recent surges

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    the mold prone areas. 4. You can always use upgraded coconut charcoal, clay and similar binders to bind internal mycotoxins. 5. Talk to your physician about treating both the spore infection and colonizing molds in the body. 6. Consider including some detox supplements in your diet to fight mold infections. 7. Make some changes in your diet by excluding foods with common mycotoxins. Such foods include: cheese, mushroom, certain nuts, grains and alcoholic

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    It is also used in antifreeze. However, this dangerous ingredient is the reason for many products to be banned in the European Union. Mycotoxins from properly stored grains are also great reason for dog poisonings. It makes sense that this it is definitely caused by chemicals with the widespread incidences of liver failure. Large amounts of grains from multiple sources are contained in

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    Do you live with chronic allergies, unexplained pain, and debilitating fatigue? Millions of people struggle with mystery symptoms their doctors can make no sense of. If you're one of them, hidden mold sensitivity could be the cause. The most common types of mold include: Cladosporium Penicillium Alternaria Aspergillus Stachybotrys chartarum and Stachybotrys chlorohalonata (Black molds) Black molds are the most dangerous to your health and are commonly found in water-damaged areas of buildings

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    Yellow Rain, What is yellow rain? It is debatable even still today, to try to explain what yellow rain is. You have to go back to the background and history of where it came from. In this, you will hear controversial stories over yellow rain, to make you start thinking. You will also start to ask yourself questions like, what does it consist of? In addition, where did it come from? Conflicting reports to make you think. Is it a real weapon of mass destruction? Alternatively, is it a myth created

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    Organic foods have become increasingly sought-after for their health benefits and higher quality, though some people remain unconvinced. Some reasons people do not buy organic foods are that they feel it is too expensive or because they simply are not aware that organic foods exist. Though organic foods may cost a bit extra, the health benefits are worth the extra money, and if more people were aware of these considerably healthier choices, organic food would be a more popular choice.

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    Insensitivity to mycotoxins produced by plant pathogens can be applied as a marker for the early screening of segregating populations within conventional and modern breeding programmes in many host–pathogen systems. This technique requires some knowledge about the correlation

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    television the daughter is drawing with crayons in her coloring books. A couple hours go by, the daughter isn’t feeling too well she’s pale and vomiting. The parents take her to the hospital. It appears she was exposed to mycotoxin. Mycotoxin is mold produced from the microfungi, mycotoxins are capable of causing disease and death in humans and animals. Luckily, the daughter will recover and be fine. The family goes back home searches around to find where the mold might be. Turns out the home inspector

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