Have you ever found mold (or mould) in your house and painted straight over it? Sandy Martin did, and it took years of her life. She was 45, running one of the biggest celebrity events businesses in the world, when she opened a spreadsheet she had built herself two weeks earlier and could not read it. Two weeks of rest made it worse. A brain scan got her diagnosed with a head injury she never had. She spent more than $97,000 on supplements, devices and protocols before anyone worked out that the cause was in the walls of her own home. In this episode we sit down with Sandy Martin, creator of the Biological EDGE framework and author of Biological EDGE: A Practical Guide to Longevity, to talk through how mold does what it does, how she found it, and the system she built to get herself back. She is well now. This conversation is about what you can do, in what order, and why the order is the part most people get wrong. Through powerful stories and real-life examples, we dive into: How mold travels from a wall into your brain through your eyesWhy two weeks of rest made her worse, and what that told herThe brain scan that got her diagnosed with an injury she never hadWhy she had to give away almost everything she ownedWhy the order matters so much: eliminate, decode, gain, executeWhy your headache, your sore hip and your 3pm crash are your body sending you informationThe blood test most GPs never run, and what it can tell you decades early If you have been stacking supplements, devices and protocols and wondering why none of it is landing, this episode will change the order you do things in. Start with what you stop. 00:00 Introduction02:40 Meet Sandy Martin03:52 Comic Con, Covid, and the day her brain stopped working08:12 Misdiagnosed with a brain injury, and $27,000 on a hyperbaric chamber09:58 What it actually felt like from the inside16:34 How the mould got into her brain19:38 Her darkest day, and finding the real cause23:43 Giving away everything, and getting a puppy28:20 The EDGE framework and why the order matters31:37 E for Eliminate: what to stop before you add46:19 Psilocybin, her mother's death, and the equinox56:05 D for Decode: your symptoms are signals58:42 Lifespan vs health span1:00:06 G for Gain: supplements, devices and testing1:12:36 E for Execute: when you can't follow through1:15:18 Human connection and longevity1:19:40 Scott and Tracey's takeaways Connect with Sandy Martin: Website: https://www.biohackingstartswithno.com Website: https://thelongevityleaders.com Instagram: @thelongevityleaders Our Retreat: Oct 23-25 The Reconnect to Self Retreat runs 23-25 October at Moondyne Estate in Chittering. Three days, two nights, ten spots. Nine structured exercises run by Tracey, from childhood work on the Saturday morning through to breathwork and emotional release. May sold out. Details at traceyquayle.com If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to follow, share it with someone who needs to hear it, and leave us a review — it helps us reach more people looking to reconnect with themselves. 🌿 Join us in person: Reconnect to Self Retreat: www.traceyquayle.com/reconnect-to-self Breathwork Journeys: www.traceyquayle.com/breathwork-journeys Reconnect Relationships: www.reconnectrelationships.com.au If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to follow, share it with someone who needs to hear it, and leave us a review — it helps us reach more people looking to reconnect with themselves. Follow Tracey on @traceyquayle.therapy or click the links below: instagram Tik Tok Facebook YouTube Join my mailing list www.traceyquayle.com Disclaimer: This podcast is for information only and isn't a substitute for personalised therapy.
