Debunking The Myths Surrounding Molds and Mycotoxins with Dr. Kristine Burke

Kristine Burke, MD is a triple board-certified Functional Medicine physician, entrepreneur, author, educator, and researcher. She is an expert in the reversal and prevention of chronic diseases such as dementia, diabetes, heart attacks, and strokes. She has a special focus on mold-related illness and its connection to many conditions including research into reversing the cognitive decline of Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia. She teaches Functional Medicine in her role as Asst Clinical Professor of Preventive Medicine at Loma Linda University School of Medicine and is the Founder and Medical Director of True Health Center for Functional Medicine in Northern California - a multi-disciplinary practice that delivers personalized primary care with a proprietary data-driven wellness plan that has successfully prevented any heart attacks from occurring among its patients for over a decade.

I am delighted to invite Dr. Kristine Burke back to the podcast.  Together we take a look at a myriad of misconceptions surrounding mold and mold-related illness. The negative impact of mold is far-reaching and severe, but it is impossible to heal in the environment that a patient initially gets sick in.  Dr. Burke shares her personal experience with discovering and healing her brother-in-law’s physiological issues that were triggered by black mold.  She explains the key indicators that signal when to test the patient and when to test the home, highlights the essential tests for both patient and home and offers practitioner strategies for guiding patients in the analyzing and interpretation of their test results to move toward healing and restoring whole body health and wellness. 

I’m your host, Evelyne Lambrecht, thank you for designing a well world with us.

Episode Resources:

Dr. Kristine Burke - https://www.ifm.org/about/profile/kristine-burke/

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Nutrition Blog: Lifestyle Changes and Nutraceuticals to Support the Body’s Response to Mycotoxins - https://www.casi.org/lifestyle-changes-nutraceuticals-and-mycotoxins

Nutrition Blog: The Latest Clinical Research on Zeolite and Heavy Metal Detoxification - https://www.casi.org/latest-clinical-research-zeolite-heavy-metal-detoxification

Nutrition Blog: Activated Charcoal’s Role in Clearing Environmental Toxins from the Body - https://www.casi.org/activated-charcoal-clearing-environmental-toxins

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:27 The near-constant presence of EMF is affecting both humans and mold.

05:38 Kristine’s work in the mold epidemic started with a personal interest in the genetic component.

11:04 Mold-related toxicity is commonly tested positive in cognitive decline patients.

13:53 Key indicators that signal when to test the patient and when to test the home.

18:38 Effective dementia reversal testing, mycotoxin urine testing, home dust, and water damage testing and their potential findings.

24:38 Guiding patients in the analysis and interpretation of their test results.

30:00 VOCs and IGG serum allergy testing considerations.

33:52 First steps for solutions from VCS and urine micro tests to eliminating environmental exposures.

35:50 Sequential treatment steps after proper remediation to remove internalized toxins.

40:30 Handling resistance when patients are on treatment for up to 4 years.

43:23 Utilizing binders as dictated by sensitivities and limiting heavy metals intake long-term.

47:48 Psychological issues that were triggered by black mold in Kristine’s brother-in-law.

50:51 Cholestyramine and other binders and addressing the controversy of the dietary component to healing.

58:00 Reducing susceptibility to the point that patients can withstand exposure.

1:01:08 Kristine shares the biggest misconception she has changed her mind about in her work with mold.