Mold Avoidance with Bryan Rosner

I can't believe I never published this episode; I found it in my drafts from a few months ago. This might be one of my favorite concepts of all time. And when you listen to this, don't forget to evaluate your life not just as of TODAY, but also looking forward 2, 5, 10 years from now. Choose Your Hard! 

Although exercise is kind of a boring topic and one that we are very familiar with if we've read Erik's work, I actually found quite a few surprises, twists & turns, and lessons related to this topic. So I feel that this podcast episode is packed with insights that go a lot deeper than simply using exercise to detox. Hope you enjoy it! 

One of my mentors said, "the goal of mold avoidance is to eventually be able to detox in less and less good locations." Which makes a lot of sense: early on, we require really insanely pristine areas to heal. Obviously, it wouldn't be ideal to stay like that forever. So as you progress through avoidance, the "win" is to be able to have that kind of detox occur, but in imperfect locations. This is where the power curve comes in. 

When I was super sick, it was always alarming how the "latest and greatest" therapies didn't do much for me. I knew I was much, much sicker than the people who were helped by those therapies. So, when mold avoidance started working (but when it also was taking forever to heal with mold avoidance) I was encouraged. I knew I was very sick and I knew the right medicine would not be a quick fix.

Listen up! No one is listening to this. Mold avoidance is a bodily function. It is like your pancreas. We don't all make flowery "you do you" Instagram posts about our pancreas. The pancreas just does what it does. Mold avoidance isn't something you make up and express your creativity with. It is a function you learn how to understand. Skip this episode if you already get it :) 

Reactivity (the degree to which mold toxins harm you) and sensitivity (the degree to which you are aware of mold exposure) are two variables which change drastically during recovery. I find this topic fascinating and insightful.

Wow, what a question. Due to the travel restrictions and lockdown these days, a lot more people are advocating for a "moderate" form of mold avoidance that is more practical for the current times. And, I can't say that I disagree with that idea. However, instead of getting caught in the crossfire with this debate, I am going to instead tell you a portion of my own story, and let you come to your own conclusions. 

This topic is so important on multiple levels. First, a personal level: please stop asking me what I think about your convoluted theories on where the "bad mold" comes from. You aren't qualified to have useful theories, and I'm not qualified to evaluate them. Second, realize that the people I've seen stay the sickest for the longest, are those who insist that their own opinions are somehow superior to established mold avoidance wisdom. 

Someone had listened to some of my podcast episodes but still didn't have a clear understanding of this difference. So I realized I needed to zoom out a little, and offer a birds-eye comparison. Please, also watch my related video. My YouTube channel is "Bryan Rosner," go watch the 7-minute video, "mold tests vs. mold avoidance." 

I try very hard to keep this podcast practical. However, sometimes the "backstory" is what drives home the significance of what we are experiencing today. Let's dive into wacky stories about sewage dumping in Mexico, the Mafia in Tahoe, and why you may be missing clues about what's keeping you sick. (Note: credit for original discoveries and publication of some of these concepts goes to Erik Johnson & Lisa Petrison of Paradigm Change).