Mold Avoidance with Bryan Rosner

(Five minutes or less) This may seem like semantics, but I think it is an important discussion to pursue. Onlookers may perceive the actions of those pursuing mold avoidance to be invalid. This leads to demoralization, lack of support, and lack of scientific investigation into this phenomenon. However, if mold avoidance is seen for what it actually is - inconvenient, rather than invalid - then the situation would be much better.

Erik Johnson, the pioneer of mold avoidance, coined the phrase "power curve" to describe how much mold people can tolerate before they experience a severe setback or relapse. And when we talk about this power curve, we can unpack a lot of other useful concepts and ideas, too. Today I am using a simple analogy to help explain what the power curve is, how it works, and even some little-known implications that come along with it.

Mold avoidance goes against the grain. It is an act of REMOVING things from the body, not adding things to the body. Therefore, almost every available treatment is just going to get in the way. If you just read that sentence and ignore this podcast, you'll probably do great! However, if you just can't shake that itch to grab a bottle of supplements, you should listen to this first...

Winter presents unique challenges for people pursuing mold avoidance. In this podcast, I will describe those challenges - so you know what to expect - and share some strategies, tools, and hacks that I have used to make it through the wintertime. Remember: Spring is almost here! We don't need perfect in the wintertime - just "good enough." 

I am very excited to share an interview with my friend Andrew, who reports that 8 months of extreme mold avoidance in a tent allowed him to return to his hometown of Boulder, CO and live in a normal house. This interview is a 2-part series, the first part is this podcast episode, the second part is a written Q&A on my blog which can be found at https://lymebook.com/bryan/2020/11/08/andrews-story/  

Part of my goal in making podcast episodes is to bring much-deserved legitimacy to the healing approach of mold avoidance. Without legitimacy, mold avoidance will be very difficult to pursue, and many people will never even find out about it. I believe that there are two big ingredients that build a convincing argument in favor of mold avoidance. Listen to this episode to find out what they are. 

This is SUCH an important topic. We need to learn the difference between a theory, or school of thought, or opinion... and an actual SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY. When you are learning about mold avoidance, and the super toxins that mold avoiders are careful to avoid, remember that you are learning about an objective, paradigm-shifting scientific discovery, not just another "medical theory." 

This is SUCH an important topic. We need to learn the difference between a theory, or school of thought, or opinion... and an actual SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY. When you are learning about mold avoidance, and the super toxins that mold avoiders are careful to avoid, remember that you are learning about an objective, paradigm-shifting scientific discovery, not just another "medical theory." 

This topic came up in the moderator chat of our Facebook Group, Practical Mold Avoidance. How much time should you spend LEARNING about mold avoidance online, vs. how much time should you spend EXPERIMENTING with mold avoidance in real life? This podcast addresses that balance. 

I often strive for new ways to explain mold avoidance. Because even for me (someone with a background in medical journalism) it was hard to conceptualize mold avoidance and explain it to others. Thinking of mold avoidance as a natural bodily function is an excellent model, in my opinion.