Mold and Your Brain: The Surprising Connection Between Fungal Exposure and Neurological Health
Have you ever walked into a damp, musty building and immediately felt “off”? Perhaps you experienced a sudden headache, difficulty concentrating, or even anxiety that seemed to come from nowhere. While many dismiss these reactions as imagination or coincidence, mounting scientific evidence suggests these responses may be your body’s legitimate warning system.
As a functional medicine physician who has personally recovered from toxic mold illness, I’ve dedicated much of my career to understanding the profound and often overlooked connections between environmental exposures and our neurological health. Today, I want to share some remarkable insights about how mold exposure affects not just our lungs or sinuses, but our brains—particularly the amygdala, our emotional processing center.
