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The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

#185 - Michael Rubino: The Mold Medic, Mold Remediation & Mycotoxins, The Dust Kit, Air Filtration, Insurance Company Tips, Preventative Practices, Mold Removal Products, Pre & Post Testing, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5650 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2023

⏱️ 135 minutes

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Summary

2:40 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At facebook.com/groups/melanieavalon For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 2:50 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 3:10 - AVALONX SUPPLEMENTS: AvalonX Supplements Are Free Of Toxic Fillers And Common Allergens, Tested To Be Free Of Heavy Metals And Mold, And Triple Tested For Purity And Potency. Get On The Email List To Stay Up To Date With All The Special Offers And News About Melanie's New Supplements At avalonx.us/emaillist! Get 10% Off avalonx.us And mdlogichealth.com With The Code MelanieAvalon Text AVALONX To 877-861-8318 For A One Time 20% Off Code for avalonx.us 4:45 - FOOD SENSE GUIDE: Get Melanie's App To Tackle Your Food Sensitivities! Food Sense Includes A Searchable Catalogue Of 300+ Foods, Revealing Their Gluten, FODMAP, Lectin, Histamine, Amine, Glutamate, Oxalate, Salicylate, Sulfite, And Thiol Status. Food Sense Also Includes Compound Overviews, Reactions To Look For, Lists Of Foods High And Low In Them, The Ability To Create Your Own Personal Lists, And More! 5:20 - BEAUTYCOUNTER: Shop At beautycounter.com/melanieavalon For Something Magical! For Exclusive Offers And Discounts, And More On The Science Of Skincare, Get On Melanie's Private Beautycounter Email List At Melanieavalon.Com/Cleanbeauty Or Text BEAUTYCOUNTER To 877-861-8318! Find Your Perfect Beautycounter Products With Melanie's Quiz: melanieavalon.com/beautycounterquiz To Get The Dust Test, Go To thedusttest.com/melanieavalon And Use The Code MELANIEAVALON For An Exclusive Discount! 11:00 - Michael's Personal Story 13:30 - Mold Remediation Vs Other Toxin Clean Up 17:20 - Aspergillosis 22:20 - Mold Sensitivities 23:20 - Michael's DIY Detox Program 26:10 - Can There Be Mold In The Sauna? 27:50 - What Are The Conditions For Mold? 30:15 - Where Is Mold? What Is Mold? 32:00 - How Quickly Can Mold Sporulate? 33:30 - Can You Always See The Mold? 36:20 - The 3 Types Of Mold 38:00 - The Mold Mitigation From The Bible 41:15 - Air Purification 45:30 - Purifiers That Kill Mold 47:40 - Using Bleach On Mold 51:55 - Negative Pressure For Remediation 54:05 - Positive Pressure For Remediation 1:00:25 - Condemning Buildings For Mold 1:03:10 - Landlords Responsibility 1:04:20 - Michaels Non-Profit For Mold Remediation 1:11:00 - Buying Homes With Mold Problems  1:12:10 - What Is The Process If You Suspect There's Mold In Your Home?  1:20:10 - How To Use The Dust Kit 1:26:45 - Finding A Remediation Company 1:30:00 - Pre- And Post- Testing 1:32:00 - Can Remediation Ever Result In A Worse Mold Problem? 1:34:00 - The Products Used To Remove Mold 1:37:30 - After Remediation, Where Does The Mold Linger? What Do You Need To Discard From Your Home? 1:44:45 - Do Spores Die Over Time? 1:46:45 - Best Practices For Prevention 1:51:30 - HVAC Filter Recommendation 1:54:30 - Dealing With Insurance 2:01:15 - Renter's Insurance 2:07:00 - Working With Michael

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0:00.0

There's four main things that cause disease.

0:02.0

It is bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.

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Mold is two things.

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It's a spore, and then you have the living organism,

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which is when that spore meets with water and has a food source and grows into a living organism.

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If we can start to research what different species of molds

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that cause or exacerbated certain symptoms to give

0:22.8

the public the information that they need so they can make better decisions in their homes.

0:27.3

It's so important to have a healthy home when you're looking at the biology of your own body.

0:32.0

Welcome to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the secrets of health,

0:40.7

mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your existence and biohack

0:47.5

your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind. We're not dispensing medical advice

0:53.3

and are not responsible for any outcomes

0:55.6

you may experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. Are you ready? Let's do this.

1:03.8

Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking podcast. Okay friends, I have been wanting to do an episode

1:10.3

on mold. Ever since I started this show,

1:13.3

I personally had my own health challenges with mold, and it was so bad. And I became a little bit

1:18.3

neurotic about assessing if I have mold in my environment and how to properly prevent it and deal

1:23.7

with it. Michael Rubino ended up being the perfect source for this. My conversation with

1:28.5

him was so amazing that we actually had to do it in two parts because we just didn't have

1:33.4

enough time with the first interview to get to everything that I wanted to cover. I am so

1:37.4

grateful for his time and what he's doing. I can't wait to hear what you guys think. We dive deep

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