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Dhru Purohit Show

#217: How Mold and Environmental Toxins Damage Our Brain and Body with Dr. Craig Tanio

Dhru Purohit Show

Dhru Purohit

Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.73.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2021

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

How Mold and Environmental Toxins Damage Our Brain and Body | This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and InsideTracker. Toxic mold is more common than you may think. Mold exposure causes a variety of health problems like hormonal imbalances, brain fog, headaches, asthma, fatigue, insomnia, nausea, hair loss, and autoimmunity, to name a few. It all begins with a feeling that something is “off.” On today’s episode of The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks to Dr. Craig Tanio, the CEO and co-founder of Rezilir Health, a medical group that uses a precision medicine approach to treat patients with complex chronic conditions including neurodegenerative, autoimmune, chronic infections and environmentally acquired conditions. He is certified by the Institute for Functional Medicine, certified in CIRS by Surviving Mold, and a Diplomate in the International Society of Environmentally Acquired Illness. Dr. Tanio is currently on part-time faculty at both the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Nova Southeastern School of Medicine. In this episode, we dive into:  -The connection between mold and brain health (10:40) -The spectrum of neuroinflammation (12:07) -Symptoms of mold toxicity (18:38) -The relationship between mold, cognitive decline, and Alzheimer's disease (24:21) -Common places you might find mold in your home (28:21) -Diagnosing mold toxicity (32:11) -Moving out of your home vs. remediation if you have mold issues (39:33) -Understanding mycotoxins and testing for mold toxicity in the body (44:19) -Dr. Tanio’s clinical approach to treating mold illness (52:19) -How to prevent mold issues in your home (1:36:31) For more on Dr. Craig Tanio you can follow him on Instagram @Rezilir_Health, on Facebook @RezilirHealth, Twitter @Rezilir, and through his website https://rezilirhealth.com/.  For more on Dhru Purohit, be sure to follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, on Facebook @dhruxpurohit, on Twitter @dhrupurohit, and on YouTube @dhrupurohit. You can also text Dhru at (302) 200-5643 or click here https://my.community.com/dhrupurohit. Interested in joining The Dhru Purohit Podcast Facebook Community? Submit your request to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2819627591487473/. This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and InsideTracker. If I had to pick one supplement that has made the biggest difference in my overall health, it would be magnesium. I personally started taking magnesium to help with my sleep, especially when I travel, and it’s been a game changer. But I don’t take just any old magnesium, I take BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough. It contains 7 different forms of magnesium, which all have different functions in the body. I haven’t found anything else like it on the market. Right now, BiOptimizers is offering my community a few special bundles, just head over to https://magbreakthrough.com/dhru, with code DHRU10.    InsideTracker helps people live long, healthy, productive lives by optimizing their bodies from the inside out. InsideTracker’s cutting-edge technology analyzes your blood, DNA, lifestyle, and fitness tracker data to give you science-backed recommendations for positive changes to your daily habits. With their app, you can track your progress every day and they have an amazing support team to help with all your questions.   InsideTracker looks at everything from metabolic and inflammatory markers to nutrients and hormones. It even tests your cortisol levels to help you better manage stress and you have the option to see how your inner age compares to your chronological age. Traditional lab tests can be hard to read on your own, but InsideTracker makes their results easy to understand and even provides tips on how to use food first for optimal nutrition. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to https://www.insidetracker.com/DHRU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

A lot of the symptoms from mold illness really come from neuro-inflammation that comes from toxic exposure, from inhaling

0:11.5

really polluted air inside water damage buildings.

0:14.8

Hi everyone, Drew Proud here. Today we're talking all things mold and environmental toxins with expert physician on this topic.

0:23.4

Dr. Tineo, Craig Tineo, who is based out of Florida and runs a clinic called Resilier Health.

0:31.2

He's going to identify a step-by-step process in terms of looking out for mold and identifying it,

0:37.0

and then most importantly, how to get to the root cause.

0:40.6

Stay tuned, it's a fascinating interview on mold coming up.

0:44.2

So if I had to pick one supplement that's made the biggest difference in my overall health,

0:50.0

it would have to be magnesium. This super mineral is needed for over 400 different enzyme reactions in your body,

0:59.4

and this is the thing because you know I'm obsessed with sleep.

1:02.4

It's so critical for your sleep plus your heart, brain health, your muscles, and so much more.

1:09.6

When you don't get enough magnesium, you can struggle with things like muscle twitches, insomnia, palpitations, constipation, migraines,

1:17.2

and the list goes on and on. I personally started taking magnesium to help my sleep, especially when I travel,

1:24.0

and it's been a game changer, but I don't just take any old magnesium.

1:28.4

I take bio-optimizers magnesium breakthrough. It contains seven, yes, seven different forms of magnesium,

1:37.0

which all have different functions in the body. I haven't found anything else like it on the market.

1:43.4

Honest to God. Magnesium breakthrough can help reduce cortisol and stress, and it promotes deeper relaxation and helps with even anxiety.

1:52.8

I have so many friends reaching out to me saying that they feel infinitely more relaxed after they incorporated some form of magnesium supplement into their routine.

2:02.0

Now one of the reasons I specifically like bio-optimizers is because their products are soy-free, gluten-free, lactose-free,

2:09.8

non-GMO-free of chemicals and fillers, and they're made with all natural ingredients.

2:15.6

So right now, if you're looking for a magnesium, bio-optimizers is offering my community a few special bundles just head over to magbreakthrough.com,

2:27.2

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