Mold and the Hormonal System – Take Home Points

  • Hormonal System
  • Mold toxins affect multiple organs producing multiple hormones
    • Adrenals
      • May upregulate or down regulate
      • Symptoms may include
        • fatigue, “wired and tired”, insomnia, slow wound healing
    • Thyroid
      • Usually slows
      • May trigger Hashimotos
      • May trigger metabolic hypothyroid
    • Reproductive hormones
      • Primarily lowers levels
      • By lowering production
      • And altering metabolism
    • Brain hormones may be disrupted also
      • ADH – Anti-diuretic hormone
        • disrupting salt and water balance
      • Alpha MSH – alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone
        • altering sleep and contributing to leaky gut
    • Systemic hormones affected
      • VIP – vasoactive intestinal peptide influencing …….
      • VEGF – vascular endothelial growth factor
        • influencing oxygen delivery through slowing capillary growth
  • Disrupted hormones then disrupt other system functioning as noted elsewhere