At first glance, it can be easy to think that technology we use everyday and indoor mold don’t even belong in the same sentence. But for individuals that have suffered from effects of mold toxicity or are still trying to recuperate from such an illness, you might want to think again – there’s actually a more complicated relationship that might be more relevant than you think.
What Is Mold Illness?
Exposure to mold and its toxic metabolites (known as mycotoxins) can cause a condition known as mold illness. Mold illness occurs when the microscopic poisons found within mold sneak their way into your body and begin wreaking havoc – causing a vast array of side effects ranging from mild to life-threatening.
Just a handful of mold illness’ possible effects include:
- Allergic reactions and respiratory infections
- Asthma
- Damage to the neurological system
- Systemic infections
- Liver and kidney toxicity
- Cancer
- Suppression of the immune system
EMFs and Mold: What’s the Connection?
EMFs and mold are a daunting duo that can do a serious number on your body.
You see, if you’ve been exposed to toxic mold and are struggling with mold illness, exposure to EMFs can amplify its detrimental effects in three major ways:
1. Increasing your toxic burden: If you’re struggling with mold illness, your body is already working double time just to manage your overflowing toxic load. Adding in another stream of toxins in the form of EMFs can send your body into a tailspin – causing your mold toxicity symptoms to skyrocket out of control.
2. Inducing mold growth: Studies have found that mold growing in homes or buildings can actually be amplified by EMFs – causing mold to grow more rapidly and spread further.
3. Stimulating the release of mycotoxins: EMFs may also trigger the mold spores floating around in your body to release more mycotoxins. That means a surge in the amount of these poisonous biotoxins making their way throughout your cells and wreaking havoc.
Most people today are engulfed in the constant exposure of EMFs generated by cell towers, electricity, cell phones, and much more. Studies started back in the 80’s after EMF waves were starting to increase and the fears of cancer started to emerge. Results have varied throughout the years but, as the amount of EMF exposure increases, so does the public’s concern. Multiple environmental communities took action to find out just how EMF waves may affect biogenetics.
A well known medical practitioner, Dr. Klinghardt, uncovered a connection between EMF and mold. During his research, he found that EMFs could be responsible for driving certain molds to produce Mycotoxins. In other words, electromagnetic fields could be making molds more aggressive and reactive.
Dr. Klinghardt performed a mold plate experiment which compared a mold plate shielded from electromagnetic fields to an unprotected mold plate exposed to electromagnetic fields. The unprotected mold plate showed a drastic increase in the number of spores produced.
This research suggests that molds are highly sensitive to electromagnetic fields. In the last 20 years if you measured the density of electromagnetic fields that we are exposed to, the change is significant. If you measure the amount of cell phone radiation the air, it is now several million times higher than it was just 10 years ago. Even our WIFI exposure with the new upcoming 5G compatible has drastically increased. All this may factor into how the mold may grow at a quicker rate.
Dr. Klinghardt is not alone in unveiling the dangers behind EMF mold exposure. Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine released their findings of fungi growth induced by high levels of EMFs.
It is no wonder that exposure to mold and exposure to EMFs causes almost identical symptoms.
Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt of the Sophia Institute of Health in Seattle, Washington, is well known for his research on this topic. You can view this video to hear his explanation on how electromagnetic fields increase both mold growth and virulence inside the body.
To summarize, Dr. Klinghardt explains that when mold cultures were exposed to radio frequencies from a nearby cell tower, the mold increased its mycotoxin production by more than six hundred times.
Again, we need a lot more research to identify the exact biological processes that are happening here. But if this is indeed the case, then it would easily explain why so many people with mold illness can accurately detect the presence of even low levels of human-made EMFs when others feel nothing.
This compounding effect of both mold and EMF exposure is devastating for so many people across the globe. Given the lack of awareness and research by the medical community, getting an accurate diagnosis much less proper treatment can take years to decades if ever.