Back from St. Martin we felt refreshed, energized and very healthy. It was amazing to be our normal selves again. The second mycotoxin test confirmed what we already felt. The toxin levels, while still at above normal levels, had gone down significantly. My ochratoxin A … Read MoreMycotoxin Test #2 – Partway There
People can spend a lifetime looking for “their” beach. The good thing about people and “their” beaches is that everybody has different views, ideas and preferences on how the dream beach should look: the small and secluded island beach or the packed party beach along … Read MoreWe Found Our Beach! Orient Bay, St. Martin, French West Indies
I was 8 years old when I saw the inside of a traditional Finnish sauna for the first time. My parents introduced me to this Scandinavian tradition during a 3 week camping trip through Norway and Finland. The “bath house”, as the sign on the … Read MoreTraditional Sauna vs. Infrared Light/Heat Treatment – Does It Actually Matter?
While waiting for our test results we started following the doctor’s first advice to make changes to our lifestyle and diet. The basics included: Avoiding further mold and mycotoxin exposure in foods and the environment Starving mold and bacteria in your body by avoiding sugars … Read MoreThe Results Are In…
We were very hopeful driving to Durham on a sunny but cold February morning to finally get some answers about our health conditions and we would not be disappointed! After going through the usual first visit intake routine and standard vitals check with the nurse, the … Read MoreAllergies, Mycotoxins…Or…Both?
Our expedited move to Raleigh definitely improved our health situation – our cough, dizziness and vertigo happened significantly less frequent. We felt better but still not really good and definitely not as good as we used to be. Through 2017 we noticed a certain pattern … Read MoreThe Good, The Bad and The Ugly Days
In late fall of 2016 we were basically back to square one. Actually, it was way worse than square one. We both had chronic cold like symptoms. The post nasal drip and above normal mucus production became a constant nuisance for me and Dani’s nightly … Read MoreTo Epipen® Or Not To Epipen®?
During the months of September, October and November we each piled up approximately 75k airline miles on domestic and international travel attending trade shows, customer meetings and internal company events. In between trips we were unpacking boxes, organize closets and furnishing to turn our new … Read MoreThanksgiving & Christmas Double Punch of Sinus Infections
While we finalized the move into a new home as our first line of defense against our perceived mold allergies, we also researched additional treatment options. To understand any mold (and other environmental) allergies we were facing, we scheduled skin prick tests with a local … Read MoreWe Are Allergic To Everything!
As our plan of loving the beach and living at the beach unfortunately did not merge very well for us, our new home search was focused on new construction or newly renovated, within driving distance from the beach and a short daily work commute. We … Read MoreNew Home, New Life?
During our initial research we learned a couple of very interesting but disturbing information: Mold is basically everywhere and grows in warm, humid, dark and non-ventilated environments Mold spores can cause year-round severe allergies and sinus problems like nasal and sinus congestion, respiratory problems, itchy … Read MoreRoot Cause Analysis!
The new year started, as every year, with national and international business travel for sales meetings, client meetings and investor conferences, complete with breakfast meetings, lunch and dinner meetings – the usual start of the year meeting circuit. Dani and I were on the road … Read MoreAntibiotics All Around!
Over the next couple of months the symptoms continued to show during the early morning hours, varying in severity and improved throughout the day. There were good and even better days, interrupted by occasional early morning wake-ups with swollen shut sinuses and/or drowning in post … Read MoreThe First Sinus Infection
Welcome to the AKDYS Mold Toxicity “Battle” Blog! Before we dive into diet changes, exercise routines or change of sleeping patterns we would like to give you first some background on what happened to us, the symptoms we experienced and how they developed. This blog … Read MoreWelcome!