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Our blog explores the why behind health, blending evidence-based research with a root-cause, whole-person approach to help you live healthier, more informed, and more empowered.



When ‘It’s Everywhere’ Becomes a Dangerous Excuse”
Mold toxicity receives little attention from conventional medicine, whether you’re going through medical school, visiting a primary care provider, or running to a specialist. As a result, not only is this common condition ignored, but many myths have grown up around it. Such myths are propagated because no one takes the time to read the actual studies from clinical medicine or the agricultural world. Taking time to read this blog or the article it is based on will dispel ma

Dr. Eric Potter
3 min read


Why Me? Understanding Mold Illness and the Hidden Reasons You’re Affected
At Sanctuary Functional Medicine, we have a steady stream of new patients who come to us with mold toxicity problems, some anticipating the diagnosis and others not. Either way, once we are confident in the diagnosis, the “why me and not them?” question arises. It boils down to an interplay of differences in genetics, differences in toxic exposures (exposome), and differences in the types of mold which live in one’s environment. Genetics Confirming a diagnosis of mold toxi

Dr. Eric Potter
6 min read


Rewriting Mold, Mold and the Hormonal System
The contribution of hormones to neurologic and emotional health and the way mold toxins cause issues with that mix were described earlier, but mold’s disruption....

Dr. Eric Potter
5 min read


Rewriting Mold: Mold and the GI System
The gastrointestinal system (GI) tract serves as another battleground of root-cause mold toxicity. Mold has a variety of effects on this system....

Dr. Eric Potter
4 min read


Not All Fiber is Equal
Sometimes, we need reminders. This post from 2022 reminds us how different fibers in our diet and supplements affect us differently....

Dr. Eric Potter
6 min read


Rewriting Mold: Mold and Immune Health
Not only does it have a central role in ongoing inflammation, the immune system can have its defense mechanisms altered by mold toxins. Under mold toxicity....

Dr. Eric Potter
4 min read


Rewriting Mold: Mold and Psychiatric Health
Given the frequency and intensity of emotional symptoms with mold toxicity, psychiatric health deserves extended attention beyond its connection to brain health. Anxiety, depression, panic, fear....

Dr. Eric Potter
4 min read


Mold Legal Resources and Hope
When mold toxicity strikes you or your family, you often feel very alone. No one seems to understand. Friends may back away from spending

Dr. Eric Potter
3 min read


Rewriting Mold – Unexplained Symptoms
Many of our patients come to Sanctuary Functional Medicine because some other medical provider or providers were unable to fully explain....

Dr. Eric Potter
2 min read


Rewriting Mold: Why the Increased Frequency?
People wonder why mold toxicity has become increasingly frequent. Many have proposed explanations, but it is likely a combination of factors which underlies this growing epidemic. First, as noted before...

Dr. Eric Potter
5 min read


Mold Re-Writing Mold: Infection, Allergy, Toxicity
While mold toxicity will be our primary focus, understanding the other forms of mold illnesses is important. Mold can cause an infection....

Dr. Eric Potter
4 min read


Rewriting Mold: Introducing CIRS
Mold toxins may be quiet, but they are quietly destructive. They might invade with stealth, but they can climax in dysfunction. When an individual is sensitive to....

Dr. Eric Potter
5 min read
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