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Hi guys, hope ya’ll are doing well :) My house has some visible & some hidden water damage
Hi guys, hope ya’ll are doing well 🙂
My house has some visible & some hidden water damage + really high moisture readings in the walls (tested through the amazon water detector you recommended B). We already know my body really struggles with detox and I likely have the MTHFR gene mutation, altho I haven’t actively tested for either. Since I moved here about 1.5 years ago, but more so in the last 8 months, my body has been experiencing gut issues again, constipation, brain fog, I’ve put on like 5-6kgs, I have the shakes, my joints hurt, I have candida again & am just generally feeling so dejected & at a loss for what to do 🙁
I had wanted to address the root environmental issue before going on any protocols, but it is literally impossible to book at appointment with Omar or find anyone to remediate in a safe way. I already have the air purifier running all day, I could not eat a cleaner diet (protein forward & low on carbs, to keep my blood sugar balanced) and I dry brush / sauna or work out to move the toxins out. I also take magnesium to keep my bowels moving.
I recently ran some tests – please see the attached reports.
My questions are:
1. Does anything stand out to you from the reports to explain why my body is putting on weight? I’ve always been naturally very slim & in fact have had the opposite problem of losing too much weight often. For context, in August 2023 I weighed 56 kgs and now currently weigh 63 kgs (the most I’ve ever weighed in the last 20 years). But my diet & lifestyle really hasn’t changed for it to be happening so suddenly and randomly.2. I am 33 now and I know the body doesn’t function the same the older it gets, so with regard to the weight gain, could anything else be at play here that I’m missing?
3. Should I be testing if my thyroid is functioning ok? My mum has hypothyroidism – altho this was developed in her mid 40s.
4. I can’t move houses right now, and I’m working on finding someone to fix the mold issues. In the meanwhile, should I just begin the mold protocol either way? Would you recommend working on the gut issues first or detoxing the mold first and then healing my gut? I’m not sure what to deal with first in terms of priority.
5.Have you come across any farms around the UAE that sell reasonably priced organic meat / chicken / eggs that you could recommend please?
I know this is a really lengthy one, so thank you so much in advance for your time & helping me put the pieces together! This resource is invaluable! 🙂
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Hey @Reshmika Chandrashekar,
I’m glad you’ve reached out! These labs can tell us quite a bit. Some values on these labs are a bit more subtle and could be easily missed. I will focus on your labs and give you some ideas on what you could do. Since I’m not based in the UAE, I can’t answer all your questions unfortunately.
Iron
Your labs show some signs of low iron. All your iron markers are at the low end of the reference range making it harder to transport oxygen (which is necessary for burning fat). The lab starts with the haemoglobin values. They are on the lower end of the reference range as well. In some cases, people can already experience symptoms of anemia (dizziness, brain fog, poor concentration, tiredness, cold hands & feet, shortness of breath tingling sensations in the arms/legs, etc). Perhaps some symptoms sound familiar. The amount of red blood cells (RBC count) is also on the lower end. This in combination with the suboptimally low hemoglobin makes anemic symptoms more likely.
Iron is also a necessary mineral for optimal thyroid function, but I’ll come back to that.
Reasons why Iron could be low:
Not enough iron in the diet
Problems with absorption (low stomach acid or a chronic simmering infection. In the last case the body tries to sequester iron away from the blood bacteria and viruses use iron as well to multiply)
Iron loss due to:
Heavy menstrual periods (blood loss causes the body to have to make new quantities of red blood cells quickly episodically, and without sufficient stored iron, the body will struggle to make larger, healthy RBCs).
Recent surgery or injury causing significant bleeding.
Excessive vitamin A supplementation
Thyroid Hormones
Your free T3 and free T4 are at the low end of the reference range as well. There is an overlap in symptoms with anemia. Hair loss, constipation, and thinning of the eyebrows… these are symptoms that differ from anemia. With a sluggish thyroid, you might be more sensitive to cold as well. The difference is that you might feel cold in the entire body instead of the hands and feet only.
Useful follow-up labs to rule out autoimmune issues is measuring your thyroid antibodies. I’ll give you a link to a movie where you can learn all about what thyroid markers paint a more complete picture of your thyroid health. Just click here.
Signs of insufficiencies from certain nutrients are present as well. I’m talking about the next nutrients: zinc, vitamin B6, folate and B12. Using a supplement could be helpful. Make sure the B vitamins are present in the bioactive form by choosing a B complex or a multivitamin containing methylated B vitamins. A good B vitamin complex I often recommend to my clients is Basic B from Thorne.
Immune function
Just like the amount of red blood cells, the amount of white blood cells is low. We need the same nutrients to produce white and red blood cells. I’m referring specifically to vitamin D, B vitamins, and vitamin A Low RBC and WBC count can sometimes be an indication of mercury present in your body. Do you have amalgam fillings?
Exposure to mercury could also lead to candida overgrowth. In this case, the overgrowth could have a protective function since candida can absorb mercury.
Your eosinophils (a type of white blood cells) are elevated. There can be many reasons for this. Something going on in the gut can be a reason! However, keep in mind that eosinophils can also elevate when you have allergies, athma or are exposed to parasites.
In the case of an infection, iron supplements might make infections worse, so be careful.
Mold
You’ve mentioned it already: since you’re suspicious of mold, I would follow your intuition here. If you can’t get rid of mold at the moment, reducing your exposure to it is a big win. Make sure you vent your home daily. Providing your immune system with the right nutrients is helpful as well. If you’re trying to detox: detoxing should be done when you’re body is in a place of strength. If you’re experiencing a lot of debilitating symptoms, I would recommend you work on these first before you add detoxifying supplements to the protocol.
What you can do to help detoxification is drink a lot of water, focus on food-based approaches and make sure you aren’t constipated.
I get the sense you’ve already explored our mold course, however, if I’m mistaken, I would recommend you watch it entirely. Just click here to get there.
I hope this will help you a step further. Let me know if you’ve got any questions!
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@Reshmika Chandrashekar
First and foremost, invest in fans and dehumidifiers and keep them running all day long if you don’t already have them. It’s important to dry the areas that got wet as soon as possible and keep humidity/moisture low.
Contact Omar’s technician instead – I told him you’ll be reaching out. His name is Shahzad 052-350-4209. You can tell him I gave you his number.
Daniel provided you with great tips. While still living in mold, focus on elimination as much as possible. Saunas/sweating & rehydrating, and 1-3 daily bowel movements is key until you can get it fixed! So think of the 3 major players of digestion “GPS” – gallbladder (bile), pancreas (digestive enzymes), and stomach (hydrochloric acid), and support any of those major players that may be struggling.
I would also focus on Step 3 – Strengthen the Defenses HERE, HERE, and HERE in the Mold & Mycotoxin Illness course before doing any kind of “killing” while still living in mold.
Meat is not available locally. But you can find chickens and eggs. You can check out these local resources:
Dubai Chickens
Download the app Rootz (see image below)
Hope that helps!
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