Aflatoxin is a type of mycotoxin produced by Aspergillus molds. Aflatoxin is probably the most well known mycotoxin, besides trichothecene, and the most researched. This is because aflatoxins are very toxic and highly carcinogenic. You can also find information about mycotoxins in general at the My...
Mycotoxin illness Mycotoxins is the parent name for the toxins that come from mold. I was surprised to learn that there are so many. Some of the toxins are: Aflatoxins Citrinin Gliotoxins Mycophenolic acid Ochratoxins Trichothecene Next, let’s look atthe symptoms that mold poisoning may cause...
Even though there are legal limits on how many mold toxins can be in certain foods, if you’re dealing with histamine, you might be more sensitive to the mycotoxin parts per billion than the general population. Depending on where you live, there are some foods you might be able to get f...
They have done most every test under the sun, hormone, saliva, urine, mycotoxin (which was elevated), blood tests, levels of every kind and mostly were normal except my ANA (anti-nuclear antibody) and SLC-70 (scleroderma) titer. I had an ANA of 1:60 and a positive SLC-70. I don’...
The death cap is a species of poisonous mushroom, the deadliest known to humans. The fungus is responsible for the majority of mushroom poisonings worldwide, some of which prove to be fatal.
Mushroom poisoning, toxic, sometimes fatal, effect of eating poisonous mushrooms (toadstools). There are some 70 to 80 species of mushrooms that are poisonous to humans; many of them contain toxic alkaloids (muscarine, agaricine, phalline). Among the mus