It is interesting how many people put up with feeling lousy and just do not think about the cause. "I'm tired, headache oh probably from working too hard. " "That rash came back." "Gee whiz my lungs feel tight, probably just allergies." "Well, I just drink another cup of coffee because I am so tired." " I don't think I sleep well because when I wake up I am still tired." "Better go to an allergist and find out why I have this sinus headache all the time." Does any of these thoughts sound like you talking to yourself or to a friend or spouse?
Some people call it Yuppie syndrome or the results from working too hard. But chronic fatigue, headaches, sinus congestion, breathing problems, etc...can have their roots from elsewhere: the presence of mold in your house/work building. If you feel lousy when you get up, you could easily have mold. And an educated guess is that it would be in the basement where 50% cases are.
If you sleep the right amount of time you should wake up refreshed. If you always feel lousy and must rely on caffeine to get you moving at all, you probably have a problem with chronic fatigue. Yes, there can be other reasons. However, if you have chronic sinus congestion, headaches, problems breathing, memory loss, inability to concentrate (brain fog), upset stomach, aches and pains; some or most of this list, you suffer from either mold allergies or a biotoxin reaction to mold.
You need to go to the allergist to find out. However, you can test positive for mold allergies and still have a biotoxin reaction to mold. The latter is far more serious and most docs will not acknowledge that this condition exists. But 21st century medicine says it does: over 1,000 scientific articles and scientific testing prove that it exists. A biotoxin reaction to mold means your immune system does not recognize mold toxins as foreign invaders and does not produce antibodies to kill mold toxins. The mold toxins travel through the body causing problems with every system in the body. This is a simple explanation of a rather condition. Both conditions worsen with constant mold exposure so if you are always feeling lousy, chances are you have mold in your house.
You need to assume there is mold. if you do not dehumidify your basement, you have mold. Mold grows in warm, dark damp places like your basement. Basements are below grade and high humidity is natural to a basement. To solve this problem, lower humidity be using a dehumidifier for basement.
Clean all surfaces with Borax. Throw out anything that is moldy and musty. It is important to clean out the basement. Throw out wood, cardboard and all porous materials. Mold thrives on porous materials.
Purchase and run allergy air purifiers and run them according to the square footage of your home. Allergy air purifiers kill mold in the air with 99.97% efficiency due to a HEPA filter. Hepa means high efficiency particulate air. Not only do they clean the air of mold, also bacteria, germs, viruses and fungi (mold). If you add negative ion air purification it also produces fresh air.
Hepa vacuum all surfaces to remove mold from surfaces after cleaning with Borax. This is a measure to remove mold and dead mold spores. You can still react to dead mold spores so remove them with a hepa vacuum.
Mold in anyone's home is not a good thing. Older folks with weakened immune systems and young children with developing lungs should not be exposed to mold.
In short, to prevent mold and kill mold:
1. Use dehumidifier for basement
2. Run allergy air purifiers throughout the house
3. Clean all surfaces with Borax. Throw out moldy items
4. Hepa vacuum all surfaces.
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