MyMycoLab is a mycotoxin test lab that specifically determines the presence of 14 different mycotoxin IgG and IgE antibodies in blood serum which indicate current immune reactions and stimulation of mast cells (an allergic reaction), respectively. Mycotoxins have been dubbed the "Great Masqueraders of the 21st Century" by the WHO, because they present symptoms that mimic myriad other diseases and are often overlooked and misdiagnosed. So, what is a "mycotoxin?"
Mycotoxins are microscopic toxins born of mold spores that can infiltrate and build up in your body--in muscle, joints, lungs and other internal organs, skin, or even the brain--causing a variety of physiological and neurological disorders. They are so small that they can cross the blood-brain barrier; hence the reason they are often the root cause of many neurological issues. If mold is the "gun", then mycotoxins are the "bullets!"
Mycotoxin patients often bounce from doctor to doctor, getting a variety of diagnoses and treatments, only to be frustrated repeatedly. They needlessly suffer from chronic pain and discomfort that could be effectively cured if only the root cause was properly diagnosed and treated. And THAT is precisely why we're here--to help doctors and patients properly identify and treat mycotoxin-related illness. Now the tricky part...
The trouble with mycotoxins is the variety of symptoms they present from patient-to-patient, and no two patients are alike. One may suffer headaches and chronic fatigue. The next may have muscle aches or a skin rash or swear they have Lyme disease. Many older patients present with dementia or Alzheimer’s, while children may indicate autism. Women often show signs of endometriosis. Other presentations include migraines, sore/stiff joints, "fogginess", abdominal pain... the list goes on. The hard truth is that mycotoxins present in so many ways that they are nearly always misdiagnosed as something else. And most physicians—when presented with a "known" symptom--often jump to and stick with their initial diagnosis, no matter how chronic, and treat only those observed symptoms without ruling out the possibility of mycotoxins. To make matters worse, there is a lot of misinformation out there regarding testing. There's urine testing, for which we refer you to this article posted on the CDC website: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6406a7.htm That states, "There is no FDA-approved test for mycotoxins in human urine." So, what’s the problem with urine testing? You encounter them every day. You touch them, breathe them in, and ingest them. Urine is your body's excretion mechanism that flushes your body of waste material and toxins that you ingest. In short, the presence of mycotoxins in urine is relatively normal. A more accurate mycotoxin test uses blood serum to determine the IgG and IgE antibodies that reveal active mycotoxicosis--this type of test is only available from MyMycoLab. The good news...
MyMycoLab is home to one of the world's foremost experts in mycotoxins--Dr. Andrew Campbell, MD who specializes in toxicology. With more than 40 years of experience and nearly a hundred peer-reviewed, scientifically sound articles published in multiple medical journals, Dr. Campbell leads the way in methodologies for identifying and treating mycotoxins. The Better News! If you are suffering from a chronic illness and feel like you've been getting the run around for years by doctor after doctor, MyMycoLab may be able to help. Visit our website at http://www.mymycolab.com
There, you can register as a patient and order a test, or we can refer you to a doctor who will help you with the process. You may be suffering unnecessarily. Let's try to get you on the road to better health at MyMycoLab! MyMycoLab, LLC -- Making a difference by knowing the difference! References
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