Is Raw Alignment Really Sick From Mold Illness?

[@yanahristova5794]

I binge listen to your videos while I clean the house. You have a very nice voice and you always have a good point on everything.

[@BodyImageFitnessLLC]

Yes her voice is very soothing.

[@luizaculau2541]

I do the same haha xD

[@OK-hi5ym]

I listen to them to wind down before bed while I have my essential oil diffuser going. It’s my nighttime routine haha

[@anne-zi6od]

same haha

[@samufigueiredo]

Oh yes, I listen to her videos while cleaning because her voice is so smooth and she makes the most random vegan shit interesting

[@mintjaan]

A lot of those symptoms can be a result of stress or even depression. It's suprising how your mental health can effect your physical health.

[@angie41700]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@HarbingerBK]

Mind-body syndrome/ tension myositis syndrome -- Dr John Sarno!

[@SELVESTiR]

So true!

[@zoncolan7328]

Surprising isn't the right word as the stress hormone, cortisol, suppresses activity of the immune system. Stress has positive effects on health, chronic stress has very negative effects.

[@kaleandcupcake]

I was thinking that too.

[@wonderstorms4030]

im late to the party but unnatural vegan never said that mold doesnt affect your health in a negative way, all she did was debunking the existence of such things as a specific "mold illness" or a mold allergy also most of alyse's symptoms just as well couldve been signs of iron deficiency, depression and/or anxiety

[@MrSKlim]

wonderstorms depression and anxiety can be caused by mold. This was my case. Nothing in my life changed-at all. I was living what should of been my best time, making great money, great relationship, no stress. Yet I was falling apart with anxiety, panic attacks, depression. It was terrible.

[@copingwithbehcets6947]

I have an autoimmune disorder, and it got worse living in upstate NY because of the dampness. When I moved to California, things got better, but then rapidly got worse. Despite a ton of testing they couldn't figure out why my disease was in full flare mode. I would sleep away from home for a few days, start to recover, then find myself back in the thick of feeling awful. Finally I found out that my mattress was molded through. Mold had been coming up through my wood floors from the garage below me. The idiot was storing wet leaves and grass clippings! According to my doctor, mold isn't good for anyone, because it tends to trigger an immune response when inhaled. Like you said, though, most people have immune systems capable of recognizing or handling the "threat." Some don't, and get the allergic like symptoms, while others like myself, end up with an over mobilized immune system as a result, causing us major symptoms because of our diseases.

[@exitpursued6690]

Many people suffering from various autoimmune issues have gotten full recovery/remission by switching to a carnivore diet. Just putting that out there! :)

[@cassiesouthwick6171]

do you both mind if i ask what your autoimmune disorders are?

[@joannlaneking8725]

Thank you for addressing this I havr fibro and my body hates me i hate it (lol) certain things can harm us more and others dont do anything and with certain symptoms go see a doctor

[@jennacablair]

Coping WithBehcets where in upstate ny were you where it was so damp? I live upstate and it’s not damp here at all

[@mercurialmagictrees]

Andi Loveall good job staying strong and doing your best. I'm happy that you're feeling good now. Thanks for sharing. I will sub to your channel

[@SarahRayneDropz]

Was convinced I had this....spoiler, it is Lupus. So glad I didn't stop my search for the proper diagnoses. Even though it took years and years.

[@cappy4753]

I actually believe her claim on getting sick due to mold. Last year I lived in a rental that had mold growing on the walls and the roof, of course due to that it was most likely airborne. I was consistently VERY sick and my immunity to colds and the flu was shot. Thankfully I moved away now, and I feel much better everyday.

[@RandomWords5667]

Correlation doesn’t equal causation. Regardless, if it truly was the mold that just means you had an allergy to that certain type of mold and were experiencing allergic reactions to the mold. “Toxic mold” and “mold illness” do not exist.

[@cappy4753]

Hayley Melissa I don't believe I had an "illness" but I am certain that it lead to me being very sick much more often. You need to experience it to understand. I have no care for that vegan KZbinr I'll be honest, but I am saying that she is likely experiencing something similar. She is however taking the issue out of proportion. I wasn't saying it was an illness, but it did effect my immune system. Allergy or not, I was very sick, very often, whilst living with mold. And being sick or down with the flu is not an allergic reaction.

[@xtinkerbellax3]

So the real problem is with her using the wrong terminology.

[@tomjones2157]

Suzanne Somers and her husband got severe mould illness within months of moving into a mouldy home. At first the doctors thought her husband had brain cancer, and that she had breast cancer, but it was just mould. Pretty scary stuff.

[@nihany7460]

Tom Jones Yes. She actually has an interview with Dr. Mercola talking about this. It scared me a lot too.

[@gordenwood7853]

Tom Jones Ed McMahon he sued a contractor for building a poorly build home he bought the contractor used particle boards and shotty dry wall stuff and fucked up the Windows and the contractor try to deny it but they had him on video buying that stuff and such and ed mcmahon won the lawsuit against that contractor it happened several years ago.

[@carrielynn2433]

I was thought to have lymphoma in my lungs. I had a bronchoscopy and the biopsies showed it was fungus. I can’t even tell you how much this video pisses me off.

[@citkat4279]

She lived in Hawaii before with no issues. I noticed she kind of has these low points in her life where she makes a video about what the issue is and needing to change things up. It always seemed like a mental health thing to me.

[@livelovelaugh9820]

I feel like her illness comes from her lack of nutrition .... and her diet ... she barely eats anything, she seems like she lacks in proteins , etc and its catching up with her... idk

[@-Oddish-]

miss 305dale she eats like a horse dude

[@alzbetaponkova1383]

+Oh no she eats like horse but she barely has all nutritions you must eat all nutritions not just sacharid rich vegetable and fruit but also proteins and fats Our body can built some fats but no linoleic linolenoic and can product some aminoacids but not all therefore people need eat food with thats not just sacharids

[@zarifad379]

miss 305dale just saying im completly nuteral on the subject but alyse is only 4'9 or 4'11 i believe

[@amandas4572]

Runningbear she also admitted to "micro dosing" magic mushrooms and recommend it to her followers which is alot of young kids... I think she's desperately seeking fulfillment and is crazy

[@Crazycats45]

Runningbear yeah and she claims being vegan is amazing for health and makes all health problems basically go away yet she is always sick 🤦🏽‍♀️ seems weird to me

[@vinblack85]

For a girl living a strict healthy lifestyle. .she seems to be sick alot

[@catrosenight]

I usually love this channel but this is way off the line. I have a mould allergy (IeG blood test proven by allergy specialists). When I was a child, we moved into a house in a damp corner of wales. Unbeknown to my parents, under the wallpaper in my bedroom was lots and lots of mould. I became seriously ill. Flu like symptoms, loss of appetite (which lead to weight loss), shortness of breath, chest pain. Eventually I collapsed and was taken to hospital and diagnosed with asthma and severe allergies. That was 18 years ago and I still have severe asthma. To me, a lot of these symptoms seem asthma and allergy related, especially for people with bad allergies who are constantly exposed.

[@catrosenight]

I’m just saying that we don’t know that the illness in the video isn’t an allergy. We don’t know she hasn’t gone to the doctors and been diagnosed with symptoms exasperated by mould. We just know that she linked a kind of dodgy page. But surely we’ve all done that before. Misunderstood a GP diagnosis or forgotten it, googled ‘ill because of mould’ to find a page to link and have found one. Yes the page is totally bogus but this video makes it sound like mould is totally harmless when it’s actually a really common allergy and that allergy would cover most of not all of the symptoms.

[@brookgraves368]

spooky girl Is one word causing all this controversy? "Allergy" and "illness" are really what is bothering you? They both equal being sick. That's about it. Being nit picky won't change the situation. The girl said she had to virtually pack up and leave her home because the environment in her home was making her seriousely ill, case closed...!!!

[@theheftyherbivore3224]

Most of Wales is damp, isn't it?! Every house I've lived in since moving here has been riddled with mould and damp issues!

[@catrosenight]

I’ve heard moreso that most of Wales is poor so they got away with using cheaper housing resources in houses built between the sixties and the nineties. Less ventilation and a breeding ground for mould. I now live in Leeds and honestly, I haven’t seen any more or less rain than when I was in wales, and yet I haven’t lived in a house with mould.

[@fertilityqueen7880]

I agree what you're saying. I normally like her content but this, is mis information about a subject she clearly knows very little about. I've personally have gone through the mold illness

[@katerinamudrova7928]

There is a girl on youtube called "Naturally Unconventional" and she has some videos about black mold ilness, where she says it caused her major health issues. She had at blood analysis done at an imunologist and she said the doctor actually showed her traces of the mold in her blood on a microscope.

[@filtrKOMBINAT]

When I had Mold illness I was doing enemas and there was litteraly mold patches comming out of me. This video is really offensive to me.

[@ganasde65]

I watched her video a week or so ago and it left me confused. The symptoms she was listing were so common and vague, and I had no idea how she reached the conclusion it was mold. This reminds me of people who are paranoid they have cancer because they have headaches and nausea

[@awshumxD]

Weeping Willow right?! And she kept talking about “brain fog” like wtf?!

[@raapyna8544]

Brain fog... Like when you're hungry or depressed? Protein and fat do wonders! Helps with most of my headaches!

[@SurelynotTHErose]

awshumxD brain fog is a real thing, I get it when my chronic illnesses are flaring up. It's really debilitating, it's not a headache, it's having thoughts but not being able to reach them and translate them into language, it's a very fluctuating attention span, it's like when you're on your period and the pain is so bad you just want to drift off to sleep... It's really hard to describe if you've never had it but it's real and it's frustrating as hell. But that's not to say that she has it.

[@josefinarmr]

RIGHT?!!!! I mean, I'm not saying she Isn't having this symptoms but they could mean anything! She should really get a second opinion or something, I hope she gets better :(

[@tittykittycookie2382]

Josefina Ramirez She needs to get a first opinion 😂

[@sauce.unlocked]

Everyone was wrong.. these are all signs of a protein deficiency

[@viivie267]

At least in Finland the health problems caused by mild and damp constructions is real. For example some glues used in material interact with water and the small particles will go through even white blood cells. And white blood cells are vital to immune system. Not all molds are toxic but some spieces spores can cause chronic fatigue, flu-like-symptoms, joint pain and so on. But to really find out whether a building has mold is to take a mold dog. Yes some lab tests are great but they can't test every square mm. The test of this company... that's some BS. 😁

[@fiikahlo]

Mold sickness is a huge thing here in finland. It's everywhere. Schools and workplaces are being shut down because workers and students are ill. It's constantly in the news, some high profile doctors say it's a thing that can be debilitating for the rest of your life and some that it doesn't exist. It's a difficult thing. I personally know many people whose lives have been absolutely ruined by "mold sickness". They can't find a place to live, move constantly and throw everything they own away out of fear. It's crazy that when I Google this in finnish, I get very few trustworthy articles talking about this. Just tabloids spreading fear. There really should be more official sources on the topic. If I remember right, indoors air sicknesses are more common in Finland than the rest of Europe. But even we don't have proof that it actually exists....

[@silviadinoia5943]

Kuuraa it's probably like the "wind hit" we have in Italy: it's not a real thing, but somehow everybody has the symptoms (neck pain ad back pain) when there's wind or a small amount of cold air around.

[@nemanhao_9058]

PhilosopHer omg we have the same thigs in Balkans. The air drift or so? When you find yourself in a place between two open windows or doors etc? People blame everything on it where I come from 😂😂

[@silviadinoia5943]

Nemanhão _ I thought it was an Italian thing only😂

[@hemmuu1]

I’m from Finland here and I’d like to clarify something. It’s not about the mold, it’s about bad quality of indoor air in the buildings. That is because the buildings are built wrong way. ‘Sisäilmaongelmat’ (=problems with the indoor air) isn’t because of mold (mold can have a role though).

[@fiikahlo]

hemmuu1 indoor air quality is different than mold illness, and yes I'm talking about mold illness. (Just google mold school in finnish) It's said that mold illness causes autoimmune diseases, multiple chemical sensitivity, extreme sensitization to mold, basically anything you can put a name to can be "caused" by it. One way it causes problems is that the people think that wherever they go, all the houses have mold even if they can't find it and because of that they can't find a place to stay because they feel ill everywhere. Bad indoors air quality does not carry out symptoms long after the exposure has ceased but mold exposure is believed to cause life ruining and lifelong problems. Edit: Just to clarify, I don't think it exists, but have a lot of personal experiences of people around me "having mold illness", and I'm talking from their perspective, not the scientific one.

[@KimberlyStarr21]

Toxic mold really is an actual thing and I know this because it happened to me. I'm not sure what happened to Raw Alignment and Hawaii, but I do know toxic mold happens and it is scary. My symptoms were neurological. I was having migraines at first, and they were diagnosed as tension headaches. I then began to have sinus issues as well as itchy ears, eyes, face and nose. I never in my wildest dreams would have thought of toxic mold. I had so many tests done on so many parts of my body. I live in California and I was finally sent to one of the world's top neurologists at Loma Linda Hospital. He first requested my home be tested my home came back negative of any toxins. Finally he requested my work be tested and that's where it all came together and made sense. I work a Mon-Fri job. On Sat, I would start to feel okay and Sun would be pretty normal. Monday back to work and symptoms would arise again. It got to a point where even on the weekends symptoms persisted. My job office walls were full of mold and unfortunately mold I happened to be allergic to. This mold was toxic to me, but not others. I left my job and six months later I became symptom free. The only side effect I suffer is a migraine here or there. I am one of the lucky ones, there are people who have worse symptoms that never go away.

[@sheenaallen8762]

You had legitimate neurological issues, and were diagnosed and treated by a legitimate physician. She's just up and decided the entire state of Hawaii is covered in toxic mold, from which she must escape because she's tired and gets headaches.

[@gordenwood7853]

Kimi Skywalker Oh I hope you got something for your mold problems hun?

[@gordenwood7853]

Sheena Allen Well you do know some parts of that island is having problems with that toxic stuff coming from that volcano?

[@mmlove7]

I am also allergic to toxic mold. I cannot live in a wet environment. Many parts of Hawaii get crazy random wet weather... She has legitimate reason to believe that the area she lives in is effecting her. I moved from a wet area to a dry area, and my health issues drastically improved.

[@lonnie4827]

In her video, she stated she was diagnosed and also stated that the issue was the mold in her house.

[@upcyclucie]

Black mold is pretty dangerous.. but for everyone, it’s not gene related.

[@brookgraves368]

UpcycLucie Yes, but you know it may affect some worse than orhers. Glad somebody is addressing the gravity of black mold in these discussions...

[@jerkalope7691]

There's very little scientific evidence that black mold causes illness from volatile mycotoxins. It's no more dangerous than any other mold that can grow in your home.

[@tatihinds4939]

UpcycLucie We had it at my school and it had to be shut down

[@maves5]

UpcycLucie I think there’s enough evidence that it isn’t very dangerous. Isn’t that what this video is about?

[@upcyclucie]

Circle Game there are many different kinds of mold you can find in homes, ones harmless, but black mold, if untreated, is dangerous and could cause severe health problems. At least in my country that is.. I live in the Netherlands, a humid climate. Black mold infested closed areas will have to be treated or will be shut down.

[@AllPeopleUnite]

I know in the UK mold and "damp" (due to the low sunlight and frequent rain) are big issues that you hear about a lot (not necassily these "illnesses" but it's just something that they are very vigilant about in terms of housing conditions). However usually the mold and damp is treated as the problem to be remedied immediately rather than testing someone for mold poisoning or illness

[@krystalboggs4574]

I taught in a classroom one year and was so sick for the whole year. Later I found out there was so much mold growing in the walls that they had to knock them down and rebuild. It can completely cause illness.

[@kimwagner8350]

I think she really has these symptoms but I would assume she refuses to go to a real MD

[@KCs807]

kim wagner yes ! Finally someone said it ! I agree with you.

[@annak3325]

i keep reading comments saying she saw a doctor but im like “b*tch wHEre”

[@KCs807]

Anna K lmao for real 😂

[@bunny_0288]

It trying to argue, but she said that she finally did go to a doctor. I do not know what type of doctor. I just have a hard time believing she would leave Hawaii without some concrete evidence that the environment was contributing to her condition. She loved living in Hawaii. But this is just conjecture on my part

[@kimwagner8350]

Sara Dowd I bet she saw a holistic dr and she’s convinced herself it’s environmental

[@tomjones2157]

I don't think this video takes mould seriously enough. My friend and his brother both get SEVERE asthma when exposed to a mouldy environment and has to be hospitalised in intensive care for weeks after - they are in there 30's not children. Also mould exposure is like cigarette smoke in that some people can genetically tolerate more than others. Some people can smoke like chimneys and live to their 90's. Other people get lung cancer very quickly. That doesn't mean the ones with lung cancer are making it up or its in their heads. Mould is similar with genetic suspectibility. For example, people with the MTHFR gene can not detox mould as much as regular people which is why some people get sick and others don't in the same environment.

[@c0c0666XD]

She talked about the effect on asthma or allergy which are the two problems that are very well known. It's clear that if you're a known asthmatic, exposition to mold will deteriorate your asthma. What Raw alignment describes is in no way related to those problems, it's super vague symptoms that could be anything else.

[@brookgraves368]

Tom Jones Thank you for sharing.

[@theminimalmessers9781]

We also don't know Alyse's full medical history., which we aren't entitled to either. If you watch her videos from the early days of her channel she discusses how she had some sort of autoimmune disease, I can't remember what exactly. It is common knowledge that people with autoimmune diseases usually have a compromised immune system. So she may "look" perfectly healthy and fine, but we don't really know every single medical issue or problem she may have.

[@consciouslytrying5357]

I think she may have had issues. I moved into a friend's outside apartment and it had a mold issue (I didn't know at the time) and both my daughter and I got seriously ill. It got to the point where we lost a lot of our things to damage. I was also hospitalized and pregnant at the time. They had to hire a professional to test and clean the apartment after we left. I totally know there are scams but just from my experience I am terrified of mold.

[@kbellmurray]

I actually have mold illness and I’ve definitely reached a point after being sick for twelve years that I really do not give heck if anyone thinks I’m ‘crazy’. I had no idea this existed until about two weeks ago at a doctor appointment, but I have it. Actual doctors do diagnose and treat this. You just have to find the right doctors.

[@johnnytsunami3558]

Any update ? Are you still going through mold illness?

[@Lexijohnson2]

I was living at a house for about 6 months, and I started to develop a few things. I used to cough so hard to the point where I would cough up blood, I would get super tired all the time, and migraines everyday. I used to think it was allergies, and how I was allergic to this tree outside our house. We ended up moving, and I felt so much better. We found out three months later that my bedroom had mold outside of my window, and inside all of my walls. My doctor told me that’s why I was getting sick. It was amazing because the owner who we were renting from said that they had the house check before we moved in for mold. They found none.

[@oatmeal4020]

I am confused. I agree with you on most of what you say, especially about the testing and fear mongering. However, do you really mean to say that there is NO causal link between inside air/air quality and illness in people? A quick search of NCBI gives over 7K papers on inside air quality and over 52K on general air quality and chronic illness. Maybe there has not been a link shown between mycotoxins in air and allergy symptoms, but air quality is definitely linked to allergic symptoms and continued exposure to them becoming chronic. Mold does affect inside air quality with spores. There are also multiple species of molds, for example certain Aspergillus and Fusarium species, that produce airborne toxins with severe effects to human health.

[@eilykern125]

Did anyone else see that Dr. Phil episode on the woman who was having disordered thinking and other obsessive behaviors? Then it was diagnosed that her house was filled with toxic molds/fungi. Scared me for life. idk, just reminded me of that.

[@Evange]

There was a video recently by a youtuber called "naturally unconventional" where she talked about discovering that she had mold sickness. It kept popping up on my feed, so when I saw that raw alignment also discovered she had mold sickness, I just assumed she saw the same video and it planted the idea.

[@blossoms6601]

Evange yes! I feel like I've seen a few things on mold popping up on KZbin lately, so as soon as I saw Alyse's video it seemed like she's just jumped on the bandwagon.

[@strega_bonnie]

Same here. I had never watched the channel Naturally Unconventional but her mold illness video showed up as recommended to me. And I remember thinking there will probably be many people who see it and start thinking that they have the same thing.

[@12blin]

Evange yeah I thought that too!!!!!

[@AwkwardSonya]

I thought the same thing!

[@shreya9156]

I was thinking exactly the same thing. Naturally Unconventional seems legit tho

[@auriianna]

Orthorexia + hypochondria = related?

[@dianelombardi9885]

um no

[@kasik9003]

I think that Alyse wanted to leave Hawaii and didn't know how to justify this decision. this mold allergy story is helping her to escape .

[@stephaniel.3799]

Even though these companies are bullshit, I have a lot of sympathy for people who buy into them and I find it hard to put blame on them. Alyse said one of her symptoms is brain fog, which means looking into the legitimacy of this kind of thing is going to be challenging because you are struggling cognitively. If you are having health issues you are certainly not at your best & I have experience with that. A few years ago my health suddenly crashed and the first two Dr's I saw immediately told me it was just depression and I was dismissed before any tests had been done. That meant I was left to solve my health issues on my own even though I had no clue what I was doing. I took one of these tests for food allergies because my rational was "What is the cost of not doing it, what if this is the answer?". That is exactly the kind of person these companies feed off. If you don't have a Dr guiding you, you are almost forced into this position because you have to blindly turn over every stone and exhaustively search for an answer, and if I hadn't kept looking I never would have found out what was actually wrong with me. I hope she, and others in her position, find the answer they need. It's fucking rough trying to solve things on your own.

[@strega_bonnie]

Totally agree. Many doctors don't take the time to really assess what is wrong with their patients (likely because they simply don't have the time). You go in to see a doctor about something and get 5 or 10 minutes with them. It's not enough time to really examine all the possibilities so they just go with the most likely culprit. Swayze acts like doctors are the be all end all of helping people with their health issues, but what are we to do when our doctors fail us?

[@jelatinosa]

I do agree with you about drs. I had a similar problem where I felt sick with a number of worsening and growing symptoms for years(since I was 12, Im now 29) and drs dismissed me. I did my own searches once internet became much more accessible to me and concluded I had hypothyroidism. The difference is that I looked through real medical journals and articles and tried to avoid any of the pseudosciency stuff. Then I went to the drs and kept insisting they test me, until finally, my gyno sent me to get the proper tests that proved I had hachimotos thyroiditis! And then they found 2 huge nodules, one lobulated, in my thyroid via ultrasound and they could be malignant so I have to get them checked to make sure I dont have cancer. Have been taking synthroid and my symtoms are improved, surprisingly especially my chronic constipation which I didnt expect.

[@blankspace7013]

I relate a lot to this. When doctors can't help you, you have to try everything else there is, even the things you know deep down are bs. I can't really blame the doctors too much though because a lot of illnesses have the same vague symptoms, that I guess could have a psychosomatic basis, but that shouldn't be the assumption. Its hard to find a diagnosis. I wish more doctors wouldn't feel so ashamed to just tell the patients they don't know what is wrong or how to help them instead of just discrediting them. And just around the corner are a bunch of naturopaths to make up all these things that are wrong with you and sell you teas which end up making you sicker. I'm sure many of them have good intentions, but it's just a lose lose situation for the patients.. sorry if it's too intrusive, but how did you find out what was wrong and what was it?

[@Qwistie_]

Its a thing, lol. My brother's old place had mold in the carpets. After a while, he constantly had a cough and a runny nose. Once he moved back home, he was symptom free after a month. Mold spores are very resistant to treatments and survive well in a lot of conditions. If you think bacteria is bad, mold is a demon. Fungus is also terrible.

[@emersonbooth911]

AmiNunni How do you know it was the mold causing his symptoms?

[@HannahBananerz14]

Im curious as to what she does have... I have a hard time believing that its all in her head. If she feels so strongly about this that she is willing to move in order to feel better than I believe her symptoms are real

[@brookgraves368]

Hannah R Thank you.

[@HannahBananerz14]

Lea Glasnović right but in swayzes in depth reasoning as to why it isn’t mold illness, she failed to try to give alyse the benefit of the doubt, saying things like “if she believes this... and she clearly got her list of symptoms from the website.. etc” and also saying that most people who believe they have a mold illness are not really ill and it’s psychological in nature. So if mold illness isn’t a thing, where could the symptoms possibly be coming from? I would be interested in knowing that instead of trying to discredit someone’s symptoms

[@corinnemcwilliams3954]

It took me almost a year of chronic illness to discover about the mold toxicity in my house. I was passing out, had terrible arthritis, daily migraines, brain fog so bad I couldn't drive anymore because I'd forget where I was going, vision loss, and hypothyroidism (yes, the mold started to kill off my thyroid function, and it has since returned to mostly normal). I finally figured it out after visiting over a dozen various specialists who couldn't help me by thoroughly googling my symptoms. Landed on a single article about mold toxicity, had an inspector come out, and sure enough my AC duct work was completely BLACK all throughout. Chaetomium (really rare in residential homes and very toxic to all animals). We moved houses as soon as possible, and re-mediated our old house so we could sell it. It took me about 6 months to feel normal again, and now it's been almost a year since moving and I still have arthritis and migraines occasionally. Two months ago we found out my husband (a non smoker), has stage four lung cancer. It has spread to his bones. The type of cancer he has is almost always due to exposure (usually radon, but can be mold as well). So my point is: mold toxicity is a real thing and I was glad to see Alyse spread the word about it. I am livid over the fact that I live in FLORIDA and non of my doctors would entertain the idea that my issues were related to mold. I eventually had blood work testing which included C4 (an inflammation marker) and mine was over 8000 when the normal range is less than 20. That was finally when someone took me seriously. My first dozen doctors or so never once tested for anything outside their "normal" panels.

[@babysoulie]

can you update me on how you feel today? is your husband still with us?

[@kbellmurray]

‘A healthy person’ doesn’t really include people who are genetically predisposed. Many people with genetic connective tissue disorders are prone to this because of weakness in those tissues. It really is real. It can manifest in many ways.

[@Sarah-np6qj]

Dude I've been super allergic to mold and mildew since I was a little kid and in Hawaii I got so so so sick in a bizarre way, only to get better after leaving - tons of the houses have big mold issues there... When we left the top of our suitcases were covered in mold. It's very very possible she's having allergies to mold, I had a ton of the same symptoms she had plus worse...

[@colinmcrae8134]

I was recently confronted with a highly detailed allergy test because I was feeling unwell. I instantly asked my doctor about mold (because we have some issues with that in our appartment). The doctor's reply was: yes, people can be allergic to mold but it's not the mold in the house but the mold outside of for example tree leaves slowly rotting. The mold inside your home gives you symptoms like a poison (organ malfunction, digestive problems, dizzyness, problems concentrating etc.) Thx for your research and this video!

[@rileywallwork9021]

I have watched both your and Alyse's channels for some time now, and have enjoyed your vastly contrasting content. I love her usually positive outlook and 'positive affirmations' way of life, but some of the sciences she follow are off and really need to be further reseached. Thank you for doing that research. I actually had a lot of the same symptoms that she has when I was eating a raw diet, and as soon as I switched off of it the symptoms went away. I hope Alyse can heal and go back to being herself, thank you for making this video and analyzing all this information so we don't have to, much appreciated Swayze! 😁

[@somuchluv89]

Riley Wallwork what other channel does she have??

[@rileywallwork9021]

Oh Swayze's and Alyse's

[@Stellina]

I was also wondering if it could be because of her (Alyse's) diet. On the other hand, some of those symptoms - like nausea, chronic fatigue, headaches - are so very universal, they can be from literally anything, not necessarily in her head. If she is suffering with all of the symptoms she mentioned, I wish she would get help and find out the real underlying cause, because mold obviously isn't one.

[@rileywallwork9021]

Stellina yea, she really should see a common doctor if she hasn't, maybe even get some FDA approved testing done

[@jasonalbano5052]

She does promote quite a bit of nonsense, such as "natural birth control." Poor Addison is going to get a big surprise someday soon.

[@lindseymacintosh3]

Just adding another perspective !!! I live in NZ which some parts of has a very similar climate to Hawaii as a first point. NZ also has had a real problem in some housing with toxic black mold. This has been featured prominently in our news, and has forced government and landlords to take action as people were getting VERY sick (some hospitalised) after prolonged exposure. In this instance it was proven to be related to the black mold in their homes. Symptoms listed on NZ news website listed symptoms much like Elyses as things to look out for. Maybe there is truth here after all...this has been HER experience !!! 😊

[@morganbodhi9492]

my family recently moved out of a very moldy house (like on the walls, on our belongings, we threw out so many things because of mold) and all of us had some bad reactions and i gotta say, mold might not affect your mental state, but constantly having allergic reactions sure does. that house wasn’t built properly for the environment and luckily it was just a rental but i imagine living in that sort of environment for a long time (we were only there for 6 months) could be really irritating (spelling edit)

[@dawnp.6946]

Not true. It is documented that it can cause memory loss.

[@jazzy9359]

I once had black mold in the bathroom at my old house. I tried to clean it with bleach spray (like an absolute idiot - NEVER try to clean black mold; get a professional!). a day later, I had an all over body rash. I went to my doctor, showed her the pictures of the mold I tried to clean and my rash. She said my exema was flaring up from toxic mold exposure. I was at risk for severe secondary skin infection if we didnt act immediately. She had me move out of the house, breaking my lease. And I was put on medicine to get the exema under control again. She also educated me to never try to remove mold on my own or I will become sick again. That was the first time I got an exema outbreak and infection related to exema since I was a small child. If you have exema or asthma or some other similar allergic reactions, mold can be very dangerous! And certainly very frightening. However, I went to my doctor to get help - not some random website! Get help from professionals!

[@Schoeben7925]

Idk guys I lived in Hawaii and the mold illness thing is pretty legit and effects a lot of the people there so Alyse is being truthful in my opinion but does it really matter? Why are people even arguing this lol?

[@brookgraves368]

problemchild1187 Thanks for bringing it up...

[@kat7047]

problemchild1187 I also lived in Hawaii for a long time and never once met or heard of anyone having an illness due to mold.

[@Schoeben7925]

Kat Ann we lived in Waikiki in student dorms ( an older hotel converted to student housing ) and there was clear black mold in many spots of our building and even in our bathroom and my two roommates and myself had a constant stuffy nose. This is the main symptom I noticed. I’m sure it’s different everywhere - prolly has a lot to due with the upkeep of the place a person lives. But who knows for sure??? We were never tested or anything so I can’t say for sure it was due to that.

[@jennoscura2381]

Allergies aren't the same as mold illness.

[@TheWenexx]

1. For me, allergie is an actual illness. 2. Instead of crazy say it is a placebo effect.

[@kayjs902]

thank you. incredibly disrespectful video in my opinon.

[@kbellmurray]

If you think you are struggling with this go to a functional or integrative or naturopathic doctor. They will help. They will make it cost effective. It won’t be as expensive as mainstream healthcare. They call it ‘complementary medicine’ but it’s really the only type of doctor who will look at your entire health picture. And yes, eating certain ways is a huge part of treating this. This is very misunderstood by the mainstream medical establishment.

[@marloflanagan7421]

I think she's got issues that have nothing to do with mold.

[@AprilHoney]

I'm not sure why but since we've moved to Hawaii I've been very sick in the way she is. My Dr told me it's from the VOG from the volcano. And typical VOG symptoms are similar to what she describes.

[@bechillas7225]

April Honeycutt-Dickens she compplained about exactly that when she was first in hawaii. I wonder why she changed her mind.

[@AprilHoney]

Bec Hillas I don't follow her so I didn't know that but it is surprising she went for mold as a reason given that her symptoms were more vog than mold and are pretty common here.

[@leer9874]

not to mention the chemtrails

[@sarahgreen3663]

She's probably suffering from a bit of both..

[@Kimi95B]

I'm actually studying biology of medicine and mycology is my thing. Yes, there are no evidence about "mold illness", but we can't ignore that mold is very toxic and dangerous specially for poeple with weak immune system. Body laden dealing with mycotoxins probably will have a lot of non specific symptoms or just you will feel worse, and you can say oh it's "mold illness". I'm looking at symptoms on that website, and they seems more likely to be a lifestyle/diet/mental condition thing. Yes it is good to avoid mold, always. But 25k$? That is disgusting. Sorry I don't believe it unless I'll meet someone in person who succeeded with "mold illness".

[@RandomWords5667]

If you were actually studying what you claim then you would know that not all mold is “very toxic” and “dangerous”. We could never get rid of mold and we shouldn’t want to. Mold is everywhere. It’s in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. And not all, or even most, of it produces mycotoxins. Some people do develop allergies and experience symptoms of asthma or hay fever when exposed to certain mold spores, but that’s just it - it’s an allergy to a certain mold spore, just like some people are allergic to certain types of pollen or grasses.

[@Kimi95B]

I said "specially for poeple with weak immune system". I assume that we are speaking about fungi like fusarium or aspergillus for example not just regular mold that is everywhere. I never said that we should get rid of all mold that is existing around us or something, coz it is ridiculous. I'm saying that we shoud not underestimate species of fungi that are attacking the human body. Some of the health effects found in animals and humans include death, identifiable diseases or health problems, weakened immune systems without specificity to a toxin, and as allergens or irritants. Is it not enough to said that they are dangerous? For me you sounds like, you are reacting to my comment out of context witch is this video or just being malicious. I never said that ALL mold are toxic or dangerous.

[@jzsketchcraft]

"It's all in your head" also known as a psychosomatic disorder. I would like to request that you don't use the word crazy to describe things like that even if that wasn't your intention it feeds the idea that it's 'crazy', disorders like that are very serious and people using the word crazy harms our attempt to get people to understand that it's not something to look down on and treat people differently for. Sorry for rambling, it's just one of those few things that really bothers me.

[@amym.1349]

Self Made Geek :: Hey! Have you read "The Psychopath Test" by Jon Ronson? In one chapter, he talks about a man who faked being crazy (by acting like as combination of "crazy" people he saw in movies) in order to avoid going to jail. Once in a ward, he wanted out though - only to be unable to prove to anyone he was stable! It's hard to escape the label which entails being written off.

[@brookgraves368]

Self Made Geek Me too! Talk about insensitive... they are that, especially UV for making this rediculous expose. (She thinks)

[@jzsketchcraft]

I haven't read it, have you read "it's all in your head"? (ironically it's also a book title about psychosomatic disorders, they're not psychopathic) it talks about people who fake problems and how it affects people who actually have problems and psychosomatic disorders. A psychosomatic disorder is where someone doesn't really have a problem but they have the symptoms, for example epileptic seizures, people have them but then the tests show there's nothing causing them, it's in their head but it's very real, they're really having seizures, there's just no physical cause and the use of the word 'crazy' is used a lot in the book when talking about sufferers and how they react, they think it means they're being accused of faking it and lying and of 'being crazy' when they're not. Hopefully one day people will understand that you can get symptoms of something without having the illness.

[@jzsketchcraft]

It urks me that she mentions that it could "be in her head" but then uses the word crazy and glosses over it. It's possible that RA could have a psychosomatic disorder, they're far more common than people realise and I notice a lot of people within the vegan community display these disorders. They find themselves getting unwell and instead of going to doctors they try to find out what's wrong online, then end up on those websites that claim it's mould and the symptoms match so they assume they have that, and then any symptoms they didn't have they suddenly have so it must be right to them. Psychosomatic disorders are very damaging because people will change their lives, loose their jobs, get unnecessary surgeries and use medications that they don't need which can cause other problems. "It's all in your head" is a very good read if you're interested in these sorts of disorders, it's written by a doctor who specialises in these conditions. UN thinks she's doing the right thing, she's most likely completely unaware of these conditions existing and being real and damaging things, otherwise I feel she would have touched on it a little more, unless she's one of those who think mentally ill people are 'crazy' which I don't believe she does. Hopefully she sees these comments and looks into it to educate herself on the possibility because it can really change how you look at people like RA when you consider it could be real to her.

[@sallys.2707]

As psychiatric said "Yeah, it's all in their head. Brain tumor too are in your head !" (=psychosomatic syndrome should be take seriously)

[@cranberrykisses28]

I watch both you and Alyse. I love that you're so respectful towards people's videos you respond to. I get what you're saying, its more targeted towards others who may buy into BS tests online. EXTREMELY helpful. Regardless whether Alyse has mold illness or not, as long as Alyse feels better now that she's not living in Hawaii I'm glad!

[@mangosheltie14]

Well I am allergic to mold. My skin breaks out and my fiancé got mold poisoning in his lungs. We lived in an apartment covered in black mold.

[@MellieDarcy]

You should have been a police detective. You’re so good at uncovering things.

[@TheCerealluvr]

seriously

[@tiocsti]

we need to get her on the case of the missing kale seitan recipe.

[@joan-lisa-smith]

The scary thing is a few quick google searches, some reading and reverse search with copy paste is very basic and unearths a lot but few bother. It's not that she's good at this it's that no one can be bothered but this sort of fact checking should be done by everyone for everything you see online. I'm glad she does it and makes these because she knows most want someone else to do the fact checking for them.

[@Paputsza]

Mellie D eh, she's at the level of "15 yo with access to Google" actually. She debunks the other youtuber's claims then turns around and says that "the worst things that can happen to you with mold allergy is sneezing" when that's just untrue. Anthrax is a mold and that's dangerous. It depends on the mold and the person/species what the risks are.

[@ala4935]

Paputsza she also says "common molds," which anthrax is not.

[@SartriLLe]

I actually really like Alyse but I have noticed over the last year she has become very thin. I do hope she is ok and healthy. I really like her videos.

[@bigbirdbigbird]

So qutrille I can't speak for Alyse since I don't know for sure myself, but she might be appearing thinner than usual because she hasn't been working out as much as she usually did before. She mentioned recently that she's planning to start going back to the gym on a regular basis, so I'm guessing she lost muscle mass the past few months or so. She still looks pretty healthy to me, just unrested and sad. She also seems preoccupied with something (I see it in the KZbin House episodes). Like you, I also like her and hope she's doing alright. 😔🙏🏻🌿

[@SartriLLe]

Punky Brewster I didn't know that! I am glad she is back on the right track. I hope she feels better (mentally) more than anything.

[@isabelle2373f]

I think she lost weight on the Appalachian trail and then just never gained it back after getting off the trail. That's what she said anyway...

[@tyras_heartlocker]

Interesting video... I love Alyse and I hope she's just better now that she's moved, mold illness or not. Also, she's not 100% raw anymore :) just saying!

[@madamgroove1716]

it's sad when people think their eyes (via a screen) are an accurate indication of someone's health status.

[@tyras_heartlocker]

Noreg we cant judge her through one video... we don’t know how she’s feeling and I doubt she was sponsored by the company. Also, Alyse is very short and petite, she doesn’t need to eat that many calories.

[@tyras_heartlocker]

Noreg no worries :) I get you. But all in all I think she will find her balance again and knows what is best for her body.

[@buffycatnip]

i agree that she should have a little more meat on her bones, you can literally see her chest bones popping out.

[@makaylamarshall9743]

Noreg don’t forget she listed weight loss as one of her symptoms so she’s obviously noticed it too

[@goldaria9228]

Ik about mild illness but an overgrowth of black mold can make anyone very sick.

[@tessaszpek4630]

I think it's pretty shit that you watched one video of a girl that is suffering and pretended like you knew better. She did have a mold related illness (because those are real) and she did see doctors about it. She didn't strictly self diagnose. If you would have watched more than a tiny snippet of her life, you would know that. To say what she, and many other go through, is fake simply based off of your opinion is crazy. You aren't a doctor, you don't know her medical history, and you don't know her.

[@brittlynn0326]

Here’s the thing.... she a did a live stream days before this mold video... maybe weeks I’m not sure, but anyways... it wasn’t too long before this video where she did a live stream and basically told everybody what she was going through with her symptoms. After that people started bashing her saying she was crying over something that wasn’t a big deal at all. So, in turn, i think to prove how severe the situation is, she might have tweaked the quote and hyped up the symptoms. But what happened to her was very real to her at the time because she was living it. I’m not judging. I say just leave it alone and let her be. If mold is all over Hawaii like she says it is in the video, then it can’t be all that bad for everyone so there’s no need to get scared about it. Oh and about mold creating an illness... that’s very true. There was a lady on the Dr. Phil show who became ill from living in a mold filled house for YEARS. Alyse hasn’t been in the house for long, but she isn’t lie ing about mold making a person ill. Yeah i know my source is the Dr. Phil show, but he’s technically a doctor.

[@sheenaallen8762]

Thank you. This child needs an OTC allergy medication, a nutritionally balanced diet, healthy vitamin supplementation, and to stop preaching these pseudosciences she doesn't understand to a gullible audience. You can't claim your diet alone keeps you healthy while also claiming you're chronically ill, but refuse to seek a legitimate medical diagnosis. Clean eating is great, but it doesn't render legitimate medical care obsolete.

[@lrnwlsn2]

Diet plays a huge role in health. I mean how can it not? We eat food everday. More people have been healed with "psuuedoscience" than with modern medicine. Besides in her mold illness video she does state that she did consult with multiple health professionals.

[@Dana-gd2fs]

I suddenly got servere allergies during the summer at age 14. Never had problems with that before. Guess what!? There was mold behind my bed and we only lived in that house for a couple of months. We discovered it while moving out. Allergies stayed. Lived in my second apartment for two years. My energy levels got worse and worse, i developed skin issues and a thyroid problem. I was tested before and the bloodwork always came back clear. Other than that i was fine and my blood results were great. Guess what: Mold! Again, noticed it 1,5 years in, so don't tell me this was all just placebo. But mold isn't dangerous, right? Wtf is this video even about? Mold is extremly unhealthy - to everyone.

[@LaRa-hu8yp]

The smile in her eyes at 4:12 is really interesting, when she says that she is one of the few people...

[@katelynnmcdougall9826]

Actually my aunt got extremely sick from mold in her home

[@HoneybeeAdventures]

People should know if they are ill. I’ve watched her for years. In all honesty it’s probably her diet. I don’t believe in the raw food diet. But if your immune system is down it can cause issues. Heart palpitations are warnings and extremely dangerous.

[@honestlykyle]

I don’t get why she would move from one place near an ocean...to another place near an ocean if that’s what is impacting her health. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@CasianaCarmazan]

HonestlyKyle she didn’t move there though

[@honestlykyle]

Casiana S i just watched her video and she said she was living in Los Angeles. Unless I completely misunderstood.

[@Sarinable1]

She is there for a youtube meet up.

[@HurricanexLiberty]

I think the climat in Hawaii is much more humid than LA, no ?

[@PluviophileTraveller]

to be fair she said in her video she wasn't staying in L.A. But I'll be curious to see where things progress from here!

[@user-qt8bk9bn3m]

Good video, but wtf? Where I live (Finland) it is common knowledge that you can get asthma from mold exposure, even as an adult. I know people like this.

[@toridanielle333]

if you already have asthma as an underlying condition, then mold and the air conditions that foster mold to grow can exacerbate the symptoms. but mold itself can't give someone asthma who didn't have it before.

[@balifitzpatrick5351]

I'm 22 and didn't have asthma until a couple months ago. After a winter spent in a house with black mould. It also has caused me to suffer from back-to-back colds, often catching another without having gotten over the pre-existing one (before this I had not had so much a sniffle in over 3 years so it's pretty obvious my immune system is having a hard time). I've lost a lot of sleep from coughing and wheezing half the night (worse at night and when lying down) and can no longer do hiit workouts without feeling like i can't breathe for the following hour.

[@brookgraves368]

Bali Fitzpatrick I feel you... Not good! Best wishes for healing. I have bern through the terrible asthma, and all the horrible things like mold that contribute or cause it. Glad some people in this discussion have some compassion due to personal suffering or just acknowledging the problem.

[@michaelpelton4302]

There is a lot of misinformation in the United States. This video is definitely not very thorough and also misinformative. You can't simplify a complicated thing such as fungus. Downplaying fungus is almost the same as downplaying global warming. Skepticism about the dangers of mold is kind of the same mindset that a conspiracy theorist would have. That sounds contradictory, but it's really not.

[@cutecheerfreak1]

In the US we know black mold is very dangerous, this is what can exacerbate asthma, make it manifest and can kill you. I don’t think she has black mold, at least she doesn’t seem to have had the house tested. It’s not impossible but there is this paranoia that all mold will kill or greatly harm you, when many are harmless

[@Blurggg]

Just because you did some fact checking doesn’t mean you covered all your bases. I watch both you and Alyse, and more often than not, I agree with your points, but calling people out as if you know their medical history is kind of yuck. Maybe shes just not as precise at describing her condition as you are at minimizing her claim.

[@xoPinkMacyxo]

T Eye Yes and I’m also wondering why someone would make a video about another person’s medical life. It’s not anyone else’s business.

[@LEYLA90]

T Eye because she has a big following. Shes spreading pseudoscience?

[@Kaypeb]

I think her point is that Alyse is promoting self diagnosis and sources that are not credible. Alyse might have mold illness (she even says that she could in the video) but either way she is promoting and using websites that are not credible. In a nutrition class I took we used the CARS checklist to look at websites and one big red flag for me is that the website clearly has something to gain (ie money) as they are selling test kits. I really think her main point is that websites like this take advantage of people like Alyse and that because Alyse has such a large audience her sharing this website is spreading even more bad information. I really think she just wants to help stop that spread of bad information, not trash Alyse.

[@That1Chick]

T Eye she sounds like a jealous person.. it is None of her business, and this chick sounds like an idiot making this video about it

[@vegandolls]

because that's ALL she does on this channel apparently

[@AshleyWeill]

So she can’t move somewhere else in Hawaii? Or is everywhere there “toxic”

[@RebekahSing]

I know people who were very sick from mold where they lived, and they aren't alternative or vegan or anything. Their doctors diagnosed them

[@lrnwlsn2]

RebekahSing It is totally a real thing.

[@RebekahSing]

Loraine Wilson I'm glad others see that

[@Aster_Risk]

Yes. Mold allergies and complications do exist, but the key to your statement is that these people were diagnosed. A medical doctor performed tests to help determine this.

[@luckolucky]

I completely agree with a lot of the arguments you made but on the same hand as someone who who suffers from extreme allergies including mold most of her symptoms have merit. Eye irritations, ear infections, shortness of breath, and chronic sinusitis are all incredibly common in allergy sufferers. Headaches can also be common as part of dealing with chronic sinusitis. I think while not a direct allergic response, nausea, brain fog, loss of appetite, memory loss, weight loss and chronic fatigue could result from the other symptoms she experienced. If she has headaches from the chronic sinusitis, that could cause nausea, brain fog, chronic fatigue and memory loss. Loss of appetite could be a direct result of being nauseous. I think what’s being missed here is that if you have an allergy and you aren’t treating it correctly if can cause you body symptoms that can spiral into other things. It’s the same with most illness many symptoms go hand in hand and it becomes a vicious circle. I strongly believe she’s suffering from more allergens than just mold. That being said she truly could be experiencing all of these symptoms from untreated allergies.

[@Jilliiette]

Elise also might have real symptoms that she really needs to get checked out. I hope she feels better whether it be psychological or physical.

[@dianelombardi9885]

So I am well aware that I'm late to the party on this, but girl, You need to educate yourself better. You can't just go by what you read on google about illnesses. As someone who is currently struggling with Mold Illness from my old apartment that I lived in for 2 years, I can easily tell you that it's hard to find a legit article about how mold can really affect a person. Especially since some people react differently than others. I agree, you shouldn't self diagnose your self with anything but in my situation, I have actually went to countless doctors and specialist as I was desperate to find out what my symptoms were coming from. I had Shortness of breath, brain fog, a ridiculous amount of mucous, achy joints, nausea, and non stop rashes. I am also a competitive runner and went from being in the best shape of my life(running 60-70 miles a week), to being at my complete worst, barely even able to run once a week without feeling incredibly fatigued. It was depressing for me. Ive had blood tests, gone to a heart specialist, pulmonary, allergist, and none of them were able to help me. They either told me that It was all in my head or that I was just having seasonal allergies and since I had already moved out of my moldy apartment, I should be feeling better in a few weeks....Nope! It took me a whole year to start feeling even just a little bit better. The thing about mold illness, is that it effects everyone differently. Unfortunately, regular doctors do not understand the effects of mold as they were not taught anything about it in med school. For someone who has been told by doctors that there is nothing wrong with them, out of desperation, I'm gonna look for answers because I know that this isn't normal. The only way to find out if the mold is making you sick is to go to an actual mold doctor. Alyse did and she talked about it in another video. now The problem with environmental illnesses is that when you go to a specific doctor such as a mold doctor, it isn't covered by insurance. Why? I'm not sure. Anyway, Im just rambling but my point to you, Unnatural Vegan, is that you aren't her, so you don't know what she is going through. If you haven't had an environmental illness, you wouldn't know how it feels. I didn't get the impression that Alyse was trying to scare people with mold illness. she was just talking about her experience. Maybe she did the same thing that I did, went to regular doctors and they couldn't find what was wrong with her, so she had to do her own digging. she didn't state that in her video and maybe she didn't need to. It's not your job to try to debunk peoples situations that you have never experienced. I sure hope that you kicked yourself when you found out that she later came out with a video where she actually got tested and she talked about her results and recovery methods. Just please think about these things the next time you decide to make a video about a certain situation that you know nothing about and that you can't find all your answers from online articles.

[@M3g840]

Telling Swayze to educate herself while all you did was produce anecdotal evidence is funny. Swayze is the queen of research lol ultimately Alyse ate an incredibly restrictive, nutrient deficient diet and experienced the same symptoms as so many others like her.. which eventually caused her to switch to like a carnivore diet lol there are actually tons of studies talking about the affects of mold on people. Swayze talks about some of them in this video. What you went through is down right not oki and extremely frustrating. I can empathize as I am currently going through some undiagnosed health issues as well. You said you moved out of your mold infested apartment and your symptoms didn’t improve… you never mentioned what helped you. Swayze knows about Alyse and all her alt med habits because her job is to debunk all the claims that people like Alyse make. I think you’re coming at this in defence of Alyse because you feel personally attacked by Swayze because you say you also have this “mold illness.” Swayze never says Alyse isn’t experiencing these symptoms what she said is that the symptoms are not to do with mold illness and that it is extremely irresponsible of websites who sell testing for an alleged illness to also diagnose people. It is irresponsible of Alyse to promote this sort of website which clearing has a motive for people thinking they are sick.. again.. selling tests to diagnose what they are selling.. Environmental illnesses usually clear up when the environment is changed. Hence the name. I don’t mean to be attacking you but your type of response is frustrating. I don’t think you know anything about Swayze.. this seems to have been a one off video because you probably watched Alyse video and had Swayzes recommended to you. I can guarantee you she didn’t “kick herself” lol if she did, she would have made a video talking about it. Swayze is very good at owning up to her mistakes. All this to say I hope you have found some reprieve from whatever was going on (4 years later I sure hope so). As I said I didn’t mean to “attack” you as much as I was defending Swayze. I have a bias because I have been watching her videos for many years. I don’t always agree with her but I absolutely trust her research skills and how she unbiasedly presents that research.

[@hummingbird8707]

I become very ill around mold. Why are we picking her apart for finding what was making her sick and changing it? She also said she went to the Dr.

[@LilacsAdore]

I know you hate Fully Raw Kristina and said "she is sad because she spends a lot of time thinking about food" but you are guilty of the same thing!! And why is it sad to be passionate and spend a lot of time thinking about something, whether that be food/ nutrition, rock climbing, family, or art? Moreover just because the raw food diet didn't work for you doesn't mean it is equally ineffective for other people. I also found raw foodism to be incompatible for my own body chemistry but still accept the validity of other people's experiences, like my friends who successfully manage their hypothyroidism or endometriosis on a RF diet, and that of my athlete friend who just likes the way he feels on 80-10-10. No, it's not dangerous. It works for him. Maybe you should spend less time judging other people and accept that some people have different experiences from you.

[@brookgraves368]

LilacsAdore Exactly😃

[@AngelJabreel]

I do know that if you test for mold in your house you have disclose the findings and if you have taken care of it when you decide to sell the house. If you find black mold (Stachybotrys chartarum) in your house or building it can be condemned and the building cannot be sold. Although I believe that's only here in Texas, I can't speak for other states. I would like to see a video on the likelihood of malnutrition verses the belief that the possibly malnourished person could have a "mold illness" or other allergies and exacerbated chronic asthma.

[@gordenwood7853]

Jabreel Its also in Midwest as well if you got black mold in your home you either get it cleaned up or tear the home down cause the land worth more than the moldy house.

[@taliasxx]

Is it possible her symptoms are from a seriously low fat diet? And an unhealthy vegan diet? I was so hopeful that was the direction you were going to go in! Because I was practically no fat for years... had to really change up my vegan diet because of my mental health. Hope you have some words on this!

[@karin4436]

I will never understand these people who claim to put their health first over everything but refuse to see doctors who have literally dedicated their entire lives to research different areas of human health. Why can’t they just go to the doctor?? Why is that so hard??

[@elizabethshaw734]

I was allergy tested when I was 13 and mold came up big and so did all of the types of mold that I was tested for as well as chocolate and tomatoes and grass and pollen and 100 others. Mold has never made me ill and I have never heard of mold illness as a disease. Dr. Elizabeth MD Ph.D

[@Mojichan13]

You know, my old appartment had a lot of mold. When I visited the appartment first it wasn't visible because they just painted over the mold and dind't mention it. So after I moved in the mold came back of course and at first I thought it was my fault for not caring anough for the appartment, but the wohle appartment (so my neighbours) were struggeling with mold. Pretty digusting to be honest. I'm glad I don't live in this moldy appartment anymore.

[@lidahall5928]

I mean, yes, spores from a certain black mould *can* make people very, very ill - but they don't have to move state because of it! You can generally get it out of the house (if you rent it's the Landlord's obligation to do so in Australia) but it would likely make everyone in the same house suffer from asthma and/or hayfever. There's a specific respiratory illness which can be the result of living in unbelievably dank conditions - but it's vanishingly rare even in cases where there is _a lot_ of visible black mould. You can see it. It's grotesque. The respiratory infection I'm referring will land sufferers in an ICU, there are no vague symptoms involved. I'm allergic to dust (along with many, many other humans) and I just cope by using an antihistamine spray if I need to. But this whole schtick reminds me of a woman I knew as a kid who got involved with a Quack who reaffirmed her erroneous belief that she was "allergic to the 21st Century". I mean, they really picked their mark well - because the woman really didn't want to hear that she was possibly an attention seeking hypochondriac with no discernable medical pathology (not even Hayfever) *and* she had inherited a lot of money. She moved away to an island and built a house entirely out of ceramic so she could live _with_ the fake doctor until her savings were exhausted as far as I recall. Of course, now she believes that she's abnormally affected by the prevalence of mobile phones and Wi-Fi! I give up. I wouldn't entertain such bullshit, but I know a friend of my mother's still does because she believes in all sorts of alternative crap. It caused a huge schism between the groups of friends when I was growing up. I remember THAT.

[@clairemira]

Hi Lida, I was wondering if you know what laws require that landlords remove mould in Australia? I've been living in a rental property for 2 years where the agent and landlord have been aware of ongoing mould issues in our bathroom but haven't done anything about it.

[@lidahall5928]

clairemira If it's been ongoing mould that you cannot ordinarily be expected to remove but was not there when you moved in (which is what it sounds like from your question) you may be best off going to your local tenancy/rental tribunal with copies of any written or email exchanges with your agent/landlord. Black mould is generally related to structural issues and not caused by "being dirty" AFAIK. I know my mother (who works as a Community Mental Health RN) had to go to extraordinary measures to get the South Australian Public Housing dept. to agree to fix the property of one of her poor clients who had a bathroom with *no* natural ventilation which was full of the stuff and making her young son ill. It was disgraceful. [Sorry for rambling - it just makes me so angry!] Here's a generalised article on it: www.choice.com.au/money/property/renting/articles/black-mould-and-renters-rights You are best off going to your state's Residential Tenancy Tribunal/Renters Rights Groups for advice. It sounds like your Agent/Landlord have _not_ been proactive enough. They may try to claim that the mould's all *your fault* - depends on how slack/sleazily tight they are and which state you live in as I already said... I can ask around about the legal protocol if you need. Good luck with it, anyway : )

[@AA-nw7hi]

This reminds me of that episode from Dr Phil with the woman obsessed with allergens. It turned out a specific type of mold in her house made her crazy. Pure science

[@BillBaran]

If only she tested her environment with a standardized test instead of her body by quacks.

[@geraldinenwaribe5745]

Oh yeah I remember that episode?....and you would think she had OCD or something....but really who washes their plate in the swimming pool smh

[@AA-nw7hi]

Geraldine Nwaribe 😂😂 ikr

[@AngelJabreel]

Right? Like, wait, can like mold make you really that sick? Cause if it was that bad in her house that house needs to be condemned, bulldozed, then burned. XD

[@gordenwood7853]

Jabreel Black mold can actually kill you..

[@mackenzies3023]

I lived in a home that had extreme flood damage previously. It was unknown that black mold was growing in the walls. During the time that my family and I lived there, we all suffered several different illnesses that were extremely strange given that we were all extremely healthy people. My mom sent a sample of the mold after we found it to a testing center, and it turned out to be the most deadly strand of black mold. It was the cause of all of our illnesses. We have since then moved out of that house and are in much better health, but we still suffer from underlying symptoms that may never go away.

[@MrSKlim]

I had a lot of issues that she had. I went to the ER a few times, cardiologists, doctors, that did unending tests. All came back clean. It made no sense. I was so scared I was dying I became depressed, didn’t leave my home for months. I came across a doctor who was talking about how he suffered many same issues and figured out it was mold. My previous rental home is where my issues started. I was there 4 months. I looked online, that house was sold “as is” foreclosure when the previous owner flooded it. I got blood test from my doctor at LabCorp, 11 out of 14 tests showed at “HIGH” reference range as 0.0-1.9, most of line were 2.5+ some in 20.0+ and Candida was at 74.5... Trust me, Mold is not bullshit. At all. You’re completely wrong.

[@ajm30799]

Her symptoms also align with insulin resistance/chronically high blood sugar, which is likely given the diet she eats. I don’t think it’s in her head, but I agree that toxic mold sounds like a stretch.

[@mercedeskeneston5405]

Alyse and her channel have taken a weird turn lately. I would say since right around her hiking the trail videos. She just seems... confused lately. I hope she figures it out, because you can tell she really means well and wants to help people.

[@TheAcanthaDreamer]

I'm allergic to mold. It gives me cold like symptoms. Penicillin gives me a rash. So I just avoid them.

[@consciouslytrying5357]

TheAcanthaDreamer ya I totally get that. I am deathly allergic to Penicillin, amoxicillin and cefcils. All mold based :/

[@iona3404]

just because you’re allergic to penicillin, it doesnt mean you’re allergic to all mold

[@meanpoutine7095]

consciously trying 0_o what do u use for infection? Is there an alternative antibiotic?

[@consciouslytrying5357]

Monkey-seeMonkey-do yes sorry I'm late seeing this. But there are quite a few that are not mold based that are prescribed to those who are allergic. There are I believe (could be wrong I'm no doctor) 7 "family's" of antibiotics. I am allergic to 3 of them.

[@meanpoutine7095]

consciously trying Oh ok that’s good that there’s other options :)

[@TG-xp5zw]

Watching this 1 year later after she quits veganism. I doubt it was mold illness. She wasn’t supplementing properly including for Omega 3 DHA-EPA

[@kbellmurray]

Yes. It is real. A functional medicine doctor can diagnose it. No, you probably shouldn’t self-diagnose, because it could definitely be something else.

[@hellenaryder5812]

I actually a neighbor who died from long time exposure to black mold. I have the same reactions in moist climates, especially when I'm in Puerto Rico.

[@charmsandcastleASMR]

After checking out her insta is seems like she's going on another really restrictive diet to detox herself from this mold. Idk it just makes me feel sorry for her.

[@em-rq1xm]

It’s crazy you posted this vid today. I just had to break my lease bc of mold in my apartment giving me itchy eyes and runny nose🤧😷

[@ZahradeLancre]

i wonder if these people with “mold illness” ever just try taking antihistamines. it seems like the type of people who say they have this problem, which is most likely just allergies, are against taking medicines. having sinus problems like congestion and drainage causes nausea, headaches, dizziness. etc. i feel that way if i don’t take a daily allergy pill.

[@cowatarian.]

@ZahradeLancre @mishaSunne These are some of the most uneducated/inexperienced/insensitive comments about people with chronic illness symptoms. Allergies / HLA genes that cause mold are very different. People with mold illness have severe NOSE BLEEDING Flonase made my nose bleed every time I tried to use it before I knew I had mold problems in my life. Some people are allergic to these medications. Antihistamines are NOT natural to take, you can end up with serious complication, steroids, same story. DUMB. At least Alyse is going to help people gain their health back vs making them sicker. Just stop.

[@cowatarian.]

Well, if you're malnourished, have 'inborn' metabolic issues with nutrient uptake (MTHFR /genetic variants) , infectious diseases such as Lyme disease, steroid withdrawal syndrome, MCAS, MS, NMO, Scleroderma, Lupus, connective tissue disorders -- Then YES, absolutely, I'd personally attest to my own healing after 13 horrendous years trying to maintain a veg/vegan diet.. (shudders, my bad) That a minimalistic high organ meat, ketogenic style, intermittent fasting, nutrient dense pasture raised, grass fed diet.. is MUCH more suitable for human health, for your [average] person, than the vegan or vegetarian diet by a long shot. Goodbye chronic lifelong fatigue, deteriorating jaw bone and systemic infections.. Non healing ulcers.. All thanks to red meat, butter, and raw dairy -- very low carb . I'm happy to have my life back and so happy for Alyse and others. We suffered unnecessarily and were in a 'vegan induced mind trap' for sure. Nothing against vegans -- @Misha Sunne

[@sigurdsigurdsen7169]

ZahradeLancre wonder if you have had an xray to see id you have a brain

[@craftyjorie]

Thanks so much for tackling this subject. I know it's a pretty old video of hers, but I'd love to see your take on Elyse's Raw Alignment video, "What I use for Birth Control" as I think it is equally if not more dangerous of a video.

[@joan-lisa-smith]

That one kept me up at night...wonder how many teens followed that advice. You know what they call people who use "natural" birth control? Parents, lol. Her vid on Urinary Tract Infections was equally dangerous.

[@Amandahugginkizz]

I feel like unless something really bad with her personal life is going on that she doesnt want to admit, she prob really does have symptoms because i cant see why she would want to leave that house and hawaii in general

[@brookgraves368]

Kayla Austin Right? Remember how excited she was to move to the house and fix it up, get the nice bed and furniture, etc. That is an investment. Not cheap paying probably first, last, maybe derposit on rent and utilities. Furniture, and stuff for her retreats etc., etc., New cars when she moved back to the Island. All that stuff...

[@bechillas7225]

She spilt up with her boyfriend. She announced that. I wonder if she just cant afford to live there any more. She's always talked about how great it is in hawaii and maybe she's trying to save face.

[@juliannarose68]

I think Alyse is using it as a distraction instead of dealing with her problems. Before she started online she battle with self image issues, eating disorder, and depression. She never said she seek help, she just basically kept doing things to distracted herself. Examples, going vegan, moving to Hawaii, off/on relationship with Addison, becoming a body builder, wanting to hike, and now mold, moving to LA, and changing her diet.

[@rawlawgirl]

Bec Hillas That is likely it.

[@daniellem8790]

It’s pretty evident that she’s not a very... Stable person. The amount of times that she’s moved and changed after preaching how great she is and how great life is.... If life is so great, you don’t make major changes constantly. She doesn’t exactly stick to many things for very long.

[@hanblan]

Could her symptoms be related to the volcanic activity on Hawaii? A lot of the symptoms she describes seem to match up with those of people who are exposed to poisonous sulphur dioxide (the respiratory issues, nausea, lethargy). Just a theory 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@mychannelmtl2496]

hanblan I think she is close to Kona, which is on the opposite side of the island from where the outbreak is (Pahoa region). But who knows.

[@brookgraves368]

MyChannel MTL Someone was saying that the fumes are drifting all the way to other Islands. Vog is another continual issue even before the latest catastrophe. It depends on wind, weather, location, etc.

[@themelonsoup]

Excuse me while I just harvest my own spinal fluid. No big deal.

[@Gia-Connolley]

My husband and I, as well two families that are friends of ours have been suffering from mold toxicity. Severe fatigue, brain fog, food sensitivities, chronic headaches, chronic pain.... all that go away and improve when you take yourself out of the environment and remove anything else that has been affected. It sounds crazy, but it is no joke. Is easy to write off if you’re not experiencing it. There is very little research on the subject, many doctors write it off or don’t acknowledge it at all. I believe that with everyone coming forward sharing their experiences with mold illness, the truth will be revealed very soon.

[@sarahbellum380]

People like this and companies like EHAP literally just appeal to people’s desire to feel special. If you get any type of pleasure out of having a “rare condition”, there’s something amiss. Having a chronic illness that actually affects you and always will is one of the worst things you can experience.

[@simplyoliviajune1757]

I love your channel and what you bring to the plant based community. I’m sorry if I missed you mentioning this in your video, but there are most certainly types of mold that can kill you with enough exposure as well as make you permanently sick. If you look up forensic files season 7 episode 37, you will see a poor family who’s entire lives were affected forever from prolonged mold exposure. It may be a more uncommon spore type but most certainly exists.

[@laurainrevison1162]

Thanks for the video. If you do have a compromised immune system or breathing issues ( ie - Asthma , which can kill you), mold exposure can cause very serious health issues. For Raw Alignment, she may have had a allergy issue even with the climate, since she just moved there from living in another climate. You have to adapt to where you live.

[@jaelynrae8836]

Yes girl. I love sharing the knowledge about quackery in healthcare! Unfortunately, so many people who are into natural healing and plant-based healthcare are susceptible to this. Mostly because there is not a lot of scientific evidence supporting many of the practices they utilize and believe in. Yikes )-: The placebo effect is also SO REAL and reading something like that could exacerbate your existing symptoms because your mind believes it's real. I love this vid!!

[@sigurdsigurdsen7169]

Jaelyn Richter your are an ignorant idiot. Try Reading comments here. In my country houses are rebuild or shut Down because of mold. Iam sorry to say you need to get spanked maybe you Will wake up again

[@JainMonroe]

I have asthma due to mold exposure as a child i went to elementary school for 9 years at a school that had mold in wall structures as an adult, I worked in different companies where there was also mold

[@goldenpanda3x370]

If memory serves me right, she mentioned getting sick in her van whenever she was living in it. It may just an excuse for her move....