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2. Indoor Mold, Water Damage Exposure and Joint Problems/Muscle Weakness
3. Numb Feet, Toes & Legs 
4. Denture Adhesive Creams & Neuropathy (Nerve Damage)

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Indoor Mold, Water Damage Exposure and Joint Problems/Muscle Weakness 
Written by Luke Curtis, MD MS CIH 

A number of studies have reported that indoor exposure to molds/ mycotoxins/ water damage is associated with problems with joint pain/ muscle weakness. Lieberman reported that 34 out of 48 (71%) consecutive indoor mold exposed patients had symptoms of joint or muscle pain/ weakness (Curtis L, 2004). Rea reported that 44 out of 150 (29%) consecutive mold patients were diagnosed with fibromyalgia (Curtis L, 2004). 

Campbell et al. reported a study of 119 patients with documented indoor mold/ mycotoxin exposure who experienced muscle weakness and peripheral neuropathy (Campbell et al., 2003). 

Indoor flooding and other forms of water damage stimulate heavy growth of molds (fungi) and bacteria. Chronic joint pain was reported in 20 of 26 (77%) adult patients who had adverse health symptoms after working in a water damaged building (Shoemaker & House, 2006). A Texas study reported that chronic joint pain was significantly more common in elementary students in a mold damaged school versus a school without mold damage (joint pain seen in 9.8% of 309 students in mold damaged school versus 3.6% in 168 students in a non-mold damaged school.

P<0.005) (Handal, Leiner, Cabrera, & Straus, 2004). Several studies have reported clusters of patients with new-onset arthritis and other autoimmune joint diseases such as ankloysing spondylitis (Luosujarvi et al., 2003; Myllykangas-Luosujarvi et al., 2002). For example, a Finnish report described a water damaged health center in which all 34 employees developed at least some rheumatic complaints including 14 cases of new onset arthritis (Luosujarvi et al., 2003). Another report described a moisture and water damaged office building which contained 83 to 93 employees during the study period of 1987-2000 and from which 10 employees developed new-onset rheumatic diseases including 4 ankylosing spondylitis, 3 rheumatoid arthritis, 2 Sjogrens syndrome and 1 psoriatic arthritis) (Myllykangas-Luosujarvi et al., 2002) .

Several studies have reported that higher consumption of mycotoxins in foods is associated with a significantly higher rate of the arthritis like disease Kashin-Beck (Chasseur et al., 2001; Haubruge et al., 2001). Cell culture studies have also reported that exposure to mycotoxins such as the trichothecene deoxynivalenol are associated with damage to chrondrocytes (cartilage cells) (Li, Blain, Cao, Caterson, & Duance, 2014).

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Numb Feet, Toes & Legs 

What causes the numbness?

Foot numbness is a condition where you feel a loss of sensation in one or both feet, including the toes. 

Many people complain about numbness in their feet and legs, and have been given all sorts of reasons why. They can be told it is lack of blood to the area, pressure on the nerves, sitting or standing in the same position for a long time or from repetitive motion. Most often it is thought to be poor circulation.

Depending on the cause, this loss of sensation can disappear quickly. Numbness after sitting for a long time will fade away once you move your legs and feet around and the blood flow returns. 

However, chronic numbness in the feet indicates some level of damage to the nerves. A continual numb foot indicates neuropathy. 

You can find a list of reasons that a person can get this numbness, such as injury, side effect of shingles, infection, inflammation, trauma, nerve entrapment, diabetes, etc. but all these causes are due to nerve damage and it is called neuropathy. 

Often, there are other symptoms that precede the numbness. Foot numbness comes after symptoms of pins-and-needles, prickling, pain or burning sensations. These symptoms are referred to as parenthesis. 

This is due to the nature of the problem. When communication through the nerves is starting to break down due to nerve damage, symptoms of tingling, pins and needles, burning and pain are felt. When the damage gets worse, there is no communication going through the nerves and the area feels numb – no feeling. 

What can you do about numbness?

When there is nerve damage, the body needs to repair the nerves. Sometimes this happens on its own when it isn’t severe as the body starts repairing the damage. But numbness means that the nerves have had some significant damage and the body will need some help in fixing the problem. 

What can you do about this nerve damage?

First, you can learn what caused the damage so that the same thing isn’t continuing to happen. That can mean, stop drinking alcohol, get the diabetes blood sugars under control or many other things that need to be corrected. For a list of Causes of Neuropathy.

For more information about neuropathy.

"We need to shift our focus from treating disease to generating health..." Hippocrates (AMA"The Father of Medicine" 460 BC - 380 BC)

For information on nerve health and building healthy nerves go to Building Healthy Nerve

Denture Adhesive Creams & Neuropathy (Nerve Damage)

Denture Creams like Poligrip and Fixodent, have been causing serious health problems in many people. Denture creams contain zinc, and excessive exposure to zinc can lead to copper depletion, which when severe, can cause serious neurological disorders.

For an article about the problem  - Denture Adhesive Creams

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