Mycotoxin Testing Solutions

For patients with suspected mold-related illness, serum mycotoxin antibody testing offers one of the most accurate and reliable ways to detect exposure. Unlike urine tests, this blood-based method provides high specificity and sensitivity, helping to uncover hidden contributors to chronic illness.

What are Mycotoxins

Mycotoxins are invisible, odorless, and tasteless toxins produced by molds (fungi). They can trigger a wide range of health issues, from immediate toxic reactions to chronic conditions and long-term diseases such as autoimmunity and cancer.

Toxic Effects of Mycotoxins

• Carcinogenic – cancer-causing

• Hepatotoxic – liver damage

• Immunotoxic – weakens the immune system

• Neurotoxic – affects the brain and nervous system

• Nephrotoxic – kidney damage

• Dermatoxic – skin damage

• Teratogenic – linked to fetal abnormalities

• Estrogenic – elevates estrogen levels

• Hemorrhagic – internal bleeding or bruising

• Mutagenic – genetic damage

Because mycotoxin exposure can mimic many other conditions, it has been called “The Great Masquerader of the 21st century.” It is associated with illnesses such as Lyme disease, SIBO, IBS, IBD, Autism, Alzheimer’s disease, and Breast Implant Illness.

Advanced Blood Testing

This test measures IgG and IgE antibodies to 14 different mycotoxins, generating 28 results in total. Blood-based mycotoxin testing has been used for more than 20 years and is considered one of the most advanced methods available.

The panel includes toxins produced by:

• Penicillium (mycophenolic acid, patulin, gliotoxin)

• Alternaria (alternariol, gliotoxin)

• Aspergillus (gliotoxin, auto-toxin, neurotoxic variants)

• Stachybotrys

• Cladosporium

• Ochratoxin

• Satratoxin

• T-2 Toxin

• Vomitoxin

• Verrucarin / Verrucarol

• Fumonisin

• Zearalenone

How Mycotoxins Affect the Body

Mycotoxins can harm nearly every system in the body:

• Vascular system: vessel fragility, internal bleeding

• Digestive system: diarrhea, vomiting, liver damage, intestinal bleeding

• Respiratory system: shortness of breath, lung bleeding

• Nervous system: tremors, seizures, headaches, mood changes

• Skin: rashes, burning, peeling, light sensitivity

• Reproductive system: infertility, cycle changes

• Immune system: suppression or dysfunction