211: Could Mold Be Part of the Clinical Picture? with Dr. Karleen Sickinger | Mold Month Series

Get ready! This is the first conversation of our Mold Month Series, with Corey Levy, co founder of The Dust Test and We Inspect. Corey sits down with Dr. Karleen Sickinger, naturopathic physician and Clinical Educator with Mosaic Diagnostics, to talk about what happens when mold becomes part of the clinical picture.
The goal isn’t to assume mold is the answer. It’s to ask better questions and look at the bigger picture:What is happening inside the body?And where could that exposure be coming from?
Dr. Karleen shares how she approaches complex patients, the symptom patterns that can put mold on her radar, and why testing should be used to gather more information rather than jump to conclusions.
Corey and Dr. Karleen also dig into the connection between mycotoxin testing and the home environment, including why a positive result from the body can’t tell you where the exposure came from, and why looking at the environment can be an important part of the investigation.
If the symptoms fit the picture, the history raises suspicion, and the data gives you another reason to look closer, it may be time to consider both the body and the environment. Because sometimes, the next clue isn’t inside the body. It’s where the body spends its time.
This conversation is part of Mold Month Series, a September series from The Dust Test and Mosaic Diagnostics created to bring more awareness, education, and practical information around mold and the role it can play in the bigger health picture.

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