What is Biotoxin Illness with Katie Driessens-Part 1

 What are biotoxins and are they impacting you? Today, we have a real expert on biotoxin illness with us, Katie Driessens. She has been a Registered Dietician for almost 14 years, moving from western medicine focused-care to being an integrative/holistic care practitioner. After years of her own health problems being dismissed in the conventional sickcare system, Katie was led to become a Dr. Shoemaker proficient, mold illness/CIRS literate practitioner. She is passionate about helping people find and heal from root causes, accepts insurance and does telehealth appointment for adults. In today's episode, you will hear: -Katie's personal story of being told there was no mold in her home, to her courageous move to take a sledgehammer to her own walls to discover the source; -how to hire a mold inspector that WILL get to the bottom of things, rather than general home inspectors; -the top 3 things to look for in your home to figure out what is going on if you have chronic health issues; -the differences between an ERMI (Environmental Relative Mold Index) test and an air sample test and how to negotiate between these; -the advantages of the AMEA (Airborne Mycotoxin Environmental Analysis) test; -what blood tests to run to see if you suspect you may have mold illness; -the correlation between mold or biotoxin illness and women's hormone issues; -the mycotoxins, or by-products of mold that down regulate your hormones causing low sex drive, endometriosis, mood changes, PCOS, exhaustion, bloating and more; -DUTCH tests for hormones, GI Map tests for your gut, and tips to get around insurance denials; -and so much more! SHOW NOTES Apply here for Adalina's Multi-Dimensional Mentorship Program: https://adalinaeast.com/pages/multi-dimensional-mentorship-program Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adalinaeast/ Book a session with Adalina: https://adalinaeast.com/pages/request Adalina on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@adalinaeast Blog post from Katie about how to find a mold inspector: https://www.dieteticswithdriessens.org/s/stories/how-to-hire-a-good-mold-inspector National Trial Lawyer that works with those who are mold sick, Kristina Baehr: https://www.well.law/ Bioidentical hormone replacement specialists recommended by Katie: Dr. Kerry Jones: https://www.drcarriejones.com/ Dr. Lakeischa McMillan and #hormonehotties: https://www.instagram.com/drlakeischamd/?hl=en