Mycotoxins

How it works

Preparation

Risks & contraindications

Comparisons

Where it comes from

Highlighted claims

• Ochratoxin A is heat stable and can survive the cooking process, unlike many other food contaminants. — Mold Toxicity: A Functional Medicine Guide to Mycotoxicity
• Gliotoxin directly suppresses the host immune system's ability to fight invasive aspergillosis, creating a self-reinforcing cycle where the mold weakens its own defenses. — Mold Toxicity: A Functional Medicine Guide to Mycotoxicity
• Ochratoxin A is nephrotoxic, can damage DNA, impairs fetal development, and is a potential carcinogen. — Mold Toxicity: A Functional Medicine Guide to Mycotoxicity
• Aflatoxin is a potential carcinogen with documented associations with liver damage, liver cancer, and harm to the lungs, kidneys, brain, and heart. — Mold Toxicity: A Functional Medicine Guide to Mycotoxicity
• Trichothecenes can impair fetal development, function as cytotoxins, harm the immune system and DNA, and are classified as potential carcinogens. — Mold Toxicity: A Functional Medicine Guide to Mycotoxicity
• Aflatoxin M1 is a metabolite of Aflatoxin B1 that can appear in milk products from animals that consumed aflatoxin-contaminated feed. — Mold Toxicity: A Functional Medicine Guide to Mycotoxicity
• Non-lab-tested coffee can contain mycotoxin levels high enough to produce measurable health impacts. — Coffee Mold Contamination and Mycotoxin Health Risks
• Two specific molds grow in coffee and produce mycotoxins that are particularly harmful to the liver. — The Shocking Effects of Going Caffeine-Free for a Month
• Caffeine itself inhibits mold growth in plants, so more processed coffee products have higher mycotoxin levels because their protective caffeine has been reduced. — The Shocking Effects of Going Caffeine-Free for a Month
• Decaf coffee has the highest mycotoxin content among common coffee products. — The Shocking Effects of Going Caffeine-Free for a Month