Ep. 1178: Restoring Your Health for Adventure with Lydia Leskanic

Adventure roadblocks. Anxiety? Allergies? Mold reactions? Restoring health for adventure. Today Curt interviews Lydia Leskanic about her health journey and how it has impacted her ability to engage in adventure sports. They discuss various health challenges, including gluten intolerance, allergies, and the effects of seed oils. Lydia shares her experiences with panic attacks and anxiety, and how somatic therapy and diet has helped her manage these issues. The conversation also delves into the often-overlooked topic of mold toxicity and its effects on health. Throughout the discussion, they emphasize the importance of understanding personal health and finding hope in overcoming challenges to lead a fulfilling life filled with adventure.

This episode is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor if you suspect you may have a mold allergy and/or mold toxicity. All of the symptoms listed in this episode aren't a comprehensive list of mold symptoms. Do your own research to see if your symptoms could be related to mold.

Helpful short, crash course book: The Toxic Mold Solution: A comprehensive guide to healing your home and body from mold: from physical symptoms to tests and everything in between by Laura Linn Knight.

Some resources from the book:

Testing your home for mold:

Use a DIY mold test kit that you can send to a lab for analysis, or have a professional do an ERMI test (Environmental Relative Moldiness Index).

Testing yourself for mold:

Find a functional medicine doctor with the ISEAI (International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illnesses) database (www.iseai.org/find-a-professional).

Mosaic Diagnostics: Offers urine mycotoxin test as well as an Organic Acids Test, which also tests for mold in the body (www.mosaicdx.com).

RealTime Laboratories, Inc. Offers mycotoxin urine testing and a helpful blog (www.reatimelabs.com)

For more insight or to get answers to questions you have, email Lydia at lydiashealthideas@gmail.com.

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