Re: Mold and sense of smell

[Guest guest]

Nothing is going to really protect someone from toxic mold except mold

avoidance, but some of us are forced by circumstances to be in these

environments for longer than we would like while we deal with our own

life situations. (like me)

As I've first suspected my house had mold, and later, fought to have

the mold cleaned up, I have been trying to find ways to protect myself

against it. Its a losing battle, but there are things that seem to

help somewhat.

For example, I have heard that NAC (n-acetyl cysteine), ALA

(alpha-lipoic acid) and ALC (acetyl-l-carnitine or levocarnitine) if

taken in effective doses (600 mg. or more for NAC and ALC, 300 mg for

ALA) at least twice a day, help protect nerve cells from damage by

toxic agents and even, under some conditions, may help encourage the

growth of new nerve cells. So they may act to prevent apoptopsis of

the cells in the nose that allow us to smell due to mycotoxin

cytotoxicity..

They also might protect your eyes and other cells in your body from

similar fates.. Ask your doctor..

Piracetam, Coenzyme Q10, antioxidant vitamins (C, E, zinc, selenium)

may also help in similar situations..but the papers I've read are

about the ones above..so try them first..

[Guest guest]

BTW, zinc deficiency will contribute to diminished sense of smell. Maybe this is

all connected - zinc helping MSH, lowered zinc due to biotoxin illness, lack of

sense of smell etc ? Just thinking out loud here.

Jay

MLMJ75@... wrote:

This is one of the things that drives me crazy but gives me hope. I

reported diminished sense of smell to my doctors when I first realized that the

severely mold contaminated building in which I was working was making me sick.

Of course, the doctors didn't know or have a clue. It may be slow, really

slow, but eventually the medical field will have to address our medical

problems due to mold exposure and stop looking at us like we are a bunch of

nuts.

In all sincerity, one of the problems I have experienced with diminished

sense of smell is I can't always protect myself from remaining in a mold

contaminated building because I can't always smell it. My personal defense

mechanism doesn't work and I retrigger my symptoms.

Mulvey son

Channel 6 Lansing, MI

Local News First

Add Another Problem Black Mold Causes

March 1, 2006, 06:01 AM EST Black mold is bad enough, but now researchers

say it might affect your sense of smell. A study done on mice by researchers

at Michigan State University found a link between toxins in black mold and the

killing of nerve cells essential for the sense of smell. This is the first

study of its kind investigating the effects of inhaling mold toxins. Black

mold is most commonly found in damp buildings.

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[Guest guest]

LiveSimply wrote:

but there are things that seem to

> help somewhat.

> For example, I have heard that NAC (n-acetyl cysteine), ALA (alpha-

lipoic acid) and ALC (acetyl-l-carnitine or levocarnitine) if taken

in effective doses (600 mg. or more for NAC and ALC, 300 mg for

> ALA) at least twice a day, help protect nerve cells from damage by

> toxic agents and even, under some conditions, may help encourage

the growth of new nerve cells.

Interesting.

In 1987, two years after the Incline Village epidemic, a biochemist

friend recommended the same supplements to me.

The L-Carnitine was literally the only supplement I ever took that

made a noticeable difference - about 10% cognitive improvement.

I told Dr about his and he conducted a study a few years

later which indicated a Acetyl L Carnitine deficiency in CFS.

Normally, when I told others about the improvement I had with this

particular supplement, the response was " Well, that's just YOU and

we're all different " .

Perhaps.

Perhaps not.

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