6 Natural Remedies for Mould Toxicity

What Are “Natural Remedies” in the Context of Mould Toxicity?

Key takeaway:

Natural remedies support your body rather than claim to cure mould toxicity.

There are many natural options for mould toxicity, but these are not ‘cures’. Whilst there are antifungal medications that can directly kill fungus in the body, this is not the domain of natural medicine. In natural medicine, we understand that the body heals itself, but there are many remedies and supplements available to support the body in doing this healing work, reducing the toxic burden on the body and supporting detox pathways.

Avoidance First

Key takeaway:

The most important thing you can do at home is eliminate the mould exposure.

Before diving into diet, supplements or therapies, the single most important step is to ensure you are no longer exposed to mould or mycotoxins. Good quality remediation of the mouldy environment OR removing yourself from that environment is essential. Without that, all other efforts may be undermined.

Adopt a Healthy Diet

Key takeaway:

A clean, whole‐food diet gives your body the nutrients it needs and reduces extra detox burden.

• Choose whole, minimally processed foods to avoid adding extra chemical or food additive loads that distract your liver and kidneys from detoxing mycotoxins
• Provide rich nutrient support so your body has the building blocks for healing and detox
• Prioritise vegetables, healthy fats, lean proteins, eliminate sugar, reduce refined carbohydrate intake, artificial ingredients and mould-prone foods

Make Healthy Activities a Priority

Key takeaway:

Healthy lifestyles reduce workload for the body, providing the energy, time, and space to heal.

Take stock of how your life is currently serving your health. Whilst it’s not always in our power to radically change our life circumstances, there’s usually ways to tip the balance in favour of restful healing. Remember our bodies are designed to seek health, and sometimes the smallest baby steps can make a huge difference to our overall wellbeing.

Here are some ideas:

• See if you can identify ways to remove stress from your life (if possible)
• If not, see if you can identify some ways to manage the stress
• If you can’t manage the stress, see if you can find ways to reduce its impact on your life, eg taking time when you’re free to plan ahead for stressful, busy times and ensure you
• have healthy food available, schedule in relaxation time, etc
• Include some relaxing and calming activities like meditation, yoga, stretching, reading, art, whatever works for you personally
• Think about ways to ensure that you’re getting a little gentle exercise every day to support the lymphatic system – walking is ideal
• Try to find ways to get outside every day, especially if you can get away from sources of EMFs

Embrace a Low-Tox Lifestyle

Key takeaway:

Reducing other environmental toxins gives your detox organs more capacity to handle mycotoxins.

In mould illness your liver and kidneys are working overtime to deal with mycotoxins. Often, their function is also compromised by the mould toxins. So it simply makes sense to reduce the workload for these vital organs:

• Switch to natural household cleaning and personal-care products
• Minimise plastics in the kitchen and use stainless steel cookware where possible
• Remove fragranced products wherever possible
• Sign up to a low tox blog for tips straight into your inbox so you can work on this over time

Supportive Natural Detox Therapies at Home

Key takeaway:

Therapies like lymphatic massage, sauna or castor-oil packs can support detox—but timing and individual readiness matter.

Some helpful therapies include:

• Detox baths
• Sauna
• Skin brushing
• lymphatic massage
• Coffee enemas
• Castor oil packs

However, each and every one of these an ideal time and place – when used at the wrong time they can do more harm than good, which is why it’s important to have professional guidance – we don’t advise going it alone with these.

Myths About Natural Remedies for Mould Toxicity

Key takeaway:

Not all popular “natural” ideas are safe or universally effective—context and individual factors matter.

“Binders + diet alone will fix mould toxicity”:

While some healthier individuals with short exposure may recover with minimal intervention, many with longer exposure, high sensitivity or co-conditions will need more complex support.

“Activated charcoal is the perfect binder”

Many mould experts use activated charcoal as a main binder. But it carries a very real risk of nutrient depletion—not ideal when you have mould illness and are almost certainly already nutritionally depleted. There are safer binder alternatives.

“Natural remedies are always superior to medicines”

As a natural medicine practitioner I favour natural options, however, the complexities of mould illness result in some very sensitive, sick people who may not tolerate natural remedies. In this case, medical options may be required in order to move the needle. There’s no hard and fast answer on this one and ultimately for most people getting well is the primary goal, however they get there.

“A good workout sweats out mould toxins”

Sweating is often touted as a great remedy for mould illness, and whilst it can be helpful, again, there’s some nuance here. When you exercise hard enough to sweat, you’re in fight or flight mode. Your body just doesn’t detox in this state. In order to detox whilst sweating, you need to be relaxing, either in a hot, steamy bathroom, or a sauna.

“Long saunas are beneficial for mould toxicity”

Whilst sauna can be a great addition to a mould programme, it’s a tool that needs to be used wisely. It can support the elimination of other toxins that distract the liver and kidneys from detoxing mycotoxins, and it also stimulates an increase in mycotoxins eliminated in urine for some hours afterwards. However, most of the benefit appears to be in the first few minutes of sweating and lengthy sweating runs the risk of depleting vital electrolytes. That’s why it’s best to avoid long sauna sessions, instead opting for 5 minutes max of sweating per session, once a day max. It’s also worth mentioning that for some, sauna may be too aggressive, particularly for the more sensitive folk, especially early in their programme, so definitely to be used with caution.

“When symptoms are gone, you’re healed”

According to a number of experts in the field, it’s entirely possible to feel better before the mycotoxins are entirely eliminated from your body. Stopping your programme too soon can leave mycotoxins and potentially mould colonies lingering in the body, setting you up for a relapse whenever the next big stressor comes along. Using urinary mycotoxin testing is the ideal way to monitor your progress. If you’re on a budget, there’s no need to get tested early in your programme, but it’s definitely recommended for everyone once you’re starting to feel better to ensure that you have completely cleared the toxins from your body.

“You don’t need a dedicated mould protocol to overcome mould illness”

As already mentioned, there are some lucky people who manage to overcome mould without much intervention at all. But this is not the case for everyone, so there are no hard and fast rules here. A lot of people waste a lot of time and money trying things that don’t help them progress, where professional guidance can help hone in on more effective strategies.

Why Professional Guidance Matters

Key takeaway:

There are so many options when it comes to supplements and professional guidance can help you identify which supplements to choose.

There are so many options for supplements for mould illness and so much confusing and incomplete health advice online, it would be easy to spend a lot of time and money not getting great results. Whichever route you choose, mould recovery takes time. Professional guidance will help you cut through the noise and avoid spending time and money on supplements that aren’t going to help.

If you’re faced with expensive remediation or costs of moving house, the last thing you need is the stress and cost of managing your own health programme. And if you have sensitivity things become even more complicated as you may end up with cupboards full of supplements that you just couldn’t tolerate. A professional will help guide you in order to reduce the chances of negative reactions and teach you how to manage them when they inevitably arise.

At Mother of the Woods we offer a couple of different options to support you if you’re affected by mould illness:

• A self-guided programme: for short-term exposures and milder symptoms, with a cost-effective entry point, and the option of practitioner support any time you feel you need additional help.
• A practitioner-led programme: for people with longer exposures and more complex health pictures, this programme includes tailored supplementation and regular one-to-one support for troubleshooting when symptoms flare.

Healing from mould takes time, with inevitable ups and downs; having access to a practitioner can make the journey safer, smoother and more effective.