Hi there and welcome to the final edition for 2021. Yes, it's our Christmas show for the Mould Show. And today I'm going to be presenting a fascinating research paper that just came out a couple of days ago in the research literature. But of course, we are focusing on fungus, and when we talk about fungi, many of you are probably thinking about the 2000 or so mushrooms that are actually edible.

Now, when you go to the supermarket, there's obviously a smaller selection than that, but just bear in mind that there are about 2000 known mushrooms that are edible.

Now, when we think about where we are exposed to moulds, you're probably thinking, well, they're probably all around. They're in the air we breathe, in the soil, as well as the built environment. And if you ask a biologist about how many different types of fungi or molds there are out there, certainly in the 1990s you would've been told that there were perhaps only maybe a couple of hundred thousand.

But fast forward to today...

In my daily work with clients who are grappling with how best to handle living in a water-damaged building, or for those patient referrals that we get from doctors and other clinicians, I'm always really surprised that there appears to be a disconnect between the environment and the person. So well, what do I mean by this? Well, today, I want to talk about the paradox between environmental pollution and health risk, and to that end, I'm going to be talking about censorship of mould illness in Finland.

Now you might already be thinking, what on earth is he talking about? We all connect pollution with harm. But do we really? On the one hand, if we're considering carbon credits or net-zero, then the mainstream media seems to have absolutely no trouble linking the slightest change in the environment with a consequence to some person elsewhere. It's the famous butterfly effect. You know, that metaphor that brought chaos theory into the mainstream that says little, almost insignificant...

Hi there, my name is Dr Cameron Jones, and I'm an environmental microbiologist and public health scientist. And this week on The Mould Show, I've got a very important segment to bring to your attention. All too often, I get calls from people who have practised mould avoidance or have successfully remediated their properties after water damage and finding mould. But they're still complaining about feeling unwell, feeling the classic symptoms of exposure to mould. And so I discovered this really fantastic paper in the research literature, which came out in June 2021, and we're going to be focusing on what this publication says and how you can take advantage of this complementary health therapy. And what is it? Well, it's called salt therapy and mould illness. And to get straight into it, we are going to be talking about how this works, how you can take advantage of it. And you might be a little bit sceptical, and so I want to tell you exactly what this publication has to say. 

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Hey there. My name's Dr. Cameron Jones and welcome to The Mould Show. This week I want to bring to you the key points from a really important recent publication, which just came out in the literature that is focusing on another class of black moulds. Yes, that's right. We're going to be talking about black mould and you might know about black moulds from the infamous Stachybotrys, which has been linked to pulmonary hemorrhage and is very commonly associated with water-damaged and other sick buildings. But there are another class of black moulds and black yeast-like fungi, and we're going to be talking about these today because especially in this era of COVID-19, the COVID pandemic. A publication's just come out, showing that people who recover from COVID-19 are particularly susceptible to post COVID-19 infection with black moulds. And so I want to review what this publication says today and how you can take advantage of this information and how you can potentially make sure...

Hi there. Welcome to the Mould Show. My name's Dr. Cameron Jones, and I'm an environmental microbiologist and public health scientist. Now today on this show, I'm going to be reviewing a recent paper that just came out, which is showing you how you can determine categorically that you are in fact hypersensitive to mould. Now, all of us are concerned about indoor air quality and the potential impact of mould on our health.

For many of my clients, they go to see their doctor or healthcare provider, and they're looking for some way to validate their symptoms and to connect the house or their working environment with some sort of medical information that validates their adverse health symptoms. And there's a really interesting problem. And hypersensitivity and allergy, are the first things that you think about when you think about being exposed to something in your airspace or a bio-aerosol.

So what we're going to be focusing on today is clinical mould antigen extracts, and moulds from...

Summer is approaching, at least for us here in Australia and for some of us, looking down at our toes might bring on a "yuck" reaction. Why are those nails cracked, fragile or showing discoloration? Are you embarrassed by this? What's causing it? How do I stop it? Is this a sign of something worse?

That's the topic of this week's show. And importantly, we're going to be talking about how the health of your toenails and even the health of the nails on your fingers can be used as an indicator of overall health.

To do this, we're going to go through some of the most common questions around nail fungus including symptoms and which groups of people are most likely to get fungal nail infections? What are the terms about this microbial infection and what are the typical fungi that cause this? We'll also talk about some of the environmental hazards for foot fungus as well as how it's diagnosed at the lab and then move on to how you can prevent fungal nail infections and discuss some of the...

Hi there. My name's Dr. Cameron Jones, and I'm an environmental microbiologist and public health scientist. And today I want to talk to you about mold and pollen in the air. Now I know anyone who follows this show knows that I am always concerned about the presence and exposure to, of water-damaged buildings and what that could do to your overall health. But today I'm going to be presenting some interesting and fascinating research that I recently discovered, which is really mind-blowing because it is showing a beneficial effect to mold and pollen exposure.

But before we get into this, I want to review some of the typical molds that are found in the outdoor air, and to a greater or lesser extent, in water-damaged buildings. And to do that, I want to pull up some micrographs that I've taken in my lab that focus on some of the typical molds that can be found in the air space. And the reason I'm doing this is to draw your attention to the tremendous diversity of shape. And shape is...

Hello, my name's Dr. Cameron Jones, and I'm an environmental microbiologist and public health scientist. And today we're going to be focusing on another aspect of water-damaged building interiors. And why is this important? Well, many people dismiss exposure to water-damaged buildings as really something trivial, and I'm here to tell you that that is not the case, and we need to take this seriously. But it's not just my word. There are many, many academic publications and clinical research showing that exposure to water-damaged building interiors has a significant negative impact on your overall health and wellbeing. And this particular show is aimed directly at those individuals who think or know that they are being exposed to water-damaged building interiors.

And I'm going to be presenting some research information which I hope you can use and take advantage of, especially if a dispute arises between, for example, yourself and a landlord or a property manager, or if you're...

Hello. My name is Dr. Cameron Jones and I'm an environmental microbiologist and public health scientist. And this week we're going to be going over allergic illness and asthma.

In Australia, one in nine people is affected by asthma. And whenever I do indoor air quality and water damage and mold inspections, I'm always looking for those features inside people's homes and offices, which could contribute to adverse health. And a wonderful publication was just published at the end of September 2021, which was looking at this very problem. And today I'm going to be summarizing the research and also bringing to you a survey that you can take. It's for free. It's available on my website and also in a hyperlink in the show notes. And you'll be able to assess your own risk around the home yourself. But what are we talking about? What is asthma? Well, asthma really is a problem affecting your airways, meaning that it is difficult to breathe. And anyone who has seen an asthmatic having an...

Hello. My name is Dr Cameron Jones, and I'm an environmental microbiologist and public health scientist. And in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, it is Victoria's chance at Freedom Day. Yes, this is the day that we are allowed and permitted to leave our homes and re-enter society. However, this is only at the expense of needing vaccine mandates, vaccine passports. Essentially, Victoria is in a state of medical apartheid. Without having access to your vaccine status, many of us will be refused entry into many public places and retail businesses.

All of this is a significant form of coercion, and we really no longer have free choice. And I wanted to make this video today, on Freedom Day, because a publication came out overnight which is reviewing the situation when an outbreak occurred over the 4th of July weekend in the United States, and I want to focus on what that research says because they were in a similar situation to some states as us in Australia, and I want to talk about this...