Making the Best of Black Mold

So there is a very bad mold problem in the bathroom of this house where I live. I am only living here for the next month and doubt I will see changes made. According to the lease, the landlord is only obligated to offer us a pamphlet on taking care of mold. But we are supposed to clean it. We are going to ask her to install a fan/ventilation. The window open is not enough.



In the meantime I've been hoarding spores in my body for the past few weeks. How shall I take care of myself? After googling "herbal remedies for mold" I've come across a few interesting resources.

Live Strong - Here are a bunch of short articles on mold, allergies, mildew and diet.

Earth Clinic - A good deal of testimony regarding mold and fungal remedies. It's not really organized so that you have to read all of it. There are so many ideas here I have plenty of opportunity to experiment.

Strategies: diet: starve the fungus (eat less sugar); eat less fermented/fermenting foods (mushrooms, bread, cheese, alcohol, vinegar, etc); eat more antifungal plants (garlic, onion, oregano); drink tea (thyme, pau d'arco, cinnamon, cloves) develop relationship with essential oils (oregano, thyme, tea tree) or rub aloe vera on the body! Or coconut oil (main ingredient in DIY toothpaste) Also this website recommends a polstice of oregano leaves: http://www.balancedconcepts.net/Anti_Fungal_Herbs.pdf

How great that garlic, oregano and thyme grow so well here!!!

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