The Mold Pros

10/29/2026

Unseen Drips and Total Toxic Burden: Bridging Medicine and Building Science

When unexplained symptoms appear alongside water damage, persistent musty odors, or high indoor humidity, the investigation may need to extend beyond the person to the building itself. And because people sharing the same home can experience very different symptoms, identifying a possible environmental problem is rarely as simple as looking at one person or taking one test.

Dr. Imran Khan is an internal medicine physician with training in functional medicine whose practice includes patients concerned about mold and environmental exposures. In this conversation, he and John Bohde connect the medical and building sides of mold investigation, from symptom patterns and exposure history to moisture problems, HVAC systems, testing, source control, remediation, and recovery. Dr. Khan also explains why his clinical approach prioritizes reducing ongoing exposure before detoxification and why improvement after remediation may take time.

In this episode, you’ll discover:
Why changes in symptoms after moving into a new home, spending time away, or encountering water damage, musty odors, or high humidity can provide clues worth investigating
How moisture and HVAC problems can contribute to hidden mold concerns, and why identifying and correcting the source is different from simply repairing or covering visible damage
Why Dr. Khan considers source control an important step before detoxification, and why symptom patterns and recovery timelines can differ significantly from person to person
This episode is for anyone experiencing unexplained symptoms alongside concerns about their home or workplace, families whose members seem to respond differently to the same environment, and people trying to understand how medical care, building investigation, remediation, and recovery may fit together.

10/26/2026

From Mystery Illness to a Mission: Hidden Mold, Genetics, and Recovery – A conversation with Dr. Ashley Beckman and John Bohde, host of the Mold, Mycotoxins, and More Podcast.

Dr. Ashley Beckman explains how hidden mold, genetics, Lyme, and toxin exposure can shape chronic symptoms and personalized recovery.

Three Key Takeaways:
• Understand how hidden water damage, HVAC contamination, and affected furniture can expose you to mold—even when your home looks clean and has no visible growth or musty odor.
• Discover why people living in the same home may experience very different symptoms based on individual susceptibility, life stage, time spent indoors, and the body systems most affected.
• Learn how clean air, nutritious food, clean water, restorative sleep, stress regulation, personalized testing, and gentle detoxification can create a more supportive and manageable recovery process.

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Ashley Beckman about how her experience with hidden mold transformed her health and clinical work. We discuss why symptoms can differ within one family, how mold may interact with Lyme, hormones, autoimmunity, and the brain, and why genetics are useful data rather than destiny. She also explains the role of home inspection, personalized testing, clean air, sleep, stress regulation, and gentle detox in a supportive recovery plan.

Listen or Watch now:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5KQEi8A84LaNg42XJunUNJ?si=F674aKvqSLul53sNZK62ZA
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-mystery-illness-to-a-mission-hidden-mold/id1875039535?i=1000784600011
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1333-mold-mycotoxins-more-podc-322543601/episode/from-mystery-illness-to-a-mission-341799017/

10/22/2026

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10/22/2026

Why Cognitive Symptoms May Persist After Mold Exposure

In this episode of Molds, Mycotoxins, and More, I speak with Ashok Gupta about why some people remain highly reactive after mold exposure and how neuroplasticity may help calm an overprotective nervous system. We discuss the Gupta Program’s three-part approach, its role alongside environmental remediation and medical care, and preliminary results from a randomized controlled trial in people with mold-related illness.

Ashok Gupta is the founder and CEO of the Gupta Program. After developing ME/chronic fatigue syndrome while studying at Cambridge University, he began researching neuroscience and brain retraining techniques that he says contributed to his recovery. In this conversation, Gupta explains his hypothesis that the nervous and immune systems can become conditioned to overreact following mold, infection, or other significant stressors. He also discusses neuroplasticity, nervous system regulation, the three components of the Gupta Program, and why he views this work as complementary to environmental remediation and medical care.

In this episode, you’ll discover:
• Why Gupta believes the nervous and immune systems may remain highly reactive after the original mold exposure has been reduced or removed, and how environmental reminders such as smells or locations may trigger that response
• How neuroplasticity allows the brain to develop new patterns through repetition, and how the Gupta Program combines nervous system regulation, brain retraining, and long-term stress awareness
• Why Gupta recommends addressing both the environment and the nervous system, plus what his team observed in a randomized controlled trial of approximately 130 people with mold-related illness that was awaiting publication at the time of recording

This episode is for people who have addressed mold or other environmental exposures but continue experiencing fatigue, cognitive difficulties, sensitivities, pain, or other persistent symptoms, as well as anyone interested in how nervous system regulation and neuroplasticity may fit into a broader recovery strategy.

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10/20/2026

Dr. Christina Enzmann explains how mold, environmental toxins, gut health, and chronic stress may intensify symptoms commonly blamed on menopause.

Three Key Takeaways:
- Understand how mold, mycotoxins, and other environmental exposures may intensify or resemble common perimenopause and menopause symptoms, including fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, poor sleep, and digestive problems.
- Discover how declining estrogen, chronic stress, gut inflammation, and environmental toxins may interact with the body’s stress response, mitochondrial function, and ability to recover during midlife.
- Learn why personalized testing of gut health, micronutrients, oxidative stress, cortisol patterns, and environmental toxins may help uncover factors that hormone therapy alone does not address.

In this episode of Molds, Mycotoxins, and More, I speak with board-certified gynecologist and menopause specialist Dr. Christina Enzmann about why hormones may be only one part of a much larger health picture.

Watch or Listen now:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7cfjlep35acDOUD6crZTHz?si=WyEfW0xHQNCmS8uFtzqqUg
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-mold-exposure-complicates-menopause-symptoms/id1875039535?i=1000780250470
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1333-mold-mycotoxins-more-podc-322543601/episode/when-mold-exposure-complicates-menopause-symptoms-340448626/

10/17/2026

Mold exposure can affect far more than the lungs.
Functional medicine dietitian Lisa Smith joins John Bohde to explain how mycotoxins may contribute to leaky gut, dysbiosis, inflammation, and oxidative stress, and why recovery must begin with the environment before gut repair and detoxification.

Lisa Smith explains how mold and mycotoxins can disrupt gut health, fuel inflammation, and complicate detoxification and recovery. Lisa Smith, MS, RDN, LDN, CHWC is a functional medicine dietitian, gut health expert, and founder of Lisa Smith Wellness, where she helps women restore energy, balance hormones, and slow aging from the inside out.

After navigating her own health challenges – including leaky gut, Hashimoto’s, and significant hormone dysregulation – Lisa learned firsthand that symptom management isn’t the same as healing. Sustainable results come from understanding the gut–hormone–nervous system connection and addressing root causes, not just flare-ups.

Her work blends clinical precision with real-world practicality, helping women move from reactive and depleted to steady, clear, and deeply confident in their bodies again.
Watch or listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JZYu7fUDuUMfAojOsi4Ks?si=v63r9lpnQ3iEo9BQvTa5nA
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mold-leaky-gut-and-the-detox-mistakes-that-slow-recovery/id1875039535?i=1000778070372

10/09/2026

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10/09/2026

10/09/2026

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