Yeast, mold, and mushrooms are all members of fungal family. Fungus is a plant-like organism. Fungus cannot manufacture its own food and must live on other organisms. Fungus breaks down the dead body of other plants or animals and turns it into starch or sugar as its food. This process is called decomposition.
Decomposition provides the fungus with the energy necessary to survive and reproduce. Fungus reproduces by forming reproductive cells called spores. When the spores settle on a proper medium for their nutrition, they begin to grow on and decompose its medium. If the medium is a dead body, the decomposition helps the recycling process of nature.
However, if the spores settle on and decompose a live body, the medium can become very ill. The symptoms of this “live body decomposition” can range from head to toe. For humans, for example, they include headaches, sinus congestion, strep throat, allergies, mind fog, depression, fatigue, arthritis-like aches and pain, fungal nails, athlete’s foot, eczema, etc.
Where are these spores from? Because these spores are air-born, they can be from anywhere. They can be in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the dust on furniture, raw food, etc.
What are the environmental factors ideal for the growth of these fungal spores (especially mold)? Dampness, moisture, still air, no sunlight, warm temperatures (not extreme heat or cold), dust, etc. provide an incubation for fungus to grow.
In the next article, I will discuss how to eliminate the environmental factors for the fungus to grow. Stay tuned.
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