50 | How to Know if MOLD is In Your Home Affecting Your Health with Brandon Faust

In this episode we talk with Brandon Faust from Mold Solutions in Clearwater Florida. He explains how to know if MOLD is In your home affecting your health, how to find mold in your home, and the various treatment options to rid your home of mold. He explains what it takes to get rid of and even kill mold spores. He explains the 3 stages of mold from spore to mycotoxin release. He compares the various treatments that people try on their own including why you should never use bleach to treat mold and why vinegar is a better option. Sometimes ozone is used.

RESOURCES:
Episode Blog Post:
https://drhaley.com/is-mold-making-me-sick/

Mold Solutions
https://moldsolutions.com/

YouTube: @mold.solutions

15 Tips To Prevent Mold In Your Home
https://moldebook.com/

Mold & Toxins Healing Your Home and Body
https://www.facebook.com/groups/235454265027973

Dr. Michael Haley from http://drhaley.com subscribe to the podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dr-haley-show/id1573943789

TIMESTAMPS:
2:20 Brandon explains his experience with mold in his home and how it affected his family
5:40 A brief example of what it might take to rid a mold infested home and how much it might cost
8:50 Can you get rid of all of the mold?
10:20 Does mold crossover from on condo to the next?
11:30 What makes mold reactivate?
12:15 What kills mold spores?
12:40 What are Mycotoxins?
41:30 How do you test behind the drywall or under the LVP flooring?
20:15 What are the 3 stages of mold?
22:20 Can people be tested for mold exposure?
25:50 What should I treat mold with, vinegar or bleach?
29:05 How often it insurance involved in mold remediation?
30:50 Why can't AC people and Mold people work together? What are the licenses involved?
33:15 Are the HVAC ozone units beneficial or dangerous?
40:55 The benefits of having a k-9 that can sniff out mold