Mycotoxins, produced by certain species of mold, are some of the most prevalent toxins and can come from many sources, including buildings, vehicles, and food. These compounds have been recognized as a growing global health problem due to their acute and chronic adverse health impacts. Mycotoxin exposure can be difficult to diagnose without proper testing due to vague and often varied symptoms.
How could you benefit from this test?
Exposure to mold can have a negative impact on health, either directly due to inhalation or dermal contact with mold or mold spores, or secondarily due to the concomitant presence of its secondary metabolites, mycotoxins.
Symptoms and disease states that have been associated with mycotoxin exposure include the following:
- Alzheimer's
- Anxiety Depression
- Asthma
- Autism
- Bronchitis
- Cancer (eg, liver, esophageal)
- chronic fatigue
- Cognitive deficiencies
- Headaches
- Sterility
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- intestinal permeability
- Multiple sclerosis
- Other mood disorders
- Parkinson's disease
Report
The MycoTOX test report is a useful resource for professionals who want valuable information about the underlying causes of disease.
Analytes
The MycoTOX urine-based test assesses the levels of 11 different mycotoxins.
Below is a list of all analytes included in the test:
Aflatoxins: AFM1
Ochratoxin: Ochratoxin A
Trichothecenes: Roridin E (ROE), Verrucarin A (VRA),
Zearalenone: Zearalenone
Ketoglobosin (CHA)
Eniatin B (ENB)
Gliotoxin (GTX)
Mycophenolic Acid (MPA)
Sterigmatocystin (STC)
Citrinin (CTN)
