Ep. 402 How Essential Oils Can Help You Heal from Mold-Related Illness
Dr. Jill Crista is an exceptionally brilliant, brave, pioneering naturopathic doctor, best-selling author, devoted educator, patient advocate, formulator, and creative innovator. She earned her Naturopathic Doctor Degree with Honors from the National University of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, OR in 2003. In 2012, she completed the Physician Training Program with the International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society. Her adoration for plant medicine was taken to a new level in 2019. At that time, she was privileged to join her adored mentor, Dr. Jillian Stansbury, on an ethnobotany field study in the Peruvian Amazon.
Dr. Jill has served on the board of the Wisconsin Naturopathic Doctors Association, as President for 6 years, and worked on the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians committee for licensure, which culminated in achieving licensure for Naturopathic Doctors for Wisconsin. She now serves as Chair of the newly formed Wisconsin Naturopathic Medicine Examining Board. Dr. Jill is also the medical director of Alight Health Formulas, a company dedicated to providing superior specialty products to support those dealing with neuroinflammatory disorders, including mold-related illness and PANS/PANDAS.
Dr. Jill’s superpower is to make complex medical concepts simple and digestible for the average person. An avid learner and researcher, she also has an innate ability to transform scientific research into practical applications for fellow clinicians in practice. Dr. Jill’s passion is to elevate the well-being of the planet via the well-being of her inhabitants. She has accomplished this in a variety of ways.
Dr. Jill was the owner, director, and practicing member of two integrative clinics offering naturopathic medicine, integrative medicine, acupuncture, chiropractic, physical therapy, craniosacral therapy, and massage. It was here that she witnessed the efficacy and synergy of a team approach to patient care. As a peer-reviewed published author, she’s now focusing on research, teaching, and writing, specializing in neuroinflammatory conditions such as mold sickness, brain injury, PANS/PANDAS, Lyme disease, and concussion. Her books (Break the Mold and A Light in the Dark for PANS and PANDAS) and her online courses empower and support those wanting concrete steps to conquer health challenges. Dr. Jill is a compassionate, authentic, physician who stands in integrity. She is a true healthcare warrior fighting for patients’ rights as she provides transformational resources to restore their hope and their lives. You can find Dr. Jill at drcrista.com. You can also learn more about her research for a scientifically validated questionnaire on mold- related illness here.
What You Will Learn:
I am including timestamps, but they may vary a bit with some of the editing cuts.
An introduction to mold and its multisystemic effects. (1 min)
Dr. Jill’s background and bio. (2.23 min)
What fueled Dr. Jill to become a specialist in mold-related illness and environmental medicine. (5.31 min)
How mold can often get missed as an underlying factor in disease. It is likely a reason why someone is not getting better, even if they are doing everything else “right.” (9.40 min)
The four ways mold can make you sick and how essential oils can address them. (11.05 min)
How the CDC definition of mold illness misses a lot of people affected by mold, because it only highlights spore-related allergies and aspergillus. (13.10 min)
How to know if you are being affected by mold. (15 min)
The caveats of testing for mold in one’s environment and matching it for what’s in the body. (22.50 min)
The concept of colonization and biofilms, such as those found in chronic rhinosinusitis.
Essential oils’ broad-spectrum actions that support the many aspects of mold-related illness.. (28.50 min)
An overview of mold testing (29.50 min)
The first step to take if you have mold, remediation and removing yourself from the source. Dr. Jill also has nine steps to do while you are still transitioning out of the mold exposure. (37 min)
How mold and mycotoxins impact the brain and limbic system via inhalation and the olfactory pathway. This impacts our sense of safety and can cause one to feel anxious. (37.42 min)
How essential oils can combat the mold attack on the nervous system and in the brain.
A specific aromatic technique to help support feeling safe. (43.10 min)
How to use essential oils to support Dr. Jill’s five steps of recovering from mold-related illness. (47 min)
Which essential oils can help reduce mold’s ability to make mycotoxins in moldy spaces. (50 min)
How essential oils can be taken internally for addressing biofilms, including using ozonated essential oils and rizols. (56.30 min)
If we can use phenol oils in those who are sulfur sensitive and have had exposure to a particular type of mycotoxin, gliotoxin. (1 hour)
How essential oils can help support any wellness protocol.
The essential oil that helps with brain fog, is neuroprotective, and supports the limbic system. (1 hour 5 min)
About Dr. Jill’s book Break the Mold, which contains all the essential oils to use for mold exposure and how to use them. (1 hour 6 min)
How to plug into your inner light to help protect your energy from mold. I give an example of what I do and how I use the Parasympathetic Blend and Cedarwood Oil. (1 hour 10 min)
Closing questions and getting to know Dr. Jill.
The essential oil DIY recipe for sinuses.
You can find Dr. Jill at drcrista.com. You can also learn more about her research for a scientifically validated questionnaire on mold- related illness here.
Links to Learn More About Dr. Jill Crista, ND:
Website: drcrista.com (Recipes, handouts, resources)
Additional Books and Highlighted Resources by Dr. Jill Crista, ND:
Dr. Jill’s Products (Medical Director for Alright Health Formulas)
Additional Resources Mentioned in the Show
Parasympathetic Blend
Links to Learn More About My Offerings and Education on Essential Oils:
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