Mycotoxins Test By Vibrant Wellness

The Mycotoxins panel measures levels of mycotoxins produced by common molds that people are exposed to. Mycotoxin exposure can come from both dietary and environmental sources. Dietary sources include spoiled or rotten foods, grains, dried fruits, nuts, coffee, and spices. Environmental sources include living or working in water-damaged buildings, airborne or physical contact with outdoor molds, and airborne dust in buildings containing mold spores. If you were diagnosed with or suspect toxic burden, impaired immunity, autoimmune disease, or exposure to mold, this panel may benefit you.

Sample Type – Urine

Mycotoxins (toxins from mold) are some of the most prevalent toxins in the environment. The Mycotoxins test from Vibrant Wellness tests for the presence of toxic mold exposure by analyzing 31 of the most common mycotoxins to which humans are exposed.

The highly sensitive methodology based on mass spectrometry (MS) used on the test allows the clinically relevant assessment of difficult-to-detect toxins causative of serious diseases in humans. MS can detect small molecules and mycotoxins as small as 5 pcg, greatly expanding the number of available mycotoxins detected.

Mycotoxins are metabolites produced by fungi like mold, which can infest vehicles, buildings, and foodstuffs. Most mycotoxin exposures in Europe, North America, and Australia are through airborne exposure. People at risk for mycotoxin exposure include those who work or live in older buildings, those with impaired immune responses or higher levels of oxidative stress, and those who have known exposure to water-damaged buildings.

Treatment of mycotoxin exposure should involve a holistic approach to eradicate the mold from the body and removal of mold from the environmental sources affected and continued testing to monitor reductions in mycotoxin levels.