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21. Fungi and fungal toxins cause inflammation and blockage of the arteries (atherosclerosis)
    David Holland, MD
    The May 2002 issue of Scientific American brought to the public what has been touted over the past five years as the new trend in understanding the etiology heart disease: inflammation. Scientists now agree, they say, that inflammation is responsible for fueling both the development and build-up of plaque that leads to blockage of arteries and heart attacks (1). Their findings, also published in the journal Circulation, claim that inflammation, which is normally responsible for healing injured tissue and fending off outside invaders, turns in a "friendly fire" manner against the body to cause harm instead (2). The degree of inflammation in the body is quantified with certain blood tests, one of which is called a C-reactive protein, or CRP. What doctors have noticed over the years is that people with elevated CRP had corresponding elevated risks of atherosclerosis and heart disease (3,4), more so than people with high cholesterol levels (5,6). We used to think that cholesterol alone was the cause of blocked arteries, but we have since observed that even patients with normal cholesterol levels are at risk of heart disease if their CRP levels are high (6). It seems the entire focus is turning to inflammation as the cause for the number one killer in the World. We fungal fanatics seem to be a little lost in this idea, because we have yet one more question that has not been answered, and that is, "What caused the inflammation?" . . . keep reading
    
    
22. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
    David Holland, MD
    Polycystic ovarian syndrome, or Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the leading causes of infertility, and is described as the most common endocrine (hormonal) disorder encountered by women of reproductive age. Fully three fourths of women who are infertile due to the lack of normally-occurring periods are eventually discovered to have PCOS. . . . keep reading
    
    
23. Multiple Sclerosis and Mycotoxins
    David Holland, MD
    What is the etiology, or cause, of multiple sclerosis. Scientists don't know, but you'll be able to quickly put pieces of the puzzle together when you read this information. I believe there is an obvious cause to this devastating disease. . . . keep reading
    
    
24. Diabetes and Pregnancy
    David Holland, MD
    Diabetes and Pregnancy     The principal concern for human populations lies in chronic ingestion of preformed toxins in dietary ingredi . . . keep reading
    
    
25. Vaccine information
    Here are a few links that will help you in your decision regarding vaccination--a decision that each parent must make for both themselves and their children. Be informed! . . . keep reading
    
    
26. Don't gain weight--gain answers!
    David Holland, MD
    The New Year? It's already mid-year! Resolutions have come and gone, if they were made at all this year. Many of you with weight concerns have given up on the resolutions. And dieting? You've either been through or have heard of them all: The Zone, Atkins, South Beach, low-fat, low-carb, Blood Type, Alkaline and Acid. All you need is one more theory to prove you wrong. Maybe you've had some success with one of these. Maybe not. These are all proclaimed solutions to your weighty woes, but what was the problem to begin with? . . . keep reading
    
    
27. Prescriptive Antifungal Medicines: A history of Nystatin
    An excellent discussion of the prescriptive antifungal medicines can be found, for free, on http://www.doctorfungus.org/thedrugs/index.htm The only medicine not discussed in much detail anymore is the original antifungals, nystatin... . . . keep reading
    
    
28. Saccharomyces boulardii--a probiotic or not?
    David Holland, MD
    Here are some of the recent reports on the pro's and con's of Saccharomyces boulardii. Is it truly a probiotic, or a germ to be avoided? Click on the links listed in this article to make your own determination... . . . keep reading
    
    
29. Thrombocytopenia (low platelets)
    Read about the relationship between low platelets, fungi, and their mycotoxins... . . . keep reading
    
    
30. Think Fungus when you hear about heart failure
    David Holland, MD
    Given that fungi are intimately associated with the cause of atherosclerosis, diabetes and hypertension and that these diseases are intimately associated with the cause of most cases of heart failure, we propose that fungi and their mycotoxins are at the root of most cases of heart failure. . . . keep reading
    
    
31. Think Fungus when you hear "asthma"!
    David Holland, MD
    Think your asthma may be related to fungus in some way? You're probably right, and you'd be backed up by a number of reports that are already published in the medical literature. . . . keep reading
    
    
32. Diet outperforms genetics
    David Holland, MD
    No longer do you have an excuse to throw your hands up in defeat and claim that you were simply dealt a bad hand of cards when you were created and put together with your genetic makeup that was passed on down to you from your family. . . . keep reading
    
    
33. The Prevalence and Seriousness of Fungal Diseases
    David Holland, MD
    The Prevalence and Seriousness of Fungal Diseases The National Health Survey performed by the U.S. Public Health Service showed that by the early 1970s, 8 percent, or 16 million Americans, were suffering from skin conditions caused by fungi.p.24 These numbers qualify such infections as an unofficial epidemic. The same health service reported that "unknown numbers of people, regardless of occupation or location, have contracted one or another of the most serious of the fungus diseases -- the deep, systemic mycoses -- which can disable and kill." This number remains unknown not just because doctors are not required to report fungal disease, but also because such infections are often misdiagnosed as other diseases.p.25 . . . keep reading
    
    
34. Fatty Liver disease and mycotoxins
    David Holland, MD
    A large majority of people (73%) with the metabolic syndrome have what's called "nonalcoholic steatohepatitis," or NASH for short--a.k.a. "Fatty liver disease". Whether one has the metabolic syndrome or not, if one's liver enzymes are elevated on a blood test, a doctor will be able to determine whether NASH or some other, infectious agent is responsible for the rise in liver enzymes (AST, or SGOT, and ALT, or SGPT). But what if they don't find the cause? . . . keep reading
    
    
35. If I heard the words "you have cancer"...
    David Holland, MD
    "What would you do if you had cancer?" is a question we've been posed with many times. The full answer to this question may depend on what type or stage of cancer we're talking about. . . . keep reading
    
    
36. Eggs and mycotoxins
    David Holland, MD
    EGGS and MYCOTOXINS   As many of you know, we advocate eating eggs. Eggs are an inexpensive, complete form of protein and are a good source of . . . keep reading
    
    
37. If I had Vasculitis..
    David Holland, MD
    If I had vasculitis…   I'd follow the Limited Carbohydrate diet (see on this site) for 2-4 weeks to start with. Lowering grains in the diet n . . . keep reading
    
    
38. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Crohn's, Ulcerative colitis...
    It is extremely important that you Think Fungus with any type of bowel disease. Changes to the natural, bacterial make-up of the intestinal tract, by way of antibiotics that we swallow and the types of food that we send down to our digestive tract several times daily, can favor the overgrowth of both the normally-present yeast as well as disease-causing fungi. If the role of fungus or fungal toxins--the least-studied topics in medicine--in your bowel symptoms is never considered, you may suffer needlessly. . . . keep reading
    
    
39. Sinus infections and fungus
    Here are some helpful links and summaries of reports discussing the link between fungi and chronic sinus infections... . . . keep reading
    
    
40. Fungi and Infertility
    David Holland, MD
    Infertility caused by fungi is not a new concept. On the contrary, it is a common problem with agricultural animals and contributes to significant financial losses in this area. It has already been documented that fungi and their mycotoxins contaminate both animal and human food sources, so exposure to these entities is not in question, but rather what effects this has on animals and humans once it occurs. . . . keep reading
    
    

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