Mycotoxins

Food, drink and activity in the days before collection can shift results. How to prepare for a urine mycotoxin test and what it can actually show.

Zearalenone is a Fusarium mycotoxin classed as an estrogenic endocrine disruptor. Where it comes from indoors, health effects, and testing.

Citrinin comes from common molds in stored grain and damp buildings, often alongside ochratoxin. Kidney and liver concerns, and how it is tested.

Ochratoxin A turns up in water damaged buildings and the food supply. Which molds produce it, the health effects reported, and testing options.

Aflatoxin is produced by specific molds indoors and on food crops, with liver and immune concerns. How exposure happens and how it is tested.

Gliotoxin is produced by certain molds and yeasts during active growth. Where it comes from, reported health effects, and how testing works.