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S3 Episode 23: Is Mould Making Your Child Sick? Hidden Signs, Mycotoxins and What to Do First with Dr Jill Crista

July 23, 20262 min read

Welcome to My Mighty Quinn

In this powerful episode, I’m joined by Dr Jill Crista — naturopathic doctor, bestselling author of Break the Mould, and one of the world’s leading experts in mould-related illness, PANS and PANDAS.

Get the Mould Free Guide >> Signs, Checklist and First Steps for Parents

Dr Jill’s work sits at the intersection of environment, immunity and brain health — helping families understand how hidden mould and mycotoxin exposure can affect a child’s behaviour, nervous system, development and overall health.

Together, we explore a concept that changes everything: That mould is not simply an allergy problem.

It can be a powerful biological stressor affecting the brain, immune system, gut, hormones and nervous system — sometimes sitting beneath symptoms that appear neurological, behavioural or psychiatric.

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This conversation takes us beyond visible mould and musty smells — into the hidden world of water-damaged buildings, mycotoxins, neuroinflammation and the body’s growing toxic load.

It is both confronting and deeply hopeful, because when we understand what is driving a child’s symptoms, we can stop chasing each one individually — and begin supporting the body in the right order.

Key takeaways

  • Why mould illness is so much more than an allergy or respiratory issue

  • How hidden mould and mycotoxins can affect the brain, immune system and nervous system

  • Why mould exposure may show up as anxiety, rage, tics, OCD, fatigue, sensory issues or poor sleep

  • Why children can react very differently from adults living in the same environment

  • Why symptoms can seem to appear suddenly when the body’s toxic load becomes too great

  • The connection between mould, neuroinflammation, PANS and PANDAS

  • The importance of looking at the home, school and wider environment

  • Why removing or reducing exposure must come before detoxification

  • How aggressive detox protocols can overwhelm an already struggling child

  • Why healing must follow a careful sequence of avoidance, nourishment, protection, repair and recovery

This episode is about asking a different question.

Not simply what condition does my child have?

But what is their body being exposed to?

Because children do not all respond to mould in the same way.

And when we recognise mould as part of the wider biological picture, we uncover a hidden piece of the puzzle — one that may be keeping a child’s brain and body stuck in survival.

Resources

Mould Free Guide: Signs, Checklist and First Steps for Parents

Dr Jill's Website

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