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by computer23 921 days ago
Ritchie Shoemaker is a quack with a long disciplinary history:

https://quackwatch.org/cases/board/med/shoemaker/consent/

Unlike mold-caused asthma and allergies, "Toxic mold illness" and CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) are not real conditions, as described in a recent Australian report:

https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/biotoxins-i...

"Toxic mold illness" is a popular scam among the grifters who market themselves as integrative/functional/naturopathic: https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-is-the-internet-so-obsesse...

The CDC warned against urine testing promoted by the "toxic mold" scammers: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6406a7.htm