Sex isn’t just about intercourse. It’s about love, passion, trust, lust, and connection.
After talking with a few thousand women about their health issues, the question of libido always comes up. For some of them it’s of “minimal concern” and for most of them it’s a huge issue that creates martial stress, lack of self confidence, loss of pleasure, anxiety, depression, and many other mood issues. Common does not equal normal.
These issues go beyond the bedroom, as having issues with hormonal imbalances, chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety, weight issues, low libido, and all the many other symptoms create dysfunction in your personal and financial life as well. Your confidence drops, your zest for life disappears right before your eyes and the next thing you know you’re a grumpy, gluten-free cookie eating couch potato. It doesn’t have to be this way! Let’s fix it…
If you have issues with your hormones then you'll likely have issues with your brain chemistry. That can manifest in dozens of common, but not normal mood issues.
❖ Dopamine — lack of energy, lack of drive, poor motivation, easily bored, crave chocolate, sugar, social media, negativity, and other things for a “quick boost”
❖ Serotonin — irritability, anxiety, low self esteem, worry, OCD, type-A, perfectionist, trouble sleeping, night owl
❖ GABA — Hard to relax or loosen up, crave alcohol, cannabis, or other vices to calm down, panic attacks, headaches, insomnia, shortness of breath
Of course, there are other symptoms not on this list that you can experience with low brain chemistry. We can accurately test your neurotransmitters with urine organic acid testing. If you don’t test, you’ve guessed.
This is not a rare problem and you are NOT alone. As a whole, society is getting much sicker. These issues may feel normal because you and all of your friends feel the same way. It's very easy to blow things off and blame age or genetics. It may even make you give up and decide that it's not worth trying to become someone different because this is how it is all going to end no matter what you do with your diet, your exercise, or your supplements. That couldn't be further from the truth.
There are a couple main categories of dysfunction that have been identified with functional medicine testing that you can investigate to resolve any and all of your chronic health issues, including sexual dysfunction, loss of libido, lack of erection or orgasm, and other related problems. This is not a lack of a little blue pill, it's a little more complex than that, but totally fixable.
Mycotoxins are toxins inhaled by being in a waterdamaged building. Over 50% of residential buildings and 85% of commercial buildings have had water damage. This water damage allows mold to grow causing mycotoxins to be released into the air that you breathe in. These can get stored in the body, create a leaky gut, leaky brain and many other organ damage. Mycotoxins are a highly estrogenic and carcinogenic group of compounds. Mycotoxins can cause more severe health issues including but not limited to liver cancer and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.
It's very easy to test for these toxins via urine. You can do this at home with a simple test kit that gets mailed to your house. We ask you collect a fasted urine sample that you mail back to the lab. These tests are not perfect. Some debate the accuracy, but I find that they are an incredible tool to help us see what the total body burden of mold toxin is. With that data, we are able to implement specific nutrients and binders to grab onto these mold toxins and pull them out through the stool. As long as you are pooping daily, you should be in good
shape to get these toxins out within a year or more. During the detox process we will use specific adaptogenic herbs and other nutrients to help stabilize the adrenals and support the liver. With the herbs in place, we may get your libido back on in no time. You must stay patient throughout this process. If you’ve been sick for decades and had mold exposure 40 years ago as a kid, it’s gonna take some time to resolve. Also, if you're still getting exposed to mold, you will not get better. You will have to leave that environment or remediate it.
To be clear, if you have not had a urine organic acids and mycotoxin Screen done, you can email me at office@evanbrand.com and I'll be happy to facilitate getting these test kits shipped to your house wherever you are in the world. We work with several international distributors, so clients outside of the USA can get the same tests! Before you go spending money on adding things to your "supplement graveyard”, let me help you get some clinical data so we can investigate what is actually happening under the hood.
I was known as the gut health guy for many years based on my podcasts (The Evan Brand Show on Apple, Spotify) on the subject for over a decade. However, in 2018 when my wife and I were exposed to mold toxin in a new construction home, I realized that the rabbit hole goes far deeper than just gut infections. The gut-mold connection is huge. Exposure to mold toxin seems to open the “back door” and allow bacteria, yeast, and other fungal infections to thrive. All of the
bacterial dysbiosis that accumulates after exposure to mold creates further disruption of your hormones, your energy, and your cognitive function. If you've been chasing digestive issues for a long time and you have not resolved them, we may need to look into mold toxicity. Not everyone that has gut issues has mold toxicity, but it’s the majority. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and small intestinal fungal overgrowth are very common and I see it daily in the clinic. However, the conventional medical approach of using rifaximin and other antibiotics is a very limited approach, and I find most clients will relapse after doing that. My approach of using natural antimicrobial and antifungal herbs has an incredible success rate that I now teach to doctors around the world. In fact, 20% of the students in my Functional Medicine training course at BetterBellyCourse.com are doctors, naturopaths, and other practitioners that want to learn more effective strategies to fight these “superbugs”. The CDC says we are now living in the “post-antibiotic” era because we’ve used and abused these medications so much that the bacteria we are fighting have become resistant.
This sounds like a terrifying situation, but so far I’ve had great success using natural compounds to balance and eradicate even the “hardest infections” including Clostridia difficile, Pseudomonas, Morganella, Citrobacter, Klebsiella, Helicobacter pylori, and many others.
Another important test to run is a GI-MAP. There are competitors to this test, but I like this one the best. I don’t make a penny for recommending that test to you. This is a DNA stool sample that you can do at home. It only requires
one sample, which is convenient, and it’s mailed back to the lab. We will have a great report generated which shows bacterial issues, parasites, worms, gut inflammation, secretly IgA, pancreatic enzyme function, fat digestion, and betaglucuronidase. This is an enzyme that could be affecting your hormones in a huge way. Elevated B-Glucuronidase has been shown to increase the risk of many cancers. Glucuronidation is a pathway in the body that helps you to excrete toxins and hormones. When you have bacterial overgrowth, betaglucuronidase will be elevated. Just to be clear, what is happening is the bacterial overgrowth is causing this enzyme to rise, therefore creating a recirculation of toxins and hormones. Imagine a water hose tied to itself. It’s not good. Read that twice if you have to. The key here is that once we fix the underlying dysbiosis and gut imbalances to improve your hormonal health, you’ll lower your risk of cancer and fix your hormonal imbalances. Remember, the mold toxicity was a huge factor that let all this happen to begin with, so we still have to address that! We can use nutrients like calcium dglucarate, as well as some specific probiotics like my Probio 50 at auraroots.com that I have formulated to get this enzyme down therefore, which improves the detoxification of excess hormones. Fixing this pathway alone can create significant changes in your weight, hormonal health, brain function, energy, and mood. Many women lose 20 pounds without trying.
Yeah, that’s right… Toxicity creates weight gain. I happened to lose weight and the research shows that mold toxicity can cause some people to get fat and others to get skinny. Sorry ladies, but if you want to get skinny by walking around with mold toxicity, you’re crazy. This stuff wrecked
my health and I was so dizzy for about 2 years that I couldn’t drive. I probably could have if I needed to, but the drunk, brain-fogged, spacey feeling was almost debilitating. Ochratoxin, which is what I had the most of in my body, affects the cerebellum which is the part of the brain that helps with coordination and balance. If your parents are falling and breaking their hips, test them for mold too!
I know some of this gets overwhelming. The idea of moving. The idea of remediating. The marriage stress and the skeptical spouse. The financial aspect of it all when the interest rates are too high and inflation robbing you blind.
The reality is that the strategies I’m teaching you here can be accomplished without breaking the bank. In fact, most of my clients and students spent over $10,000 before they ever found me. Once we get the proper data and figure out what we are up against, we can fix their issues for a mere fraction of that. You don’t have to be rich to fix your health issues. A bottle of 12% hydrogen peroxide to spray and kill mold can be found for less than $50 on Amazon.
You may be in a dark place right now, grasping for straws, biting your nails, and losing sleep over it all…
Don’t give up. These toxins can cause homicidal and suicidal thoughts. Don’t do that. It’s not worth it. Your family and friends need you. You don’t have friends? Well, your cat needs you, right? Jokes aside, I’ve helped people climb out of what seemed like a bottomless pit of quicksand. I do with laughter and smiles because I’ve been there and I know how crazy the whole situation is. Your entire family and friends
can turn on you. Your doctor won’t believe you. Your husband thinks your crazy. You just want your life back… and your hair to look better, right?
It’s all possible if you get the proper data. Let’s wrap this up and get super clear. Here are your next steps if you want to feel the best you ever have and get your life back:
1. Get an Organic Acids Test - Let’s figure out if you’re colonized for mold, candida, bacteria, and how your brain chemistry, mitochondria, and nutrient levels are doing.
2. Get a GI-MAP Stool Test - Let’s look for clostridia, h pylori, parasites, gut inflammation, intestinal bleeding, beta-glucuronidation issues, and more.
3. Test your home, office, camper, and any other dwelling that you’re spending a lot of time in - using petri dishes that you can order at evanbrand.com/petri we can determine the types of molds growing in your environment as well as how many colonies. This is important data to determine whether you’re in an environment clean enough to heal. It’s not expensive.
4. Consider adrenal and liver support now - I’ve been using adaptogen herbs for over a decade and it’s one of the reasons I’m the only guy at the meet-and-greet at my children’s school that is smiling, bubbly, and energetic. The other guys look like a bunch of wore out grumps to me. They’re depleted! I don’t want to be like that ever. I want you to feel the same euphoria and zest for life that I have. As Jimmy Buffett (RIP) says, “If we couldn’t laugh,
we would all go insane”. Laughter is medicine and you won’t feel like laughing if you’re totally exhausted. Adrenal support can build you back up. Check out my Adaptogen Tonic at auraroots.com and lookout for my new liquid product coming soon called “Passion for Her” which will change your life forever.
5. Learn and implement an effective detoxification support protocol - If you want me to hold your hand, I do have limited 1-on-1 consultations available. If your brain is working good enough to learn, read, and watch videos and take some quizzes, you should consider enrolling in betterbellycourse.com where you’ll find over 60 videos explaining how these tests work, how to interpret them, and what to do about it. You don’t have to hire me if you’re able to piece things together with the help of the course. Here’s a couple of many great testimonials from my students:
“Evan's knowledge and experience with lab interpretation and program design make the course enjoyable and easy to understand. The best part is knowing that Evan is available to provide expert advice or a second opinion when needed. His coaching has given me the confidence to utilize functional lab tests and increasing supplement programs (i.e. antimicrobial, mitochondrial, detoxification, etc.). I am so grateful for his continued support.”
- Dr. Judy“All my mycotoxins symptoms are gone. I used your protocol to clear the mycotoxins. In 5 months, the one that was off the charts was gone. I have just a trace left. All my
mycotoxins symptoms are gone. I have some bacteria overgrowth left and I am planning a parasite cleanse. Thanks again for bringing my health back.”
-Jim“WOW, unlike any other program/course I have taken, Evan’s practical teaching, with the research and targeted approach in his training, was exceptional! Evan is within reach for consults to answer questions and offer guidance as I continue to learn and implement the course.”
- Charity“I refer to it frequently in my clinical practice. This course was worth every penny. I still refer to it frequently in my clinical practice and found the clinical pearls invaluable. I did take a functional medicine course for CE’s that was around $5,000 and found the content overwhelming and irrelevant compared to Evan’s course.”
-Dr. Rachel BrightLearn more and view all courses at evanbrand.com
Evan Brand is Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition and is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner who has transformed the lives of thousands of clients with his online practice by finding and fixing the root causes of fatigue, depression, anxiety, digestive, and other issues. He solved his own health struggles using the same advanced lab testing strategies and protocols that he now uses in the clinic. He's accumulated over 22 million downloads of his podcast and has been featured on hundreds of other health podcasts, webinars, summits, and practitioner training events. He offers at-home functional medicine training courses through his Functional Academy of Medicine and Epigenetics (FAME™) on gut, mold, and energy issues. He offers a 15minute free call to discuss your health symptoms and goals at evanbrand.com.