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Hello, and welcome back to the Root Cause Clinic Podcast.
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Today, I want to start out the episode by telling you how proud I
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am of you for doing this work. I think this is something that people
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don't hear enough of on this journey. This is deep,
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hard work a lot of the time. It can feel really unfair to have
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to navigate chronic symptoms, especially in today's mainstream medical landscape,
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and it's really brave to go the holistic route and address the real root
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causes in this way. I know on my own healing journey,
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I felt so lonely and lost for a really long time,
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and I just want to remind you that there are so many other amazing
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women who have helped have already been through the Root Cause Clinic or are
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currently inside RCC going through similar journeys to yours.
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I am also working on introducing a monthly community call where I discuss
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a live topic, and you can join to connect with me and other clients
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inside RCC, so stay tuned for that in January.
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Anyways, I just wanted to remind you how strong and capable you are,
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and that you should be really proud of yourself for doing this work to
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not only heal yourself, but also end cycles of generational illness and trauma,
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which is no small task. Okay,
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with that being said, let's dive into the first question for this episode.
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So, you asked, I noticed even brands like Honest Beauty still have
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synthetic colors in their lipsticks, etc.
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I know brands like 100% Pure have all-natural colors,
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but their items don't wear for very long, and they always seem to be
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out of stock. Is the one or two added color ingredients safe when taking
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into account how you clean the rest of their ingredients are,
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especially if we are taking care of ourselves with clean eating,
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exercise, detox, etc?
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This is a question I hear a lot, and it makes me sad that
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we even have to navigate a beauty industry where we can't trust any of
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the products. But that's the way our world is,
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so it's important to educate ourselves on it.
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When it comes to beauty products, I recommend finding a few staple products that
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you know are clean and non-toxic.
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And if you have a few products that don't rank as well on the
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EWG Skin Deep app, that's fine.
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You have to use your best judgment here and know that some toxin exposures
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are inevitable at the end of the day, and you just have to do
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your best. If you don't already have the EWG Skin
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Deep app, I will link it below. This is the website I use to
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search and see if beauty products contain any toxic ingredients.
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The next question is, on a similar topic was,
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what is your take on salon mani-pedis and even massages?
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Again, I think moderation is really key here.
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With manicures, I definitely wouldn't be going for these often because they do use
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really toxic ingredients. I prefer either going natural with nails or doing them
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at home and using a non-toxic product.
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And I'll link the brand I like in the notes below.
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Massages aren't really something to fear because the benefits for your body and
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nervous system really outweigh the risks there.
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The worst they'll use is a lotion with maybe some not-so-great ingredients in it.
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What I do with my own massage therapist is I just bring my own
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lotion. And ask them to use that instead.
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And they're usually totally fine with that.
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Alright, next question.
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I know you mentioned liver stagnation and congestion can cause allergies.
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Does it work the same when we have allergies to metals in jewelry?
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For example, I can't wear copper without getting a green residue on my skin.
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Or wear fake metal jewelry. I can't without getting rashes.
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Is this genetic and unchangeable?
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Or is there something else happening here that is preventable on my end?
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So, metal allergies,
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especially to common metals like copper and nickel,
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are often genetically predisposed and may be unchangeable in the sense that the sensitivity
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won't disappear. This type of allergic reaction occurs when the skin comes into
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direct contact with a metal that triggers an immune response.
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This type of allergy, unlike seasonal allergies or food allergies,
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doesn't really involve the liver. So there isn't much you can do on your
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end to prevent it. I just recommend finding a high quality metal that works
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for your body in terms of allergy. And sticking with that to prevent symptoms.
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Okay, the next topic suggestion was easy meals to make when you work
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all day. When you are out and about and don't have time to cook
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fancy, elaborate meals, I like to stick with meat,
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roots, and fruits. Which, at this point,
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I know most of you have heard me say. A million times.
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But it's true. And it works. Pick a high quality meat like steak,
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ground beef, pastured chicken, a root like squash,
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sweet potato, carrots, and then a fruit like blueberries,
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an apple, grapes, etc. These are the easiest foods for the human body
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to digest, and they contain the highest amount of nutrients and lowest calories.
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In the root cause clinic community portal,
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I also have a chat pod called nourish where I post some super easy
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meal ideas, which you can check out the key to getting healthy,
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nourishing, and high protein meals for meals when you live a really busy lifestyle
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is to meal prep 100%.
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So I recommend picking two days each week,
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like Sunday and Thursday to batch cook a bunch of food,
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then keep it in glass Tupperware in the fridge.
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So it's ready to go. I'm also working on putting together some custom anti-inflammatory
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paleo meal plans. Which I should be releasing in early January.
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So keep an eye out for more information on that as well.
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Okay, next question.
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Can you share more about the benefits of sound frequencies for anxiety?
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Because I do not understand those.
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Yes, absolutely. So sulfa geofrequencies trigger a relaxation.
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Relaxation response in the body, which can lower stress levels and reduce
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symptoms of anxiety. And by inducing this meditative state,
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these frequencies help calm the sympathetic nervous system,
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aka your fight or flight system,
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and activate the parasympathetic nervous system,
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aka your rest and sleep. digest system.
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Self-idea frequencies also have a direct influence on autonomic functions.
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They help to stabilize heart rate,
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blood pressure, and breathing, which tend to become pretty erratic during
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periods of anxiety. The frequency's vibrational energy harmonizes
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the body's natural rhythms, which helps to bring the nervous system back to balance.
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For example, 639 Hz is said to be associated with improving relationships
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and communication, but it may also foster emotional healing,
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particularly related to interpersonal anxiety or stress.
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I listen to self-idea frequencies for pretty much the entire day while I work.
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You can find the videos for free on YouTube by just searching them in
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their search bar. Alright, the next question was,
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your thoughts on grounding sheets. Is this a new fad or truly beneficial?
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Even though you'd think it would be the opposite, I am extremely wary of
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trendy biohacking tools. If there's a way to heal something naturally,
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in the real world without an expensive product,
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that's what I'll recommend. In this case,
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it would be getting outside daily, breathing fresh air,
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walking barefoot on the earth whenever you can.
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But ultimately, I do like things like grounding sheets and grounding mats because they
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can provide that extra layer of protection against inflammation and EMF.
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radiation, especially for people who live in apartment buildings or big cities with a
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lot of Wi-Fi signals. I'd say if you're going to invest in one thing
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for EMF protection, make it a blue shield device because that provides the most
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comprehensive level of protection for your entire health.
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I'm not just your bed or your bedroom.
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Umm, and I will link more information on blue shield devices in the notes
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below if you want to check those out. Alright,
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the next question was, how much of an influence do pathogens have on bloating
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versus lifestyle factors like. Clean diet,
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movement, low talks, living, et cetera.
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I'm still trying to piece together how much of my chronic bloating was caused
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by parasites and how much was caused by gluten,
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inflammation, et cetera. To answer this,
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it's going to look a lot different depending on the person because one person
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may have bloating flares driven completely by an.
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The answer to this will look different depending on the person because one person
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may have bloating flare ups driven completely by an inflammatory diet.
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While the next person might be bloated because of a high parasite load and
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there's a lot of ammonia floating around in their gut because of it.
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Ultimate. Okay. Ultimately, that's why it's important to address both things.
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You want to detox the pathogen overgrowth and fix your foundational health because you
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need to do both ultimately anyways to fully bring the body back
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to homeostasis. All right.
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The last topic for this episode was mold and how it contributes to chronic
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health. issues. This is a great topic and one that would probably
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take me hours to fully cover because there are so many nuances to the
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mold conversation. But toxic mold,
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particularly particularly bulbs that produce microtoxins can contribute to chronic
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health issues. Through prolonged exposure.
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Microtoxins can trigger immune system responses causing chronic inflammation,
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respiratory problems like asthma and sinusitis,
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and neurological symptoms like brain fog,
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fatigue, and mood disorders. Mold exposure can also lead to skin
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irritations, chronic fatigue syndrome,
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and even conditions like. Fibromyalgia. Mold is known to especially disrupt
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the liver, kidney, and endocrine function.
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Ultimately, mold exposure can contribute to pretty much any and all chronic symptoms,
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which is why it's important to address. But,
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with that being said, I do think there's a lot of fear mongering when
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it comes to mold these days. I've ,
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had clients heal almost all of their symptoms while still living in mold.
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It just comes down to how bad the exposure is and how the mold
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impacts you from a genetic perspective.
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Some people are much more susceptible to mold issues because they have the HLADR
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gene, which makes , sit harder to detox mold and other common toxins.
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But again, I don't think it's worth getting tested for this gene or stressing
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out about it too much because ultimately we just want to open your drainage
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pathways, fix your foundational health,
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balance your nervous system, and remove any extreme exposures if we
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know you are reacting to them.
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But we don't want to get too sucked down into the mold rabbit hole
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because mold is just one piece of an overarching picture.
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Hopefully that makes sense. I can also save this as a potential topic for
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a community call in the future.
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So shoot me a chat if you have any other questions about it for
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now. Okay, that was all- All of the questions and topics for today.
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Thank you, as always, for your submissions.
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Looking ahead to next week, I hope you have an amazing Christmas if you
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celebrate. And I'm sending you all so much love during the holiday season.
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Talk to you soon. Bye-bye.
