In this episode Dr. Dempsey explains how hormones can affect mast cells and vice verse, especially when it comes to puberty, menarche, pregnancy, and menopause.

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Michael Rubino is an air quality expert, environmental wellness advocate and President of Change the Air Foundation. He is widely known as the trusted source for mold remediation expertise. In this episode Dr. Dempsey and Michael discuss how to avoid mold in your environment, even if you don't have the means to move out of a moldy home.

Here is the mold spore video discussed in this episode.

Michael's non-profit ChangeTheAirFoundation.org, has extensive resources for those dealing with mold in their homes. Dr. Dempsey is a Medical Advisor to the foundation.

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Dr. Dempsey explains the facts on mold as a trigger for mast cells, including symptoms, preferred tests, treatments, resources for remediation and expectations for recovery. This is a not-to-be-missed episode since -- as we learn in this episode -- nearly everyone has likely had exposure to the types of mold that can be problematic. Dr. Dempsey is a mold expert and serves on the Medical Board of non-profit ChangeTheAirFoundation.org, which has extensive resources for those dealing with mold in their homes.

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In this 3rd Q&A session with the amazing Dr. Dempsey she goes deep on infections as a trigger for MCAS: How they're transmitted, symptoms, testing, treatment, and expectations for recovery. This is a not-to-be-missed episode since -- as we learn in this episode -- nearly everyone has likely had exposure to the types of infection that can be at play.

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This is a not-to-be-missed episode between two incredible physicians: Dr. Jill is a highly sought-after leader in functional medicine and a survivor of cancer/crohne's/MCAS. She and Dr. Dempsey compare approaches to treating MCAS, discuss Dr. Jill's new book and film, and describe some lesser-known treatment strategies like methylene blue with red light therapy. Connect with Dr. Jill at the links below.

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Dr. Dempsey interviews breast surgeon Dr. Eva Nagy about her important new findings just published about evidence of mast cell activation in Breast Implant Illness. Dr. Nagy is the world's leading surgeon for explant surgery and previously covered Breast Implant illness in episode 184.

Dr. Nagy's website is here and her new publication is here.

Dr. Dempseys website can be found here.

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Nobody answers your MCAS questions as rapid-fire as Dr. Dempsey! She's back to answer listener questions, addressing the topics of anaphylaxis, Epi-Pens, difficult blood draws, itching, what to do when otherwise healthy or important activities cause flares, and so much more.

More information about Dr. Tania Dempsey can be found at https://drtaniadempsey.com/.

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Dr. Kelly McCann is a leading educator on MCAS and related complex disease, with her online seminars and an approach that combines functional, integrative and environmental medicine. Drs Dempsey and McCann have a far-reaching conversation about MCAS strategies and factors ranging from mindset to muscle testing to genetic predisposition for breaking down fibrinogen blood clots.

More information about Dr. McCann's practice can be found at https://thespringcenter.com/

More information about Dr. Tania Dempsey can be found at https://drtaniadempsey.com/.

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