Mold Detox Support

Home first, then the gut, a binder, and liver and glutathione support, in the integrative order. Gut steps for children; the rest for adults.

Who it's for

For families recovering after time in a water-damaged home, school or workplace, once the moisture problem is being fixed. Adults follow the full sequence with a practitioner; children take the gut steps only, practitioner-dosed. Not a treatment for mold illness, CIRS or any exposure.

Your day at a glance adult core items

Morning
Gut Flora Immune Balance ProbioticSpectrum Liver Detox Formula Phase I & IIGlutathione + Liquid Formula
With meals
PreBio Formula XOSGI Binder Detox
About this protocol and the studies behind it

Supports the body's natural detoxification pathways in the order integrative practitioners use after exposure to a damp building: regular elimination first, then a balanced gut microbiome and normal digestion, then a binder for adults, then nutrients for the liver's phase I and II pathways and glutathione production. Biofilm enzymes, antimicrobial botanicals and bile-flow support come later, one at a time, with a practitioner.

The home comes first. Dry anything wet within 24 to 48 hours, keep indoor humidity at 30 to 50%, bring in professionals for large or hidden growth, and use HEPA filtration rather than ozone machines. No supplement makes ongoing exposure safe, and time away from the building often tells a family more than any test.

Signs families often notice: tiredness and brain fog, poor sleep, new fears, irritability or anxiety, sensory sensitivity, tummy complaints, or a stuffy nose and cough that will not clear, easing on holiday and returning at home. None of these is specific to mold, so keep a two-week log of symptoms and time spent in the building. The free parent guide and the slide guide on the research article walk through testing, the CIRS model and every product's age rules.

From the studies

A 2024 review of 19 studies linked damp, moldy housing with depression, anxiety and stress in adults and emotional symptoms in children (Gatto 2024, PMID 39162373). In a randomized trial, moisture repairs cut symptom days in children with asthma (Kercsmar 2006, PMID 17035145). The strongest human binder evidence comes from food-aflatoxin trials of a specific clay (Wang 2008, PMID 18478481), not from trials of indoor mold illness.

Version

Adult

In the protocol

  • Gut Flora Immune Balance Probiotic

    The single probiotic

    1 scoop (20 billion CFU, six strains, plus S. boulardii) · Morning, with or just after food, in a cool drink

    Dairy-free powder. One probiotic at a time.

    $36.50
  • PreBio Formula XOS

    Prebiotic partner

    Start at 1 chewable, build to 2 (2.8 g XOS) over a week · With food

    Fermentable fibre; some gas in week one is expected. Contains xylitol, which is toxic to dogs.

    $64.98
  • GI Binder Detox

    Binder, adults only

    2 capsules between meals · Two hours away from food, every medicine and every supplement

    Clinoptilolite zeolite, activated charcoal, shilajit and fulvic acid. Binders hold medicines and nutrients too: a pharmacist sets the gap for each medicine. Prop 65 notice (lead). Stop if constipated.

    $33.10
  • Spectrum Liver Detox Formula Phase I & II

    Liver phase I and II drink

    1 scoop (8.97 g) in 4 to 6 oz of water once a day · Morning

    Amino acids, vitamin C, active B vitamins (4 mg of B6), milk thistle and enzymes. The label asks for practitioner clearance for anyone under 18.

    $80.00
  • Glutathione + Liquid Formula

    Glutathione and NAC liquid

    5 mL (1 teaspoon) once or twice a day · Morning

    Reduced and S-acetyl glutathione with 125 mg of NAC. Refrigerate; use within 60 days of opening.

    $76.00

Optional add-ons

  • Chewable Enzymes

    Meal enzymes

    2 chewable tablets at the start of each meal · With meals

    Protease with DPP-IV activity, amylases, lactase and lipase in a cherry chewable. Contains wheat.

    $44.00
  • D-Tox Complex

    Antioxidant and mineral base

    2 capsules a day with meals · With breakfast

    Vitamin C 500 mg, zinc 15 mg, selenium, molybdenum, NAC 250 mg and R-lipoic acid. The protocol's only zinc source; count NAC across products.

    $33.50
  • L+G Detox

    Bile-flow support, later

    3 capsules a day with meals · With meals

    Milk thistle, artichoke, ox bile, methionine and taurine; vitamin A 1,500 mcg and B6 5 mg count toward your totals. Not with gallbladder disease, a bile-duct obstruction or unexplained upper-abdominal pain.

    $34.00
  • Spectrum Biofilm

    Biofilm enzymes, practitioner-directed

    1 capsule 1 to 2 times a day · Between meals

    Monolaurin, trypsin, nattokinase, serrapeptase, lumbrokinase and ginger. Clot-dissolving enzymes: not with blood thinners, aspirin or a bleeding disorder; stop before surgery as your clinician directs.

    $62.00
  • Mold-Plex Detox Complex

    Caprylic acid and plant oils, practitioner-directed

    1 softgel, 1 to 2 times a day with a meal · With meals

    Caprylic acid, oregano oil, olive leaf and lavender oil. A dietary supplement, not an antifungal medicine; short courses, swallowed whole.

    $49.00
  • SF Lecithin Phospholipids

    Phospholipids for cell membranes

    1 scoop (10.7 g) a day with a meal · With a meal

    Sunflower lecithin with phosphatidylcholine. Not a binder. The tub contains a desiccant: don't eat it.

    $51.90

Alternatives: instead of, not with

  • Detox Synergy

    Seven-amino-acid capsules

    4 capsules a day · Between meals

    Glycine, citrulline, NAC, glutathione, methionine and ornithine. Use instead of the liver drink, not with it; one amino formula at a time.

    $59.00
  • Bio Defence

    Enzymes between meals

    1 capsule, 1 to 4 times a day between meals · Between meals

    Fibre-, starch- and protein-digesting enzymes with lysozyme. Contains egg. Use instead of Spectrum Biofilm, not with it.

    $34.00

Child, practitioner-directed

Practitioner-dosed, gut steps only. Binders, liver formulas and antimicrobial botanicals stay out of the child version: GI Binder carries a Prop 65 lead notice, D-Tox Complex and L+G Detox exceed children's zinc and vitamin A limits, and the liver and botanical labels ask for practitioner clearance for anyone under 18.

In the protocol

  • Gut Flora Immune Balance Probiotic

    The single probiotic

    Practitioner-dosed · After lunch, in a cool drink

    One probiotic at a time.

    $36.50
  • PreBio Formula XOS

    Prebiotic partner

    Practitioner-dosed; start with 1 tablet · With food

    Build up over a week; gas or loose stools mean slow down.

    $64.98

Optional add-ons

  • Chewable Enzymes

    Meal enzymes

    As your practitioner directs, at the start of meals · With meals

    For a child who chews safely. Contains wheat.

    $44.00
  • Bio Defence

    Enzymes between meals, practitioner-directed

    Practitioner-dosed; the label scales by age and size · Between meals

    Swallow whole: opening the capsule is not confirmed by the manufacturer. Contains egg.

    $34.00
  • SF Lecithin Phospholipids

    Phospholipids for cell membranes

    Practitioner-dosed · With a meal, stirred into food

    One scoop is the adult label amount.

    $51.90

Untick anything you already have or don't want. Everything here is also sold on its own in the shop.

How to start

  1. Before any product: find and fix the water, dry within 24 to 48 hours, hold humidity at 30 to 50%, and note how everyone feels away from the building.
  2. Week 1: keep the exits open, with a daily bowel movement, fluids and sleep, and start the probiotic.
  3. Week 2: add the prebiotic, building up over the week; enzymes with meals if digestion needs them.
  4. Week 3, adults: the binder at its own time, two hours from food, medicines and supplements.
  5. Week 4, adults: the liver drink, then the glutathione liquid a few days later.
  6. Later, with a practitioner, one at a time: biofilm enzymes, Mold-Plex, L+G Detox.
  7. Review at 4 to 8 weeks. Stop for a rash, constipation, unusual bleeding or bruising, worse breathing, or a mood change that worries you.

Read before you buy

  • The home comes first: no supplement makes ongoing exposure safe.
  • Binders go two hours away from every medicine and supplement; a pharmacist sets the gap. Never move or skip a prescribed medicine to fit one in. GI Binder: adults only, Prop 65 notice.
  • Spectrum Biofilm contains clot-dissolving enzymes: not with blood thinners, aspirin or a bleeding disorder; stop before surgery.
  • One probiotic, one enzyme formula between meals, one amino formula (liver drink or Detox Synergy) and one zinc source (D-Tox Complex). Count B6, vitamin A and NAC across products.
  • L+G Detox: not with gallbladder disease or a bile-duct obstruction. Mold-Plex is not an antifungal medicine.
  • Allergens: Bio Defence contains egg; Chewable Enzymes contains wheat; L+G Detox contains bovine ox bile.
  • Probiotics are not for severely immunocompromised people or anyone with a central line.
  • Feeling worse is not proof that detoxification is working: slow down or stop, and call your clinician.
  • Designed so no calming, mineral or vitamin ingredient is doubled across products.

Fix the moisture problem and see a clinician for persistent symptoms; difficult breathing, blue lips or severe wheezing need urgent care. Supplements are adjuncts. Talk to your child's healthcare provider before use.

Most of this evidence comes from adult trials of single ingredients. No protocol has been tested as a whole.