Today’s guest is Erik Johnson, a U.S. veteran, advocate, podcast host, author, mold revolutionist, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome survivor. Erik has been an invaluable asset in pushing for change thanks to his deep history with both mold illness and chronic fatigue syndrome. Throughout his life, he’s experienced mold exposure on several occasions and the drastic impact it has on health.

Using this experience, Erik has dedicated his life to pushing the line forward when it comes to mold awareness, research, and related illnesses. After witnessing countless individuals suffer through the debilitating symptoms of exposure while still seeing little to no action taken to address this ongoing issue, he realized that change wasn’t going to come easily. Still, those dealing with chronic illness deserve help, which is why he’s spent years of his life researching, sharing his story, advocating for change, and shining a massive light on this worldwide issue.

Today’s Talk:

In this episode, Michael Rubino had the opportunity to speak with Erik Johnson and hear this mold revolutionist’s amazing journey of living with exposure. His journey with mold began after his family started managing a hotel at an old stagecoach stop on the Sonora Pass in 1964. Erik said that he immediately realized he was in trouble after developing a list of chronic symptoms. Over time, his entire childhood would be impacted, from lack of energy and sociability to development and neurological issues.

Eventually, they would find mold inside the walls of the hotel. That discovery introduced Erik to the idea of mold and started him on a journey towards awareness. For the next few decades, he would continue to experience mold in various places during his life after that initial onset of sensitivity. Even joining the army and moving to a base in Germany presented certain mold-related issues. A leak in the basement armory led to not only Erik experiencing chronic symptoms but his entire unit as well. While he battled exposure for some time, he eventually realized that he wouldn’t be able to reenlist because of his failing health.

In the following years, Erik would continue to notice "sick building" after "sick building" and the effects they had on the people inside. This was the initial spark for becoming a mold revolutionist. With a built-in sensitivity radar for mold in his own body, we slowly began to consider whether any of these buildings also had mold. At the time, he also became Dr. Paul Cheney's very first mystery illness patient during the Lake Tahoe epidemic in 1985. It was while trying to find answers during this outbreak that he realized how skewed the world was when it came to mold exposure and related illnesses.

While they acknowledged the validity of a new condition, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, they failed to research and associate the illness with mold exposure. The entire scenario led to Erik’s life’s work in researching, advocating, and embracing being a mold revolutionist. Now, he spends his time starting conversations, sharing his story, writing, hosting his podcast Exposing Mold, and various other actions to shine a light on the mold epidemic.

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