196: Dr. Jill Carnahan: Is Mold Making You Sick? Hidden Toxins, Symptoms & Detox

196: Dr. Jill Carnahan: Is Mold Making You Sick? Hidden Toxins, Symptoms & Detox

From Extend Podcast with Darshan Shah, MD by Darshan Shah, MD

September 3, 2026 · 54 min

About this episode

Dr. Jill Carnahan discusses the impact of mold and environmental toxins on health and chronic illness.

What if the fatigue, brain fog, inflammation , or unexplained symptoms you're experiencing aren't starting inside your body—but in the environment around you? Dr. Jill Carnahan knows this story from both sides of the exam room. At just 25, while still in medical school, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Months after aggressive chemotherapy, she was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. Her search for answers ultimately transformed the way she practiced medicine and led her deep into the connections between gut health, environmental toxins, mold exposure, and chronic illness. In this conversation, we unpack the hidden environmental exposures that may be affecting your health and Dr. Carnahan's "toxic bucket" theory for understanding why the same exposure can affect two people very differently. We go deep on mold toxicity and mycotoxins : where mold can hide in your home, symptoms that may warrant a closer look, why a single mold test doesn't tell the whole story, and what a more comprehensive evaluation can involve. We also discuss why detoxification needs to be approached carefully—and why doing too much too quickly can sometimes make you feel worse. In this episode, you'll learn…

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Host: Darshan Shah

Guest: Dr. Jill Carnahan

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Organizations: Crohn's disease, breast cancer, mold, mycotoxins

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