I was in live/work situation in Berkeley about 5 years ago. I did some light carpentry, exposing part of a wall for repairs, exposing God knows what, probably mold, lead and some kinds of nasty stuff. Unfortunately, I was told that was common up there and it's hard to detect. Mold doesn't show up on MRIs, x-rays and blood work.

I spoke to an air quality specialist. She advised me to leave. I did. She advised me to throw my belongings away. I didn't, not right away.

It was as if they were covered in something. Mold, toxins, I don't know. I had a lot of reactions when I was in areas where my belongings were. Naively, I thought the symptoms would end. I reluctantly tossed my stuff. It took a long time and I had really bad health issues.

Now, I still a few funky symptoms:

- waking up with sinus and head pain
- weird dreams
- foggy sensations
- weird throat sensations, like the feeling of cool mint, except it's not mint, it's like a chemical-nature.

I use 2 air purifiers, one with UV-C to zap mold on a DNA level. I think that's cool. I also have a Verilux UV light wand that's similar, except it zaps things within 1/2" or so of the 'wand'.

I go to the gym and sauna, hike, which really help.

I use all natural stuff - body, hand, and laundry soap. I have a feeling there's some of mysterious toxic stuff still hanging around my room. Anyone know how to blast it, or bump up my immune system or my inner strength to stop these symptoms?