Is It Really Mental Health? How Mold & Histamine Intolerance Mimic Anxiety & Depression
Is It Really Mental Health? How Mold & Histamine Intolerance Mimic Anxiety & Depression  
Podcast: Decoded | Unlock The Secrets of Human Behavior, Emotion and Motivation
Published On: Thu Oct 02 2025
Description: What if your panic attacks, brain fog, or depression weren’t actually “mental health” at all?In this episode of Decoded, Bizzie Gold sits down with Dr. Stephanie Peacock—functional health consultant specializing in cases mainstream medicine often dismisses as “mystery symptoms.” Together they pull apart how mold toxicity, mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), histamine intolerance, and SIBO can hijack the brain and masquerade as psychiatric illness.You’ll learn:How MCAS and histamine intolerance mimic anxiety, panic attacks, and PMDDWhy airtight homes, chemicals, and EMFs fuel the rise of mold illnessTesting that’s actually worth the money—and what’s just noiseHow nervous system regulation is half the healing processThe link between hormones, histamine, and debilitating cycles of mood swingsWhy detox, peptides, and stabilizers can sometimes turn symptoms aroundThis conversation is for anyone who’s ever felt dismissed, drugged, or told it’s “all in your head.” Mental health doesn’t happen in a vacuum—and sometimes the root cause is hiding in your gut, immune system, or environment.Resources & linksHome testing: ERMI/HERTSMI dust tests + Building Biologist/IEPLabs: Urine mycotoxins (RealTime Labs, Vibrant Wellness, Mosaic Diagnostics), stool analysis, HTMAGuest: Dr. Stephanie Peacock – stephaniepeacock.com | IG/TikTok @dr.stephpeacock | Host: Holistic Hub PodcastIEP/Building biologist recs:Andrew Melrose https://melrosemoldsolutions.com/PJ Harlow https://pjharlowwellness.com/ Rachel Graham https://www.householdwellness.co/ Testing:Real time labs mycotoxins urine panelVibrant wellness total toxin panelStool testing through Genova diagnosticsHTMADr. Stephanie Peacock Links:IG: https://www.instagram.com/drstephpeacock/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drstephpeacock Website: https://stephaniepeacock.com/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/holistic-hub-podcast/id1731851860Bizzie Gold Linkshttps://www.instagram.com/bizziegold/Peptide LinksHealing Sauna - $200 OFF with BGHEALBizzie Gold