In the summer of 2021, Jacqueline knew that something was not right. She began to feel fatigued and lethargic, with skin blisters breaking out on her hands and swollen feet. With the onset of weight gain and GI issues, she decided that it was time to seek medical treatment.
Jacqueline sought out the support of a functional medicine doctor, who referred her for blood work and her primary care doctor, who recommended she complete an ultrasound of her abdomen. The only finding was that her thyroid levels were borderline low so, so she was recommended to start thyroid medications. Jacqueline intuitively felt that there may be another cause and opted to hold off on starting the thyroid medication. Instead, she sought the second opinion of another functional medicine doctor who suggested that mold toxicity might be causing her symptoms based upon her description of damage to her shower wall. The doctor recommended that Jacqueline have her home environment tested for mold or mycotoxins and recommended a company.
Jacqueline did not go with the company recommended by her doctor because a friend enthusiastically referred her to Nurse Gina. She found Nurse Gina and her team of indoor air quality experts to be “very prompt, professional, and caring.” She felt validated for the first time, as Nurse Gina clearly laid out the protocol for analyzing her home and body for mold and mycotoxins. Jacqueline found the experience to be reassuring since Nurse Gina checked in throughout the process of having the mold eliminated from her home “to make sure things were going as planned.”
Much to her astonishment, once the source of mold in her home was remediated and Jacqueline completed a specially designed detoxification protocol, her symptoms subsided. Moreover, she was encouraged and impressed by the fact that Nurse Gina “still checks in” after treatment and remediation.
Jacqueline has a message for those considering treatment for mold toxicity: Don't hesitate one more moment to give Nurse Gina a call!
In 2017 I found myself struggling with joint pain, dizziness, ear infections, stomach issues, skin rashes and a diagnosis of Hashimoto’s thyroid disease. After going on thyroid medication and hoping to feel better, my symptoms worsened, and I received no further help from my physicians. I ultimately went to a holistic nurse practitioner who had ordered an endocrine disruptor test and found unusual toxins in my system. After speaking with a chiropractor, I was referred to Nurse Gina to see if my house might be making me sick.
Nurse Gina performed an extensive phone interview with me regarding my health issues. On the day of the inspection, she arrived at my home with a lot of equipment and performed a visual inspection as well. She located the problem, there was mold hidden in a wall in my home. After sending samples out for testing, Gina confirmed it was toxic mold. Nurse Gina was compassionate, comforting and most importantly, honest with us about what to expect, she was with us every step of the way through the remediation process. After my husband interviewed several remediators, Gina helped us to select the best remediator for our job and performed follow up testing after remediation.
Within four days of the mold being remediated, my joint pain and skin rashes disappeared. We subsequently found out that our son was not experiencing male patterned baldness in his twenties, he was losing his hair from the mold. It’s been five years since remediation, I have regained my health and my son has regrown his hair!! So grateful to have found Nurse Gina, she helped us regain our health and has become a true friend!!
Jacqueline Soboti2022-10-19Gina was an absolute pleasure to work with. I am incredibly grateful for her compassion, expertise, and professionalism. She is highly knowledgeable and dedicated to this field. When you feel sick you may also feel really desperate to feel better. Gina understands this and makes the process of testing yourself and your home a lot less overwhelming. During the entire process she was communicative, supportive, and prompt. She even followed up before, during and after my remediation to check in and ensure everything went smoothly. I know that my health issues are now on the path towards healing and I attribute that to Gina. I highly recommend her!!!
Bill Vanderstreet2021-03-18Gina was amazing and very thorough in pin-pointing the mold issues in our home which was actually affecting our health for 2 years prior to contacting her. Her step by step process rid our home of mold in several areas and made excellent suggestions on what we can do to keep it clean going forward. So happy we hired her and took her advise. She knows her business and you won't be disappointed.
Victor Coppola2020-07-25Nurse Gina provides a valuable service for folks struggling with unknown illness. She has a keen eye and can help assess conditions in ones home that when corrected will improve overall IAQ.
Lina Keating2018-12-17Gina is absolutely amazing. She came highly recommended to me after finding out that I was experiencing health concerns due to mold exposure. We contacted her to do an inspection in our home. She has gone above and beyond to assist us in the difficult process and is so knowledgeable about the topic. She is always ready and willing to answer any questions we have. She has provided us with recommendations that have been extremely helpful. She also assisted my mom who was having mold issues in her apartment. She did testing and provided a detailed report outlining her recommendations. Having a mold issue is such a difficult and confusing process and Gina and her team have guided us through the entire process. I am so grateful she was recommended to us and cannot recommend her enough to anyone dealing with this issue!
Ronny Sarnecky2018-08-21“I can’t say enough positive things regarding Gina Dehmer and the Environmental Health Consultants company. The bathroom in my mother’s apartment has had an issue with mold since before 1996. The apartment’s maintenance crew would do a patch up job that temporarily would fix the issue, but would never solve the problem. Years later, it was discovered that my sister contracted Chronic Lyme Disease. Living with mold has hindered her progress in fighting this disease. Her doctor requested that we hire Gina to perform a mold assessment and testing. This was the best advice that we were ever given. Gina conducted her testing, which included taking many samples and pictures of the mold areas that she found. Gina wrote up a detailed report that was forwarded to the apartment’s management team. When the apartment’s management dragged their feet in fixing the problem correctly, Gina personally contacted the head of the apartment complex. She informed them on the steps that needed to be taken to fix the mold issue, and recommended a team who can properly fix the mold issue once and for all. Gina has been a god send for our family. Gina has gone above and beyond what an Environmental Health Consultant needs to do. Without her, my mother and sister would still be living in a mold infested apartment. I cannot express into words how thankful our family is that Gina came into our lives, and helped fix the problem. I highly recommend Gina if you have any issues with mold. It would be the best decision you would ever make.”- RS, Parlin, NJ
