The Health Detective Podcast by Functional Diagnostic Nutrition

E529 - Mold Illness is Why My Health Fell Apart w/ Katie Poterala

Published: February 12, 2026

Duration: 50:36

What happens when your body begins to fail—and no one can tell you why?

In this powerful episode of The Health Detective Podcast, Katie shares her deeply personal health journey through sudden illness, mold exposure, and the long road back to healing. What started as an unexplainable health collapse quickly became a life-altering wake-up call—one that forced her to become her own #1 advocate.

At the time, Katie was juggling a brand-new baby and running a busy retail jewelry store she had just opened in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. Despite the obvious stressors, the seve...

Mold Illness is Why My Health Fell Apart w/ Katie Poterala - The Health Detective Podcast by Functional Diagnostic Nutrition