Mold Illness Made Simple
From Moldy to Magnificent!
Do you, or a family member, have mold-related illness aka Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS)? Enroll in the original (and best) online course for Mold Illness.
Dr Sandeep Gupta is a specialist general practitioner who is a member of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). He runs a busy integrative practice on the Sunshine Coast, Australia called Lotus Holistic Medicine. With first-hand experience of Mold Illness after the 2011 South East Queensland floods he trained under Dr Shoemaker becoming the first non-US physician to be Surviving Mold certified. In 2017 Dr. Gupta established the Lotus Institute of Holistic Health to provide integrative medicine training for those seeking it in Mold Illness and Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMFs Made Simple).
Dr Sandeep Gupta, MBBS (MD)
EST. WATER-DAMAGED OFFICES (USA)
EST. WATER-DAMAGED HOMES (US)
PREVALENCE OF MCAS
PREVALENCE OF CIRS
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Berkeley Lab. (2024). Prevalence of building dampness. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Afrin et al. (2020). Diagnosis of mast cell activation syndrome: a global “consensus-2”. Diagnosis (Berlin, Germany), 8(2), 137–152
McMahon, S. (2017). An Evaluation of Alternate Means to Diagnose Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Determine Prevalence. Medical research archives, 5
Beautiful animated slides with lectures by your instructor Dr Sandeep Gupta, MD
Slides that can be downloaded (PDF format)
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Compatibility across desktop, laptop, tablet and smartphone devices
Six-month access
- 17 hours of lectures
- Eight core modules and one bonus module (full course outline)
- Course covers health/medical side of Mold Illness plus inspection and remediation of water-damaged buildings
- Optional quizzes and, if passed, a certificate of completion
- Cost USD$149
Dr Gupta’s Podcast Appearances
Mold Memes
Lotus Institute founder/director Dr Sandeep Gupta, MBBS (MD) is the instructor for Mold Illness Made Simple.
The Mold Illness Made Simple (Mini-course) is a subset of three modules (module 6, module 7, module 8) taken from the full course. These focus on mold/building inspection, mold remediation, and the maintenance and prevention of water-damaged buildings, respectively.
Mold Illness Made Simple (Full course) is an on-demand online course that covers mold-related illnesses including chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS), also known as dampness and mold hypersensitivity syndrome (DMHS) or sick building syndrome, but also fungal colonization.
It is created by integrative physician Dr Sandeep Gupta, MBBS (MD) it aims to provide health practitioners and the general public with the clarity and confidence to understand and conquer mold-related illness from both a biological — how mold and bacteria and their byproducts found in damp buildings affect the body and how can it be diagnosed and treated? — and environmental (how are water-damaged buildings inspected, tested and remediated) perspective.
Yes. The Lotus Institute is currently developing the following courses for relase in 2026/27:
- Integrative Cancer Made Simple
- Women’s Hormones Made Simple
- Weight Loss Made Simple
As of May 2026 the Lotus Institute currently has three Made Simple course currently available for enrollment:
The Made Simple courses are on-demand online courses for both health practitioners (introductory level) and the general public.