By Thomas Lin, Vice President, The Association of Certified Professional Nutritionists (ACPN)
This is Part 1 of ACPN’s “Invisible Mold” series on the human mineral map.
Why Are Some People Tense While Others Are Relaxed?
Why are some people tense while others are relaxed?
Why do some people have abundant energy while others always feel tired?
Why does one person prefer light flavors while another can’t eat without spice?
Why, when facing the same pressure, does one person recover quickly while another falls apart?
We’ve gotten used to explaining these differences as: “That’s just how they were born.”
But things may not be that simple.
A Lifetime of Forces
From the moment a person is born, they are influenced by multiple forces. The foundation at birth, parents and family environment, what they ate as a child, how they grew up, what they experienced; as an adult, there is work, marriage, family responsibilities, relationships, financial pressure, dietary habits, sleep, exercise, and the entire social and era environment we live in.
These factors don’t just happen once and stop. They interact, accumulate, and some persist for decades or even a lifetime, gradually forming a relatively stable state. The Association of Certified Professional Nutritionists (ACPN) sums up this ongoing effect with a very vivid term: the “Invisible Mold.” It’s invisible, yet it’s always there. What’s more, we’re often completely unaware of it.
The Invisible Mold
This is the “Invisible Mold.” It continuously affects the nervous system, endocrine system, digestion, energy metabolism, and the intake, absorption, utilization, consumption, and excretion of minerals.
In the next article, we’ll explore how this mold takes shape over decades — and why we so often mistake it for “just who I am.”
About the author: Thomas Lin（林存默）is Vice President of The Association of Certified Professional Nutritionists (ACPN). His work focuses on reading the human mineral map to reveal the long-term forces shaping each person’s health.