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Jordan Peterson (JP) is taking a sabbatical.

Health concerns are forcing the conservative heavyweight to take some downtime due to an overexposure to mould, inflaming an ongoing medical condition.

Peterson has Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), which, according to a post from his daughter on X, “flared up during a cleaning of her late grandfather’s house.”

Mikhaila Peterson said the genetic condition affects about 25% of people. JP’s version, she added, is the most severe. (Think mould illness, or chronic fatigue syndrome).

“Over the last year or so, JP’s been feeling the impact of CIRS more and more,” she explained.

His infamously controversial carnivore diet was “helping keep the symptoms under control, but it hasn’t been enough recently.”

This is not about medication. He’s on none, she asserted. It is “an immune system dysfunction”.

Praising God for the diagnosis, Mikhaila said, it finally gives a name to why he’s been experiencing “multiple health issues since 2017.”

This also explains why some of JP’s recent planned appearances have been cancelled, and why he’s been feeling weepy (due to pain) and worn out.

Such as a planned three-day stop at a business conference in Brazil promoted by Brasil Paralelo.

For now, even the Jordan Peterson Podcast, which puts out content twice a week, is on hold. As are any events where JP was scheduled to appear.

Knowing what’s going on health-wise, Makhaila added, means a faster recuperation period. There is treatment, and “he’s responding well, although it’s pretty rough.”

Blinkered

Peterson’s daughter also criticised the medical establishment for its unwillingness to concede that there is a link between mould and chronic illness.

“That doctors don’t generally recognise that mould exposure in indoor air is causing chronic health issues is insane.”

It’s “the cause behind their food sensitivities and inability to tolerate anything other than meat (for eight years now), multiple disorders and diseases in her family,” Makhaila declared.

“The fact that this is virtually unrecognised by the medical community is absurd.”

Listing precedents where, after dismissing both for years, the medical establishment finally recognised cause and remedy, she remarked,

“This indoor air quality problem that causes Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome will be commonly diagnosed in the next 5-10 years.”

“I am positive about that.”

It happened, she said, “with ketogenic diets as a treatment for mental illness, and psych medication withdrawal.”

Peterson then drew from her own lengthy battle with similar health concerns, arguing for the medical establishment and building codes to be changed.

Awareness about mould-related illness is the first step. Getting more fresh air indoors matters.

“Mould toxicity manifests in people exposed equally, differently.”

“Everyone should take this extremely seriously if they have psychological, autoimmune, or neurodegenerative disorders,” Makhaila concluded.

Apologising on JP’s behalf, his daughter explained that this isn’t the end. Jordan Peterson’s current treatment suggests a faster recovery than expected.

Makhaila ended the announcement asking for prayer and thanking supporters for their understanding.

She also encouraged people to stay connected by tapping into some new content on JP’s YouTube page. Specifically, episodes of Answer the Call, a father-daughter initiative sponsored by The Daily Wire.

The gist is that both JP and Makhaila take live calls and attempt to share their thoughts on whatever topic drops.

Jordan, while publicly reserved about identifying with Christ, does identify as a Christian. So does his wife, Tammy, and Makhaila.

Would you consider praying for them and his son Julian?

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