Many people love beer but what they don't realize is that beer is basically made of moldy and toxic grains.  Throw in some yeast and you have yourself a nice little breeding ground for a toxic cocktail in the body.

The most common grains used to make beers are:

BARLEY: One of the foundational grains of beer is barley, which is converted into brew-ready malt by soaking it in hot water. Soaking it in water causes the grain to create enzymes that change proteins and starches into fermentable sugars, which yeast will later feast on to create alcohol.  (sounds anything but healthy from a moldy perspective).

Obviously we know that barley is well known for mycotoxin contamination as we've included cites here for many studies on the subject:

• Fungi and Natural occurances of mycotoxins in barley
• Direct detection of mycotoxins in food grains and barley
• Many many more scientific studies regarding the mycotoxic contamination of barley HERE

CORN: Corn is at the top of the list of the worlds "Most toxigenic grains" yet Americans consume corn at an alarming rate.  Corn has even been responsible for deaths from mold/mycotoxin contaminated crops.  If that doesn't send shivers up and down your spine I'm not sure what does.  Here are just a few chilling scientific studies of mycotoxin contamination of corn and corn crops:

• Concentraion of mycotoxins in corn silage
• Deadly concentrations of mycotoxins found in ears of corn

OATS:

RICE:

RYE:

WHEAT:

Researchers and food safety experts test beer regularly to make sure that levels of mycotoxins are at a standard level, however there are two problems with this standard. 

First, they are admitting there are mycotoxins in beer but keeping in mind that a normal healthy person (with no other environmental toxic mold exposures) would do just fine in drinking a glass or two every now and then.  This means that consumers need to be more educated on their drink choices as it pertains to their own health and wellness. 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23832360