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How and Why I Learned to Breathe: Updated Feb 2022

August 13, 2018 by Andrea Fabry 1 Comment

How and Why I Learned to Breathe: Updated Feb 2022

There is more to breathing than meets the eye. While it’s an unconscious function, and something we don’t “have” to think about, there is a lot of benefit to bringing focused attention to our breath. Soon after leaving our home in 2009 we were advised by psychologist Dr. Robert Crago to learn how to breathe…. 

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Filed Under: Electromagnetic Radiation, Microbes & Mold, Mold and Microbes, Natural Health, Natural Living, Unseen Reality Tagged With: brain, breathing, Dr. Robert Crago, Jon Kabat-Zinn, meditation, mindfulness, retraining, toxic mold, vagus nerve, yoga

Is Bluetooth Safe?

September 27, 2016 by Andrea Fabry 6 Comments

Is Bluetooth Safe?

Apple’s release of the iPhone 7 with its unique wireless headphones has brought the issue of Bluetooth to the forefront. With the elimination of the headphone jack, and Apple’s commitment to a wireless future, consumers must ask the question, “Is Bluetooth safe?” What is Bluetooth? Bluetooth uses similar radio frequency technology as cell phones, but… 

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Filed Under: Electromagnetic Radiation, Unseen Reality Tagged With: apple, BioIniative Report 2012, bluetooth, brain, cell, iPhone, iPhone 7, Joel Moskowitz, Louis Slesin, NFMI, radiation, technology

How and Why I Learned to Spend Time Outdoors

July 26, 2016 by Andrea Fabry 35 Comments

How and Why I Learned to Spend Time Outdoors

When I was growing up in the sixties in suburban Pittsburgh, most of my free time was spent outdoors. From tennis to Kick the Can to ice skating to sledding, I was outside in the winter, summer, and everything in between. Transitioning into my adult years meant increasing the amount of time in school or… 

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Filed Under: Mold and Microbes, Natural Health, Natural Living Tagged With: brain, forest bathing, garden, gardening, health, laundry, natural, natural light, nature, outdoors, outside, shinrin-yoku, The Secret Garden, Your Brain on Nature

Toxic Mold and Possessions

August 8, 2015 by Andrea Fabry 9 Comments

Toxic Mold and Possessions

It has been nearly seven years since we vacated our home. We treated it like a fire and brought nothing with us. (Read our toxic mold saga here.)  It seemed like a radical move at the time. Had a toxicologist and medical doctor not advised us, we would have brought our belongings with us. After our recent… 

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Filed Under: Detox, House, Microbes & Mold, Mold, Mold and Microbes, Uncategorized, Unseen Reality Tagged With: belongings, brain, cross contamination, detox, mold, numbness, post-traumatic, rash, rashes, sensitivity, toxic mold, toxicologist, vulnerability

Lymphatic Vessels in the Brain

June 3, 2015 by Andrea Fabry Leave a Comment

Lymphatic Vessels in the Brain

The lymphatic system is a critical component of the body’s immune system, clearing it of debris and waste. Until recently it has been assumed the brain lacks lymphatic tissue. A new study challenges this assumption. In a landmark study appearing in the June edition of Nature International Journal of Science, researchers note the presence of lymphatic… 

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Filed Under: Detox, Gut Health, Microbes & Mold, Natural Health, Unseen Reality Tagged With: brain, cells, fluid, glymphatic, immune, lymph tissue, lymphatic system, lymphatic vessels, study, system, University of Virginia School of Medicine

Four Health Books for Your Summer Reading

June 23, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 5 Comments

Four Health Books for Your Summer Reading

Looking for a good health book to read this summer? Consider these four suggestions! Four Health Books for Your Summer Reading 1. Vitamin K and the Calcium Paradox, by Kate Rheaume-Bleue, B. Sc., N. D. The author does an excellent job explaining why so many women struggle with osteoporosis as well as heart disease despite… 

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Filed Under: Detox, Foodie, Natural Living, Unseen Reality Tagged With: all natural, brain, calcium, Grain brain, kharrazian, Natto, oil pulling, osteoporosis, rheaume-bleue, summer, tooth decay, vitamin, vitamin k2, wheat

MEET ANDREA

I am a certified Building Biology Advocate, a former journalist, mother of nine, and avid CrossFitter who likes to think outside the box. After our family's health crisis in 2008, I learned to ask questions about what's in our food, our water, and our air. I hope to empower you as you seek to live safely in a complex world. Thankfully, small steps lead to big changes. Let's travel this road together, one step at a time.

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10 Things I’ve Learned (The Hard Way)

1. The answer may be right in front of you.
2. Time is often the best medicine.
3. Speak kindly to yourself.
4. The air we breathe matters.
5. It's better to know than not know.
6. Relinquishment is a balm for the soul.
7. Symptoms will instruct if we listen.
8. Sometimes you're the expert.
9. Allow hindsight to move you forward.
10. The next step is enough.

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