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Type 1 Diabetes and Toxic Mold

September 19, 2016 by Andrea Fabry 18 Comments

Type 1 Diabetes and Toxic Mold

Can toxic mold cause type 1 diabetes? While potential triggers vary, research suggests that environment plays a critical role in the onset of autoimmune disease. (See Environment, Not Genes, Dictates Human Immune Variation, Study Finds.) As a mom of a son with type 1 diabetes, I am convinced our encounter with toxic mold contributed to… 

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Filed Under: Microbes & Mold, microbes and mold, Mold, Mold and Microbes, Natural Health, Type 1 Diabetes, Unseen Reality Tagged With: autoimmune, autoimmune disease, diabetes, disease, environment, environmental, environmental health, epigenetics, mold, toxic mold, type 1 diabetes

Simple Egg-Free Paleo Almond Bread

August 30, 2016 by Andrea Fabry 39 Comments

Simple Egg-Free Paleo Almond Bread

This simple egg-free Paleo almond bread is our family’s go-to recipe for school lunches, sandwiches, and even cinnamon toast! More like a flat bread, it is simple to make, low-carb, and perfect for those on a grain-free protocol. Simple Egg-Free Paleo Almond Bread This Paleo- and GAPS-friendly recipe is quite versatile and works great for… 

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Filed Under: Breads, Recipes Tagged With: almond, almond meal, bread, diabetes, egg-free, GAPS, paleo, psyllium, recipe

Why My Son Got Type 1 Diabetes

January 26, 2015 by Andrea Fabry 71 Comments

Why My Son Got Type 1 Diabetes

Colin was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on June 27, 2007, at the age of 7. With no family history, we were shocked by the diagnosis. Colin was the eighth of our nine children. Why did Colin get type 1 diabetes and not our other kids? A Stroke of Bad Luck? When the doctors diagnosed… 

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Filed Under: microbes and mold, Type 1 Diabetes, Uncategorized Tagged With: child, diabetes, diagnosed, disease, environment, exposed, family, immune, indoor air quality, microbes, microbiota, mold, processed food, Real food, toxic, toxic mold, type 1 diabetes

A Teen Perspective on Type 1 Diabetes

January 6, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 4 Comments

A Teen Perspective on Type 1 Diabetes

It has been almost seven years since Colin’s diagnosis with type 1 diabetes. Now 14 years of age, Colin offers this perspective on life with this disease. One day is all it takes to change your life. June 26th happened to be that day. The day I was diagnosed. The day that told me that… 

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Filed Under: Type 1 Diabetes, Uncategorized Tagged With: diabetes, disease, pancreas, type 1 diabetes

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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