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DIY Weed Killer

August 20, 2015 by Andrea Fabry 21 Comments

DIY Weed Killer

With the increasing controversy surrounding the health effects of glyphosate, why not skip the Roundup and try this 100% natural weed killer? Glyphosate, the primary active ingredient in Roundup, the world’s most popular herbicide, has been classified by the World Health Organization as a Group 2A carcinogen. (See the previous post The Health Hazards of… 

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Filed Under: Cleaning, DIY, Natural Living, Uncategorized Tagged With: carcinogen, DIY, glyphosate, herbicide, horticultural, vinegar, weed, weeds

10 Countries Act Against Glyphosate

August 18, 2015 by Andrea Fabry 7 Comments

10 Countries Act Against Glyphosate

In March  2015, the World Health Organization declared that glyphosate, the primary active ingredient in the world’s number one herbicide, Roundup, is a “probable carcinogen”. How has the world responded? Even prior to the World Health Organization’s Group 2A classification, many countries were already on the road to eliminating the use of glyphosate. Here is… 

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Filed Under: Gut Health, Natural Health, Natural Living, Uncategorized Tagged With: ban, european, france, genetically, glyphosate, gmo, kidney, monsanto, peru, Roundup, russia

Health Hazards of Glyphosate

January 15, 2015 by Andrea Fabry 36 Comments

Health Hazards of Glyphosate

Most of our soy and corn crops are Roundup Ready, but are we? What are the hidden health hazards of glyphosate, the primary ingredient used in Roundup? What is Roundup ready? Crops like corn and soy are genetically modified to be resistant to the herbicide glyphosate. This means the plant will live when sprayed with… 

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Filed Under: Foodie, Gut Health, microbes and mold, Mold and Microbes, Natural Health, Natural Living Tagged With: bacteria, contaminant, crop, crop desiccation, desiccation, flora, glyphosate, gut, gut flora, Roundup, Roundup Ready, water

Why Pesticides Don’t Belong in Schools

September 25, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 4 Comments

Why Pesticides Don’t Belong in Schools

What are the myths surrounding the safety of synthetic weed and bug killers? Are these chemicals as harmless as we are led to believe? I recently appeared before our local school board to ask them to reconsider the routine spraying of toxic sprays. The content of my presentation appears below. To members of the District… 

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Filed Under: House, Natural Health, Natural Living Tagged With: chemicals, glyphosate, natural pesticides, pesticides, poisons, pyrethroids, schools, spraying

Water Quality Report

February 4, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 3 Comments

Water Quality Report

“What’s in my water?” After perusing our community’s water quality report I am even more determined pay careful attention to proper water filtration. Below is our city’s recent annual report. The Table of Contaminants alone covers three pages. Categories include: microbiological contaminants, radionuclides, lead and copper, inorganic contaminants, synthetic organic contaminants, and volatile organic contaminants…. 

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Filed Under: House, Microbes & Mold, Mold and Microbes Tagged With: contaminants, glyphosate, gravity-fed spring, water, water quality

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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