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How To Ventilate Your Home

September 12, 2016 by Andrea Fabry 10 Comments

How To Ventilate Your Home

Do you know how to ventilate your home? How often do you open a window or sense the need for fresh air? According to researchers, very few people are aware of the need for ventilation, and many have zero perception of the relationship between indoor air quality and health. Since the energy crisis in the… 

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Filed Under: House, Microbes & Mold, microbes and mold, Mold, Mold and Microbes, Natural Living, Unseen Reality Tagged With: building, carbon dioxide, dioxide, Dr. Tim Sharpe, Glasgow School of Art, IAQ, indoor air quality, mold, night, quality, toxic mold, trickle, ventilation, vents, window, windows

Air Quality in the Classroom

April 1, 2016 by Andrea Fabry 5 Comments

Air Quality in the Classroom

Are you a teacher, parent, or administrator? The classroom is often overlooked when it comes to indoor air quality. Join the movement and embrace these suggestions for improving health in your classroom! The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is acutely aware of the hazards of poor indoor air quality, noting that children are especially vulnerable. The… 

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Filed Under: Cleaning, House, Microbes & Mold, microbes and mold, Mold, Mold and Microbes, Natural Living, Unseen Reality Tagged With: asthma, children, classroom, fragrance-free, health, healthy, indoor air quality, National Healthy Schools Day, pollutants, school, schools, toxic mold, ventilation, World Health Organization

8 Ways I Am Minimizing My Breast Cancer Risk

February 26, 2015 by Andrea Fabry 39 Comments

8 Ways I Am Minimizing My Breast Cancer Risk

I used to fear breast cancer. After my health crisis I learned that I can minimize my risk by choosing a proactive lifestyle. I have been on high alert for breast cancer since entering adulthood. My mother and both grandmothers had breast cancer. After 20 years of living in fear of my genetics, I learned that… 

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Filed Under: Detox, Foodie, microbes and mold, Mold and Microbes, Natural Health Tagged With: antioxidants, aspergillus, breast cancer, carcinogen, chemical avoidance, chemical-free, electromagnetic, electromagnetic radiation, epigenetics, glutathione, health, indoor air quality, light therapy, natural light benefits, ochratoxins, radiation, skin, toxic mold

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

Toxic Mold – Living or Dead?

December 5, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 15 Comments

Toxic Mold – Living or Dead?

What constitutes dead mold? Is there such a thing? A recent news story highlights the misinformation that surrounds the issue of toxic mold. An Oklahoma City mother, a resident of public housing, alerted her property manager recently to a mold problem in her home. Debra Craig believes the mold that is covering 75-80% of the… 

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Filed Under: Microbes & Mold, microbes and mold, Mold, Mold and Microbes, Natural Health, Unseen Reality Tagged With: Channel9News, indoor air quality, mold expert, Oklahoma City, toxic mold

Indoor Air – It Matters

July 14, 2014 by Andrea Fabry Leave a Comment

Indoor Air – It Matters

The world is slowly awakening to the reality that indoor air quality is critical to health – especially when it comes to mold. According to the World Health Organization: “Indoor air pollution–such as from dampness and mould, chemicals and other biological agents–is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.” Quote directly from WHO Guidelines for… 

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Filed Under: Microbes & Mold, microbes and mold, Mold, Unseen Reality Tagged With: indoor air quality, toxic mold

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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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