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My Real Food Story – By Kids For Kids

April 17, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 11 Comments

My Real Food Story – By Kids For Kids

Colin is 14 years old and an avid consumer of real food. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 7 and is the 8th of our 9 children.  My first impressions of this world must have been a sight for sore eyes when I breathed my first breath. It was late… 

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Filed Under: By Kids for Kids, Foodie, Gut Health, Mold and Microbes, Type 1 Diabetes Tagged With: GAPS diet, toxic mold, type 1 diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes and Real Food

February 9, 2014 by Colin Fabry Leave a Comment

Type 1 Diabetes and Real Food

Colin is 15 years-old and enjoys drumming and writing. He was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 7.  In this essay Colin shares his perspective on his journey from fast food to real food. Type 1 Diabetes and Real Food I’ve had people ask me before: “Is it hard to eat the… 

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Filed Under: By Kids for Kids, Foodie, Type 1 Diabetes Tagged With: by kids for kids, processed food, Real food

The GAPS Diet – Our Story

February 9, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 7 Comments

The GAPS Diet – Our Story

(This post was first published August 30, 2010.) The GAPS Diet- Our Story We have been conducting a family experiment this month. It’s a dietary trial. The experiment involves a no grain/no fruit eating plan drawing on such diets as GAPS, SCD, BED, Paleo, Phase 1 Antifungal, and Bee’s, as well as other candida diets…. 

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Filed Under: Foodie, Gut Health, Type 1 Diabetes Tagged With: Die-off, diet, family, GAPS, gut health, insulin, real, Real food, soup, sugar

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

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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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