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4 Ways to Protect Your Skin Microbiome

March 19, 2015 by Andrea Fabry 11 Comments

4 Ways to Protect Your Skin Microbiome

Covering our skin with petroleum-based chemicals may be one of our most hazardous modern day practices. Research shows that our skin contains billions of valuable microbial allies that leave us vulnerable when wiped away. As the body’s largest organ, the skin is colonized by various species of fungi, bacteria, viruses and even mites. This ecosystem,… 

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Filed Under: Beauty, microbes and mold, Mold and Microbes, Natural Health, Natural Living, Uncategorized Tagged With: acne, aoBiome, Dr. Richard Gallo, microbes, microbiome, New York Times, psoriasis, rosacea, skin flora, skin micro biome

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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