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How to Attract Pollinators to Your Yard

July 20, 2016 by Andrea Fabry 4 Comments

How to Attract Pollinators to Your Yard

Pollination is essential to life. Most of the world’s flowering plants require a pollinator. Yet our pollinator populations are in jeopardy. Thankfully, there is much you can do to help restore these life-giving benefactors by attracting them to your yard! Why are our pollinating populations declining? One major factor appears to be the use of… 

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How to Make Lip Balm

October 23, 2015 by Andrea Fabry 2 Comments

How to Make Lip Balm

Choose your favorite plant oil and combine with beeswax to create your own lip balm! My preferred oils are jojoba and apricot kernel oil. Jojoba oil closely resembles the natural oil secreted by the glands beneath the skin making it highly effective as a moisturizer. Apricot Kernel oil serves as an emollient with anti-inflammatory and… 

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My Anti-Radiation Dress

October 6, 2015 by Andrea Fabry 19 Comments

My Anti-Radiation Dress

This natural, hand-sewn dress is made from bamboo fabric and pure silver. The silver sets the dress apart as it helps shield the body from wireless technology. With the proliferation of wireless technology, some are turning to shielding clothing to help protect the body from radio frequencies (RF).  This is in stark contrast to the… 

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Toxic Mold and Cars

February 2, 2011 by Andrea Fabry 20 Comments

Toxic Mold and Cars

Wondering what to do with your car if you’ve experienced a mold exposure in your home? Keep these factors in mind when evaluating the air quality in your car. Our Experience When we left our home in October 2008, we brought our cars. We didn’t have much choice. In retrospect, I might have agreed to… 

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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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