Hidden Mold Symptoms Most Doctors Don’t Connect to Your Home Hidden Mold Symptoms Most Doctors Don’t Connect to Your Home By Ava Hartwell If you had told me years ago that my home was the reason my health was unraveling, I would have pushed back. Not because I didn’t trust science — but because no […]
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Before I understood how mold worked, I thought it all came down to one villain: “black mold.” I didn’t realize there were many different types of molds found in homes — each with its own causes, patterns, symptoms, and risks. In this post, I break down the common molds people discover indoors, how they form, and what I learned when several of them were quietly growing inside my own walls.
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When I first started seeing mysterious spots and smudges around my home, I kept telling myself it was “just dust” or “probably nothing.” It took getting sick – and watching my kids change in ways I couldn’t explain – before I finally learned how to tell the difference between harmless dust, surface dirt, and early mold growth. In this post I walk you through the simple checks I wish someone had taught me sooner, so you don’t talk yourself out of a real problem the way I did.
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When I first started feeling sick in my own home, I had no idea mold could be the reason—or how long it had been affecting me. In this post I break down why some people react to mold in days while others take months, the subtle early symptoms I ignored, and the one question that finally made everything click: do you feel better when you leave your house?
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Can I Live in a House With Mold? The Honest Answer I Wish Someone Had Given Me Can I Live in a House With Mold? The Honest Answer I Wish Someone Had Given Me By Ava Hartwell When my home first started making me sick, I didn’t have the vocabulary or the knowledge to even
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What Mold Does to Your Brain: The Symptoms I Lived Through and the Science Behind Them What Mold Does to Your Brain: The Symptoms I Lived Through and the Science Behind Them By Ava Hartwell I used to think “brain fog” was just a cute phrase people tossed around when they didn’t sleep well. I
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What Mold Exposure Can Do to a Child’s Developing Body What Mold Exposure Can Do to a Child’s Developing Body (And Why So Many Parents Miss the Signs) By Ava Hartwell I can handle a lot when it comes to my own health. I’ve lived through brain fog so thick I forgot what I was
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When I first tried cleaning mold in my home, I had no idea how many of the “normal” methods were actually making me sicker. Bleach, scrubbing, fogging—every shortcut failed because I didn’t understand the real root of the problem. In this article, I share what finally worked, what absolutely didn’t, and the simple, safe method I now use to clean mold without spreading it or triggering symptoms. If you’ve been cleaning mold the hard way, you’re not alone—this is the guide I wish I had years ago.
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Why My First Air Purifier Didn’t Help (And What Finally Made a Real Difference) Why My First Air Purifier Didn’t Help (And What Finally Made a Real Difference) By Ava Hartwell, IndoorAirInsights.com I still remember unboxing my very first air purifier like it was some kind of rescue device. I’d been sick for months, my
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By Ava Hartwell, IndoorAirInsights.com If you had asked me a few years ago when mold is “worst,” I would have confidently told you summer. Humidity, warm weather, condensation—classic mold season, right? But the winter I got sick… the winter my beautiful custom home betrayed me… the winter my body fell apart while my walls quietly
