Flu season is rearing it's ugly head again and if you have a green thumb, you may want to look into what types of herbs you can grow in your backyard that can fortify your family from getting sick. Along with the festive lights of Christmas and Hanukkah, flu season has slowly begun to infiltrate our neighborhoods. But even if your neighbors have …
Which 50 Retailers Are Protecting Your Family From Toxic Chemicals?
Which retailers are looking out for the health of your family and protecting them from toxic chemicals? This is an important question for families who are constantly shopping at retail stores. And we're in luck because Safer Chemicals Healthy Families has done all the work behind the scenes to answer that question and because they are a partner, we …
This Meditation on the Seasons Guarantees You’ll Feel Connected To The Food You Eat From Now On
Meet Avital Sebbag, an Israeli Chinese Medicine guru who does seasonal food meditations, detoxing retreats and leads a movement of vegan foodies in Israel. Avital is part of a group of Israelis I met this October visiting various wellness hot spots with an organization called Vibe Israel. We ate good food, drank wine & spirits, met some of the …
Add More Color & Beauty To Your Home With 20 Flowering Houseplants
I'm always looking for more ways to bring nature and fragrance into my home. Natural fragrance is safest because it doesn't come with a side of hormone disruption like synthetic fragrances. And houseplants are great for improved air quality. But the best part about flowering houseplants is how much beauty they bring into the home. You've trusted …
It’s Settled. Pretty Much All Nonstick Pans & Cookware are Toxic But We Have Suggestions!
Just when you thought those "nonstick" pans at Ikea were safe, some bad news hits the wire that has health-conscious moms across the globe frustrated. ALL nonstick pans are more harmful than useful. Therefore, If you want to protect your family from hormone disruption, nonstick cookware and bakeware should be removed from your kitchen. This is …
Is Lanolin Safe for Breastfeeding? Nope. Here’s Why with Better Alternatives.
Years ago, when I asked my mother what she used when she breastfed me she told me lanolin, so that's what I used. I never stopped to think that lanolin might be different now than when my mother had me. But the more I learned about lanolin, the less I liked it. Lanolin has the potential to contain trace amounts of pesticides because of farming …
10 Natural Homemade Shampoo Bar Recipes for DIYers Wanting Beautiful Hair
Looking for a good shampoo bar for your hair care? Conventional shampoo and conditioner can contain dangerous chemicals that disrupt hormones. To make things worse, all that plastic is doing more damage to our environment and ending up in our oceans and landfills. This is why natural DIY shampoo bars have become all the rage. After investigating …
50 Best Healthy Mom Blogs in Canada
Do you love Canada as much as we do, eh? Mamavation has been proud to have Canadians in our community for the past ten years. And to give back to all that awesomeness, we've decided to put together a list of some of our favorites. So we've compiled a list of the BEST Canadian Healthy Mom Blogs in Canada! In no particular order, enjoy some of the …
7 Plastic-Free Food Storage Container Ideas to Use Around the Kitchen
We all love to eat but when it comes to the leftovers, where should we store them? Most options in food storage in the last several decades included plastic containing chemicals problematic to human health. With so many choices for food storage, it can get confusing which are safe and which are not. Most companies claim their products are safe, but …
Over the Counter (OTC) Cough Syrup Investigation with Elderberry Syrup Recipes
Coughing. It's not fun, and we usually just want to make it stop, however, coughing is one of the body's miraculous ways of getting rid of things it knows shouldn't be there. Especially in the lungs where air is supposed to be, coughing is the natural mechanism that works to ensure clear airways, so it's important to distinguish between a cough the …
ADHD and Thyroid Conditions Linked to Overuse of Fluoride in Water
Studies linking ADHD and thyroid conditions to overuse of fluoride in tap water were released this month calling into question the practice of adding fluoride to water or salt to prevent cavities. Because over 66 percent of the American public drinks water that is fluoridated to prevent cavities, health professionals are now calling into question …
Toxic Cadmium Found in Women’s Jewelry at Ross, Nordstrom Rack and Papaya
Before you head to Ross, Nordstrom Rack, and Papaya, you may want to take a look at a report recently dropped by the nonprofit Center for Environmental Health about cadmium in jewelry. Cadmium, an incredibly toxic heavy metal that causes cancer and reproductive harm, was found in jewelry sold with women’s dresses and shirts. The public has been …