How does someone lose over 100 pounds without surgery, a celebrity trainer, or a live-in chef? How is it possible to lose this much weight and keep it off? I am sure that we could ask over 100 questions just like these, but I wanted to focus on a few of the most incredible, inspiring insights of Meagan Carter. This beautiful, charming, and …
Announcing ShiftCon Eco/Wellness Social Media Conference
We are very pleased and excited to bring you the latest news from Bookieboo and Mamavation - ShiftCon! Presented by Bookieboo and Mamavation, ShiftCon is the first international Eco/Wellness Social Media Conference. We will be bringing together bloggers and other social media professionals with brands and companies that value and support our …
Backyard Chickens Are Easy
We are focusing on eating whole, healthy foods that are not contaminated by GMOs or chemicals that while allowed in the United States are not proven healthy and are linked to diseases. The best way that we can do that is to raise our own food, and we love backyard farming, but what about meat and eggs? That’s where chickens come into play! My …
4 Solar Energy Facts You Need to Know
When we consider sustainable living, one topic of great concern is electricity – in our digital age, there are many people who would consider living without any access to electronics devastating, myself included. The power plants that are generating the majority of our electricity in the United States uses coal combustion to generate power for our …
15 Plants to Clean Your Air: NASA’s List
The average person is estimated to spend 90% of his or her time indoors. Unfortunately, poor indoor air quality is a reality that is very concerning - the EPA has found that indoor air can be 2-5 times worse than outdoor air. The good news is there are ways we can improve the quality of our indoor air. An easy and beautiful way to clean our indoor …
Railroad Tracks: Why Being Careful Around Them Is A Smart Move
I grew up around the Railroad. My father was a Locomotive Engineer for Southern Pacific for 30 years. The Railroad has been good to my family. But I remember some days when my father would come home shaking and in tears. Someone had died. And it was the train that killed them. Because the train can't stop. Not for at least one mile. And my …
Mamavation Asks the Makers of Similac for a Meeting
Mamavation is petitioning the makers of Similac to remove genetically modified ingredients (GMOs) from their infant formula.And we've been quite successful online garnering support. Last week I got in touch with Fleishman Hillard, the public relations firm that handles Similac.They know me already. But what has happened is odd. After reaching out …
Chemical Free Lice Spray for Kids DIY–Rosemary
My 7 year old son just brought a pamphlet home that said there was a lice outbreak at his school. Have you had this happen to you before? I wanted to create something myself that would work to protect him. After a bit of research, I turned to rosemary which I already had plenty of in the front yard. I created my own DIY chemical-free lice spray to …
Why Flavored Apples Should Not be in School Lunches
Bubble gum flavored apples. Sounds bizarre, right? Well, they are now a reality. And they could be coming to your child's school lunch tray soon. Crazy Apples is producing "flavored" apples in 3 different varieties: bubble gum, pomegranate grape, and tropical blast. They are marketing themselves as 100% natural, whole apples flavored on the …
Top 50 Most Inspirational Healthy Tweeps 2012
Once again Mamavation has had the honor to put out the Top 50 Most Influential Healthy Tweeps. This list is different than before. This year all decisions were handled in a panel with Mamavation Leadership members and Diets In Review. Thank you to everyone who nominated their favorites. We split the list in 5 parts: Fitness, Food, Weight Loss, …
Top 50 Most Influential Healthy Tweeps 2012
Mamavation has done a social media list of the Top 50 Most Influential Healthy Tweeps for two years in a row. This list ends up getting lots of traffic every year by brands and bloggers because the fitness/health niche is still generally new and in it's infancy. We are just starting to get organized and professionalize ourselves. Most of us still …
Disney Jr. “Doc McStuffins” Kicks Ass for Girls
I'm not your average kinda girl. I was never into the Disney princesses. It wasn't till Mulan came out that I FINALLY found a character I could identify with. Consider the source: I spent 8 years as a softball catcher playing year round on several leagues. In fact, several of the women I played with went to the Olympics that first year they had …