Glyphosate, the most popular herbicide in the world, was found through lab tests in some of the most popular beers and wines at a liquor store near me. The overuse of glyphosate is incredibly controversial now that it's been tied to cancers and other health effects. Thanks to The CALPIRG Education Fund we now have lab results from recent tests of …
How to Make Your Own Homemade Kombucha Tea In Your Kitchen
Kombucha is a fermented tea with a sweet tangy flavor that is safe for the entire family to enjoy. It's easy to customize with fruit juice and kick it up a notch to make fizzy and sweeter. The art of making kombucha has been around for thousands of years but recently has become popular and available at grocery stores. Bottles of kombucha can range …
Meat Certifications: Organic, Grass-fed, Kosher & Halal
From organic to kosher to grass-fed to halal. What does it all mean? We see certifications all the time, but what are their meanings? To make things even more complicating, you find these “health conscious” labels on foods that seem not so healthy at all. So, today you are going to learn about the ethics, standards and legal requirements behind …
Food Brand Zego Shares Pesticide Testing Data and Others Should Do The Same
We've been warning you about pesticides WAY before it became popular. And that's because the hormonal impact on your body when exposed to certain pesticides is concerning, especially if you are pregnant or have young children. But most brands are not open to sharing their pesticide data and we think that needs to start changing. And to show …
25 Wellness Books to Read in 2019
Mamavation loves books. Every year, we read and recommend some of our favorite books. We also review books in consideration of this list, so we get quite a few from publishers. The best books we come across, we keep for this post. That involves books on green topics like nutrition, independent science, natural parenting, healthy food, DIY, natural …
Dangerous Chemicals in Food Packaging: Grocery Stores & PFAS
One important contaminant that is not transparent in our food system is the use of "indirect additives" coming from packaging, storage & cooking. And it's quite a conundrum because these "indirect additives" get into our food whenever heat, acid or fat are in the mix, which is quite commonplace. Unfortunately, there was no way to find out other …
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 …
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 …
Popsicle Investigation — The Safest Frozen Desserts for Children + 10 Homemade Recipes To Try
I don't know a kid in the world who doesn't LOVE popsicles. My kids think it's the most important culinary invention of all time. But really, what's better than a delicious frozen treat on a hot summer day? The problem is the ingredients found in most freezer pops aren't safe for children. For this investigation, we scoured dozens of popsicle boxes …
Top Tips for Taking for Your Child with Allergies to a Restaurant
It's estimated that over 5.9 MILLION children have some type of food allergy. That's roughly 1 in every 13 children or two per classroom. Experts are shocked not just by that number, but by how fast it has grown. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reports that the prevalence of food allergy in children increased by 50 percent between …
Fox News Los Angeles Debuts Interview Stating Glyphosate in Food is Problematic to Children
This week I was featured on Fox News affiliate in Los Angeles for their morning show, Good Day LA. Now I've been on live television before, but it's been something like 15 years since I've done live television working for the California State Assembly. So I was a little bit rusty, but it came back to me very quickly and I realized how much fun live …
Does Testing Food & Hair for Pesticides Sound Like Fun to You? Then There’s a Home Kit For That
Home pesticide testing is here! That's important because they just found high levels of glyphosate in some of the most common kid cereals, breast milk, & infant formula. And when it comes to glyphosate, an herbicide that has been found to be dangerous even at "safe" levels, it's important to ensure that your family is not digesting a ton of …