This summer, we seem to be plagued by pests. From my son's overreaction to a simple mosquito bite to a new case of the bubonic plague (yes, the “Black Plague” from the middle ages) and Lyme disease, pests have gotten more dangerous. At a time when most insects are on the decline, the type of insects that can cause harm to humans is on the rise. So …
Study Shows Organic Dairy Safer for Sulfa Allergy & Everyone Else
It's settled. Organic milk is better than conventional for so many reasons! Not only is it more nutritious, but it contains fewer toxins and has the ability to capture carbon. But there is something very sinister hiding inside some conventional milk that could harm you--trace amounts of sulfa antibiotics. This isn't just a problem for allergy …
Out of 70+ Hummus Brands These 20 Don’t Contain Bad Ingredients like Glyphosate
Hummus is a gift from the Middle East linking us to places like Israel and Jordan. As vegan cuisine, it can be eaten by all religions in a metropolitan city like Tel Aviv with Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist & Druze. Currently, the world's largest consumers of hummus are the United States and the Middle East. But how healthy are all these …
These 8 Cereals Are Free From Weedkiller Glyphosate, Unlike Cheerios
Is your cereal contaminated with the toxic herbicide glyphosate? There's more news about that possibility if you are eating food produced from General Mills. This week the Environmental Working Group dropped another bombshell report--testing 21 cereals from General Mills and finding the herbicide glyphosate in each sample. So what is a mom to do …
10 Homemade Natural Shampoo Recipes for DIYers
Shampoo and conditioners can contain endocrine disrupting chemicals that add to the toxic load in your body. After investigating conventional shampoos and finding so many with toxic and endocrine disrupting ingredients, we decided to share some homemade shampoo recipes you can make at home at your leisure containing ingredients that are natural and …
Organic Beef Is More Nutritious Than Regular Beef Study Finds
A study published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture finds organic beef to be more nutritious than conventional beef. This idea that organic meat being more nutritious than regular meat has been hotly debated for years, but more and more evidence points to a simple saying--you get what you pay for. You've trusted Mamavation to …
Non-GMO Chips & Salsa: 100+ of Your Favorite Brands Ranked by Ingredients
If I'm being honest, chips & salsa are one of my favorite snacks. Now that I’m feeding a growing family who also loves tortilla chips, finding the healthiest chips & salsa has been a priority. Mamavation investigated over 100 products to satisfy this growing question--which brands have the safest chips & salsa? You’ve trusted Mamavation …
Less Than Half of These 70+ Face Washes & Moisturizers Are Considered Safe
The world is changing and so is the beauty industry. Dirty beauty products containing hormone-disrupting chemicals are so last century. Women are starting to demand safe and effective beauty products as they are learning more about the dangers of chemicals to our health and the environment. So how safe are the cleansers and moisturizers you use on …
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bamboo In the Kitchen
Bamboo is a remarkable renewable resource for everyday products like kitchen utensils, cutting boards, pot scrappers and disposable plates. You could say bamboo is the ‘poster child’ of renewable materials for its versatility and range of application. However, as with any material, there are varying degrees of quality that we would like to …
Vegan Jaws Drop to the Ground After Discovering This Hidden Ingredient in Organic Pea Protein
You buy organic food because you want to avoid toxic synthetic pesticides like glyphosate in your family's meal, right? But what if some brands were including ingredients that were contaminated with pesticides that are prohibited in organic? Would you want to know who these brands are? With the help of The Detox Project, Mamavation is unleashing a …
50+ Non-Toxic Hair Styling Products You Can’t Live Without!
Beautifully shiny and coifed hair can take a lot of work, and a lot of hair products. But have you ever stopped to consider if your hair care products are safe? Do you really know what’s in them? I don't know about you, but I see no reason to add harmful chemicals to my daily routine if I can find non-toxic alternatives. Good news! Mamavation has …
Cheerleaders For Monsanto’s Roundup & the Pesticide Industry
Amid global debate over the safety of glyphosate-based herbicides such as Monsanto’s Roundup, numerous claims have been made to defend the product’s safety. In the wake of two recent landmark jury rulings that found Roundup to be a substantial factor in causing non-Hodgkin lymphoma, we examined some of these claims and fact-checked them …
