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 …
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 …
Monsanto Attempted to Squash This Report on Glyphosate–Discover What They Don’t Want You to Know!
Monsanto attempted to squash this latest report by the federal agency Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) about the toxicity of glyphosate. This is the proverbial nail in the coffin telling us It's settled. The evidence is overwhelming that glyphosate is toxic AF and causes cancer. And pretty much everyone who says the contrary looks to …
Sunscreen Chemicals Harm Children & Coral Reefs, Except For These Brands
Are chemical sunscreens safe for your family? The answer to that question may surprise you. Sunscreen chemicals have been a topic of conversation for several years. Recent studies linked chemicals inside sunscreens to birth defects, infertility, hormone disruption in children, and the destruction of the coral reefs. Reaction across the country …
This Brand Was Caught With a Toxic Ingredient and Immediately Changed
We all make mistakes right? That's what I tell my kids. It's what you do after the mistake that really counts. Well, here is a feel-good story about a brand that was faced with a toxic error in its formulation and made it right immediately. One of my favorite brands, Thrive Market, made a mistake in one of their "nontoxic" formulations and …
Organic is Lying About Infant Formula So I Sued & Changed The Law
New mothers who struggle to breastfeed turn to organic formula every year without knowing the hidden secret of the industry--there is no such thing as organic formula in the United States. And that's because each brand contains ingredients not allowable in the organic standards, which techincally makes it NOT an organic food. Some are better …
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 …
If Doctors Are So Worried About Vaccines, Why The Silence on PFAS?
Vaccinations are hands down the most controversial topic that is discussed in wellness & parenting. Mamavation has mostly stayed out of this topic, but recently the World Health Organization came out saying that anti-vax parents (and really we should say moms) are a threat to the global public. And I'm here to call BS on something. If the …
Join the #SSFL Twitter Party To Save Los Angeles From Nuclear Contamination
The Santa Susana Field Laboratory located in the hills above Simi and San Fernando Valley is an infamous site in California where a partial nuclear meltdown happened in 1959 and was never cleaned up. Other accidents, spills, and releases led to widespread nuclear and chemical contamination of the site's soil, groundwater, and surface water. Close …
What They Didn’t Tell You About the Woolsey Fire in Los Angeles CAN Hurt You–Rocketdyne
The massive Woolsey fire had a sinister beginning. Over 200,000 people in the greater Los Angeles area had to evacuate while the fire burned over 400 structures in Malibu, Westlake Village, Oak Park and surrounding areas. But where and how the fire started was the eeriest part. The structures that burned first were part of toxic cleanup efforts of …
SIGN THIS PETITION: Evidence Proves BPA is Dangerous–Demand Congress Ban Bisphenols NOW!
Mountains of evidence funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has demonstrated over and over again that bisphenols like BPA are dangerous. And who agrees? The American Academy of Pediatrics. Shockingly, weeks ago the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) held a press conference to say that "BPA is safe!" The problem with this is they are very …
What You Can Do if Your Private Water Company Is Sketchy–Simi Valley & Golden State Water Company
How do you feel about the water in your city? Do you have trust in your local water district? If the answers to those questions make your blood boil, you're not alone. I just found out my water district is adding groundwater to my tap. That would be pretty uneventful if it wasn't for the partial nuclear meltdown that happened about three miles from …
