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? We wanted to know what's going on with organic vegan pea …
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 Monsanto's 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 Does “Safe” Mean? Well, It Depends on Your Perspective.
Weeks ago, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) came out saying that the way the Feds evaluate food additives puts pregnant women and children in harm’s way. They are referring to things like artificial colors and “indirect additives” coming from packaging materials and processing contamination. But according to the Food & Drug …
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 …
Bertolli Apologizes to Mamavation Community For Threatening to Sue
Last week, Bertolli threatened to sue Mamavation for reporting on a UC Davis study done in 2010 stating their extra virgin olive oil was not up to standards. Instead of pulling the post on Mamavation as other platforms did, we decided instead to stand up this multi-billion dollar company and expose the suppression campaign and other things that …
Meet Ari Adams! The ShiftCon CEO Setting the Table for the New Shift
Ari Adams represents a shift in perspective. Platforms like Goop.com profile skinny blonde women free from children holding challenging yoga poses and drinking green juice. But that doesn’t reflect the reality of the diverse, vibrant, multi-cultural wellness community that is thriving and growing. Sales of organic food, for example, look just like …
What’s The Big Deal With Single-Use Plastic Straws? The Strawless Movement
The strawless movement to ban and restrict single-use plastic straws is gaining momentum. Cities, countries, and companies around the world are starting to look deeper into their plastic use and reconsidering the amount of plastic they are using. This is a good thing considering the United States has reversed its environmental policies of late and …