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 …
VBS Sky Church Summer Camp Gave My 6 Year Old Soda
Today my son came home from his summer bible study church and he had a blast. It was water day and all the kids went swimming and played with water. I'm sure they had squirt guns, slides, etc. AND they had these really yummy things called "Root BOB Floats"........*record scratches.....HOLD THE FORT!!!....WTF?* Me: You mean root beer floats? 6 …
Top 19 Private Trainers in Social Media You Can Count On
Although I love personal trainers, there really are SO many in social media that it can get overwhelming at times when you monitor the #fitness hashtag. In fact, I don't even do that anymore. Instead what I've done is created private lists for myself to follow of the people I think are pretty spectacular. So I wanted to share my list with you so …
You Know You Are Pregnant When….Blogger RoundUp
I'm 35 weeks pregnant and very ready to deliver. This is my 3rd pregnancy, so this time I have more humor, aches and pains, and less stress about the entire thing. But I thought it would be funny to get some additional input from blogger friends about their pregnancy. I put out a call on Facebook and this is what happened. Most of it was quite …
Bloggers LOVE their Coffee AND It’s Good for Them
Every morning it seems I'm on twitter at about 6:30am (that's PST while some of you are listening to this at 9:30am EST) talking about needing espresso by IV infiltrated through my veins so I can start my day faster. I literally look like the "walking dead" and feel the same way without my morning cup of joe. As the coffee starts to enter my …
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 …
Pink Slime in the Cafeteria–What are They Serving Kids?
It's not a secret that I'm disgusted by what they pass off as "food" to our young children. Every Thursday, I volunteer the entire day in my son's Kindergarten class and every Thursday I eat lunch with the students and my son. Most of the time, I pack a lunch for myself and my son, but we still eat with them on the outside deck. I'm able to witness …
Victory: Strong 4 Life Billboards Coming Down
Next month, the current Strong 4 Life billboards are coming down. Close to 700 mom & dad bloggers, fitness professionals, Registered Dietitians, doctors and other concerned bloggers rallied together for a common cause--The end of shame. We demanded the Strong 4 Life campaign take down billboards we believed created an environment in …
Top 17 Dietitians You Can Count On in Social Media
When it comes to nutrition, advice can be all over the place. I've also noticed some Dietitians can be all over social media for engagement purposes to help people and others, not so much. So I've compiled a list of Dietitians that I think are very engaging, welcoming, honest, and people we can trust. Make sure to follow them because I'm calling …