Developmental and behavioral disorders are ever on the rise for American children, with an estimated more than 20% suffering from some type of mental disorder (source). However, a little know condition, called PANDAS syndrome, may really be at the root of some of these children's disorders. Below, guest poster Jaclyn Harwell of The Family That …
Mamavation’s Top 100 Healthy Recipe Blogs
When you’re looking for healthy and delicious recipes, it can get quite overwhelming! There are hundreds and hundreds of recipe blogs out there that claim to be healthy, but still share recipes that are full of refined sugars and processed foods. We've already brought you the Top 100 Healthy Mom Blogs, but we couldn't stop there! We had to bring …
Fetal Microchimerism and Fetal Cells- How Your Baby’s Leftover DNA Affects You For Life
There are so many things in motherhood that come as a surprise. And there are so many new things to worry about. But scientists have discovered even more reasons to be in awe of the female body after conception. Have you ever heard of fetal microchimerism? Chimera, a mythical Greek creature with three different heads, wings and a snake for a tail, …
Getting Pregnant Naturally: How Chinese Medicine Boosts Fertility
Are you looking for a way to get pregnant naturally? Chinese medicine boosts fertility in several important ways. Most of us don't think about our fertility until it’s time to get pregnant. We dutifully start prenatal vitamins, establish a relationship with an OB-GYN and work to come off birth control. For most women today, this thought process …
10 Ways To Teach Your Kids Compassion for Animals
Learning about human encroachment, global warming and habitat destruction is important if we want to raise our children to be good global citizens. It's even more important if we want them to have compassion for animals. This year, Nature's Path EnviroKidz is giving away an EnviroTrip to Belize to experience conservation first hand! Keep on …
Mamavation’s List of 100+ Healthy Mom Blogs
When you're looking for resources and information on healthy living and natural parenting advice, who do you turn to? Other moms, of course! The internet is full of blogs that provide tips, recommendations, recipes, DIYs, tutorials, etc., to help you get on and stay on a path to healthy living. If you are coming to Mamavation for assistance, we are …
Sibling Rivalry with JP Sears and Leah Segedie of Mamavation & ShiftCon
Sibling rivalry. Have you ever wondered what childhood was like for JP Sears and Leah Segedie of Mamavation? Well, we are about to show you. Here are a couple of questions that will be answered soon for you about what it was like growing up with JP Sears. What was JP Sears like as a child? Did JP Sears wet the bed? Did JP Sears ever read …
Why Your Kid Doesn’t Need Sports Drinks
Sports drinks. They show up every Saturday on the sidelines of soccer games: the six-packs of Gatorade and Powerade in neon colors. And they make me crazy. Because the truth is, most kids don’t need them. Even if they just played a hard game. And even if they were sweating. Sports drinks were originally created for serious athletes who needed …
Mamavation’s Ultimate Green and Non-Toxic Gift Guide for Newborns & Mothers
New moms are thrust into a world full of diapers and cries, leaks, tears and sleepless nights. When their world is turned into a constant blur with tunnel vision only for baby, they deserve the best in love and care to support their little family. When mama is ready for a visit, be sure to bring along a thing or two for her that will make her …
Pesticides and Children’s Health: Waging War
Are you concerned about our children's health? The Americana -focused fictional version of healthy clean living farm is, in fact, a stark contrast to the amount of health issues children have had from their ongoing exposure to agricultural pesticides. Think of pesticides as a demonic figure lurking in the corn, contaminating our children with …
6 Simple Baby Meals with Ultimate Nutrition
There are many single-ingredient meals that are nutritious for babies, but sometimes it’s challenging to put simple baby meals together into meals that feel complete, especially if you’re trying to make a meal the whole family can enjoy! By starting with the Eleven Foundation Foods from our book, What to Feed Your Baby, you will provide the best …
McDonald’s Pulls School Outreach From Public Outrage After Blogger Breaks Story
Public outrage in schools over nutrition because one blogger you don't upset is Bettina Siegel. She's awesome...and an attorney by trade. Bettina is the creator of the blog The Lunch Tray, which focuses on “kids and food, in school and out." And as of recently, she's been quite a thorn in the side of McDonalds. McDonalds 540 Meals …
