About Wellness Mama

Wellness Mama is a full-time housewife with a background in nutrition, journalism and communications. Her passion is helping others achieve optimal health through a “Wellness Lifestyle.” She has helped hundreds of clients lose weight, increase athletic performance, improve fertility, and overcome numerous health problems and diseases.

Paleo Pals! Health Book for Kids [Book Review]

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I was excited to get an advance copy of Sarah Fragoso’s new book, “Paleo Pals : Jimmy and the Carrot Rocket Ship” to review. It actually came while I wasn’t home and when I got back, I had to wrangle it from my kids to read it and review it. Just like Sarah’s other book, [...]

Organization and Planning: My Routine [Printables]

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[Note: My printable organization/planning checklists are at the bottom of the post..] I was hesitant to use the word “organization” in the title because this is one of my weakest areas. I get emails from readers asking how I make time for family, homeschooling, cloth diapering, projects and blogging, so I wanted to share the [...]

Are Sprouted, Soaked and Fermented Grains Healthy?

are sprouted soaked fermented grains healthy?

This is one question I probably get asked via email about ten times a week, and for good reason. There is some disagreement in the health community about traditionally preparing grains, and it seems that there is a good body of evidence on both sides. Maybe you’ve been asked why grains are bad when people from other [...]

How to Make Healthy Jello

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Oh, Jello…. the sugar (or chemical) laden mystery food of hospitals and cafeterias. I went to public school and got my fair share of this stuff back then, so I had never made this for my kids… until now. The “Jello” Gelatin you can buy in stores is packed with sugar or chemical sugar substitutes, [...]

My Blogging Story…

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I get a lot of questions about blogging and how to start. I certainly don’t claim to be the expert on it…  but I’ve learned a few things over the years that I wish I’d known when I started, so I figured I’d share them with you…. I first started blogging a couple of years [...]

Blogs I Read

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In my time blogging, I’ve had the honor of “meeting” some other great bloggers. Through sites like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+ and others, I’ve been able to connect with many of these bloggers and definitely consider them (online) friends. Today, I’m just sharing a list of blogs that I read and who’s authors I’ve “met”… [...]

Luxurious Homemade Lotion Recipe

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If you are still using the cancer-in-a-bottle store bought lotion on yourself or your family, there are super easy natural alternatives! A lot of people on my Christmas list got homemade lotion this year, and it couldn’t be simpler to make. You can customize your lotion to your skin type and desired scent, and you [...]