• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to after header navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Wellness Mama®

Wellness Mama®

Simple Answers for Healthier Families

  • About
  • Resources
  • Podcast
  • Blog
    • Beauty
    • Health
    • Mama Wellness
    • Natural Home
    • Natural Remedies
    • Organization
    • Travel
    • Recipes
    • Reviews
  • Shop
  • Health
  • Natural Home
  • Motherhood
  • Natural Remedies
  • Beauty
  • Organization
  • Travel
  • Recipes
  • Reviews

Archives for April 2014

Natural Remedy- Honey helps speed healing of cuts burns and wounds

Honey for Healing Cuts and Burns

April 30, 2014 by Katie Wells

I’m often amazed at things that our generation thinks we’ve discovered, only to find out that our grandmothers and great-grandmothers had been using them for years. An excellent example of this is using honey for healing wounds. I’d seen some studies recently on using honey in hospitals for helping wounds and burns heal and I’d also …

Read moreHoney for Healing Cuts and Burns
Is Agave Healthy

Is Agave Healthy?

April 28, 2014 by Katie Wells

I often get asked about the health of various sweeteners and sugar alternatives, and the latest one to gain popularity in recent years as a “natural” sweetener is agave. Many people use it as an alternative to high fructose corn syrup or sugar, but agave syrup is derived from the Agave plant, which is also …

Read moreIs Agave Healthy?
Perfect Pâté Recipe - Simple and delicious

Perfect Pâté Recipe

April 24, 2014 by Katie Wells

This pâté recipe is one of my favorites. I must admit that learning how to prepare and consume organ meats has been a journey for me! It took me a while to learn to like most organ meats, but this pâté recipe has a mild and savory flavor and I liked it right away. Organ meats are an excellent …

Read morePerfect Pâté Recipe
The Cheat System Diet Book Review

The Cheat System Diet Book Review

April 23, 2014 by Katie Wells

If you’ve ever tried Weight Watchers or another structured weight loss plan and failed or relapsed, you need to read this book: The Cheat System Diet. I recently received an advance copy of The Cheat System Diet and I think it will be a valuable resource for a lot of people. Here’s why: What I …

Read moreThe Cheat System Diet Book Review
Eczema Relief Lotion Bars Recipe

Eczema Relief Lotion Bars

April 22, 2014 by Katie Wells

I get a lot of emails about eczema, and I know many people who struggle with it personally. I’ve talked before about how there is often a connection to a dietary problem for those struggling with eczema and while it is definitely important to address diet, there are some topical solutions that can help offer …

Read moreEczema Relief Lotion Bars
Herb Profile- Marshmallow Root Uses and Benefits

Marshmallow Root Herb Profile

April 17, 2014 by Katie Wells

Marshmallow Root is an herb that has been around for centuries. In fact, it was mentioned in Homer’s Iliad (written 2800 years ago). It was used in ancient Greek and Indian cultures for its healing properties. Benefits of Marshmallow Root Mountain Rose Herbs details some of the many  uses: Marshmallow root has long been used as …

Read moreMarshmallow Root Herb Profile
Greek Meatballs with Tzatziki Sauce- super simple & delicious kid approved recipe

Greek Meatballs Recipe

April 15, 2014 by Katie Wells

When my husband and I first started dating (after walking across the country together … really), we had the chance to travel around Europe a little. We tried as many new cuisines as we could, and one of the best meals we had was at a delicious Greek restaurant in downtown Brussels, Belgium. I’ve never been able …

Read moreGreek Meatballs Recipe
How to Make Lotion Bar Stics - amazing moisturizer for skin and easy to use

How to Make Lotion Bar Sticks

April 14, 2014 by Katie Wells

What Are Lotion Bars? Lotion bars are a very moisturizing body lotion in solid form. They look like a bar of soap but are used on dry skin. My original lotion bars recipe is one of my more popular recipes and I’ve shared several variations of the basic recipe: Bug-Off Lotion Bars Pure Silk (Sensitive …

Read moreHow to Make Lotion Bar Sticks
Coconut Macaroons Recipe

Coconut Macaroons Recipe

April 11, 2014 by Katie Wells

We love all things coconut at our house. We have 101 ways to use coconut oil including homemade toothpaste, coffee, homemade lotion bars, and more. I use coconut oil in baking, roasting, sautéing, and frying and I use coconut flour in a lot of recipes. But I’ve always wished I had more uses for shredded and …

Read moreCoconut Macaroons Recipe
9 Natural Remedies for Mastitis

9 Natural Home Remedies for Mastitis

April 11, 2014 by Katie Wells

A recent 18 hour car ride with all five children (yes, we might be crazy) left me with a case of mastitis. The baby was pretty happy in the car and when the kids are happy, we drive. The first night, I attributed the tired feeling to altitude sickness and the tightness to not nursing …

Read more9 Natural Home Remedies for Mastitis
Bacon and Apple Barbecue Slow Cooker Chicken Recipe

Bacon Apple Chicken

April 7, 2014 by Katie Wells

I’d never cooked much before finishing college and getting married. I got a Crock-Pot as a wedding gift and was told that slow cookers were the easiest (and mostly foolproof) way to make a great meal, so I started experimenting. I joke that this was one of my real food recipes before I went real …

Read moreBacon Apple Chicken
5 Ways to Consume More Probiotics without taking a supplement

5 Ways to Consume More Probiotics

April 6, 2014 by Katie Wells

The human body has more bacterial cells that human cells and a large part of these live in the digestive system. New research is constantly showing the relationship of gut bacteria to many aspects of health. Unfortunately, the modern diet is largely deficient in foods that nourish this gut bacteria in a healthy way since many …

Read more5 Ways to Consume More Probiotics

About

  • About
  • Sitemap
  • Start Here
  • Comment Policy
  • Affiliate Disclosure
  • Newsletter
  • Full Disclaimer
  • Promo Guidelines
  • Contact
  • Shop

The Blog

  • All Posts
  • Resources
  • Recipes
  • Natural Remedies
  • Beauty
  • Health
  • Natural Home
  • Mama Wellness
  • Organization
  • Travel
  • Podcast
  • Reviews

Copyright © 2022 · Wellness Mama® · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Theme

Stay in the know.

Simple Answers for Healthier Families