Wellness Mama®
Simple Answers for Healthier Families
When I first started wearing blue light blocking glasses at night a few years ago (which look like orange sunglasses), they were much less common. Someone once asked me if I wore them because I have some kind of eye disease! Of course the answer was “no”, but since then, they’ve gotten much more popular… At a restaurant …
There are few topics I could write about that would be as controversial as that of safe sun exposure. Perhaps vaccines and why I don’t reduce a fever, but based on current research, this topic may be one of the most important ones that isn’t getting nearly enough attention. Here’s why: Sunbathing and tanning often get …
There’s a lot of nutritional advice out there to tell us certain foods are bad. Leafy greens seem like they should be the least of our worries! Chomp down on salads, juice them, or throw them in smoothies… the more the better, right? Believe it or not, the presence of something called oxalates in leafy greens might make …
Bathroom odors just might be the bane of any moms existence, especially to those of us with lots of littles and a bathroom that gets lots of action. It’s enough of an accomplishment to keep the bathroom clean, but in our home I find a natural bathroom spray is a must for my sanity! Do You Have …
Tea is one of the most consumed beverages in the world and for good reason, as there are many health benefits associated with it and it is good for the body. Oolong tea is similar to the always popular green tea, however it has a few tricks up its sleeve when it comes to health benefits. In …
Ranch dressing was one of my first condiment loves (after ketchup, or course), but I had to break up with the store-bought version long ago when I found out that it was hiding things from me. Mainly: Vegetable oils Sugar Soy Xanthan Gum Modified Food Starch Artificial Flavors Calcium Disodium EDTA as a preservative MSG …
