Superwoman Detox June GIVEAWAY!
June must be my lucky month. A few days ago I shared a very personal story about how I transformed my body eating real food and shared my tip for a 2x yearly detox. Well, yesterday Kristen from MIX | wellness solutions for a balanced life read my post and offered...
How I Transformed my Body Eating REAL FOOD (and how you can too)
I don't usually write about weight loss because I truly believe: Size does not matter. Every body shape is beautiful. Diets don't work. Health can be achieved at any size. That about sums up my beliefs on the matter. However, it took me a decade to really believe...
Natural Remedies for the Common Cold
This week I'm talking about natural remedies for the common cold. Colds are mostly mild and resolve without a lot of assistance, however, there are some things you can do to support your child's immune system without the use of medications. If you missed my previous...
5 Surprising Things I Learned Living in Argentina with Children
A year and a half ago we packed up our belongings and headed way down south, to our new home in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I really didn’t know what to expect from the “Paris of South America” as I’d read it referred to in many guidebooks. One thing I did know--- I...
Natural Remedies for Sinus Infection
This week I continue my quest to bring you natural remedies for every common ailment your child might face! If you missed my previous posts, check out my suggested natural remedies for: Ear infections, Fever, Candida, Leaky gut... ...and today...SINUS INFECTIONS!...
Apple Water Kefir
I know I sound like a broken record when I write about how important healthy gut flora is to a thriving immune system. But the truth is, if our digestive tract isn't happy, then nobody's happy! With over 80% of the immune system in the gut, probiotics are literally...
Easy Homemade Chocolate Gummies
I am constantly trying to find ways to sneak in more protein and grass-fed gelatin into my kids meals. The other day we made "chocolate flowers" as my children are calling them and even my son (who usually won't touch things made with gelatin) kept asking for more,...
Natural Remedies for Fever
This week I'm continuing on with my natural remedies series. If you missed out on my earlier posts you can read all about natural remedies for ear infections, constipation, eczema, leaky gut and candida. Next up...FEVER! Caring for a sick child is a tough job. As...
How I’m Healing my Cavity Naturally
By now, if you’ve been reading this website for more than 5 minutes, you know I’m usually one to try the natural route when it comes to health and healing and my teeth are no exception. The other night, while brushing my teeth, one of my back molars gave me a lot of...
Natural Remedies for Childhood Constipation
Childhood constipation. It's no fun for mama and certainly no fun for your little one. As odd as it seems, our poop tells us A LOT about our heath. And childhood constipation is another clue to an imbalance in the body. Here on the Kula Mama website I'm doing a...
Easy and Healthy Recipes for Picky Eaters
So…..my 2.5 year old recently decided she has some opinions about what she eats. I blame her older brother. She was into eating ANYTHING until she got old enough to notice her big brother making some pretty big demands at mealtime. “I’m not eating that.” “BLEND...
Toasted Sunflower Honey Crackers (gluten-free, dairy-free)
Lately, I've been pretty obsessed with making a homemade cracker my kids will eat. You see, we moved to Argentina awhile back and all things changed for us food-wise. I had no idea I was moving to the country of crackers, cookies and coca-cola, but that's where I...
How I’m Healing My Daughter’s Eczema Naturally
Planting the Seeds for Eczema: My Story My daughter (2.5) has always been a sensitive little one. She arrived 10 days early and from the start we worked very hard to soothe her sensitive body. With both of my children I developed a mastitis infection as soon as my...
Pretty-in-Pink Homemade Lip Gloss
I have a son who LOVES lip gloss... and I love this about him. Ironically, my daughter won't go near the stuff and it amuses me to no end. I think my children were born this way---my son has always loved lotions and potions and my daughter prefers no personal care...
How to do Oil Pulling with an Extra DETOX Boost!
By now you may have heard of oil pulling, an old Ayurvedic method used to detoxify and clean the teeth and gums with the added benefit of whitening teeth and strengthening the immune system too. But does oil pulling work? I know it seems unusual that swishing oil...
Herbicides, Autism and Breastfeeding: How to Clean Up Your Toxic Milk
The first ever study was just published testing herbicide levels in human breast milk. Funded by Moms Across America and Sustainable Pulse, the study found high levels of glyphosate in 3 out of 10 samples tested. These high levels are 1600 times higher than allowed in...
4 Tips That Will Change EVERYTHING When Traveling With KIDS.
Traveling with kids isn’t always easy. Long gone are the days that I used to board a plane with my trashy magazine (s) in one hand and my coffee in the other. I chuckle when I remember how I used to view solo travel days as difficult because those plane rides were so...
10 No-Fail Breakfast Ideas for KIDS!
Breakfast, breakfast---what are my kids going to eat for BREAKFAST? Do you know that we eat in the morning, sets our "blood sugar clock" for the rest of the day? Grandma was right when she said "breakfast is the most important meal." When we eat a high-carb breakfast...
