Author: wisemamawellness
-
Kid-Friendly Toothpaste Moms Can Make at Home
I’ve had a long, complicated history with teeth — the kind you only appreciate after you’ve lost too many of them. Between unnecessary wisdom teeth extractions, root canals, infections I didn’t know could be helped without drilling… I lost 8 permanent teeth by the time I was 30. So when I became a mom, I…
-
How to Build a Low-Toxin Home Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Budget)
There’s this moment every natural-minded mom hits — one minute you’re minding your own business, the next you’re squinting at a label and seeing: Fragrance. SLS. Methylisothiazolinone. And your very rational response is: “Oh great. So even my dish soap is plotting against me.” And suddenly everything in your house feels dangerous. The cleaners. The plastic…
-
When Should Babies Start Eating Grains? What Research and Tradition Say
Before you hand your baby a single bite of oatmeal, you probably want answers to a few small questions like: These aren’t small fears. They’re the kinds of questions that sit in the back of your mind while you’re Googling at midnight, bouncing a fussy baby, trying to sort the difference between “grains are poison”…
-
Grains & Teeth: The Truth About Whole Grains and Dental Health
Is it actually possible that grains — the food Scripture calls the “staff of life,” the food Jesus compares to Himself — are secretly terrible for our teeth? That question nagged me for years. Because on one side, you have Ramiel Nagel arguing that grains block mineral absorption and contribute to recurring cavities. And on the…
-
Goat Milk vs Cow Milk: Which Builds Stronger Teeth?
My kid took one sip of goat milk and squinted at the glass like it had offended her personally. “Why does it taste… fuzzy?” Honestly, fair question. But after staring at a few too many x-rays and watching tiny cavities show up where there shouldn’t have been cavities, I started looking harder at what we…
-
Why Liver Is the #1 Superfood for Healthy Teeth (and How to Make It Kid-Friendly)
Most moms hear “liver” and immediately think not in my house, not my kids. Ain’t nobody trying to ingest that. Ask me how I know. The first time I served it, I foolishly tried cooking it. It was a heroic attempt at using liver for healthy teeth, but #momlife has a way of making everything…