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Category: Health & Nutrition

Conventional scented candles and air fresheners are full of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and are as toxic as second-hand smoke! But, what if you want to fill your home with holiday ambiance and smells? Watch, listen, or read to learn how to create delicious-smelling Christmas and wintertime essential oil diffuser blends that boast health benefits, too!

14 Christmas & Wintertime Essential Oil Diffuser Blends #AskWardee 101

Slightly sweet, slightly sour, and a little bit fizzy, we're in love with KOMBUCHA! And we get so many questions and comments about this nourishing, probiotic drink that we can tell you're in love with it, too. From how to make and store Kombucha to how to store SCOBYs to Kombucha troubleshooting and MORE, The ULTIMATE Kombucha Guide has the answers to your brewing questions!

The ULTIMATE Kombucha Guide {how to make it, store it, flavor it, SCOBY care, troubleshooting, and MORE!}

The holidays roll around... and it's so hard to resist those sweets and treats! Is it possible to stick to your healthy eating plan and still enjoy your food? Be encouraged! Not only is it possible to enjoy Trim Healthy holidays, it might be more doable than you think! Watch, listen, or read for my tips to help you stay on Trim Healthy Mama... yes, even during the holidays!

5 Tips To Help You Stay On Trim Healthy Mama… Even During The Holidays! #AskWardee 102

Do you have a food allergy? Wait, a food sensitivity? Or could it be a food intolerance? Do you know the difference between food allergies, sensitivities, & intolerances? Contrary to popular belief, the terms are not interchangeable and knowing which is which isn't as complicated as it seems. Learn the facts, plus the most reliable tests to find out which you may have!

The Difference Between Food Allergies, Sensitivities, & Intolerances

We encourage our body's natural detoxification process by consuming traditional foods that nourish the liver, kidneys, skin, and lymphatic system. If we support these organs, we support our natural detox pathways. One of the easiest ways to promote detoxing with traditional foods? By making a flavorful, nourishing soup for gentle, full-body cleansing.

Detoxing With Traditional Foods: A Nourishing Soup For Gentle, Full-Body Cleansing

The hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal loop produces hormones that regulate our blood pressure, libido, metabolism, and stress response. When interference happens, symptoms of a hormone imbalance occur: insomnia, fatigue, anxiety/depression, thryoid issues, and more. This used to be called 'adrenal fatigue', but was that accurate? Learn why adrenal fatigue is actually HPA axis dysfunction.

Why Adrenal Fatigue Is Actually HPA Axis Dysfunction

Does dry winter skin keep you scratching or in pain? Do you feel like you can't get enough lotion to heal your dry, cracking, or bleeding skin? Watch, listen, or read for my 16 tips to prevent and heal dry winter skin naturally, plus learn the BEST things to put on your skin to keep it moisturized (hint: it's NOT lotion!).

16 Tips To Prevent & Heal Dry Winter Skin… Naturally! #AskWardee 105

When your adrenals are fatigued, you literally feel like a different person -- wishing for the "old you" to come back. Living in "fight or flight" mode all the time, you're exhausted, anxious, and on-edge, relying on caffeine to make it through the day. Along with a nutrient-dense diet, focus on sleep, and good supplements, you can also use these top 5 essential oils for adrenal support to help you heal.

Top 5 Essential Oils For Adrenal Support

Stevia: the sweet-tasting herb with no sugar or calories! Sounds like the perfect option for sweetening desserts when you're avoiding sugar, right? Well, yes and no... Watch, listen, or read to learn how to sweeten desserts using only stevia, plus how to sub stevia for sugar and still get great results!

How To Sweeten Desserts Using *Only* Stevia #AskWardee 106

Headaches, cramps, and bloating... Then, confidence, focus, and energy... Women run the gamut of weird, cycle-related symptoms! Can essential oils act like or balance hormones in the body? Find out! Plus, learn the 10 essential oils to use during every phase of your cycle -- from menstruation to ovulation to PMS -- for hormone balance, pain relief, libido, brain fog, and more!

10 Essential Oils To Use During Every Phase Of Your Cycle

You want to cut back on sugar so you decide to switch to stevia, the sweet-tasting herb with no calories and no glycemic impact. But, which stevia is best? Should you use liquid or powder? And what brand? Watch, listen, or read to learn how to choose the least processed, best-tasting stevia!

Which Stevia Is Best — Brand? Liquid v. Powder? #AskWardee 107

Just a drop or less of an essential oil can add tons of flavor (and health benefits) to your raw or cooked dishes! Which oils should you start with? And, how do you use them? Watch, listen, or read to learn the top 5 essential oils for cooking, plus how to use them!

Top 5 Essential Oils For Cooking (+ how to use them!) #AskWardee 108

Essential oil (or aromatherapy) inhalers! Have you ever used one? They're so handy to keep in your purse or pocket and carry the benefits of essential oils with you wherever you go! Learn how to make an essential oil inhaler for seasonal allergies!

Essential Oil Inhaler For Seasonal Allergies

Did you know... there are as many bacteria residing in our bodies as there are cells comprising our bodies? You've probably heard a lot about how to heal your gut, yet do you know WHY gut health is crucial to overall health? Did you know that your gut health (or lack thereof) affects your weight, mental health, immune system, and hormonal balance? Learn 5 reasons to heal your gut and why gut health is so important!

5 Reasons To Heal Your Gut {why gut health is so important!}

Have you experienced fatigue, insomnia, weight gain, blood sugar imbalance, anxiety, and cravings for sweet or salty foods? A nutrient-dense diet is exactly what sufferers of HPA axis dysfunction (formerly called adrenal fatigue) need! It is possible to find healing through diet with these 5 foods that nourish the HPA axis!

5 Foods That Nourish The HPA Axis

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5 Foods That Are Wrecking Your HPA Axis

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Top 5 Budget-Friendly Essential Oils For Natural Seasonal Allergy Relief

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Is The New Ultragrain White Whole Wheat Healthy? #AskWardee 112