"Know Your Food with Wardee" Podcast

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Need help troubleshooting your ferments? Or perhaps you have questions about sourdough. Are you a Trim Healthy Mama looking for tips and tricks? Check out what I would do if I were starting Trim Healthy Mama all over again! If you can't find an answer to your question here, be sure to check out our newest podcast category: #AskWardee.

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Top 5 Essential Oil Resources (KYF173) | Want to learn more about essential oils? Using them safely and confidently? Knowing whether to use topically, internally, with or without a carrier? Watch, listen, or read to learn my top 5 essential oil resources! | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/173

Top 5 Essential Oil Resources (KYF173)

Even though it's safe and easy, fermentation problems do come up now and then. Today we're all about troubleshooting ferments. Whether it's not bubbling, it's mushy, or you just don't like it. Watch, listen, or read to get the answers for your common fermenting problems.

Troubleshooting Your Ferments (KYF172)

Most conventional doctors don't recognize adrenal fatigue as an actual thing. Listen or read about what adrenal fatigue is, what's going on, and some simple steps for overcoming adrenal fatigue.

Overcoming Adrenal Fatigue (KYF171)

Top 12 Reasons You Might Be A Traditional Foodie... (KYF170)

Top 12 Reasons You Might Be A Traditional Foodie… (KYF170)

I've been pressure cooking for more than 2 years. And guess what? Pressure cooking is easy... but not as easy as everyone says. Watch, listen, or read today's podcast because I'm sharing the things no one else tells you about pressure cooking.

6 Lessons Learned From 2+ Years Of Pressure Cooking (KYF169)

Ah... vacations. Love 'em! And hate 'em, because it's so hard to get back into healthy eating when you get home, right? Watch, listen, or read for my 5 tips to show you how to get back on track with healthy eating after vacation.

How To Get Back Into Healthy Eating After Vacation (KYF168)

You've got questions... I've got answers. About sourdough, that is. There were a lot of questions in the #AskWardee queue about sourdough, so I decided to answer all of them together at once!

Sourdough Frequently Asked Questions (KYF167)

Our garden was super easy to get in this year, taking just 7 hours over the course of 4 days. Now all we have to do is water, occasionally weed, and of course... eat the harvest (my favorite part)!

The Easy Way To Garden — Done In 7 Hours Over 4 Days (KYF166)

You've heard that the GAPS diet can really help you and your family with gut healing. But, you've also heard that GAPS is overwhelming. Well, GAPS *can* be that way. Or not! Here's how to make GAPS simple, so you can actually do it and heal with it.

The Gut-Healing GAPS Diet Made Simple (KYF165)

KYF #164: "The Cave" Homemade Cheese Cave & Fermenting Chamber | Karen and her family are home fermenters living in a modern world where houses don't have cellars or cheese caves. And now they are bringing us The Cave: a chamber that can heat, cool, humidify, and circulate air for making cheeses, dry curing meats, and fermenting almost anything. | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/164

The Cave” Homemade Cheese Cave & Fermenting Chamber (KYF164)

KYF #163: Tips & Tricks For Homemade Ice Cream | "I hate the heat. When it gets above 65° F, I get cranky," says my friend Jessica. No doubt about it. When summer hits, a big ole' need to stay cool tops the list of dietary concerns! Right? And if you or your kiddos, like Jessica, get cranky in the heat and need to eat cold foods a lot during the summer to keep your cool... | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/163

Tips & Tricks For Homemade Ice Cream (KYF163)

Today, most people eat between a quarter to a half pound of sugar each day. Yet, sugar makes us fat, suppresses the immune system, contributes to tooth decay, upsets hormonal balance, and so much MORE! That's why I'm sharing these 5 ways to help you in overcoming sugar addiction.

Overcoming Sugar Addiction (KYF162)

Stress… I don’t think we take it seriously enough -- especially the profound effects it can have on you and your family and your health. Although I could talk about stress in our life, I want to focus this podcast on how to address stress in the kitchen -- 6 ways to banish it and find more joy there.

6 Ways To Banish Stress And Find More Joy In Your Kitchen And Your Life (KYF161)

Greens, coconut water, gelatin/collagen... people are telling you to put them in your smoothies, right? Hold your horses! Wait! These "superfoods" may not be all they're cracked up to be. Before you jump in whole hog... pay attention to these 6 DON'Ts and 15 DOs. So you can make your smoothies nourishing beyond any doubt!

Healthy Smoothie DOs and DON’Ts (KYF160)

Traditional or Paleo or Real Food? AIP, SCD, GAPS?? With all the labels and styles of healthy diets, it's no wonder we're a bit befuddled. There's an easy answer, and it requires no label, no "diet". It's just plain and simple common sense -- focus on healthy, nutrient-dense foods! In my opinion, there are 5 healthy, nutrient-dense foods everyone should be eating.

Top 5 Healthy Real Foods You Should Be Eating (KYF159)

I know what you're thinking... "Weight lifting is only for men!" Right? No, it's not. Lifting weights is especially awesome for women -- it helps us look good, feel good, and do good for our families and husbands. Here are 10 reasons real women should lift weights.

10 Reasons Real Women Should Lift Weights (KYF158)

KYF #157: 7 Traditional Cooking Mistakes You Might Be Making | Think you've about had it with picky eaters or being overwhelmed... and want to throw in the towel? Think traditional cooking just isn't worth it? I beg to differ! If you're completely fed up or just having trouble, the fix is usually something very simple. Instead of giving entirely... take a look at these 7 common traditional cooking mistakes. They're so easy to overcome and I'll show you how! | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com

7 Traditional Cooking Mistakes You Might Be Making (KYF157)

7 Fermenting Mistakes You Might Be Making | Had trouble fermenting? It can be a challenge to feel like you've got the hang of it. If you're having trouble, the fix is usually something very simple you can tweak or change. Are you making any of these 7 common fermenting mistakes? If so, take a step back, then start again using these simple suggestions. | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/156

7 Fermenting Mistakes You Might Be Making (KYF156)