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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

What's the best way to get your Kombucha from the big fermenting vessel into swing-top bottles? Pouring straight from the jar is messy, and Kombucha spills everywhere! Watch, listen, or read to learn how to decant Kombucha into bottles using food grade tubing and an inexpensive auto bottling siphon.

How To Decant Kombucha Into Bottles… Fast & Easy! #AskWardee 104

Did you know... Kombucha rarely grows mold? The SCOBY (mother culture) is quite hardy and balanced. Yet, mold does happen sometimes. Watch, listen, or read to learn how to tell if your Kombucha is moldy, plus what to do about it and how to prevent mold in future batches!

How To Tell If Your Kombucha Is Moldy (And What To Do About It!) #AskWardee 103

If milling your own fresh-ground flour isn't exciting enough, let's explore other things your grain mill can do! From cracked grains for delicious breakfast porridge and bean flour to spices and powdered sugar, watch, listen, or read to discover how easy and fun it is to use your grain mill for more than just flour!

Home Grain Milling 101: More Things Your Grain Mill Can Do! #AskWardee 100

Milling gluten-free grains into flour... Is it possible? Yes, it is! And... significant money savings, your own custom flour blend(s), and better results are in store when you mill your own gluten-free flours and mix them into custom gluten-free flour blends. Watch, listen, or read to learn about milling gluten-free grains, which mill I recommend, and how to create gluten-free flour blends for light and fluffy results!

Home Grain Milling 101: Milling Gluten-Free Grains Into Flour #AskWardee 098

If you plan to use essential oils in your cooking, you want to have them handy, right? Well... the kitchen is NOT the best place to keep your oils! Watch, listen, or read to learn how to organize and store your essential oils to protect your investment and use them for cooking and in daily life!

How To Organize & Store Essential Oils… For Cooking & Daily Life! #AskWardee 096

One of the best ways to lose weight is to reduce sugar consumption. So, what about grains, beans, and dairy? Do sprouting, culturing, or sourdough reduce carbs in these foods, making them healthy for those with diabetes, hormone imbalances, or weight issues? Watch, listen, or read to find out my answer!

Do Sprouting, Culturing, Or Sourdough Reduce Carbs? #AskWardee 095

How To Make Pre-Soaked Oats {that aren't rock-hard or glued together!} #AskWardee 094 | You go through all the effort of soaking and dehydrating your oats (for granola or traditionally prepared Trim Healthy Mama recipes) only to end up with rock-hard, glued-together clumps! Ouch! Watch, listen, or read to learn how to make pre-soaked oats that are perfect!

How To Make Pre-Soaked Oats — NOT Rock-Hard Or Glued Together… And GREAT For Trim Healthy Mama! #AskWardee 094

Where To Buy Raw Milk | Are you trying to find raw milk because you want the benefits of this traditional food... but you don't know where to find it or how to buy it legally? We love our raw milk (and all the cultured foods we make from it!), so watch, listen, or read to learn how you can source this nourishing food, too.

Where To Find Raw Milk #AskWardee 093

Essential oils are wonderful for hormone balance in your bath, diffuser, or even applied directly on the skin... yet what could be easier than blending them together in a roll-on bottle? Watch, listen, or read to learn how to make a Hormone-Balancing Essential Oil Roll-On! | AskWardee.tv

Hormone-Balancing Essential Oil Roll-On #AskWardee 091

"We store our mother cultures on or in the oven and -- uh oh! -- we turn it on and they heat up! What to do if your kefir grains got too warm? Are they dead? Watch, listen, or read to find out what to do! | AskWardee.tv

My Kefir Grains Got Too Warm On The Stovetop… Are They Dead? #AskWardee 090

Did you know... if your ferments are too close together, cross-contamination happens? Unless you know how far apart to space your ferments, you could end up with "fluffy" cheese or yeasty-tasting veggies. Watch, listen, or read to learn the "rules" and when it's ok to break them!

Avoid Cross-Contamination: How Far Apart To Space Your Ferments #AskWardee 089

Crumbs, drips, and more can make your Instant Pot awfully cruddy. And it's no fun to pull out your Instant Pot and find that it was put away dirty. Watch, listen, or read to learn how to clean your Instant Pot easily and naturally! It's not exciting... but it's essential! | AskWardee.TV

How To Clean Your Instant Pot — Naturally & Easily! #AskWardee 087

Want to save money, flavor your Kombucha, and build up carbonation? Bottle it! Watch, listen, or read to learn how to second ferment Kombucha, how to choose the right bottles, and what to do if it's too sour! | AskWardee.tv

How To Bottle Kombucha… aka “Second Ferment” It! #AskWardee 086

Can you make Kombucha with honey -- even raw honey? This is what our family does because we don't want to consume any sugar that remains after Kombucha ferments! Watch, listen, or read to learn why and how I make our Kombucha with raw honey -- using a regular Kombucha scoby! | AskWardee.TV

Can You Make Kombucha With Honey? #AskWardee 085

Healthy meat processing is kind to the animals and produces the best tasting meat! Watch, listen, or read for the best way to slaughter and butcher meat -- whether you're sourcing your meat from a local farm or doing the processing yourself! | AskWardee.tv

Healthy Meat Processing — The Best Way To Slaughter & Butcher Meat #AskWardee 084

hands holding two pieces of a Kombucha SCOBY over a small bowl

How To Divide A SCOBY The Right Way #AskWardee 083

With benefits like potential weight loss, increased energy and metabolism, a boost in thyroid function, and more, it's easy to see why MCT oil is a hot topic these days. But which one should you buy? Watch, listen, or read for the criteria I use when selecting the best MCT oil for my family. | AskWardee.tv

What To Buy: The Best MCT Oil #AskWardee 082