Me too!

What do you take daily?

YES! working on some new episodes now whenever I can get a chance.

I am so happy you are getting value from them!

@@herbalistkristen i have a infection candida, i want to help my self with tinctures can you give me a formula please, im a in a good shape i have 34 years old, i dont take any other medication and i dont have any other illnes i just have that candida albincans, just i want a combination of tinctures ( can i use, clove, garlic, thyme, ginger , oreganoo ) in a same time ?

​@@herbalistkristen do you know Carolyn from Homesteading Family? If not I think you should get in touch with her and make a video....

​@@herbalistkristen I'm adding the information from you that I don't know and add it to my own notes.... Thank you

I truly wish I knew but I am not an expert in herbs for animals. There is a lot of cross over but I wouldn't be able to say. It might be in the book though! I will also keep my eye out for any more resources on this topic

I normally don't give them tinctures unless I am using them externally (like to clean off a bite or a wound) as there are mixed suggestions about giving dogs alcohol! my pup is 10 years now and I am very careful about giving him anything that might be bad news bears. I most often stick with powders and herbs mixed in food!

I will! It is on the agenda becuase it is something I am SO passionate about and have worked so so so hard to manage. I am knee deep in updating the apothecary for the holidays and wrapping up some clinic work but it is absolutely on the agenda

depends on the herbs! I have blends that can start decreasing inflammation in hours and some that need to build up in the body for days or weeks!

sometimes you don't' really know until you take it. there are always going to be variations in a tea or tincture based on how it was made and the conditions the plant was grown. It will never be as standard as a pharmeceutical unless it is a standardized capsule or supplement.

@@herbalistkristen thank you makes sense!

I want to see a change fairly quickly. Some herbs can start working in minutes, some take a few days or weeks to build up. It depends on the condition or the herb. Of course, it then takes time for the body to "adapt" to a new normal and change its patterns and that can take months to years depending on what someone is healing from.

this is such a complicated topic but on I am really passionate about! I am going to put together a whole episode on it but really to begin its all about managing inflammation. The biggest game changers for me were eating more protein (like 100-130g/day), lifting weights, prioritizing 8-9 hours of sleep opportunity a day, and cutting out whatever caused me to have flares (for me the biggest thing is alcohol)

Completely agree with the recommendations. Also through drs visits and studying I’ve learned that people with thyroid issues often have issues with gluten. To my understanding our body becomes sensitive to the proteins in gluten and then those proteins are similar to thyroid proteins so the body can’t tell which to attack so it attacks both. And if one doesn’t subscribe to that same train of thought gluten is often inflammatory (I’m thinking stomach issues and the over exposure and maybe the chemicals) are the cause of wheats issue with people. I wa able to heal my self from goiters and low t3 by eliminating gluten and working out lifting weights more. Hope that all made sense. Good luck.

yes that is a really common method, but I personally don't love double extractions. My preference is to just take the herb in multiple formats! This where it also depends on what results you are seeking from an herb AND where experimentation might come into play so you can answer the questions "do I feel best with the tincture or the tea/powder? Am I getting the results with one or the other, etc"