Episode 59
Holistic Healing through Herbalism: Recipes for Wellness
The primary focus of this podcast episode is the exploration of holistic remedies that can be utilized during periods of illness, particularly in the context of pregnancy. I, Savannah, your dedicated holistic health practitioner, delve into my personal experiences with various natural treatments, such as fermented garlic honey and fire cider, to underscore their efficacy and safety for both mothers and their unborn children. Throughout our discourse, I elucidate the importance of sourcing high-quality ingredients, emphasizing the benefits of locally-sourced honey and herbs, which enhance the potency of these remedies. Furthermore, I provide detailed recipes for each remedy, ensuring that listeners are equipped with the knowledge to craft their own health solutions at home. By sharing these insights, I aim to empower individuals to take control of their health through informed, natural approaches.
Takeaways:
- In this episode, we discuss the importance of using high-quality, local honey for various remedies, emphasizing that synthetic sugars can compromise the effectiveness of herbal treatments.
- We provide detailed instructions on making fermented honey, highlighting the significance of using fresh garlic and a variety of herbs to enhance its health benefits.
- Listeners are encouraged to experiment with herbal teas, utilizing common pantry ingredients such as cinnamon and ginger to create soothing and healthful drinks for colds and fevers.
- We delve into the preparation of fire cider, explaining its historical significance in herbal medicine and the various herbs that can be incorporated to tailor the remedy to individual needs.
- The podcast stresses the necessity of involving family members in the herbal preparation process to foster an appreciation for natural remedies and healthy living.
- Finally, we share insights on how our personal histories and cultural backgrounds influence our herbal practices, encouraging listeners to connect with their own traditions in holistic health.
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Transcript
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Speaker A:Hello and welcome back to Casting Seeds.
Speaker A:I'm Savannah, your holistic health practitioner and host, and you're listening to the only holistic health podcast that uses God's singular truth to give you individualized discernment.
Speaker A:Good job, Erica, if you guys recognize that voice.
Speaker A:We have done an episode in the past before with my friend Erica Schmidt.
Speaker A:She's literally dancing because she did it on her second take, which is great.
Speaker A:What was that episode called?
Speaker A:Do you guys remember?
Speaker A:It was something like.
Speaker A:It had to do with.
Speaker A:It had to do with you.
Speaker A:You haven't listened to it.
Speaker A:Sorry.
Speaker A:No, it's true.
Speaker A:It's been hard.
Speaker A:Jeremiah and I have a hard time listening to ourselves even editing.
Speaker A:Yeah, what is it?
Speaker A:What is it called?
Speaker A:Trauma to triumph.
Speaker A:Okay, well, they're gonna take a backseat.
Speaker A:Even though that commentary was cute and fun.
Speaker A:We love you guys.
Speaker A:I.
Speaker A:I love you guys.
Speaker A:Erica and Jeremiah are going to be listening to this very short episode today because if you couldn't hear when I started laughing, I could not stop coughing.
Speaker A:And I'm just gonna blame Erica that she got Jeremiah and I sick.
Speaker A:I'm just joking.
Speaker A:But there has been a plague that has hit our house, and it started with Erica, so I guess I can't blame her.
Speaker A:She arrived sick, and then Jeremiah and I both got two separate illnesses after that, so it's not 100 her fault, but we just love to blame her for stuff because it's fun and she's my best friend and I can do that.
Speaker A:Anyway, with this really long intro to this episode, a lot of people ask me whenever I get sick, especially now being almost 17 weeks pregnant, what I use for, like, what I just use in general when I'm sick.
Speaker A:Because obviously as pregnant ladies, we cannot take the normal medicine that every other person takes.
Speaker A:Like Tylenol, for instance, is not considered safe for pregnancy.
Speaker A:So I'm going to go over my symptoms and just kind of explain to you guys how I self diagnose, how I self treat, and then what I do as an herbalist and holistic health practitioner to take care of myself and my family and my friends, even when they're not feeling well.
Speaker A:I definitely recommend.
Speaker A:I mean, it's going to be a short and sweet episode.
Speaker A:So you should save this if you want to be able to go back later and write down recipes.
Speaker A:But also if you have time right now, just write down the recipes or put it on your phone notes.
Speaker A:I don't know.
Speaker A:Record.
Speaker A:Can you self record?
Speaker A:Screen record.
Speaker A:Is that not a thing?
Speaker A:Jeremiah's shaking his head.
Speaker A:No, I feel like I have two producers that could like look things up or chat GBT things and Google things for me at any point, which is kind of nice right now because my phone's dead.
Speaker A:Okay.
Speaker A:Anyway, before I waste any more time, let's get into this week's episode of Casting Seeds.
Speaker A:Okay, so the very first thing that I want to talk about, which actually has kind of hit the Internet by storm this year, which I love it when herbal trends actually that help and are inexpensive, that actually work, get big on the Internet, because I feel like people see it and they think it's so small and so dumb that they end up not trying it.
Speaker A:So.
Speaker A:But it is fermented honey.
Speaker A:And if you guys are wondering what that is, I want to let you know that one.
Speaker A:I did try it with a Walmart store bought honey and it didn't work because they have synthetic sugars mostly in them.
Speaker A:Even though it says 100 honey, the FDA legally is allowed to do that.
Speaker A:I do not recommend doing it.
Speaker A:You need to get wild honey from a local farmer's market or if you trust a store nearby that does actually sell good local honey.
Speaker A:That is the number one thing I recommend.
Speaker A:I mean, I think some people hear that and they think it's kind of common sense, but to most people it's not.
Speaker A:And when you don't have anything available or you know, Target or Walmart or whatever grocery store around is the only thing that you have, sometimes it actually is worth it to just kind of save up, order something online from a local vendor or contact local vendors as to where you can get locally grown good honey and herbal supplements or herbs in general.
Speaker A:So what you'll need for this recipe is a jar that conceal fully on the top.
Speaker A:I don't recommend using mason jars unless you're going to.
Speaker A:So sorry, unless you're going to use a cloth with it.
Speaker A:Because the honey itself can make the mason jar lids really sticky and also I feel like they can rust really easily.
Speaker A:What we love to use is like an old leftover tomato lid jar.
Speaker A:So something that can fully seal.
Speaker A:So you want to get honey and I would get at least a half a gallon just so that you have it for other remedies as well, including the next one that I'm going to speak about.
Speaker A:But you want to get honey, you want to get fresh garlic and I mean whole garlic.
Speaker A:You don't want anything dried, no curated herbs, a fresh bulb of garlic or two.
Speaker A:And then I actually loved.
Speaker A:I added this myself.
Speaker A:I haven't seen anyone else do it.
Speaker A:I added Thai basil.
Speaker A:Let me think Holy basil.
Speaker A:And all of the Italian herbs.
Speaker A:Think thyme, rose, rosemary and oregano.
Speaker A:And I'm trying to think, if I put anything else in there, I think that's it.
Speaker A:But all of those herbs are really strong antifungals, antivirals and antibacterials.
Speaker A:The honey itself is also an antibacterial and a really strong antiviral, depending on where you get your honey from, of course.
Speaker A:And then obviously garlic is a really great antifungal and antiviral.
Speaker A:So all of these things you're going to, depending on the size of your jar.
Speaker A:Like I filled up my jar about, I would say 3/4 of the way with honey.
Speaker A:So it just depends on the size of the jar that you get.
Speaker A:I filled it up to there because you want air space at the top for the fermentation process to happen.
Speaker A:Actually, I'm going to take that back, fill it up halfway because you're also going to fill it up with herbs.
Speaker A:And then you can always top off more honey if you want.
Speaker A:So I take that back, fill up your jar, however big it is, halfway up with honey.
Speaker A:Next you're going to put however many cloves of garlic you want.
Speaker A:I did about a handful and that really raised the volume, so that's why I remembered that.
Speaker A:And then sprinkle in as many herbs as you want.
Speaker A:Make sure with the time specifically, because thyme can be normally connected to like it's branch still.
Speaker A:And my husband hates that when he's taken it.
Speaker A:Jeremiah has literally gagged putting the spoonful of honey in his mouth and then having to swallow her to a branch.
Speaker A:So I recommend making sure you debranch any of your herbs, but you can put in as little or as much of any of those herbs that I mentioned as possible.
Speaker A:And of course, if there are other herbs that you're interested in, you can do that.
Speaker A:I just can't guarantee that the herbs that you're going to add are going to be breastfeeding safe, pregnancy safe, or even child safe.
Speaker A:And all of these are, which is why I love it.
Speaker A:I also want to recommend, of course, before you use any jars, you sterilize it by boiling it or using any type of washing soda and letting it air dry in the sun beforehand if you didn't want to boil.
Speaker A:But normally boiling is the best.
Speaker A:And so then what you're going to do, you're going to fill up the honey halfway in the jar, you're going to put your herbs in it, including your garlic and you want to at least leave an inch or maybe 2 inches of space at the top of your jar.
Speaker A:So then you can top it off, of course, with more honey.
Speaker A:Shake it and flip it upside down.
Speaker A:And every day I want you to shake it once up upside down.
Speaker A:And every day you're gonna burp it a little bit.
Speaker A:By day two or day three, especially if you kind of leave it in the sun or just out of the sunshine, you're gonna see bubbles and fermentation happen in the honey, which is such a cool process.
Speaker A:But you wanna leave it fermenting for at least three to five days.
Speaker A:For it to really come would even say a full week.
Speaker A:That's what we waited.
Speaker A:And I'm not gonna lie, you guys, I have been using fire cider, which for years, and that's actually going to be the next recipe that I'm going to give you.
Speaker A:But I've been using fire cider for years.
Speaker A:Elderberry syrup.
Speaker A:I mean, I'm just trying to think a bunch of different herbs individually as teas and supplements.
Speaker A:And I'm not joking when I say that I had the worst viral vomiting, flu, headache, splitting, migraine when I was newly pregnant, and now I have this horrible dry cough, which normally for coughs I use osha, but OSHA is really good for a wet cough.
Speaker A:If you use it for a dry cough, it's much worse.
Speaker A:And I'm not gonna lie, this has been.
Speaker A:Even though it feels so gross sometimes, chewing the garlic and swallowing it, I.
Speaker A:This has been the number one thing that has helped me feel so much better and why I've only taken it twice today, and I think it's been about six hours since the last time I've taken it.
Speaker A:And I still sound this good and I'm only coughing every once in a while.
Speaker A:So I just want to say it is a game changer.
Speaker A:And especially because you can really drop in blood sugar.
Speaker A:I honestly think that's why I feel so much better after I take a spoonful.
Speaker A:And it's also good to remember with all the remedies I'm going to be telling you today, you want to take each remedy at least a few times a day.
Speaker A:And then you'll start to see which one really works with you in that current illness.
Speaker A:Like, I've taken fire cider today.
Speaker A:I've also taken the.
Speaker A:The now I can't even think the honey, the fermented honey.
Speaker A:And so far the one that I feel instantly better with is the fermented honey, the fermented garlic honey.
Speaker A:Which is why I've continued to use it throughout the day.
Speaker A:And I haven't really considered going back to the fire cider at all.
Speaker A:So 10 out of 10 recommend the fermented honey, maybe for your littles and stuff, or your, you know, maybe more picky people in your family, like my husband, for instance.
Speaker A:I just recommend that you can also whip it or blend it all together after you're done fermenting it and putting it back in the jar.
Speaker A:Just make sure whatever you blend it in again is very clean, dry, and has no water in it.
Speaker A:Because if it has water in it, water and the sugar and the honey will create mold.
Speaker A:And then that's obviously not a good batch.
Speaker A:So just be careful with that.
Speaker A:And now let's move on to the.
Speaker A:Actually, I'm gonna give you a really good tea and then we'll move on to the fire cider.
Speaker A:Cause there's a lot of things that I have to mention for the fire cider.
Speaker A:So next is an herbal tea that I use actually quite often.
Speaker A:And it's really easy because anyone can drink it and think that it tastes super yummy and super good.
Speaker A:But it's also really good for you.
Speaker A:Having it a couple of times a day is great, and you can kind of modify it to your specific needs, especially if you have an herbalism background.
Speaker A:But I just wanted to give an overall general tea that tastes good, that feels good, and makes you feel good and your body feel better afterwards.
Speaker A:And it's something that everyone has in their cupboard every single day.
Speaker A:So what you'll need is boiling water for your tea.
Speaker A:And you can either make this all separately in a different cup and then strain it.
Speaker A:But I actually love it when I can ingest the herbs.
Speaker A:And it can be a little grainy if you do too much, but it's really good for you.
Speaker A:You'll need cinnamon, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cayenne pepper.
Speaker A:You can also use honey for this as well, and.
Speaker A:Or even a lemon.
Speaker A:But the first three are really important.
Speaker A:So what you're going to do is sprinkle, I would say, like, if you're using the little.
Speaker A:Like, you know, when you do a dash of something, I do about four dashes of cinnamon at the bottom of the cup.
Speaker A:And then I do about three dashes of ginger.
Speaker A:So it's a strong cinnamon and ginger.
Speaker A:And then I do a tiny sprinkle of cayenne pepper.
Speaker A:And then you can mix it with honey and let it boil and sit and then drink it when it cools.
Speaker A:You can also Add lemon to it as well, which kind of makes it into a hottie toddy.
Speaker A:So the reason why I love these herbs is one, if you have a cold, having three extremely wonderful warming herbs and herbs that move your blood around is amazing for someone who has a cold.
Speaker A:It also helps helps you cough up mucus, it helps drain your sinuses.
Speaker A:There are tons of things that are beneficial for this that literally circulates your blood from head to toe that will help someone with a cold counterbalance.
Speaker A:So it's also great for a fever, though, which is amazing.
Speaker A:If you think of cayenne and ginger and cinnamon and you hear fever, normally you think, oh, my gosh, that's going to make it even worse.
Speaker A:And the answer is yes, you want to take this so that it helps support your fever and helps you internally feel warmer so that your body doesn't feel like it has to keep warming up.
Speaker A:And then you'll start to sweat and cool off more.
Speaker A:So what's great about taking these when you have a fever is it not only helps, you know, because some of these are also antiviral, which fevers are a viral issue.
Speaker A:Normally you can get them from bacteria, but you are in so much pain if you have a bacterial infection, and that's a different story that we'll talk about.
Speaker A:But more commonly, it comes from viruses, right?
Speaker A:So if you have yellow mucus and you're seeing that it's a viral issue, not so much a bacterial issue.
Speaker A:These herbs are amazing for helping circulate that fever and helping you beat the virus, especially before you go to bed.
Speaker A:So.
Speaker A:And then the lemon is also really good for helping your digestive system wake up a little bit so that it gets the herbs into your bloodstream faster.
Speaker A:And then, of course, honey just makes it taste good.
Speaker A:It's also antiviral and antifungal, again, all really great benefits.
Speaker A:Right?
Speaker A:So it's a simple drink.
Speaker A:It also just tastes so comforting and homey and.
Speaker A:But it's really strong and powerful and it's something that I would recommend even for kids, for older, the elderly, husbands, wives, it doesn't matter.
Speaker A:It's totally safe and it's only going to make you feel so much better.
Speaker A:And for pregnancy, because of their all natural blood thinners, they're actually really great for helping bring more nutrients to the baby.
Speaker A:So you can also use it as a drink to help bring warmth and nutrients to your baby while he or she is growing in your womb.
Speaker A:Okay, last but not least, I want to talk about fire cider, because I feel like, there's a lot of misconceptions with it.
Speaker A:Uh, fire cider is not something that can be branded or trademarked in any way.
Speaker A:In fact, actually, Rosemary Gladstar, who's a very, very famous herbalist, fought tooth and nail to be able to make sure that in it's a Native American recipe, could not be trademarked and used, because then it would be illegal for any of us to make it on our own.
Speaker A:And, yeah, it's very, very basic.
Speaker A:You can use three herbs when making it.
Speaker A:You can use 50 like me.
Speaker A:I'm not going to give you guys the giant recipe that I use, because it's whatever I have and whatever is in season and whatever is growing in my organic backyard at the time, so it changes consistently.
Speaker A:But this is what I want to say before you guys start making your own fire sitter.
Speaker A:One, I want to say that making your own medicine is vital for your body to learn and understand how the most simple and gentle of plants can actually be used as a really strong medicine.
Speaker A:Two, how in herbalism, specifically, if you use a plant for a certain thing, let's use chamomile, because it's very common.
Speaker A:Uh, if you use chamomile to go to sleep, your body is going to be trained when you start using it to go to bed, that this herb is used to make me sleepy.
Speaker A:So if you have herbs that you use for very specific things, if you add it to your fire cider, your body's going to use it for those specific things.
Speaker A:I have had clients that I use chamomile and rose.
Speaker A:And for some of them, the rose just helps them calm down.
Speaker A:It helps them come out of panic attacks because it calms down the pericardium of your heart.
Speaker A:And then we use the chamomile to help their central nervous system just relax and rest.
Speaker A:I've had people use that same combination of herbs for also really pleasurable sexual encounters with their husband or their wife so that they can relax more, allow literally the, like, bodily juices to flow more so that they can decompress and have better orgasms.
Speaker A:You can use one herb for many different uses.
Speaker A:But like I said, whatever you train your body for to use it is how your body's going to respond.
Speaker A:So just be aware of that before you are making your fire cider.
Speaker A:Okay?
Speaker A:Uh, and don't worry if you normally use most of these herbs for cooking.
Speaker A:Um, your body just sees it as nutrients.
Speaker A:But if you start being.
Speaker A:What I'm talking about is being purposeful and mindful with Your daily use of herbs.
Speaker A:Okay, so let's talk about a very basic recipe for fire cider and making sure it's precious pregnancy safe and breastfeeding safe for all the mamas out there.
Speaker A:So first you want to get a very good apple cider vinegar that's strong and high in ph and that has the mother in it.
Speaker A:I have a great one on my, I think it's lilies is the brand.
Speaker A:But it's also on my Amazon website storefront if you guys want to go and use it and not have to think about it or remember because you guys already follow Holyistic underscore wife on Amazon for the storefront.
Speaker A:So as you guys know, I already, I upload stuff to that all the time.
Speaker A:I also upload really great herbs that you can order from, from great companies that are safe on Amazon as well.
Speaker A:And what's nice is it gives me sometimes all the way up to a 10% kickback.
Speaker A:And it's no extra charge on you guys.
Speaker A:It just supports us and the podcast, which is really great.
Speaker A:So if you want to use that, please do.
Speaker A:But yeah, you want to use a really good, safe, organic, strong, high phone apple cider vinegar.
Speaker A:And the reason why is because if you use a high ph, it's able to break down the herbs more.
Speaker A:I'm sure you guys, if you are into herbalism at all, have seen those really, really pretty fire ciders where you can see the orange slices lined up in it.
Speaker A:And it looks super cute.
Speaker A: ing you remember in the early: Speaker A:That's what I think of.
Speaker A:I think of those, like pepper jars that nobody opened and they looked pretty.
Speaker A:But anyway, what I was going to say is this should be the ugliest looking thing in your house.
Speaker A:And you're also going to stir it daily.
Speaker A:But let's break down the ingredients and the things that you'll need for your fire cider.
Speaker A:So you're going to need some sort of jar.
Speaker A:Jeremiah and I actually have a two gallon glass lid jar.
Speaker A:Like it doesn't even seal on the top because you don't need it to.
Speaker A:So we have a giant one because we make it and I also sell it.
Speaker A:And I can't even believe we ran out this year.
Speaker A:Normally we have it from like two years past, but a lot of people have been buying it this year.
Speaker A:So you need enough fire cider that's going to fill whatever jar you have and then of course, you're going to be making a ground up paste of herbs as well, and you'll fill that into your jar first.
Speaker A:But let's talk about the herbs that are really great, that are going to be awesome for your fire cider and awesome for you.
Speaker A:So all of the herbs that I have mentioned prior for the fermented honey and the tea would be amazing.
Speaker A:For your fire cider, let's cinnamon.
Speaker A:Let me think.
Speaker A:Ginger.
Speaker A:Cayenne.
Speaker A:You don't want to do too much unless you like it spicy, which.
Speaker A:So a lot of people add jalapeno and horseradish.
Speaker A:Another great one especially.
Speaker A:And if you're pregnant, you don't want it to be too spicy because that's not safe for you and the baby, but you can have it be a little spicy.
Speaker A:Another great one is fresh cracked pepper.
Speaker A:Some people love turmeric and it as well.
Speaker A:I'm not a turmeric fan, but you're more than welcome to do that.
Speaker A:I love adding chamomile just to help relax the nerves.
Speaker A:Again, if my body's really inflamed, it helps calm me down.
Speaker A:Uh, I love adding rose and all the Italian herbs like oregano, thyme and rosemary are amazing.
Speaker A:And basil.
Speaker A:I love Thai basil as well, and especially holy basil.
Speaker A:I also love to add red onion and white onion.
Speaker A:I'll blend that up.
Speaker A:Of course, if you have a smaller jar, you're gonna have to use like part of the onions and part of the garlic, but that's totally safe.
Speaker A:And it's not going to go bad in the fire cider.
Speaker A:It's actually going to ferment properly and break down.
Speaker A:And they're amazing for antiviral, antifungal, and antibacterial.
Speaker A:I also love using herbs from my garden, but you can get these as well.
Speaker A:You can even get them from your grocery store.
Speaker A:But I'll talk about why it's important to get local herbs and things from your farmer's market.
Speaker A:But oranges that are great and high in vitamin C, same with mangoes, strawberries, lemons, limes.
Speaker A:I mean, the list goes on.
Speaker A:I feel like they're.
Speaker A:It's very rare to find something that would not be good for pregnancy.
Speaker A:The one thing I would say to really avoid is anything that's a uterine stimulant.
Speaker A:So I wouldn't get anything that stimulates, like your kidneys or uterus a lot, like cranberries.
Speaker A:And maybe even stay away from dark red cherries, um, just because they're both known for that.
Speaker A:It's great for cramping and stuff.
Speaker A:And that type of stuff is great.
Speaker A:Or even raspberry tea leaf.
Speaker A:Those things are amazing for helping you start your labor and also calming down your uterine walls when you're in labor so that it cramps more cohesively.
Speaker A:But I wouldn't put it in your fire cider.
Speaker A:Same with sage.
Speaker A:Sage also makes you stop breastfeeding.
Speaker A:So those are some things that I would tend to stay away from.
Speaker A:But I gave you a ton of different herbs that you can play with, and that doesn't even include all of, like, the local flowers and things that I tend to throw in mine when I let my wild garden grow.
Speaker A:You can also use mint, and they're delicious herbs like that as well.
Speaker A:Common kitchen herbs, but with this mix.
Speaker A:And the reason why I would suggest growing them or finding them locally as much as possible is because, one, you are eating your local gut biome.
Speaker A:So if it's within the same city, you are literally eating the gut biome of the city that the herbs grew in.
Speaker A:Same thing.
Speaker A:If it's in your backyard and you touch those plants, you, you know, I don't know you.
Speaker A:That's why when people use, like, their own feces for their plants, when they use it in their.
Speaker A:Why can I think compost.
Speaker A:When they use it in their own compost to grow their plants, the plants can actually read the DNA of your body and see what's missing and grow that part in the plant that is missing that DNA from the ground.
Speaker A:So let's say.
Speaker A:And let's say I'm growing basil in the backyard.
Speaker A:And basil is really known for being antiviral and antifungal.
Speaker A:If I have any type of virus that's in my feces that I used into my compost, what's cool is the plant will see that and read that and then be able to become tolerant against the virus and the things that were in my feces.
Speaker A:So that's why actually using your own compost is amazing for your plants.
Speaker A:And no, I do not do that for anyone who's worried that they've had any of my fire cider or any of my plants.
Speaker A:But it.
Speaker A:There is a plan and a purpose for it.
Speaker A:And I do think that God was so sweet in the way that he created, like, our own local communities that if people truly were using themselves as a full extent of a part of his creation and really, truly being a part of creation and not ashamed of even what seems gross to us, we would be able to benefit so much more.
Speaker A:So I just want to say, even with you touching your plants or being around it, your DNA can be on them and it can read it the same way that your breast milk will change for what your baby needs.
Speaker A:Plants will literally do that for you in the soil.
Speaker A:Well, so it's just absolutely amazing.
Speaker A:That's why I recommend if you can't grow any of these plants on your own, save up and get these plants locally if you can, at any farmer's market or places around you that do grow them, because that's going to be stronger medicine than anything that you have dried in your cabinet, unless you did it yourself.
Speaker A:So, yeah, ultimately what you're going to do is you're going to take all these herbs and of course wash them properly.
Speaker A:You're going to put them in a blender.
Speaker A:So this is where it doesn't look cute.
Speaker A:You're going to mix a little bit of apple cider vinegar in it so it should be a slop.
Speaker A:And then you're going to pour that slop and all of these herbs into your jar.
Speaker A:And then once it's, you know, I think the herbs that I do, I fill our 2 gallon jug up about, I'm looking at it right now, three, four, probably a little over half of the way with the herbs and the apple cider vinegar mix.
Speaker A:And then I top off the rest of it with apple cider vinegar and then I mix it in.
Speaker A:So every day for a minimum of.
Speaker A:And you can just do it for two weeks and shake it every day or whatever.
Speaker A:But I think that the strongest that I've ever had it where it tasted the best and worked the best was at least three months of letting it sit and mixing it every single day.
Speaker A:And I mean, if you miss a few days, it's really not a big deal.
Speaker A:But I, the, the fermented honey is, it's better for that one if you don't miss a day because you need to burp it.
Speaker A:Otherwise it could like the next time you open it, explode kind of like kombucha.
Speaker A:But this one doesn't ferment the same way because fire cider is not fermentation.
Speaker A:It's a breakdown.
Speaker A:So the fibers of the medicine, it's taking all of the vitamins and nutrients out of it and then you're able to benefit off of it.
Speaker A:It's very vinegary and very intense.
Speaker A:I do not recommend you adding honey to it because once you add honey to it, it creates an extra expiration date for it.
Speaker A:So keep the honey separate and if it tastes Nasty, too, because it tastes super herby and vinegary.
Speaker A:Just pour the.
Speaker A:I don't think it tastes bad, and neither does my friend Erica.
Speaker A:Jeremiah really can't stand it, but it tastes like.
Speaker A:I mean, you can use it as a salad dressing, in my opinion, but all you do is you mix it and then you strain it.
Speaker A:And when you do strain it, you really have to, like, you want to strain the plants that are in it until literally, it's dry in your hands, like with a cloth, and make sure your cloth, of course, is safe.
Speaker A:But, yeah, you.
Speaker A:You take the mixture, you strain it all out, and then you have your own homemade DIY fire cider that you can use for any ailment whatsoever.
Speaker A:I don't recommend it so much for topical use, but for internal use, it's wonderful.
Speaker A:Um, but Firesider is something that has been a staple in our household for.
Speaker A: hink I've been doing it since: Speaker A:And I don't remember a time that I haven't used it for some sort of ailment and have not felt a million times better.
Speaker A:But that's the thing.
Speaker A:Because we use the same giant batch, I do feel like that my body kind of gets used to it by about a year in.
Speaker A:So I'm glad that we sell a lot of our batch.
Speaker A:But the best time to harvest and do all these things is springtime.
Speaker A:So we actually are running out of our last little bit of fire cider, and spring is upon us.
Speaker A:So I'll be making another huge batch soon.
Speaker A:And of course, if you follow me on Instagram, you saw the one that I made last year, and you can see the one that I'll be making again.
Speaker A:Um, but yeah, I love my fire cider, and normally you'll see all of the herbs that I use, too, if you follow me on Instagram.
Speaker A:And of course, if you have any questions, you can always message me personally.
Speaker A:But I hope that this is helpful for you guys.
Speaker A:I get asked this question so often, and because I've been so sick on and off lately, and I've never had this love an immune system before.
Speaker A:Until I was pregnant, I was known as a person who never got sick.
Speaker A:I could take care of all my friends, my family, I could go to hospitals, and people would be like, oh, my gosh, you never get sick.
Speaker A:I'm like, yeah, because I take preventative stuff like Firesider.
Speaker A:I would take it once a week to make sure I didn't get sick.
Speaker A:And now being pregnant, that has all gone out the window.
Speaker A:So I definitely recommend having these things made and on hand before a flu season or if you know that your family's just been getting sick non stop, have everyone be a part of it and touch it and get excited about making these medicines.
Speaker A:And that's the thing.
Speaker A:If you guys are worried that your kids are not going to want to try it or your husband or whomever you guys have heard in multiple episodes.
Speaker A:Even when we had Chef James on, and I think it was even, oh no, I'm going to be interviewing her soon, which will be fun.
Speaker A:I have a few different people who are going to be coming on that.
Speaker A:Also explain like you, if you don't get your kids involved or your family involved, they're not going to want to try it.
Speaker A:Especially if it smells gross or tastes gross or, you know, whatever, they're not going to be proud of it.
Speaker A:So remember that we can either raise a picky generation or we can be a part of expanding kids minds and getting them excited about creation itself, food itself and everything around them.
Speaker A:So and that includes us as parents.
Speaker A:If we're not excited about it, our kids are definitely not gonna be excited.
Speaker A:So I wanna use this as a time of just whoever's listening for you to take kind of take a step back and just kind of think about what herbs have.
Speaker A:I really loved what generationally too, because we've talked about this as well in other episodes.
Speaker A:Where have I been in the past eight years?
Speaker A:Generationally?
Speaker A:I'm sorry, eight years.
Speaker A:Eight generations.
Speaker A:Where have we been when it's been with my parents side and my like my mom and my dads.
Speaker A:Where are my parents from?
Speaker A:Where are their parents from?
Speaker A:For me personally, I do really well with Hispanic herbs, American based herbs.
Speaker A:It's not so much eastern herbs, but more western medicine.
Speaker A:And when I mean medicine, I mean herbal medicine.
Speaker A:Same with Norwegian type of medicine because guess what?
Speaker A:In Italian, because that's where my family is from.
Speaker A:My body and my DNA are genetically made up from that and that's what my body responds to.
Speaker A:So that's what's going to be best for your family.
Speaker A:If you are more of Asian descent or African descent or South American descent, think about herbs that are going to be coming from those areas.
Speaker A:Or even if you're more of an Inuit and from like the northern, northern parts of Canada, all of these places are going to have herbs that respond best to your DNA.
Speaker A:So if you take that hot second to just think about it and write those things down.
Speaker A:Even if it's things like, man, I love lentils, I love beans.
Speaker A:Great.
Speaker A:What do you use to season them?
Speaker A:What feels good and why does it make you feel good if you really think about these things, I mean, this is what people have been doing for thousands of years.
Speaker A:Traditionally, this is how God made us.
Speaker A:And it actually gets you more connected as to why you feel good and how to feel better.
Speaker A:So remember you guys, that I mean, when it comes to God's intention and his love for us, he really did set everything up to be so simple and so easy.
Speaker A:And the enemy wants us to feel disconnected from ourselves and from our bodies and especially from God's good and beautiful creation.
Speaker A:And when that happens, that's when we take advantage of it.
Speaker A:That's when we don't curate it and take care of it the way that we were called to do from the Garden of Eden.
Speaker A:And that's when we become selfish as individuals.
Speaker A:And honestly, we don't live in creation properly.
Speaker A:So I just want to ask you to not take a step back and think that this is Savannah doing her hippie, dippy weirdo stuff.
Speaker A:But remember that we are a part of God's creation.
Speaker A:We are not individual gods.
Speaker A:We are not individual leaders in the fact that.
Speaker A:That we are our own spiritual, you know, beneficiaries.
Speaker A:If you're a Christian, you believe in the fact that you are a humble image bearer in the body of Christ and you know and understand that everything was made and curated for a purpose and you're a part of that purpose.
Speaker A:And it's a blessing to be there.
Speaker A:So just show that, show that you're thankful for that blessing and live honorably.
Speaker A:And remember, I've loved the emails that you guys have been sending me and encouragement to keep the podcast going.
Speaker A:So thank you and just remember that we're here to answer any of your questions.
Speaker A:And I, I love doing it through emails and Instagram messages and even on Facebook.
Speaker A:But God bless you guys.
Speaker A:Remember to keep casting seeds and just know Jeremiah and I are always praying for you and we can't wait for next week.
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