I would think by now even the most clueless person has started to notice the way the costs of everything has gone up. Lumber, gas, food, taxes. Another lady and I were talking at the grocery store about how expensive it is for groceries now especially on a fixed income and forget meat, way higher then I can afford. I love fish but it is insane what that costs. When they have a sale I always buy more and then store it. You have to be prepared.
The doctor released me from my weight restrictions so I have been going to the gym and working out again. It feels so good to use my muscles. Being healthy is also a way to be prepared.
My only real medical problem besides breaking a lot is asthma. I have been reading about gumweed and how it is beneficial for respiratory issues. I bought some to try it out since I have had this nagging cough for 2 months since I was sick. I suspect it might have been covid due to my symptoms but anyway I always feel so conjested. So I got the tincture and tried it. A lot of times with herbal medicine you don't feel the effects right away but with this I did. Wow, I finally coughed up some crud and my airway felt better then it had it a long time. My inhaler never gave me these results. I also bought some gumweed so I could make my own because it is always cheaper to make it yourself and I am going to try and find some wild gumweed this summer and make my own.
To make a tincture is easy. With dried herbs like I used I fill a jar 2/3 of the way up and with tincture I used everclear since you need a higher alcohol to extract the gum. Usually I use vodka. Shake it every few days and it is best if you wait about 6 weeks before you strain it and even better if I wait until the fall. I will use the boughten stuff until then unless I run out.
As you can see I reuse my jars, everything is recycled if possible and I sterilize the jars also. As you can see in the photo I have some clove oil I made and some muscle balm I also made.
