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Okay, I confess, I've tried everything from the baby food diet to the Master Cleanse and am just now angrily ending the 4 Hour Body's Slow Carb diet two days early on grounds of it's obviously being complete b.s. (not an inch or a pound after 28 days on the plan!!). I'm not overweight at all...

Wow, I'd forgotten about Krazy glue! As I dimly recall, isn't that what the stuff was originally created for? Emergency field dressings during WW2 perhaps? Can't remember, but how interesting! I'll pass that along.

Woohoo whogroomer! Would you be willing to post pics of your still and how you made it? I tincture like crazy and going to run out of the good everclear soon, so I'd love a way to make something like it myself for the purpose of medicine that lasts and lasts. Thank you!

Mountain Rose Herbs has organic maca root powder at $10/lb. http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/bulkherb/m.html I love those guys!

Awesome tips, thank you! I particularly enjoyed the suggestion to fondle sheep. :) :gig While I don't see that one happening anytime soon, I CAN see myself buying a tube of lansinoh. I'll have to try the crock pot method on that hard lotion. That sounds good. I especially like that it...

Hello all! I have a whole cabinet full of wonderful lotion-making ingredients but no recipe for the kind of lotion that will make a big difference in either preventing cracking dry skin or healing existing trouble spots. My dad has requested some for Christmas and I'd love to be able to...

When you say "processed foods" what do you mean? Does that mean you literally only eat food in the same manner in which it came from the ground, or does that simply mean you don't frequent McD's anymore? ;) I'm curious, because my thighs are starting to gross me out and I'd love to find some...

Well, I'm not able to post a picture because I'm actually being super sneaky even bringing the things into the house. :hide My poor hubby, love of my life, is 100% paranoid about bugs and swears that I'm bringing them into the house when I wildcraft. For the most part, I work around it so I...

I found what I'm pretty sure are turkey tail mushrooms. I'll be taking them by some folks with more knowledge on the subject than I have, just for a little i.d help, but in the meantime, do any of you tincture these guys? I have several people in my life battling cancer and would love to...

Thank you dragonlaurel! :) Jen-pi, that's an interesting point about the link between self-sufficiency and sexual abuse. It makes a lot of sense that people who were abused would naturally not want to depend on others as we've learned on some level not to trust. I will say though that...

Well, I don't know if it's a depressing sign of the state of the world, or if it's a way to bond over a shared pain, but I am also a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Several of my mom's boyfriends molested me from the ages of 10 to 15 when I moved away from home to avoid being abused by the...

Wow, good point about what else might be colored while attempting to dye my hair. :rolleyes: I'm pretty bad with that even using the simple kits. Heaven knows how bad it would be with something more permenant like the black walnut! Nice idea about the tanner!! May be a touch too dark...

I just happened to make a great remedy for sinus congestion tonight. It's also useful for tinitus, which is what I made it for. It's from Rosemary Gladstar and is really simple. Three ingredients, horseradish root, honey, and apple cider vinegar. Grate the horseradish by hand, as the therapy...

Oh, you guys are funny! I love the bit about shooting the squirrels to get to the nuts! I can see that as being a bit easier. What a great idea to use this stuff as a hair dye! I'm forever coloring my hair and was about ready for the next go. I'll have to research that one a bit. The...

There are a lot of really good tips being given here! I forgot to mention a couple of important bits, such as keeping tinctures out of the light. It's also important to mention the amounts used. On this, I have nothing helpful to add, as I am not a trained herbalist in any way, simply an...

Hello! I just went on a hike in an area that has a beautiful walnut grove. I was fortunate enough to bring home half a dozen green fruits that had fallen as well as the same number of blackened hulls with the nut removed already by local wildlife. Does anyone have any tips on how to process...

Something that's made the world of difference for me is Lithium Orotate, brand name Nutrient Carriers Inc , link below: http://www.iherb.com/Nutrient-Carriers-Incorporated-Advanced-Research-Lithium-Orotate-200-Tablets/6766?at=0 I take up to 20 a day, divided into two doses of 10 pills, morning...

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. Miss-the-north, I don't have anything but a very mild astigmatism in one eye, nothing else weird going on.

My eyes have been bad since I was little but they have always been able to be corrected with the help of either contacts or glasses. On my last trip to the eye doctor, I was told that this is no longer the case. My eyes are getting older and my vision is just no longer going to be as crisp as...

A while back a friend kindly gifted me with her entire apothecary, jars and jars of beautiful herbs and even more incredibly, several gallons of organic biodynamic grape alcohol for tincturing. This is basically everclear, super high proof, and perfect for tinctures. I've made hundreds since...