In 1973 I told my Home Economics teacher that I thought food cravings were our body's way of making sure we got the nutrients we need. She laughed at me. Thank you, Doc, for affirming that God gave us amazing bodies that know what we need.
I nearly died from a C-Diff infection and was in the hospital for a week as they tried to find something to control it. After leaving the hospital and 2 weeks later ending the prescription, I got C-diff back. Then they tried another med. Same thing. Then I even had a fecal transplant. Still, the C-diff returned after 2 weeks. This went on for over a year. Then I got an intense craving for kombucha. I had brewed and drank it 20 years ago on my homestead. But I hadn't had it in many years. I got some organic kombucha and began drinking it, about a half cup every hour. Within 3 hours my C-diff symptoms stopped. The first week I stopped the kombucha and my symptoms came back. The next day I started kombucha again. The C-diff symptoms stopped immediately! Over time, I was able to reduce the kombucha and don't even have to drink it more than once a week, if I don't want to. No more C-diff! I found out that kombucha has saccharomyces boulardii, a beneficial yeast that crowds out the C-diff bacteria! What a Creator we have to have given us these cravings. We truly are fearfully and wonderfully made!
Thank you for sharing your story. That truly is amazing! And yes, we are indeed fearfully and wonderfully made! I was just repeating this verse today in fact! :)
Thanks for telling us your story! I had forgotten that last year I was making a homemade S. boulardii supplement for IBS by opening a capsule into a jar of applesauce and letting it ferment for 3-4 days at room temperature..The yeast eats the sugars in the applesauce and expands it’s numbers. A week or more later, there is no sweetness left in the applesauce, it’s not bad tasting, but it’s medicine then.
This is Alea, Doug's wife🙂. When I was pregnant I craved milk. I could drink a gallon a day! When my daughter was born her umbilical cord was soo thick! It was completely white and difficult to cut. God is amazing in how he created us.
Oboe and Juju… excellent names of choice. Thank you for this very good touch with reality. My beloved consort had a diet of his own in his studio for 30 years that was just roots, lentils, and one dropped egg for years and years and he screwed up his system. Now we are under one roof because he’s all worn out and he seemed to get a craving for sugar- he would eat chocolate sauce down to the bone, eat 80% cacao or drink all the natural maple syrup down to the drip. Repeatedly. Finally, after more than a month of this, he stopped. He got acid indigestion, but his terrible gut problem cleared up although it took two months, really. He is not bound up anymore.. I just let him go at it and it worked. What do I care what he wants to take in if he really needs it at the age of 86? His body knew best.
I've always have a good instinct for that kind of thing, its led me to avoid the heavily artificial foods even as a kid. I can tell if it's good quality food or junk just by looking at it. A few years ago my finger got stung by a wasp, I looked around for Plantain leaf but didnt see it, so I grabbed some basil instead and said "ah! That one is almost just as good!" But then I stopped and realized I'd never heard that from anywhere before, but I said it, so it must be true. I went inside to google if that was a known fact and while google was confirming that it did I washed off my finger and stuck it in the apple cider vinegar jar. When I realized I did that I started googling if that was good for it too. Turns out yes. Both help stings, no need to google it, just listen to your instincts.
Last winter I got a pretty bad virus and the only thing I could even think about eating for days was grapefruit. Thankfully right before I got sick I had found them on sale and bought several bags.
My mom (in her 70's) has had a lot of leg pain stemming from a pinched nerve in her hip. Recently she moved into an RV and was going to spend some time at my sister's house. I heard your story about your wife using the valerian tincture topically for shoulder pain, so I decided to send some to my mom to try. I had never smelled it and had it shipped right to her (I live in a different state). My mom used it one day on her hip and didn't notice the smell (bad sinuses). Well, my sister and her husband thought the cat had pooped or something! When they figured out what it was, my sister messaged me telling me I'd better not send her anymore stinky medicine!😂
@@holycow92883 She said she thought it may have helped a little bit she only used it once. My sister took her to a chiropractor and they gave her some kind of pills.😑
Your sister apparently doesn't have a sore hip or insomnia or anxiety or...plugged sinuses. LOL Next time send skullcap. It's less stinky. :0) Doc Jones homegrownherbalist.net/about-the-school/
On those kinds of cases I use these two: To make the Nerves happy: homegrownherbalist.net/product/rest-easy-tincture/ To relax muscle spasms: homegrownherbalist.net/product/muscles-nomospazms-tincture/
Although I'm not thrilled with the smell of valerian, it does take the ruff edges off my nerves. I've been muscle testing and using herbs medicinally for years. My next goal is to become your student, in your school. It's exciting to think about how much more I could learn, it's my passion. Thank you for doing these vids Doc, you're the best.
Early on in my friends pregnancy, I was craving Tinned Sardines. I kept telling my friend she needed to up her calcium. Lo and behold, she was low in calcium. Once she started eating them, my cravings dropped. While I was pregnant I craved fries, salty and sour Frozen drinks. I swapped it out for avocado (oils), on wholemeal toast (carbs) with a sprinkle of salt, small glass of orange juice on the side (better than a Chem sour drink). Other craving I had was toffee apple, just swapped it to apple for the magnesium.
Speaking of aversions... I can't take cilantro, seaweed and pine nuts, I throw up 15-30mins later. I figure my body can't use it for detox and I need other methods
Same for pinenuts, I got a metallic taste for several days and could not eat or drink even water after a serving back in 2009. Was so wild. On the 2nd day I Googled the symptoms and found out I was allergic.
This was great! Thank you for that. I really enjoyed the part about the difference between male/female brains. It makes total sense. Men aren't "dumber" like comedians like to joke about they're just less mentally complicated. Definitely pros and cons to both situations. That's why we go well together.
Our male brains are more compartmentalized like a bunch of boxes. Female brains are like beautiful spider webs where everything is connected to everything else. As you said, there are advantages to both and the combination of the two can make for a beautiful pairing...that is if both are using their brain properly. LOL Doc Jones homegrownherbalist.net/about-the-school/
Absolutely love your videos thankyou. I am a 3rd gen farmer and have been amazed growing up watching animals respond in positive way to to certain plants and minerals, sometimes in Absolutely unbelievable fashion. It really was only about 10yrs ago i thought well i do i fix these deficiencies in them why arent i doing it for me and my family. Its sad to see modern " medicine" distract away from what humans had learned and used for thousands of yrs. I look forward to watching all your videos , thankyou.
@Homegrown Herbalist I have found that this is really true! I might send you an email about my experience with red clover a couple of years ago. It's kind of a long story so I don't know if anyone here would be interested in reading it in the comment section; but suffice it to say that what you have said in this video is true.
@Perfect Day, I, for one, would appreciate reading about your experience however, other than posting it here I don't know how we could connect for that to transpire. 😏 Maybe we can 'hook-up' in the "Community" area of Doc's channel(?). 😺 Gonna go there right now to check it out. In any case__Love, Light, and Blessings. 🙏😇✨💫🌱🌿🌻🐝🌳🌎💖🙌🙌🙌😺
@@debracisneroshhp2827 Do you have access to herb-talk? If not, I'll post it here, if you're interested in reading about it. It's just a bit of a long story. I have shared it with people, so I don't mind writing about it, if people do want to read it.
@@HomeGrownHerbalist I'll write about, if you want to read it. As long as you don't mind a bit of a long read. I'll see if I can write it sometime today. 😉💖
I’m honestly the only person that craves healthy stuff in my life but I’m naturally lean and yet muscular, and all in all, very balanced in my mind and body. I’m able to do more than many people in general in a day despite being genetically predisposed to osteoarthritis that has been present since childhood and varies in severity of symptoms. I’m currently working on handling it naturally again as being on ADHD meds for a year or so stressed out my body to the point of it being as severe as it’s ever been. My hands would hurt so bad I would cry through doing the most basic things. Just a week or so off of them now and listening to my body, I have been craving veggies, lots of protein, and herbs. I mean I CRAVE HERBS. Mostly fennel but I love to just eat it sometimes, I go through phases with it and it does wonders for relaxing me as well as restoring digestion. The meds always messed with it so I think that’s also why I’m craving a lot of things to help it. I also LOVE eating sage and drinking the tea of it. Greek safe has amazing benefits! Pls look into both for yourself if you see this as they’re my fav herbs and I found this video trying to figure out why I crave them specifically. lol Good luck and health to all!
We have fetid marigold here. I guess the prairie dogs love it, but when I was walking by some I smelled it and instantly thought it would help me breathe better. Took some of the flowers home and made a tea and it did just that. (Maybe not a good idea but it worked out this time.) I have mild asthma and it was helpful. When I was showing it to my friend she said, O that stinks! I didn't think it smelled bad at all but I guess the name says it all! I have heard that the native americans would give it to their horses when they had a cough.
Came from Reddit. Thank you for posting this I love the stories you had, also I just liked and subscribed 👍🏾 hoping you can soon reach that retirement goal!
Yes, I am not much of a bean person but there was a time I wanted beans every day, even baked beans, yuck 😁 Wanted to donate blood at that time, turned out my iron level was so low that they did not want my blood, told me to eat liver and beans.
@@HomeGrownHerbalist nope - they thought I was nuts anyway, that may have confirmed their opinion- not that I care! :0 back then I did a little yet. Getting older is wonderful, I know what I know, still learn new things and just feel good no matter what others think about me.
Another great one and totally exciting. God gave us the most incredible bodies and we tend to ask others more than we ask our own bodies. Ask others but go ahead and trust your own body! Doc Jones you are a great Dr!
Women (with a lot of feminine energies) experience lower serotonin levels because we tend to be more empathic. We feel or become aware other's pain. I've done muscle testing for herbs but the smell/taste test sounds interesting; I'll try it.
So interesting about the elephants eating the clay. I sometimes see my horses licking the red clay that is in their pasture. They do have a salt block and a mineral tub available, but I am guessing it is something in the red clay that they need. As for men and women’s brains being wired different. I could not be more thankful for the brains if the men in my life. They help me keep control of my many directional and fast moving brain. Which can get very overwhelming when there is so much to think of at once. It is good to have boxes to put thoughts in and a husband to snap me out of my worries when my boxes spill out and helps me put everything back in my boxes.
This summer my friend gave me a monarda plant and I made a tea out ouf the leafs. I loved it so much thaht I bought around 20 plants. I was absolutelly crazy about it (beyond intellectual understanding). As I listened to your channel I learned that it is good for treating mold and candida. I suspect that I was collonized by mold from my previous appartment and I had a SIBO which is a common side effect of candida. I am absolutelly mind blown 🤯🤯🤯
I have always trusted my food cravings, even if I didn't know why I craved the foods. I do watch my pets and see what they are eating to see what they need. When suggesting herbs to friends and family, I ask them if they like the herb like cilantro or oregano. That tells me quickly if that herb will help the person or not. This is a fascinating topic so please do more videos on this topic.
Love your vids. Funny thing about valerian is, I knew it was for sleep or calming, but when I went through my garden I saw bees sleeping on my valerian flowers and I thought hmm maybe I’ll make a tea and tincture out of the flowers. Works like a dream. Lol
Ahhhhhh yes, on listening… I remember when I I kept wondering how the American Indians knew about witch hazel. It’s so wonderful, it’s kind of common if you know where to look ..,finally, I lived in a backyard that had some identifiable witch hazel the plant told me so. So I leaned against the bush and asked its spirit to tell me what some American Indian had listened to and it told me it about sap of witch hazel. Yay. 0:13
Thank you so much for all the great info and insight! I’ve experienced this with aromatherapy -the scents I need smell quite appealing, but when I don’t need them, they aren’t so great. Another example is seafood. The smell of most seafood is absolutely nauseating to me, so I believe I probably have a shellfish allergy and steer clear of it.
I liked the male female brain analogy, its funny and so true! The valarian insight is interesting to me bc I'm typically of the opinion that it smells awful. I've primarily taken it as a sleep aid and I've found that I get tired quickly, go right to sleep, but then wake up in 3 or 4 hrs wide awake, just to be tired again when its time to go to work. Side note, my dog had a strong affinity for crabgrass specifically. We used to joke that she was part goat.
I have a summer affinity for pickles too. I'm not sure what that means. But, in spite of my slightly expanding belly, I don't think I'm pregnant. :0) Doc Jones homegrownherbalist.net/about-the-school/
Maybe the craving is the salts and vinegars... minerals due to sweating and loosing body fluids. This being more so if traditionally fermented pickles, rather than vinegar pickles
I LOVE valerian root.... the herb store i go to it drives them nuts cuz everytime i go on there i get valerian n make their whole store which is rather small stink to high heaven. i love it😂
Thank you. My puppy always eats things that are poisonous for him like castro beans, avocado pits and elderberry. Why would my puppy eat all these things that are toxic for him?
Nothing I said in the video applies to puppies. Puppies only eat things that will fit into their mouth or can be made to fit into their mouth by chewing them up. :0) Doc Jones homegrownherbalist.net/about-the-school/
@Doc Jones, GREAT MESSAGE! Gonna send it off to a few people! Just wondering, Doc__do you think that 'method' would work to benefit those with lupus? Love, Light, and Blessings in your new space. 🙏😇✨💫🌱🌿🌻🐝🌳🌎💖🙌🙌🙌😺
I think it can help with a lot of things. There are some things that can be beneficial to Lupus cases. Shoot me an email. Doc Jones homegrownherbalist.net/about-the-school/
I don't know much about it...other than it's a bad idea to kiss fruit bats in Africa. I'll look into it. Doc Jones homegrownherbalist.net/product/school/
My sister-in-law had mad cravings for soap when she was pregnant! She would lick the soap bar and clean her teeth with soap instead of toothpaste. Goodness knows what that means!
I have recurring fevers and ibs for 2 years now. The doc suspects an autoimmune disorder of some sort. I recently started fermenting garlic in honey. I can’t get enough of it. I don’t eat the whole jar at once because I want some before the next batch is ready. Wondering if there’s something to it.
@user-wq9bf9ou6q our body knows what it needs to stay healthy. Garlic is an antibiotic, antiviral and contains a lot of sulfur which our immune system needs. Honey also helps with keeping bacteria at bay. So, it makes sense that you craved the fermented garlic in honey.
I haven't ever used fig leaves but there are some good studies on fig leaves decreasing blood pressure as well as decreasing high blood sugars. Be really careful about combining herbs and medications that decrease blood pressure or blood sugar. Too much of a good thing can be a really BAD thing. Doc Jones homegrownherbalist.net/about-the-school/
I wrassled both cows and goats in my dairy adventures. I Wrassled horses, beef cows, llamas and the occasional ostrich too as needed. For the last few years I've only worked with small animals. They're easier to wrassle. :0) The vet practice has been a real blessing as an herbalist because I have a piece of paper on the wall that says I can do whatever I want with a dog/horse/cow. As a result, Ive treated horrific wounds, gunshots, snake bites, gangrene, critical cases etc with herbs that most herbalists don't get to address. It makes a big difference in the school. Doc Jones homegrownherbalist.net/about-the-school/
@@HomeGrownHerbalist goat people everywhere are waiting for a book by someone with your experience. Especially dairy!!! Goats are such a forgotten and neglected corner of all animal related products and veterinary care on the US. Shake that caprine herbal money maker! Everything goat people have to use is old or off label. Especially dewormers.
I've never had much use for chocolate either until I ate the real thing down in Honduras. Oatmeal raisin cookies are an entirely different matter. I think they must be very medicinal for me. :0) Doc Jones homegrownherbalist.net/about-the-school/
In 1973 I told my Home Economics teacher that I thought food cravings were our body's way of making sure we got the nutrients we need. She laughed at me. Thank you, Doc, for affirming that God gave us amazing bodies that know what we need.
I nearly died from a C-Diff infection and was in the hospital for a week as they tried to find something to control it. After leaving the hospital and 2 weeks later ending the prescription, I got C-diff back. Then they tried another med. Same thing. Then I even had a fecal transplant. Still, the C-diff returned after 2 weeks. This went on for over a year. Then I got an intense craving for kombucha. I had brewed and drank it 20 years ago on my homestead. But I hadn't had it in many years. I got some organic kombucha and began drinking it, about a half cup every hour. Within 3 hours my C-diff symptoms stopped. The first week I stopped the kombucha and my symptoms came back. The next day I started kombucha again. The C-diff symptoms stopped immediately! Over time, I was able to reduce the kombucha and don't even have to drink it more than once a week, if I don't want to. No more C-diff! I found out that kombucha has saccharomyces boulardii, a beneficial yeast that crowds out the C-diff bacteria! What a Creator we have to have given us these cravings. We truly are fearfully and wonderfully made!
Thanks for this comment- super interesting and helpful
Thank you for sharing your story. That truly is amazing! And yes, we are indeed fearfully and wonderfully made! I was just repeating this verse today in fact! :)
Thanks for telling us your story! I had forgotten that last year I was making a homemade S. boulardii supplement for IBS by opening a capsule into a jar of applesauce and letting it ferment for 3-4 days at room temperature..The yeast eats the sugars in the applesauce and expands it’s numbers. A week or more later, there is no sweetness left in the applesauce, it’s not bad tasting, but it’s medicine then.
@@happyoutside2558is that completely safe to do, id like to try it? 🤔
Wow so glad you found out how to heal❤❤
Hey Doc, My mom always told me that if I was craving something it was something my body needed. I have lived my life that way. LISTEN TO YOUR BODY.
This is Alea, Doug's wife🙂. When I was pregnant I craved milk. I could drink a gallon a day! When my daughter was born her umbilical cord was soo thick! It was completely white and difficult to cut. God is amazing in how he created us.
I turned to herbs in 2016, and I have learned to listen to my body. It is truly amazing how my body knows what it needs.
I just love the way you present it. So
Much humor!!! Love what you said. Total common sense!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it Anna. Thanks for watching.
Doc Jones
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Oboe and Juju… excellent names of choice.
Thank you for this very good touch with reality. My beloved consort had a diet of his own in his studio for 30 years that was just roots, lentils, and one dropped egg for years and years and he screwed up his system. Now we are under one roof because he’s all worn out and he seemed to get a craving for sugar- he would eat chocolate sauce down to the bone, eat 80% cacao or drink all the natural maple syrup down to the drip. Repeatedly. Finally, after more than a month of this, he stopped. He got acid indigestion, but his terrible gut problem cleared up although it took two months, really. He is not bound up anymore.. I just let him go at it and it worked. What do I care what he wants to take in if he really needs it at the age of 86? His body knew best.
I've always have a good instinct for that kind of thing, its led me to avoid the heavily artificial foods even as a kid. I can tell if it's good quality food or junk just by looking at it.
A few years ago my finger got stung by a wasp, I looked around for Plantain leaf but didnt see it, so I grabbed some basil instead and said "ah! That one is almost just as good!" But then I stopped and realized I'd never heard that from anywhere before, but I said it, so it must be true. I went inside to google if that was a known fact and while google was confirming that it did I washed off my finger and stuck it in the apple cider vinegar jar. When I realized I did that I started googling if that was good for it too. Turns out yes. Both help stings, no need to google it, just listen to your instincts.
Last winter I got a pretty bad virus and the only thing I could even think about eating for days was grapefruit. Thankfully right before I got sick I had found them on sale and bought several bags.
can't wait until I can afford to get trained - with the way sterling is dropping it could be some time - but i will keep looking forward to it.
I absolutely love the smell of oregano oil (we use it in our laundry detergent to kill mildew on the clothes and washer).
Oregano kills about anything.
Doc Jones
homegrownherbalist.net/about-the-school/
When I was a kid I was sick allot and would crave sliced garlic on bread with lemon squeezed on it.
You were a smart kid. Garlic has some amazing antimicrobial properties. :0)
Doc Jones
homegrownherbalist.net/about-the-school/
My mom (in her 70's) has had a lot of leg pain stemming from a pinched nerve in her hip. Recently she moved into an RV and was going to spend some time at my sister's house. I heard your story about your wife using the valerian tincture topically for shoulder pain, so I decided to send some to my mom to try. I had never smelled it and had it shipped right to her (I live in a different state). My mom used it one day on her hip and didn't notice the smell (bad sinuses). Well, my sister and her husband thought the cat had pooped or something! When they figured out what it was, my sister messaged me telling me I'd better not send her anymore stinky medicine!😂
but did it take away her pain?
@@holycow92883 She said she thought it may have helped a little bit she only used it once. My sister took her to a chiropractor and they gave her some kind of pills.😑
Your sister apparently doesn't have a sore hip or insomnia or anxiety or...plugged sinuses. LOL
Next time send skullcap. It's less stinky. :0)
Doc Jones
homegrownherbalist.net/about-the-school/
On those kinds of cases I use these two:
To make the Nerves happy: homegrownherbalist.net/product/rest-easy-tincture/
To relax muscle spasms: homegrownherbalist.net/product/muscles-nomospazms-tincture/
@@HomeGrownHerbalist Thank you!
Love your comment about the three voices we should listen to. So accurate and so well spoken. God bless
Although I'm not thrilled with the smell of valerian, it does take the ruff edges off my nerves. I've been muscle testing and using herbs medicinally for years. My next goal is to become your student, in your school. It's exciting to think about how much more I could learn, it's my passion.
Thank you for doing these vids Doc, you're the best.
Holler when you're ready Rose. I'd love to join you on that journey. :0)
Doc Jones
homegrownherbalist.net/about-the-school/
Early on in my friends pregnancy, I was craving Tinned Sardines. I kept telling my friend she needed to up her calcium. Lo and behold, she was low in calcium. Once she started eating them, my cravings dropped.
While I was pregnant I craved fries, salty and sour Frozen drinks. I swapped it out for avocado (oils), on wholemeal toast (carbs) with a sprinkle of salt, small glass of orange juice on the side (better than a Chem sour drink). Other craving I had was toffee apple, just swapped it to apple for the magnesium.
Speaking of aversions... I can't take cilantro, seaweed and pine nuts, I throw up 15-30mins later. I figure my body can't use it for detox and I need other methods
Same for pinenuts, I got a metallic taste for several days and could not eat or drink even water after a serving back in 2009. Was so wild. On the 2nd day I Googled the symptoms and found out I was allergic.
This was great! Thank you for that. I really enjoyed the part about the difference between male/female brains. It makes total sense. Men aren't "dumber" like comedians like to joke about they're just less mentally complicated. Definitely pros and cons to both situations. That's why we go well together.
Our male brains are more compartmentalized like a bunch of boxes. Female brains are like beautiful spider webs where everything is connected to everything else. As you said, there are advantages to both and the combination of the two can make for a beautiful pairing...that is if both are using their brain properly. LOL
Doc Jones
homegrownherbalist.net/about-the-school/
Absolutely love your videos thankyou.
I am a 3rd gen farmer and have been amazed growing up watching animals respond in positive way to to certain plants and minerals, sometimes in Absolutely unbelievable fashion.
It really was only about 10yrs ago i thought well i do i fix these deficiencies in them why arent i doing it for me and my family.
Its sad to see modern " medicine" distract away from what humans had learned and used for thousands of yrs.
I look forward to watching all your videos , thankyou.
So true thank you for sharing😊
Thank you Dr. Jones, for your videos and your knowledge. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for watching John.
Doc Jones
homegrownherbalist.net/about-the-school/
Glad I found you on Homesteading Family
So interesting listening to you. Very informative. Thanks
Thanks for taking the time to watch. :0)
Doc Jones
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You are hilarious! I love all the information that is above and beyond other herbalists
Dr. Jones, loving your videos! I found out about you through the video you did with Carolyn at Homesteading Family.
mee too
Same here.
Patrick, you are my new favorite Teacher !!!
@Homegrown Herbalist
I have found that this is really true! I might send you an email about my experience with red clover a couple of years ago. It's kind of a long story so I don't know if anyone here would be interested in reading it in the comment section; but suffice it to say that what you have said in this video is true.
@Perfect Day,
I, for one, would appreciate reading about your experience however, other than posting it here I don't know how we could connect for that to transpire. 😏 Maybe we can 'hook-up' in the "Community" area of Doc's channel(?). 😺 Gonna go there right now to check it out.
In any case__Love, Light, and Blessings. 🙏😇✨💫🌱🌿🌻🐝🌳🌎💖🙌🙌🙌😺
@Perfect Day,
So, I tried but [it's] not set up for messages at this time. 😢 Oh, well. 💖🙌🙌🙌😺
I'd love to read it. You could post it on my forum herb-talk.com/
Doc Jones
homegrownherbalist.net/about-the-school/
@@debracisneroshhp2827
Do you have access to herb-talk? If not, I'll post it here, if you're interested in reading about it. It's just a bit of a long story. I have shared it with people, so I don't mind writing about it, if people do want to read it.
@@HomeGrownHerbalist
I'll write about, if you want to read it. As long as you don't mind a bit of a long read. I'll see if I can write it sometime today. 😉💖
I’m honestly the only person that craves healthy stuff in my life but I’m naturally lean and yet muscular, and all in all, very balanced in my mind and body. I’m able to do more than many people in general in a day despite being genetically predisposed to osteoarthritis that has been present since childhood and varies in severity of symptoms. I’m currently working on handling it naturally again as being on ADHD meds for a year or so stressed out my body to the point of it being as severe as it’s ever been. My hands would hurt so bad I would cry through doing the most basic things.
Just a week or so off of them now and listening to my body, I have been craving veggies, lots of protein, and herbs. I mean I CRAVE HERBS. Mostly fennel but I love to just eat it sometimes, I go through phases with it and it does wonders for relaxing me as well as restoring digestion. The meds always messed with it so I think that’s also why I’m craving a lot of things to help it. I also LOVE eating sage and drinking the tea of it. Greek safe has amazing benefits! Pls look into both for yourself if you see this as they’re my fav herbs and I found this video trying to figure out why I crave them specifically. lol
Good luck and health to all!
Love you, Dr.
thanks for this!!
Thank you Dr. Jones for sharing so much great info with others. God bless you & your family. ♡
Glad you enjoyed it. :0)
Doc Jones
homegrownherbalist.net/about-the-school/
We have fetid marigold here. I guess the prairie dogs love it, but when I was walking by some I smelled it and instantly thought it would help me breathe better. Took some of the flowers home and made a tea and it did just that. (Maybe not a good idea but it worked out this time.) I have mild asthma and it was helpful. When I was showing it to my friend she said, O that stinks! I didn't think it smelled bad at all but I guess the name says it all! I have heard that the native americans would give it to their horses when they had a cough.
So amazing the animals know exactly what to do. ❤
I agree listen to those guy's 🙌❤
Simply the best. Better than all the rest. ❤
@@kyliemartin8524 Glad you enjoyed it Kylie.
You such a wonderful person . ❤️
Came from Reddit. Thank you for posting this I love the stories you had, also I just liked and subscribed 👍🏾 hoping you can soon reach that retirement goal!
Thank you so much!
Yes, I am not much of a bean person but there was a time I wanted beans every day, even baked beans, yuck 😁 Wanted to donate blood at that time, turned out my iron level was so low that they did not want my blood, told me to eat liver and beans.
Did you tell them your body had already told you? :0)
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@@HomeGrownHerbalist nope - they thought I was nuts anyway, that may have confirmed their opinion- not that I care! :0 back then I did a little yet. Getting older is wonderful, I know what I know, still learn new things and just feel good no matter what others think about me.
Another great one and totally exciting.
God gave us the most incredible bodies and we tend to ask others more than we ask our own bodies.
Ask others but go ahead and trust your own body!
Doc Jones you are a great Dr!
I've found that vinegar water and Oregon grapes taste really good when I'm dehydrated! 🙂
Dude, I love your sense of humor! Great information on Herbs too! Good stuff! :)
Great information!
Love all of these videos. You’re hilarious and extremely knowledgeable. I’m praying I can attend your school soon. 😊
Do you have a video on muscle testing?
Women (with a lot of feminine energies) experience lower serotonin levels because we tend to be more empathic. We feel or become aware other's pain. I've done muscle testing for herbs but the smell/taste test sounds interesting; I'll try it.
Yup. Women's brains to all kinds of complicated stuff. :0)
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I so enjoy your videos because I love love love the way you teach thank you so much
Syrian rue seeds smell really nice. They taste appallingly bitter, but the smell is pleasantly similar to chocolate.
So interesting about the elephants eating the clay. I sometimes see my horses licking the red clay that is in their pasture. They do have a salt block and a mineral tub available, but I am guessing it is something in the red clay that they need. As for men and women’s brains being wired different. I could not be more thankful for the brains if the men in my life. They help me keep control of my many directional and fast moving brain. Which can get very overwhelming when there is so much to think of at once. It is good to have boxes to put thoughts in and a husband to snap me out of my worries when my boxes spill out and helps me put everything back in my boxes.
So glad I found your channel. .I've listened to like 10 videos I'm like 3 hours love it!! I have learned so much
This summer my friend gave me a monarda plant and I made a tea out ouf the leafs. I loved it so much thaht I bought around 20 plants. I was absolutelly crazy about it (beyond intellectual understanding). As I listened to your channel I learned that it is good for treating mold and candida. I suspect that I was collonized by mold from my previous appartment and I had a SIBO which is a common side effect of candida. I am absolutelly mind blown 🤯🤯🤯
I have always trusted my food cravings, even if I didn't know why I craved the foods. I do watch my pets and see what they are eating to see what they need. When suggesting herbs to friends and family, I ask them if they like the herb like cilantro or oregano. That tells me quickly if that herb will help the person or not. This is a fascinating topic so please do more videos on this topic.
During my pregnancy I had to have strawberries and pickles! I felt driven to eat strawberries every day and the pickles several times a week.
Love your vids. Funny thing about valerian is, I knew it was for sleep or calming, but when I went through my garden I saw bees sleeping on my valerian flowers and I thought hmm maybe I’ll make a tea and tincture out of the flowers. Works like a dream. Lol
Ahhhhhh yes, on listening… I remember when I I kept wondering how the American Indians knew about witch hazel. It’s so wonderful, it’s kind of common if you know where to look ..,finally, I lived in a backyard that had some identifiable witch hazel the plant told me so. So I leaned against the bush and asked its spirit to tell me what some American Indian had listened to and it told me it about sap of witch hazel. Yay. 0:13
Fascinating!!
Thank you for being a Teacher
Thank you so much for all the great info and insight! I’ve experienced this with aromatherapy -the scents I need smell quite appealing, but when I don’t need them, they aren’t so great. Another example is seafood. The smell of most seafood is absolutely nauseating to me, so I believe I probably have a shellfish allergy and steer clear of it.
I liked the male female brain analogy, its funny and so true! The valarian insight is interesting to me bc I'm typically of the opinion that it smells awful. I've primarily taken it as a sleep aid and I've found that I get tired quickly, go right to sleep, but then wake up in 3 or 4 hrs wide awake, just to be tired again when its time to go to work.
Side note, my dog had a strong affinity for crabgrass specifically. We used to joke that she was part goat.
So true, i notice in the summer when it gets hot out i crave pickles, while in the winter i never eat any.
I have a summer affinity for pickles too. I'm not sure what that means. But, in spite of my slightly expanding belly, I don't think I'm pregnant. :0)
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Maybe the craving is the salts and vinegars... minerals due to sweating and loosing body fluids. This being more so if traditionally fermented pickles, rather than vinegar pickles
Funny I was craving stinging nettle for about three weeks. Sautéed it with garlic for about three weeks and now don’t crave it anymore
Doc Jones, I LOVE you and all you do to make being human a more wonderful thing!!!🥰❤
Love the education you give me!! Thank you🎉🎉❤
Love you Doc. Thanks for all your help.
This was awesome! Thank You
Thank you❤
Great video as always
I LOVE valerian root.... the herb store i go to it drives them nuts cuz everytime i go on there i get valerian n make their whole store which is rather small stink to high heaven. i love it😂
wow!♡
Thank you. My puppy always eats things that are poisonous for him like castro beans, avocado pits and elderberry. Why would my puppy eat all these things that are toxic for him?
Nothing I said in the video applies to puppies. Puppies only eat things that will fit into their mouth or can be made to fit into their mouth by chewing them up. :0)
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Goats are amazing at this. I put out the minerals and they only lick at the ones they need.
can you write a book about formulas for certain things,like joint pain, pain in general, respiratory etc. so I can make my own blends
I totally agree with this :)
I wish i tried cinnamon lol
Ginger is good too.
@@HomeGrownHerbalist i tried ginger it was very hot on my belly... cinnamon would be milder
@Doc Jones,
GREAT MESSAGE! Gonna send it off to a few people!
Just wondering, Doc__do you think that 'method' would work to benefit those with lupus?
Love, Light, and Blessings in your new space. 🙏😇✨💫🌱🌿🌻🐝🌳🌎💖🙌🙌🙌😺
I think it can help with a lot of things. There are some things that can be beneficial to Lupus cases. Shoot me an email.
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“Anyone know what we’re talking about?” LOL 😂 I just can’t.
You are soo amazing thank you
Glad you enjoyed it.
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Both of my free-roaming dogs LOVE to graze young swamp sunflower leaves (h. Angustifolius). They taste awful to me.
Thank you 🙏🏻🇺🇸🐻
You bet :0)
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Thank you Sir
What’s your thoughts on muscle testing for supplements?
I crave the gut tincture but absolutely hate the clay. I cant tolerate it ew
Why would my dog want to eat soil?
Could you do a video on hemorrhagic fevers/Marburg?
I don't know much about it...other than it's a bad idea to kiss fruit bats in Africa. I'll look into it.
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My sister-in-law had mad cravings for soap when she was pregnant! She would lick the soap bar and clean her teeth with soap instead of toothpaste. Goodness knows what that means!
Can you recommend an herb that may be good for tennis elbow?
I have recurring fevers and ibs for 2 years now. The doc suspects an autoimmune disorder of some sort. I recently started fermenting garlic in honey. I can’t get enough of it. I don’t eat the whole jar at once because I want some before the next batch is ready. Wondering if there’s something to it.
@user-wq9bf9ou6q our body knows what it needs to stay healthy. Garlic is an antibiotic, antiviral and contains a lot of sulfur which our immune system needs. Honey also helps with keeping bacteria at bay. So, it makes sense that you craved the fermented garlic in honey.
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If that is the case, then why do dogs eat their own poop?
I hear fig leaves are good to make a tea for high blood pressure. Can you give some info on fig leaves.
I haven't ever used fig leaves but there are some good studies on fig leaves decreasing blood pressure as well as decreasing high blood sugars.
Be really careful about combining herbs and medications that decrease blood pressure or blood sugar. Too much of a good thing can be a really BAD thing.
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Hello doc' is there any herb that I can use to help cleanse out the antibiotics I regret getting.
Have a look at this:
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Is that good for the injection kind antibiotics or just or the pill form that has been taken.
A dairy vet? Bovine or caprine or...?
I wrassled both cows and goats in my dairy adventures.
I Wrassled horses, beef cows, llamas and the occasional ostrich too as needed. For the last few years I've only worked with small animals. They're easier to wrassle. :0)
The vet practice has been a real blessing as an herbalist because I have a piece of paper on the wall that says I can do whatever I want with a dog/horse/cow. As a result, Ive treated horrific wounds, gunshots, snake bites, gangrene, critical cases etc with herbs that most herbalists don't get to address. It makes a big difference in the school.
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@@HomeGrownHerbalist goat people everywhere are waiting for a book by someone with your experience. Especially dairy!!! Goats are such a forgotten and neglected corner of all animal related products and veterinary care on the US. Shake that caprine herbal money maker! Everything goat people have to use is old or off label. Especially dewormers.
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Glad you enjoyed it. :0)
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Valerian root smells like poop to me! 💩💩 I guess it won't work for me! 😄🤔
could be. Try some skullcap instead. :0)
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And they wonder why we gals can get overwhelmed and be prone to hysteria! 🥴
I'm pretty sure no one "likes" the smell of Black Cohosh though. LOL Theres a reason it's pollinated by flies, instead of bees...it smells like dung!
Oh...not me I hate chocolate 🤮 never ever liked it. As a kid I would take the chip out of the chocolate chip 🍪 🤮
I've never had much use for chocolate either until I ate the real thing down in Honduras.
Oatmeal raisin cookies are an entirely different matter. I think they must be very medicinal for me. :0)
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@@HomeGrownHerbalist I agree, I did try some real chocolate in Costa Rica certainly different from the process.