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Prepping Herbs (Yin/Yang Ointment)

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For my Yin and Yang ointment's I use a variety of oils, beeswax and herbs. Growing up, herb's were a big part of my childhood and I learned a great deal about how to use them and what to use them for. Even to this day, I am commonly searching, comparing, and testing the observance's of others in order to come up with my own "Perfect Blend" Of course... everyone has different experiences, bodies, and beliefs... so "Perfect" is just a personal thing. That being said. I thought Id share with everyone a portion of how I prepare one of the herbs in my ointments. Herbs like arnica, witch hazel, lemon balm, and many others that I either can't grow myself, had zero success in growing (I'm not really good at growing things believe it or not!! LoL) or it's simply out of season for me. As such...I will purchase my ingredients in dried bulk from other approved companies and I am always on the lookout for better, affordable options. This for the most pa
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  It all start with an idea. Mid to late august of 2021. Lower Michigan got slammed with an incredibly unexpected, nasty storm. I mean sure, I've seen a few crazy storms since residing in Michigan, but I've always kind of joked about how the area I live in is like living the eye of a giant tornado. Plenty of other areas, neighboring towns, homes and even locations in the city I live get hit hard with the brunt force of actual tornados...but I've yet to see anything close to one in this general area. Even so. When we do get a nasty storm it usually involves a lot of super high winds that rips off shingles, siding and at times...knocks a tree over...or three. This year, our leaning oak finally said it's goodbyes in our last nasty storm. Toppling over on power lines and breaking a few of our neighbors limbs as well. What was interesting about this whole incident is that only half of the tree actually fell. The other half still stood tall!! Crazy! Naturally...we knew that w
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