8/18 RECORDING | Smokeable herbs, the at-home stomach acid test! "Natural flavors" in food, ACV tips & more.
Show notes & recording herein.
SHOW NOTES
This week’s topics included:
Smokeable herbs, smoke blends, benefits and cautions
Thoughts and information on the common ingredient "natural flavors"
Formulas with lots of herbs or ingredients. Is there enough of each herb to really work? Plus notes on dosing and synergy.
How herbalists work to balance a body with symmetry and like a symphony, rather than the heavier handed approach of opposing opposites
ACV and slowing blood glucose spikes
The stomach acid test to determine if you’re producing enough of your digestive enzymes
Reminders about great gut health practices
Timestamps:
2:54 Agenda
5:21 Discussing natural flavors
11:26 Natural flavors: My take overall
15:29 Recommending against: sugar alcohols / “ose”
17:00 Herbs to smoke
18:48 Creating smoking blends
23:39 Specific herbs & blends
27:03 Quick-list review of smokable herbs
27:41 Formulas with lots of herbs
30:05 Synergy of herbs
34:35 Serving size and dosing
37:40 ACV and glucose control
40:02 Stomach acid test
42:44 Lack of HCL symptoms / effects
44:41 The bicarbonate test
46:55 Bitters for producing gastric HCL and other digestion tips
51:30 Queue of questions for next time
References:
Quality natural flavors, provided by Form Nutrition (makers of the protein powders I love).
Mountain Rose Herbs’ smoking blend (currently sold out)
Herb Pharm’s Smoker’s Replacement tincture (code SUPERNATURAL20)
More buyable blends: Bear Blend & Herbal Spirits
The stomach acid test! (How-to below.) Please let us know your results in the comments here!
Leave questions for next month’s session in our Open Thread, here.
Video Recording & Stomach Acid Test
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