I have decided to jump in and see if I can figure all this out. thought I would share my journey a little bit and hope a good laugh or two is had by all! suggestions are always welcome. thanks for your time! I am going to start ordering equipment from Amazon and will choose a few places to try for MHRB. I hope one source will work. suggestions are welcome!

Our relationship to plant medicine is as natural as our bodies craving food and water, it’s called “Herbalism.” Herbalism is a result of our ancient ancestors' evolutionary history with sacred plants containing higher quantities of Dimethyltryptamine, or DMT for medicinal purposes for tens of thousands of years. Due to the epigenetic effects these plants have on our gene expression, our bodies are naturally "wired" to interact with DMT at a cellular level, and has lead to a biological predisposition to respond positively to DMT. This is why we are all instinctively drawn to these plants, it’s literally in our DNA to have a relationship and seek them out. Yet it remains federally illegal. As a result, citizens in the U.S., a country, founded on the freedom of religion, are persecuted and imprisoned for this normal and natural act. If not by the government, shame can come from a society brainwashed by the demonization of these sacred plants. Some of you might relate to my struggles trying to share the truth of plant medicine with conservative family members. Being lectured by an uninformed relative with a daughter who’s addicted to heroin, who dismisses my efforts and claims “they know enough”, or live with limitations like “All I need to know is…” have no problem taking prescribed medications or drinking alcohol, equating “legal” as “healthy” and never realizing that the perpetrated misbelief is being reinforced by their own inflated egos. The ego knows best and doesn’t need to know more. Outcasting me with limited logic and insight with “Who ever heard of curing a drug addiction with another drug? That’s just dumb, Eric”. One issue we share is the mislabeling of the word “Drug.” “Drug” is a word the DEA can apply to any chemical they deem illegal. Without logic or reason. Did you know you can’t even use any pharmacological evidence to protect yourself in a court of law? That's the same as not being allowed to use forensic evidence to defend a murder charge. That puts “illegal drug use” up there with how the Salem witch trials were conducted in court. Our laws need an update in the worst way.

At age 25 our bodies drastically produce less DMT than our youthful adaptive plastic brain, becoming less plastic and more rigid, locking down established learning patterns. Making it juuuust a little bit more challenging than to just “Shake it Off” like Tay Tay. Because most of the time, the habits we have concerns with, aren’t psychological but rather physiological. It means we actually get physically stuck with a habit that can get the best of us down. This is not a disease or an excuse it’s not our fault for not knowing this but it can explain why so many have had to prioritize, overcoming addiction, depression , and of course every human alive contends with some scale of PTSD and anxieties. Unfortunately, we are conditioned to accept a broken system with questionable prescriptions and therapy sessions that seem to contribute to the problem more than the real solution that we pay hard earned money for. Consider how many people “need therapy”, and legitimately could use some real help. If they have health coverage, maybe they can find a decent therapist they like. A therapist will listen to them, some may prescribe meds that might work. However it’s possible that because we so desperately want there to be a solution, we accept this but secretly don’t admit they feel nothing but when asked if it’s helping we nod approvingly but with a response like “I think so”. Loved ones cheer “well that’s good enough for me”. And yet most people (not all) can not recall a time when they felt like, their therapist did anything more than accept their payment with advice that boils down to them having to “get used to it”, followed by them confirming the following week’s appointment. But as weeks, become months, and suddenly it’s been over three years and problem you came in for was forgotten, only you’re now living in an apartment. And if it’s not new ex-spouse, it’s family or friends implying you “failed”, your own self deprecating ego makes sure you know it Deeeeep down, especially if you don’t admit it and blame the world instead.