Happy Joy Juice

Recently, a friend of mine weaned himself off some very dangerous depression medication. You've seen the commercials - the side effects always sound way worse than what the medication is treating:

• Dry mouth
• Urinary retention 
• Blurred vision
• Constipation
• Sedation (can interfere with driving or operating machinery)
• Sleep disruption
• Weight gain
• Headache
• Nausea
• Gastrointestinal disturbance/diarrhea
• Abdominal pain
• Inability to achieve an erection
• Inability to achieve an orgasm (men and women)
• Loss of libido
• Agitation
• Anxiety
• Thoughts of suicide

Although my friend has been feeling better, the stress from working on the road for a major tour was still causing anxiety and depression.  But he really wanted a more natural alternative to prescribed medication. I decided to try the tincture recipe from one of Shoshana's videos called:

Shoshanna's Kitchen - Episode 14 - Depression Tea and Tincture 

I'm calling my tincture Happy Joy Juice!

The ingredients are: Vodka, Ginseng, Ginkgo, and St. John's Wort. They have soaked (or cooked) in a mason jar for over a month now....in total darkness. I shook the jar every day to mix the ingredients. Then, I waited.

I made enough for my friend to have a couple of month's worth. I also made extra for me and my friends. I can't sell this tincture because it is Vodka based. And of course, it isn't safe for everyone. Kids and people who shouldn't drink shouldn't take it.

If you think this kind of tincture might help you, let me know. I can talk you through making your own. Shoshana's video is really all you need to make it for yourself.