-Surthrival's yaupon is all wild harvested from Texas and wildcrafted.   3 roasts of yaupon - green, medium, dark.  Roasting brings out flavor and reduces caffeine.  Yaupon is high in theobromine, gives a gentler buzz.  Lower in bitter tannins.  More flavor, less bitter.  Doesn't tax the adrenals.  Blend yaupon with bone broth, colostrum, and ginger for a full-bodied beverage.  For the most stimulation, get green.  For the most flavor, get dark.  Or mix different roasts together.  Can make in a French press.

- Get yaupon tea here.

-Everything is about showing off individual gains now, at the expense of the community.  In tribal communities, the community is first - a result of a shared upbringing, reciprocal economy, shared harvest, shared fate.  Difference in attitude of a group when keeping your own harvest vs. sharing a harvest.

-Reciprocal gift economy is the historical basis of our exchange.  Creates an interconnected web of strength.

-What is the biological underpinning of gift giving?  Something we are evolved to do, it feels right.

-Lisa in Cape Cod asks if there is a limit to the amount of shellfish one can safely consume?  If clams are from a relatively clean area, and harvested at a safe time with no algae blooms, is no limit.  Clams are an ancestral food and low in accumulated biotoxins.

-Aquatic Ape Theory.  Why do we have all these adaptations to the sea if we grew up on the savannah?  Humans have many physical differences from apes that can be explained by an aquatic origin.

-We are omnivores;  vegan is not a good long-term option.  Which is more moral?  Eating an animal that is free, wild in nature, lives on wild food, vulnerable to predators every day vs. a farm raised animal.

-Where to live?  Difference between ecological vs. ego knowledge.  Space vs. place.

-Benefits and disadvantages of living in colder climates.

-Food connects you to a place.  Impact of lack of food diversity.

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-People care about their environment when they get food from that place.

-Sal wonders about foods for conserving jing, male essence, and one's semen.  Eat pine pollen, oysters.  Build polarity with your partner, regulate your  sex life.  Build up what you have, don't conserve.  Being a man is about brimming with energy, taking big risks, and doing for the community.  Try hunting.