Welcome back to According to the Cassels! Today's podcast begins with a debrief on Amy and Tray's amazing physical therapy results with their local chiropractic clinic, and Tray reflects on an old injury and what they've both learned from the doctor. Amy then jumps into the exciting world of canning and preserving your own food, sharing a ton of fascinating information on the different methods, tools, and machines available to help you, as well as the importance of preserving correctly. Listeners will find out where to find vegetables, fruits, and protein, and Amy enlightens us on an unusual protein source that may leave you feeling queasy. This episode is jam packed with step-by-step instructions on the best ways to get canning, freezing, and dehydrating your food, so you can become more self-sufficient today! If, like the Cassels, you've just started your journey or you just want to know more about preserving your future, press play and get inspired!

Key Points From This Episode:

• The Cassels share their incredible results from Finish First Injury Prevention Clinic.
• Tray reflects on an old injury that didn't heal correctly.
• Amy pledges to go to the chiropractor once a month.
• Talking about the five different ways to preserve your food for a rainy day. 
• The importance of preserving your food correctly, and beware of the larvae!
• Honing in on canning; Amy describes some of the fascinating options available to you. 
• Where and how to store your cans and preserves. 
• What you can do to find your own vegetables.
• Chatting about our amazing garden set up, gardening classes, and more!
• Amy recommends a great company to set you up with any gardening adventures. 
• Finding sources of protein, including some options which cross the line for Amy and Tray.
• Preserving carbs and dry-canning, and which carbs sit well for a long time.

Tweetables:

“I'm really starting to learn what happens with my body on a physical level when I go through stress.” — @amy_cassels [0:01:59]

“If you have flare-ups, start to look at the emotional stuff that's happening with it. Go back and walk yourself through it.” — @amy_cassels [0:03:05]

“[Finish First] go to the root. They try and figure out the root cause, what's happening, and find relief from that, which then snowballs into getting it all fixed.” — Tray Cassels [0:05:02]

“The bones aren't in the wrong place unless the muscles, tendons, and ligaments are inflamed, torn, or swollen and pushing the bones out.” — Tray Cassels [0:05:45]

“Whatever food storage method that you choose, you've got to find the food, right? Ideally, it would be to grow a garden.” — @amy_cassels [0:20:39]

“It's suggested you have three months of food storage at minimum.” — @amy_cassels [0:31:43]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Finish First Injury Prevention Clinic

Dr. Chase Banks on LinkedIn

Hardco Pest Control of Conroe Phone Number

The All American Pressure Canner

Presto Canner

Texas Ready

Amy Cassels

Amy Cassels on Twitter

Amy Cassels on Instagram

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