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Hi! My name is Morgan, founder of Smoky Mountain Elixirs! I live with my husband and three children (boys, ages 2 1/2, 11, and 14) in Farragut, TN. We moved here from South Florida in 2011 and never looked back. We lived in South Florida for so long, one day we just wanted to find snow to show our two oldest boys. We did a little "googling" and discovered Gatlinburg. We booked a trip and fell in love with the mountains, the people, and the atmosphere! We came back a month later and found a cabin to rent while we searched for our dream home. My passions include cooking, organizing and cleaning, traveling, cats & marine biology, human anatomy & physiology, bicycling, and spending time with my family. Growing up, my mom was all about natural remedies, which as a child, I was never fond of this. Now that I'm an adult, I greatly appreciate what my mom did for me; she just wanted to keep me healthy without drowning me in cancer-causing chemicals!
I’ve never been against vaccines in general, but we don’t believe in the flu vaccine. While it may be great for some people, it’s just not right for my family! I'll tell you a little about how I discovered elderberry syrup:
On Easter Sunday of all days, my youngest two boys [ages 1 & 9 at the time] were so sick. Being sick became "the norm" for them, as the two oldest are in school, but this was a whole new level of sick. They had 102 degree fevers, a horrible cough, they were throwing up, and they were so so sick. As a mom, I just wanted them to feel better. We went to the emergency room and after a few hours of waiting and several tests later, the doctor came in and gave us the awful news: they had influenza type A & B. They were SO sick, I felt terrible. It was one of the worst weeks of my life. The ER gave both boys a prescription for Tamiflu, and said there isn't anything else we can do other than take this medicine and treat the symptoms with this and OTC meds. While I've heard of Tamiflu, none of us had ever tried it and at this point I would have tried anything to make them feel better. We went to Kroger at 3am with three kids in tow, filled the prescriptions and headed home.
They had a lot of difficulty keeping the Tamiflu down, it's terribly thick and awful tasting (my nine year old's opinion), so we struggled with getting them to take it and stomach it. Five days later, their symptoms didn't improve & with a cost of over $120 in prescriptions, you would have thought it would have helped some. Finally, on day 8, they started to improve. I'm convinced that this "miracle" drug didn't help them at all. After they were all better, I went on a search for natural remedies, flu prevention, and natural immune support.
I came across a few research studies for elderberries. My Dad was a medical research consultant, so growing up I always had a passion for medicine. Side note: Anything related to medicine is my passion; Nursing was a career I had always wanted to pursue but wasn't able to due to having 3 kids and a full time business. Even though I wasn't able to pursue it (yet) I have done countless hours of reading and own 20+ medical books. I was impressed based on my findings and from there, I ordered all of my ingredients from an online co-op, and started trying different recipes. After hundreds or hours of research, testing, trying, and experimenting, I finally ended up with the recipes I use today! I source all of my ingredients for my syrups certified organic, with the best quality, and fair trade when possible. My husband and kids will never forgive me for those first recipes I made them try, I admit they were pretty gross. Once I found a recipe we loved, we started taking it daily for prevention.
My kids used to get sick what seemed to be every other week. One kid would get sick, then the other would get sick, then I would get sick. It was a never ending cycle. One year, my kids had over 30 excused absences combined due to illness alone. We finally found a solution!
I take pride in what I make and I wanted to offer a high-quality product made only of with the best quality certified-organic ingredients. I really aim to please; I will do my best to resolve an issue if for any reason you are dissatisfied with my product(s). As you may already know, organic and high quality doesn’t come cheap. Thanks for taking the time to read my story and I wish your family the gift of wellness!
Morgan Ipsale
SmokyMountainElixirs.com
WHAT MAKES HOMEMADE ELDERBERRY SYRUP BETTER THAN COMMERCIALLY PREPARED SYRUP?
Two things distinguish us from store-bought elderberry syrup: ingredients and cost. Most store bought products contain a large amount of sugar and unfavorable ingredients. These are often made with high amounts of refined sugar or glycerin. Additionally, we choose to not thermal (heat) process our elderberry syrup, which maintains all of the medicinal properties of the local raw honey.
Also, our syrup is roughly 1/2 of the cost of store-bought elderberry syrup.
Our products have:
NO artificial sweeteners NO refined sugars NO high fructose corn syrup NO artificial dyes or colors NO preservatives.
HOW SHOULD I TAKE ELDERBERRY SYRUP?
An adult serving size is 1 tablespoon per day, while a child’s serving is 1 teaspoon per day. You can use it year-round as an immune booster. If you suffer from seasonal allergies, we recommend building your resistance by starting the Allergy Blend Syrup at least 3-4 weeks before "allergy season" starts in the Spring.
CAN I TAKE IT WHILE PREGNANT OR NURSING?
My advice when it comes to stuff like this is always ask your doctor or midwife before starting an herbal regimen. The American Botanical Council states, that "use of elderberry by pregnant women is not suggested solely on the basis of lack of research information". They also mention there is no data suggesting that elderberry preparations would have an adverse effect on pregnancy or on nursing. With that said, I have several clients who are pregnant or nursing who take this just fine!
HOW LONG IS THE SYRUP GOOD FOR? HOW DO I STORE IT?
Our elderberry syrup will last approximately 90+ days in the refrigerator. You can freeze the entire bottle up to 6 months or pour out individual servings in ice cube trays, and thaw out individual servings as needed.
HOW ARE YOU SHIPPING SYRUPS THAT NEED TO BE REFRIGERATED?
Since all orders are made fresh every morning, and we don't drop off at the post office until 6pm, we will either freeze the bottles prior to shipping and/or ship with reusable ice packs where it will stay cold for 48-72 hours. Please refrigerate your syrups when you receive them.
HOW QUICKLY CAN I EXPECT MY PACKAGE?
All syrup packages are shipped expedited delivery by USPS priority mail or UPS ground within 24 hours, with the exception of Fridays & Saturdays. Depending on your location, you can expect your order to arrive within 1-3 days. For syrup orders, we do not ship on Friday's unless you're in a 1 day shipping zone, and we don't ship on Saturdays at all (we don't want syrup sitting in a hot USPS warehouse on Sunday).
All of our packing materials are recycled/upcycled or biodegradable. We do our best to package your bottles so they arrive safely to you! We don't have much control over how USPS/UPS handles packages, so in the event yours arrives broken, please text (865-935-9786) or email (smokymountainelixirs@gmail.com) photos to us and we will ship you out an immediate replacement.
If you have any other questions that haven't been answered here, please feel free to contact me via phone, email, or Facebook!
