Just curious if I should be cautious about sage sticks and what I’m breathing in?

[On_cloud_wine]

They say that In spirituality, sage is primarily used for cleansing and purifying spaces and individuals by burning it as a "smudge" to dispel negative energy, promote healing, and create a more positive environment, often associated with enhancing intuition and spiritual awareness; this practice is deeply rooted in Native American traditions.

And I’m running out of sage gifted to me from a friend who got it during her visit to India.

considering how drugs out there are being tampered with, I’m looking for legit, authentic sage to burn. Should I be cautious about the brand and really do my research or not? Because I see it’s widely available, at different costs, even on Amazon..

[DryGermanGuy]

Any burned product that you breathe in is unhealthy. I guess the Native Americans did not die of lung diseases as we know them today because they generally lived hard lives.

[On_cloud_wine]

Hard and long lives?

[DryGermanGuy]

Apparently the current numbers are bad enough, I doubt they were better in former times without any modern medicine.

Quote:
"The life expectancy among Native Americans in the western United States has dropped below 64 years, close to life expectancies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti."
abcnews.go.com/.../story?id=117781095

Quote:
"The disparity is even greater in Goodlow's home state. Indigenous South Dakotans who died between 2017 and 2021 had a median age of 58 — 22 years younger than White South Dakotans, according to state data."
www.cbsnews.com/.../