Category: Medical

10 Potent Plants That Kill Pain Fast

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 10 Potent Plants That Kill Pain Fast Thousands of people in today’s world rely on pain relieving medications. Learning the foods that can naturally assist in relieving pain is not only helpful in a disaster scenario  where the medication may not be available, but now in “normal” times as well. For some it …

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Preventing & Treating Heat Injuries

Preventing & Treating Heat Injuries The warmer months are here,  so the heat is upon us! People suffer every year from heat related injuries and illnesses. Not only is it important to plan how you and your family will stay comfortable during the heat to come, but also what to look for as an indication that someone may be experiencing a serious …

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Medical Uses for Garlic

Medical Uses for Garlic

Medical Uses for Garlic I came across this article from Garlic Central and thought I would share it with all of you because not only do I love it, but I do believe we can in many cases eat ourselves into an unhealthy physical state. I do not ever recommend using holistic or natural medicine over the advice …

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Using Activated Charcoal

Using Activated Charcoal

Using Activated Charcoal Activated charcoal powder is used medicinally as well as in air purifiers and water purifiers Its recorded use dates back to 1550 BC and in modern times is most widely used medicinally as a detoxifier and poison antidote. I always keep it on hand for spider bites, accidental ingestion of toxins or stomach bugs. …

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Potassium Iodide Does it Protect You From Radiation?

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Potassium Iodide Does it Protect You From Radiation? In the wake of the nuclear plant meltdown in Japan and the leaks caused by the tsunami radiation has become a concern. The debris  washing up along the west coast of the USA  for months afterward.  Americans were buying up potassium iodide pills – also …

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Preparing a Gunshot Survival Kit

Preparing a Gunshot Survival Kit   To most of us suffering a gunshot post-SHTF is a terrifying possibility. Being shot at any time is not on the top of anyone’s to do list! But when medical care is not readily available it is even more frightening. Nothing can substitute having the real life saving skills …

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Benefits of Acorns + Recipes

Benefits of Acorns+ Recipes

Benefits of Acorns+ Recipes   There are many article on the web about making coffee with acorns and how to make acorn flour. But there are not many articles on what health and medical benefits this little nut can give us. The native Americans used them for lots of things. One of the great medical benefits of …

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Salt Survival Purposes

Salt Survival Purposes If you were to find yourself in a survival situation salt would be a valuable commodity, one might even say, a lifesaving commodity.Your body needs salt (sodium chloride). Your body does not produce it.  Sodium and chloride is required for blood, sweat, digestive juices and efficient nerve transmission. In many countries iodine is added to …

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Harvesting and Using Dandelion Roots

Harvesting and Using Dandelion Roots

  Harvesting and Using Dandelion Roots We talk a lot about what can be made from the dandelion flower and stalk. We actually have provided our readers with a number of recipes like these …….. Dad’s Dandelion Wine MIY Dandelion Bread Dandelion Jelly But the dandelion root itself is not only editable but can also be …

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Be Your Own Nurse

Be Your Own Nurse Be  your own nurse first info-graph     This is an aggregated site. Please be aware some of the sites we link you to could have pop ups. We have no control over them. However, we will never link you to a site that requires you to make any purchase to view …

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