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Growing Lemon Balm Tips and Benefits
Growing Lemon Balm Tips and Benefits Lemon Balm has a number of uses that are of benefit to humans including in the garden, for medical purposes and for eating. Fragrant and easy to grow it’s the perfect indoor or outdoor potted plant. See growing tips and additional information on it’s numerous uses see the featured …
States requiring people to wear masks when out in public
States requiring people to wear masks when out in public As of this writing, 144,000 Americans have passed away from the pandemic now sweeping our nation. Please remember that each of them was someone’s parent, child, sibling, spouse, or friend when posting your comments. Respectful discussion is welcome and encouraged! Many Americans balk at the …
DANDELION the “Medical Weed”
DANDELION the “Medical Weed” Bothersome weeds, stir fry veggie, or wine base, the dandelion has been around and used and abused for ever. They are an evasive species so if you’re trying to create a pristine green lawn they can be your nightmare plant. However, if you are a frugal forager they are an easy …
Coronavirus Parties-Immunity Building or Deadly?
Coronavirus Parties-Immunity Building or Deadly? Years ago some parents had what was called pox parties. Thinking that because the chicken pox are more dangerous to adults than to children that they were immunizing their children from a more dangerous case of the illness. Back then there was not a vaccination for the chicken pox. I …
Dogs, Cats, and Covid-19
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Dogs, Cats, and Covid-19 This virus is not gone now that the lock downs are over. We now just have a leg up on how to treat those who contract it and become very very ill. But it’s mutating constantly. So what about our pets? It’s been said that …
Caring For a Pandemic or Other Compromised Patient at Home
Caring For a Pandemic or Other Compromised Patient at Home Many people are riding out illnesses at home these days both those stricken with covid-19 and other less serious illnesses. Factually it doesn’t really matter what your patient is suffering from, with the advent of the pandemic you need to be protected from them if …
Violating a Quarantine Order Consequences
Violating a Quarantine Order Consequences Merriam-Webster’s non-maritime definition of quarantine is : : a restraint upon the activities or communication of persons or the transport of goods designed to prevent the spread of disease or pests : a place in which those under quarantine are kept : a state of enforced isolation Quarantine is not …
Masks VS Respirators in any Epidemic
Masks VS Respirators in any Epidemic It’s a whole new world for most of us in North America we’ve not experienced anything like this outbreak before. Many of us are unsure of how concerned we should be about PPE outside the desperate needs of our health care workers who are dealing with the infected on …
How to Know if There is a Fever Without a Thermometer
How to Know if There is a Fever Without a Thermometer Another shortage currently being experienced due to the virus is thermometers. If you didn’t have one before the breakout you will have a hard time finding them now. In any emergency scenario a thermometer may not be your first thought for survival equipment! That …