Fire Cider Recipe and Use My first reaction to this recipe was “What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger!” The all most powerful of the healing foods are within this one concoction. With the exceptions of the horseradish and the jalapeno peppers I actually like all the individual ingredients. I admit that I however, cringe at …
Making Amish Black Salve Many of us are following the lead of the Amish when it comes to making our own products particularly preppers who are concerned for a day when those products will be unavailable store bought and homesteaders who often live very simply do it yourself lifestyles. The Amish black salve is known …
Medical Survival Tips Medical tips are among my favorites. I am not an aspiring doctor or wanna be medic of any sort. But I do use a doctor regularly and figure if I do so do a lot of other people. Doctors, nurses and any kind of first responder experience will be a premium skill …
Setting Broken Bones with a Emergency Splint In the event of an emergency where you have suddenly become the first or only responder there are some basic medical procedures, we all should know. CPR being the first and most likely to be needed by the average person. But after a disaster of any kind where …
A-Z Herbal Remedies In times of poverty one of the things that goes first into the luxury category is over the counter treatments. It is also one of the first resources eaten up by a disaster situation and this can be a scenario as close as the community down the street from you or in …
Duct Tape Uses A very common phrase in my home is if it is suppose to move and doesn’t use WD-40 and if it isn’t suppose to move and does, break out the duct tape! Duct tape has become so popular for so many crafts and on the fly fixes it now comes in all colors and lots …
DIY Tooth Extraction I actually own a tool like the one in this picture and the sight of it makes me quake in my boots! But I have had plenty of dental problems and realize there could come a time in a long term SHTF scenario where professional dental care isn’t available. My best advice is …
Civilian Medical Aid – How To Help When there is a disaster, we all want to help if we can. But we also don’t want to be in the way of first responders! After Hurricane Katrina people sent literally tons of clothing, toys, and household supplies which sat for months unsorted and unused in containers. …
Sterilizing Instruments In A Crisis Scenario As I say over and over, there may come a time when you are the first responder or the only responder and everyone should prepare for that day to come. Whether it be a contained SHTF situation or a huge crisis scenario. You could be hiking, camping, on a …
Quickly Stop Bleeding Nothing scares a parent more than an injured and bleeding child. It is equally as scary when someone is bleeding profusely, and you are the only other person there to assist while waiting for first responders to arrive. Even those trained to deal with medical trauma find large amounts of blood flowing …
