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How do we put together appropriate items to take care of our family in case of a short-term medical crisis? We discuss that in this category.
Okay. I WAS sick, but I wasn’t the only one sick over Christmas break. Everywhere I looked families had members dropping like flies to this fever filled stomach bug and respiratory illness. Unfortunately, when we moved here to Pensacola, I left almost all of my preparedness supplies behind. And with […]
Old Wives’ Tales? There are so many old wives’ tales about health. Your grandmother’s chicken soup for a cold. Feed the flu, starve a fever. Drink chamomile tea to help you sleep. Upset stomach? Try peppermint tea. But several of those things have more than a shred of truth to […]
I’ve been hit hard by the flu this year. During the last two weeks where I was mostly down, I had plenty of time to think about this year’s bout with the flu and the lessons that I’ve learned from it which have made me better prepared to deal with […]
When we’re talking about survival medical systems, there are so many things that need to taken into consideration. Like every other kind of preparedness, there are things that you must buy now or you won’t have access to them later, but also like most aspects of preparedness, there are ways […]
It doesn’t take too long why medicine is a NEED if the SHTF. Medicine is a NEED right now. How many trips to the ER are taken in the middle of the night because of a sick child or sometimes a sick parent? And that’s NOW when we have access […]
“It’s that time of year,” no, not “when the world falls in love.” It’s the time of year when cold and flu season are in full swing. Fortunately, for us, this year the flu isn’t quite as virulent or widespread as it was last year. In our house last year, […]
So a week ago last Monday, I was out running errands with my family. My youngest daughter had an orthodontist appointment. Ethan, my middle son needed some new dress pants, new tennis shoes, and strings for his new-to-us (but used) cello. My oldest daughter needed some buttons for a shirt […]
This article, written by me, was originally posted over at The Organic Prepper. In preparation for an emergency situation in the medical realm, there are some fairly inexpensive OTC items that could potentially save your life during an SHTF situation. Now I am NOT a doctor, and I don’t play […]
So I sat down to start working on this week’s blog posts, but I opened my blogging planner but realized that I had had a brilliant idea for a short blog post series that I hadn’t written in my planner. Seriously, I mean it was brilliant. I remembered sitting at […]
Our Immune Systems Are Intricate Things Did you know that your gut is your second brain? It is, and it affects your actual brain, your sense of wellness, and ability to deal with stresses and pressures of life. Building off that premise, the GAPS diet was developed by a Mom who was also […]
