Disclaimer: There is no known treatment for COVID-19. However, a healthy immune system can certainly improve your chances against any virus. Please talk to your doctor about the suggestions below. As COVID-19 spreads across the United States, I'm amazed at how many people aren't taking it seriously. Recently I wrote … [Read more...]
What To Do If You Get COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Disclaimer: There is no known cure or vaccine for COVID-19. The information below is suggestions based on data from the CDC. Please call your doctor if you believe you've contracted coronavirus. I know most people don't want to hear this, but you're likely to get the coronavirus. That's according to Marc Lipsitch, a … [Read more...]
Medical Supplies That Will Disappear Fast in a Crisis
It’s the Basic Law of Supply and Demand. When the Demand for Medical Supplies is High, the Supply Runs Low. To put it bluntly, we’re spoiled. Finding and buying just about anything we need is as easy as a quick trip to a store or a couple of keystrokes on the Internet. And while it’s true that we can improvise many of … [Read more...]
How To Make An Herbal Medicine Chest
Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor and nothing in this article should be taken as medical advice. Please talk to your doctor before using any of the herbs and/or remedies mentioned in this article. When you or a member of your family gets a runny nose, a sore throat, aching muscles, a minor burn, or a scraped … [Read more...]
How To Set Up A Medical Quarantine In Your Home
Of all the disasters that could happen, one of the most frightening is a deadly pandemic. I used to always say an EMP is the scariest disaster--and it is scary--but now that I'm a father of two small children, a pandemic is particularly frightening. At least with a widespread EMP (electromagnetic pulse), I could … [Read more...]
20 First Aid Supplies You Need for Survival
There are hundreds and hundreds of first aid items out there, which is why building a first aid kit can be so overwhelming. It helps to start by narrowing it down to the essentials, and then building on that. If you could only choose 20 first aid supplies, which would they be? In this video, Serious Survivor makes … [Read more...]
How to Build an Emergency First Aid Kit from Scratch
A Comprehensive Guide to Assembling a “Total” First-Aid Kit. It’s standard practice for many people to assemble a 72-hour bug out bag. Part of that bag always includes a small first aid kit. But there’s a problem. It’s small, and while it can deal with most simple cuts, scrapes, and minor burns, it’s mostly a … [Read more...]
19 Everyday Items You Can Use for First Aid
Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor and nothing in this article should be taken as medical advice. Please talk to your doctor before using any of the herbs and/or remedies mentioned in this article. Some of the most incredible advances of the modern age have been in the field of medicine. When we get hurt, we just … [Read more...]
How to Stockpile Prescription Meds from Veterinary Sources
Extreme times call for extreme measures. Here’s one way to manage the chaos. If a major disaster occurs and the supply chain breaks down, many critical items will be difficult to find. Without the power grid and fundamental distribution systems, things like food and water will be hard to come by. That includes … [Read more...]
25 Supplies You Need to Survive the Next Pandemic
Update for 2020: This article was originally published in January 2018. All I can say now is, this is why we prepare. Disasters that seem unlikely today could become very real tomorrow. - Alan Right now, the United States is experiencing the worst flu season in nearly a decade. Hundreds of people have died, and as … [Read more...]
33 Over-the-Counter Meds You Need to Stockpile
Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor and nothing in this article should be taken as medical advice. Please talk to your doctor before using any of the herbs and/or remedies mentioned in this article. It's easy to take the power of medicine for granted. We all grew up with the idea that you can just pop a pill and … [Read more...]
9 OTC Items To Help Fight Radiation Poisoning
Every day it seems more and more likely that we will end up in a nuclear exchange with North Korea. Although the concept of mutually assured destruction has kept a nuclear war at bay, it's possible that if the U.S. invades North Korea and Kim Jong Un believes his dynasty is about to collapse, he will fire everything he … [Read more...]
