I live near a stream and every year the mosquito abatement district sprays along the stream and as a result, I don’t get many mosquitoes in my yard. Now after TEOTWAWKI that will change, there …
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This last weekend while eating at a restaurant a friend of mine choked to death. The first thing that goes through your mind is why someone didn’t give him the Heimlich maneuver. Actually several people tried …
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Did you know that garlic has been used medicinally throughout history? It is a powerful herb that has many health and first aid benefits. We will discuss what garlic tincture is, how to make it, …
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If you’ve ever had a cut, scrape, or sore, you might have used Neosporin to help it heal. It’s one of the most popular over-the-counter ointments available. You may have also noticed that the expiration …
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You know what SHTF means, but do you have a proper SHTF first aid kit? It can treat many different injuries, including more severe ones, and it also has enough supplies for several of those …
While the hydrocarbons in petroleum jelly do degrade, this process is so slow that it could take an entire lifetime for petroleum jelly to go bad. Vaseline petroleum jelly doesn’t contain any active ingredients that …
Antibiotics might just be the most important discovery in the last hundred years. They prove to be infinitely valuable at saving lives, staving off infections, and preventing diseases from ever occurring. That’s because we live …
All too often, the world is shaken by a new flu bug or the resurgence of an old one. I have a long enough memory to recall the Ebola panic just a couple of years …
If you were to go back to the late 1800’s you would find laudanum being sold without a prescription over the counter. It was commonly used as a painkiller, cough suppressant and for the treatment …
First, understand that I am not a doctor and can’t give medical advice. I am providing the formula for Dakin’s Solution for information only. Dakin’s solution is an antiseptic solution containing sodium hypochlorite and was …
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