Posted on 06/01/2012 9:22:45 AM PDT by Kartographer
More Americans are joining the ranks of “preppers” every day.
My last two columns discussed the growing trend of people taking steps to ensure they can be as self-sufficient as possible over the short term in; the event of a natural or manmade catastrophe.
Preppers aren’t necessarily members of groups with a political agenda.
They’re just concerned citizens and sometimes include groups of families, neighborhoods, churches, civic organizations and even entire states.
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Probably one of the most important things that one can store up is powered greens, like barley grass or wheat grass powder.
A big spoon of that will supply all the phytochemicals that your body needs for the day.
Another thing is Green tea.
Another is coconut oil.
Can’t afford for your health to go ‘south’ along with law and order.
>> “Not a bad idea to have natural products on hand that fight infections” <<
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To your list you can add peeled garlic in a mild raw, unfiltered apple vinegar solution, and wrapped in foil to keep the light out.
Don’t forget Slippery Elm bark powder to heal burns.
>> “I don’t need the extra calories at the moment.” <<
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The one thing sugar and honey are both good for is fighting infections on the skin, or surface wounds. Better than anything else available. Pathogens cannot become resistant to sugar or honey.
You obviously don’t live on the Gulf Coast do you friend?
Mental illness? More like common sense if you ask this retired Marine.
But, you keep thinking that, you’ll find out one day. There will be a situation (weather, fire, earthquake) where you wished you had put up somethings.
Then, you can talk to me about it.
The native Americans had a way of dealing with adult incontinence. They moved the belongings outside of the house. Kind of an Indian death panel.
Excellent! Clove garlic has no shelf life un-refrigerated of course. Great to eat a clove to prevent infection of upper respitory...and to keep away unwanted zombies :)
I have read that silymarin can actually stop the liver damage from amanita phalloides -- death cap -- if administered in time.
As well as that L-carnitine fumarate can prevent ischemic damage to the heart during heart attacks, even several hours after the attack has happened (double-blind studies, too).
Thanks for the info: any rules for storage of colloidal silver, or do you generate it in situ?
Also what say you to vitamin C tablets to ward off scurvy (not a lot of citrus available in Minnesota)?
So many good questions, comments. It is good to share this kind of information...it beats a lot of what allopathic medicine offers, and may be the only thing available to us in crisis mode. There is much more of this sort of thing to be shared. And I find many MD’s supporting these approaches to healing.
“...damage from amanita phalloides — death cap...”
Dr Burt Berkson, MD, PhD uses alpha lipoic acid, selenium and silymarin (milk thistle extract)...heavy doses, and administers the ALA in an IV. I know of milk thistle by itself doing the job.
“...L-carnitine fumarate can prevent ischemic damage to the heart during heart attacks...”
Yes, and I would use DMSO here too. It can be applied topically, or taken internally. Don’t forget CoQ10, Hawthorn Berry, Vit E as part of a preventative program.
“...colloidal silver...”
I get my colloidal silver from my Amish friend...25 ppm and very reasonably priced...keep it best in a dark place. I consider this a must have, and keep several gallons on hand. Shelf life should not be a problem.
“...Vitamin C...”
Vitamin C, 60 mg/day is the scurvy stopping dose...this is also RDA. We have it bulk powder as Ascorbic Acid or as Sodium Ascorbate. 1 to 4 grams/day is a good dose for many things. And btw, the alpha lipoic acid regenerates the Vit C (and E) so it becomes effective over longer time.
“...sugar and honey are both good for is fighting infections on the skin...”
Yes, you are correct. Also magnesium chloride as a saturated solution is very good (Magnesium Oil). And hydrogen peroxide. And colloidal silver. I squirt 50% hydrogen peroxide directly on a new cut or small wound immediately...bubbles like crazy, does not hurt, then after a few minutes will rinse with water.
“...Slippery Elm bark powder to heal burns...”
Also good for the stomach. We keep this in our inventory. My Amish friend has used 50% hydrogen peroxide directly on burns and successfully promoted healing...I have yet to try this.
Could you please add me to the prepper ping list?
Thanks.
I thought I was already on, but I haven’t received any posts.
“It would be prudent to order a couple of pre-emptive prescriptions that might get you closer to your vision several years out, if you can find an optometrist to work with you”
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“Pre-emptive Rx”??
Somewhat predicatable, BUT highly dependent on age, your individual rate of change which varies over time, any existing or emerging ocular pathologies, your family history, your individual toleraances and sensitivities, your current and prospective visual needs and preferences, etc.
i am preparing a two week menu which only uses the foods i prepped. this way i can discetn exactly what i need for a year. i.e two weeks x 26. i know am no longer all over the map on what to store. i know exactly what i need. after six months of prepping i now have a plan.
cipro was cheaper here but the link to international was cheaper for amox n ampicillin.
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Why would we carefully read the screen name, tag line, and home page of a very rude poster?
Sure some preppers take it too far. Thats true of many things.
IMO considering whats happening in the world I think its crazy to not be prepared. Ironic that we have the military and many for relatively rare events.
If you don’t like prepping then stay off the prepping threads. You’re just showing your ignorance and lack of class.
>> “My Amish friend has used 50% hydrogen peroxide directly on burns and successfully promoted healing.” <<
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Really? 50%?
I have 35% food grade, and a drop of that has lifted the varnish off of our kitchen table!
Or did you mean a 50% dilution of the standard 3% commercial product?
“Really? 50%?”
Yes, I have both 35% food grade and 50% food grade. I get it from my Amish friend. He buys it by the truckload in 50 gallon drums. Your 35% used not diluted would work as well as the 50% not diluted. We do dilute it for other household uses, to 3%. If I were going to soak my foot or my hand in peroxide, I would do it in about a 2% solution. When we do a whole-body soak in peroxide in the tub we usually use 1 or 2 cups of the 50% added to the water in the tub.
We haven’t bought any commercial 3% peroxide in years. And btw, that is not ‘food grade’.
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