Knowledge Weighs Nothing

Some Great Home Remedies For Sunburn

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We all know prevention is better than the cure, but everyone gets caught out from time to time. Also if the SHTF one day, sunscreen simply won’t be available (note to self – do future post on natural sunscreens!)

Anyway if you do get caught out and get sunburnt, ‘Common Sense Homesteading’ have done a great post on 10 home remedies you can use to help sooth and treat sunburn. We have used aloe vera for years, we actually grow our own plants and break off a stem, squeeze out the gel/juice and use it fresh.  I would highly recommend growing some aloe vera plants, as aloe vera is useful for so many different health and beauty things…

Some Great Home Remedies For Sunburn

Related book: Medicine for the Outdoors: The Essential Guide to Emergency Medical Procedures and First Aid, 5e (Medicine for the Outdoors: The Essential Guide to First Aid &)

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Sugar As An Effective Wound Antibacterial

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(Sugars; clockwise from top left: White refined, unrefined,
brown, unprocessed cane)

Given that I run a prepping and self-sufficiency website, it came as a bit of a surprise when I cut my hand a while back and went to the first aid kit and there was no antibacterial cream… Luckily I survive the cut without the antibacterial, but it got me thinking.

100s and 1000s of years back, what were people using to clean and disinfect wounds? Sure, loads more people died from infection, but they still must have had some form of antibacterial ointment for wounds. This is when I stumbled on the fact that sugar is a very effective antibacterial and has been used for 1000s of years to treat open wounds and prevent/fight infect.  I don’t think this is widely known, probably because big pharma can’t patent it and license it for medical use, but sugar’s antibacterial properties are proven.

The use of sugar as a wound antibacterial is even covered in the U.S Army Field Manual 3-05.70 Survival; quote: sugar—  place directly on wound and remove thoroughly when it turns into a glazed and runny substance. Then reapply.

The next time your or a family member cuts themselves and you are without pharmaceutical antibacterial, give sugar a go.  Its use is proven and it is certainly better than nothing. It would also be worthwhile adding a small bag of sugar to your hiking, camping or bug-out bag; it can flavour your food and drinks and possibly save your life should you injure yourself far from home.

Disaster Preparedness For Diabetics

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Most peppers already think they have enough to worry about preparing for an uncertain future. Imagine how much more difficult this becomes if you have an illness or a disability… Scary thought, right?

Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in the US and the rest of the Western world are not far behind. I often get asked about prepping with a condition that requires prescription medicines and regular medical attention. With this in mind I am really glad to be sharing this excellent post about disaster preparedness for diabetics from ‘Prepper Ideas’.

I highly recommend you read this if you are diabetic or you have a diabetic friend or family member.

Disaster Preparedness For Diabetics 

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36 Little Known Facts About Fast Food (Scary reading…)

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It is shocking how fast the fast food industry has expanded and how regularly we consume fast food and are subjected and influenced by its advertising.

Here are JUST three shocking facts from the list – 

Ronald McDonald has the 2nd most powerful resonance in the advertising marketplace.

In 1970, US$6 billion was spent on fast food. In 2006, it shot up to US$142 billion! (It is likely much, much higher today!)

Prices of soft drinks in fast food outlets are marked up by at least 1200%.

Quick question – there are only two countries in the entire world where you cannot buy Coca Cola, do you know which two? (Number 31 on the list)

Have a read through the full list, it is a shocking eye-opener and it may make you think twice about what, and where, you and your family eat in the future…

36 Little Known Facts About Fast Food (Scary reading…)

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How To Brew Your Own Kombucha

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Kombucha is an effervescent fermentation of sweetened tea. Sometimes referred to as a “mushroom” or “mother”, the kombucha culture is actually a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast that is amazingly good for your gut health.

Kombucha is easy to make and delicious to drink. If you have never tried kombucha, wow you are in for a treat… It’s like nothing else you’ve ever tried. Kombucha is great fun to try brewing, and once you have a live culture, it’s easy to have a constant supply on tap. Check out the link below for more details.

How To Continuous Brew Kombucha

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Fermented Foods & Vegetables that Can Heal Your Gut

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Before the advent of modern day canning most of our American fore mothers understood the process of lacto-fermentation. They had crocks of real sauerkraut, lacto-fermented cucumber pickles and other treasures such as beets, onions or garlic waiting out the winter in the root cellar.

These and many more fermented foods have been proven to be good for you. See the full article and list of fermented foods below

Fermented Foods & Vegetables that Can Heal Your Gut

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The 9 Best Survival Antibiotics

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This topic is a sticky subject. I would always recommend talking to a doctor before hand and seeing if you may be allergic to any medication.

See what the top 9 best survival antibiotics are below. There is a list of medication names and what that antibiotic is good for treating.

The 9 Best Survival Antibiotics

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13 Uses for Cucumbers That Will Amaze You

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The Simple cucumber–it sits patiently in the crisper drawer while its flashier cousins are being scooped up and devoured for dinner. The cucumber just waits and waits in all of it’s watery, melon-tinged mild manner.

Maybe someone will make some pickles, maybe Mom will slice off a few rounds for her tired eyes…but really, aside from pickles and eye treatments, what is a cucumber’s claim to fame? See 13 amazing uses for cucumbers below

13 Uses for Cucumbers That Will Amaze You

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Poison Ivy Treatment: Here’s What to Do

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You get this from touching it, or touching something that has touched it, like your clothes or your dog. You normally get it from touching the leaves, but yanking the vine out by the roots – even in winter – will give you a wicked rash.

If you find your self in an emergency or you are miles and miles away from medical help, there are a few things you can do to aid/soothe the poison ivy rash, click the link below to see the full article

Poison Ivy Treatment: Here’s What to Do

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10 Questions Preppers Should Ask The Doctor

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In an emergency situation getting to see a doctor or any healthcare professional may just not happen. As preppers, we prepare, but not many of us think about going beyond just stockpiling medicine.

Dr.Bones explains what questions you can ask your doctor NOW, to try and seek other methods or natural drugs to start looking into before SHTF. Click the link below to see this great article.

10 Questions Preppers Should Ask The Doctor

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