Survival Articles

My fear of lockjaw

As a kid, I remember the fear of stepping on a rusty nail. I had heard the morbid tales of the dreaded "lockjaw."  I imagined my jaws locking together forever, and it sounded horrible. I was afraid that I might get tetanus -- "lockjaw."   I envisioned all kinds of...

Antibiotics for preppers

I wrote this in 2015, but I decided to update my links, especially since we have a bit of chaos in our lives in 2020. Disclosure: This is what I store, and I have taken, but I am not a medical doctor, so you are on your own -- people react differently to antibiotics,...

The Hot Zone Ebola Virus

I like to read about how viruses work, and how drugs work (I was a biochemistry major and pharmacology grad student.) As a homeschooling mom, all of my kids read a book about the first outbreak of the Ebola virus in 1976, called The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story...

3 Natural ways to prevent colds

I hate getting sick, and the good old cold virus has so many mutants, that you're almost sure to get one. The common cold is a coronavirus. I've had a lot of success with these 3 natural ways to prevent colds. Echinacea I reach for the herb, Echinacea whenever I'm...
Poison oak remedies

Poison oak remedies

Poison oak brings back a lot of bad memories for me. When  I was about  12 years old, my girlfriend and I were walking...

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How to bake bread

How to bake bread

  Mormons store wheat. We've been storing wheat and food supplies for years and years and years. My grandma...

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