Most Recent Dietary Wellness Articles

6 Ways to Get Your Kale On!

Kale is a nutritional power house! Learn 6 different ways to incorporate kale into your diet, learn why every prepper and gardener should grow this leafy green, and why adding this veggie to your family’s grocery list is a must. It’s time to get your kale on!

The 4 Things You Must Eat To Avoid Malnutrition

Those that are preparedness-minded may want to take a more in-depth look at why it is important to store certain types of food and how they affect our bodies in order to make better choices when investing in your food storage.

No Groceries For a Year: One Family’s Transition into Homesteading

Over the course of the year, the Hoff family made the transition into homesteading and reaped more benefits than they had expected.

Amazing Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

After stumbling upon a gold mine of a bread recipe, I wanted to share the recipe with all of you. It’s mellow and sweet; and is the best tasting wheat bread recipe I have found.

What’s Your Annual Radiation Dose?

Everyone is so concerned about radiation levels increasing due to the disaster in Japan. Ironically, we absorb radiation everyday. Knowing the proper levels of radiation we are exposed to each year can help us stay healthier.

To Your Health Series: Types of Medicinal Mushrooms

Eastern medicine values preventative medicine over reactive medicine. For centuries, cultures have long considered certain mushrooms to be responsibile for their prosperity and health. Their use of these mushrooms contributed to longer lifetimes, less health issues, more youthful appearances, and increased energy levels. Read more to understand the healing properties that mushrooms can provide, as well as learn some of the most popular medicinal mushrooms available.

To Your Health Series: How Medicinal Mushrooms Can Benefit Your Immune System

In traditional Eastern medicine, mushrooms are the drug of choice and hailed for their medicinal powers. Only recently have Westerners discovered the untapped medicinal source from mushrooms. More notably, certain mushrooms, such as shiitake and reishi mushrooms have antiviral and antibiotic properties that could come in handy during a long term emergency, especially if added to a survival medicinal garden. Thus providing a person with an immense amount of nutrition and medical uses.

5 Ways to Use a Pumpkin

There is more to the pumpkin than meets the eye. The nutrition value alone makes pumpkins a vitamin powerhouse. Here are five ways to use pumpkins other than for a jack-o-lantern.

Grow Against the System

Many may not be aware of a food revolution slowly growing in popularity around the nation. There are some people who feel that our food is under attack by large agriculture corporations. This revolution is advocating people to take back control over their food sources and begin teaching the next generation more self reliant practices. Rather than thinking as a group, teach the next generation to think as an individual.

Make Your Own Survival Bars

For $3.50, you can make a 2000 calorie bar (equivalent to a Daltrex bar) for your emergency preparedness gear. These survival bars last indefinately (if packaged correctly) and would make excellent additions to a person’s bug out bag, emergency vehicle or preparedness kit. In an emergency situation, having these bars handy could save a life.