Most Recent Dietary Wellness Articles

Simply Sprouting

Sprouts are a delicious alternative to expensive bottles of vitamins which can lose their nutritional value as well as expire within a year of it being purchased. In fact, sprouts provide the highest amount of vitamins, minerals, proteins and enzymes of any of food per unit of calorie.

The Amazing Cucumber – 13 Reasons Why Cucumbers Should Be In Every Garden

Cucumbers are one of the most beneficial and multipurpose vegetables around. The numerous ways one can use a cucumber range from natural cleaning alternatives to a natural hangover remedy. Here are 13 reasons why cucumbers should be a part of every garden.

Dehydrate Foods for Long Term Storage

For centuries, dehydrating food was seen as a survival necessity. This method of preserving food is seen by many as the safest, most affordable and best way to preserve flavors of foods. Dehydrating food for a long term food storage will provide a person with a cost effective yet optimum source of nutrition.

Securing Long Term Survival With Seeds

Seeds are an invaluable commodity and hold the key to long term sustainability, and survival in some cases.  There are many theories floating around on the correct methods to store seeds for long term use.  Knowing how to properly store seeds will ensure their viability for when they are needed the most. Seeds are Alive [...]

Survival Food Series: Essential Trees, Bushes and Berries

In a homestead environment, a person wants the land to work for them as much as possible.  Wildlife will play a large part as a food source if people are living this type of lifestyle.  Venturing out to play the waiting game when hunting for food can be time consuming and at times, unsuccessful. Positioning specific types of plants and [...]

Survival Food Series: Edible Weeds

When food is scarce, chaos and fear begin to set in.  Instead of panicking, step outside and go for a walk and more than likely, food will be right under your nose.  In an article titled,  “What To Do When There Is No Food,” it was discussed that Mother Nature provides food, a person just needs [...]

Survival Food Series: What To Eat When There Is No Food

What will you do if your family is starving and there is no food to be found?  This fear is always in the back of our minds.  The answer lies in nature.  Nature has all that is needed to survive.  Even if wild game, berries, and plants cannot be found, there are still edible choices to [...]

Prepping With Wheat Allergies

  Anyone with allergies know how degraded they feel after they have a flare up.  Wheat allergies are among the top 8 food allergens that people suffer from in the United States.  The allergy is mainly due to the gluten.  Preppers with this allergy are looking at different sources to grains to get around this problem. Wheat Alternatives [...]

Natural Flu Medicines

Nature provides us all that we need to live and thrive. Two generations ago, people did not have Tylenol and Ny-Quil and Sudafed to get them through when they were ailing. Our ancestors had knowledge on medicinal herbs, and proven tonics that alleviated symptoms and cured their illnesses. As with many forms of generational knowledge, things are forgotten. But, the time may come when we will need to know what our ancestors knew long before us.

Home Canning Makes A Comeback

 Home Canning dates back to the 18th century during the time where Napolean Bonaparte realized the need to provision his army with food while they were away fighting.   By providing these canned foods to his army, it gave him a huge advantage over his opponents.  The canning process allows us to keep food way beyond it’s normal storage period by preventing microorganisms from [...]