Most Recent Health and Safety Articles

The Mass Casualty Incident: Triage, Part 1

If you have done any research into medical preparedness you know that access to medical facilities and its staff will be greatly diminished during times of disaster. Read more here about how to efficiently set up triage stations in an emergency situation.

Continuous Kombucha for Post-Collapse Wellness

Learning how to make this fermented tea to provide your family with dietary wellness and a long-term health benefits during a long-term emergency.

Chia Seeds: A Tiny Powerhouse for Sustainability

The Chia seed is much more than part of a novelty planter – it is a tiny little powerhouse that can add a lot of benefits to your long-term food storage while only taking up a small amount of space.

Pardon Me, Your Food is Glowing

This article was contributed by Daisy Luther   If the one-gallon jugs of milk in the dairy case seem to be glowing, it may not be just from the fluorescent lights You won’t hear about this from the mainstream media, but the world’s food supply is becoming increasingly tainted by radiation emitted from the Fukushima disaster. [...]

The Prepared Child

If your prepping efforts are a part of life for your kids, then in the event of a disaster, the shock will be lessened and they will adapt more quickly to the situation at hand. Learn ways to educate your child on disaster preparedness, and ways to teach them critical thinking skills so they become an active participant in the solution.

Winter Warmth When the Grid is Down

When the grid goes down during the frigid months of the year, and you are ill-equipped to maintain warmth in your home, you have a major survival situation on your hands. Keep reading to learn ways one mom from the North keeps her family nice and toasty when the grid goes down.

No Boys Allowed: Female SHTF Preparations

Ladies, stockpiling sanitary napkins and tampons is not the only way to prepare for your long-term sanitation needs. We have options! Keep reading to get the 4-1-1 on alternatives.

Prepping to Survive: The Nautical Series Pt. 6: When the SHTF – Gardening Afloat

In an extended emergency, we are going to need all the nutritional help we can get our hands on. Keep reading on how one man has equipped his bug out boat with sprouting equipment in order to maintain his dietary vitamin intake in an extended scenario.

The PROs of PROTEIN POWDER

Storing easy to prepare foods is ideal for a shtf scenario. Protein powders would be a great addition to your emergency pantry for the ease in preparation and for the nutrients and essential protein present in the drink.

Cold Exposure Emergencies and How To Avoid It

In the event of a prolonged or long-term power disruptions, without heat to warm yourself and your home, winter will be a nightmare to endure if you are not properly prepared for it. Finding a way to maintain warmth will inevitably be left up to you to provide.