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    Tonight on the Doom and Bloom(tm) Hour, August 25, 2012, our honored guest is John Wesley Smith from www.destinysurvival.com. John also hosts DestinySurvival Radio and has a wide range of knowledge from food storage, gardening, personal defense and more. Tonight he will share some of that knowledge with our listeners. Dr. Bones will also [...]

As we speak, a hurricane is slowly churning its way in the Caribbean over to the state of Florida. Soon, it’ll be time to bring the alligators and pythons inside and batten down the hatches. The last major hurricane to whack the U.S. was Hurricane Ike, which hit Texas in 2008.  Even down here in sunny [...]

    By Aaron Pocat of http://72hoursurvival.com (Dr. Bones says:  From time to time, we get articles from aspiring writers in the preparedness community.  This guest post with images comes from Aaron Pocat, aka A-POC, from http://72hoursurvival.com, and it talks about your survival options when it comes to getting drinkable water.  Thanks to A-POC for [...]

Throughout history, infectious diseases have been part and parcel of the human experience.  Ever since the middle ages, we have figured out that some infections have the capacity of passing from person to person.  Medical personnel have made efforts to protect themselves from becoming the next victim to succumb from the disease.  This makes sense [...]

    This Saturday on the Doom and Bloom(tm) Hour, we have the wonderful Karen Hood, co-founder of Survival.com and Survival Quarterly Magazine. Karen shares her knowledge and experiences of survival and her life. She shares some pearls of wisdom and gives you some excellent preparedness advice. Please join us at 9pm EST/8pm CST/7pm MST/6pm [...]

Hey, Prepper Nation, I often get questions from people that say: “I take this medicine or that medicine for this medical problem.  What do I do if there’s a collapse and I can’t get modern medical care?”  I usually say, well, what did your doctor say?  “Well, I haven’t really asked.”  OK, how bad is [...]

(Dr. Bones says: Today’s post comes from our friend and aspiring preparedness writer Damian Brindle of rethinksurvival.com.  Damian’s website and blog has daily videos, articles and other resources for the preparedness community.  This time, Damian discusses  his step-by-step process for improvising a solar oven out of inexpensive materials.  Every prepper should consider methods of improvising [...]

    The Doom and Bloom(tm) Hour # 33, with Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, discusses home defense and questions you really should ask your doctor now. Nurse Amy will continue her medical list of items for your storage and how to use them. Thanks for listening! Tonight at 9pm EST/ 8pm CST or listen [...]

Here’s our latest video on how to staple skin on a pig’s foot:     Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy

  As a medical doctor/registered nurse practitioner team, we received conventional medical training at university hospitals while getting our degrees.  Since that time, however, we have explored various alternative methods of healing; this is not to replace our education, but as a supplement and as an additional tool in the medical woodshed.  Nurse Amy has [...]

PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD We self-reliant types spend our days working on our weapons, food, bug-out bags, and my personal favorite, medical supplies.  Granted, these are very important, but having all of these in place will do little good if you ignore two things:  Your feet. Foot health is not just for the local [...]

        The Doom and Bloom(tm) Hour tonight, Nurse Amy and Dr. Bones will review their recent Self Reliance Expo experience in Arlington Texas. They will also discuss the drought disaster, mosquito-borne illnesses, power outages and foot care. Nurse Amy continues her medical supply list of needed items and their uses.   Here [...]

Hey Self-Reliant Nation, Our joints are truly marvels of engineering.  They help provide mobility and locomotion and sometimes bear an incredible amount of stress without mishap.  They are moving parts, however, and moving parts can break down.  In long-term survival situations, our level of physical exertion goes up a notch, and the risk of injury [...]