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Doom and Bloom(tm) Hour: GMO Salmon,Sanitation,Valerian

    On today’s show, Nurse Amy and Dr. Bones will explain what exactly GMO (genetically modified organism) salmon are and their possible effects on our environment.  Dr. Bones discusses emergency sanitation practices for food and water, and the CDC’s plan for the coming “Zombie Apocolypse”.  Nurse Amy will update you on her garden and [...]

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Trauma Module Video

  Hey Preppers, Dr. Bones has decided to scare you out of your wits by actually appearing in his latest YouTube video!  Dr. Bones, aka “The face made for radio”, talks about items useful for treating traumatic injuries by breaking out his own bag and going through the various components.  Even though we sell the [...]

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Respiratory Infections, Part 1

Hey Prepper  Nation,  Even with today’s modern medical technology, most of us can’t avoid the occasional  respiratory infection.  Without strict adherence to sanitary protocol, it would be very easy in a collapse situation for your entire community to come down with colds, sinusitis, influenza or even pneumonia.  Most respiratory infections are spread by viral particles, [...]

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Dr Bones and Nurse Amy’s Doom and Bloom Show #52

Please join us for our 1 year anniversary show, October 27th, 2011. Our guests tonight are Ryan LaRoque and James Smith the “Covert Prepper”.  At 9pm EST/8pm Central. Here’s the link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theprepperpodcast/2011/10/28/dr-bones-and-nurse-amy-on-the-doom-and-bloomtm-show-52 Thanks, Nurse Amy

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Birthing That Baby!

Hey Prepper Nation, The delivery of a baby is best accomplished with the help of an experienced midwife or obstetrician, but those professionals will be hard to find in a collapse situation.  If there is no chance of accessing modern medical care, it will be up to you to perform the delivery.  The following is [...]

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Pregnancy Issues When The SHTF

Hey Preppers, There was a time when the announcement of a pregnancy was met with concern as well as joy.  In a collapse situation, some of these concerns will present themselves again.  Despite this, we know a lot more about the importance of hygiene and clean conditions that we did before.  This will help prevent [...]

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Hard Times and Hard Realities

Hey Preppers, Last week, the Census Bureau released new figures showing that nearly one in six Americans lives in poverty – a record 46.2 million people. The poverty rate, pegged at 15.1 percent, is the highest of any major industrialized nation, and many experts believe it could get worse before it abates.  If you’re a [...]

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Head Injuries

Hey Preppers, Head injuries can be soft tissue injuries (brain, scalp, blood vessels) or bony injuries (skull, facial bones).  Damage can be caused by direct impact, such as a laceration in the scalp or a fracture of the skull (also called the “cranium”).  It can also be caused by the rebound of the brain against [...]

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Self-Reliance Expo Review

Nurse Amy and Dr Bones Hey Preppers, If you’ve never gone to a preparedness expo/conference, you’re really missing out on a great way to connect with a lot of like-minded people!  Nurse Amy and I were honored to be invited to speak at the latest Self Reliance Expo in Denver, Colorado.  The Self-Reliance Expo is [...]

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Wildfire Preparedness

Hey Prepper Nation, We’ve certainly had our share of acts of God lately, what with hurricanes, earthquakes, and now, wildfires.  Wildfires, over 170 separate ones, have destroyed nearly 1,400 homes in Central Texas where 1200 firefighters from several states have been battling to get things under control.  As of this morning, there have been at [...]

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The End Of The Space Age

Hey Prepper Nation, Well, this week has been the end of an era for the United States, and probably the world.  With the launch of the shuttle Atlantis on its last flight ever, the era of serious manned space exploration has come to a close.   This has been met by cheers and jeers by those [...]

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Instinct, Insurance and The End of the World

Hey Prepper Nation, Some say that preparedness has its origin in the animal kingdom.  Squirrels, foxes, chipmunks, and various other animals store or bury food which they dig up in the winter to get through lean times. Even though it is instinctual behavior, they are assuring their survival in a way that we can all [...]

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Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy Moving to Thursday Nights!

Doom and Bloom Hey Preppers, Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down (to quote an old song), so we’ve decided to move our show to Thursday Nights at 9 pm eastern, 8 pm central time.  Our next show will be on May 26th.  Join us for 90 minutes of lively talk on topics to [...]

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You’ve got your preps, but do you have a plan?

Hey Prepper Nation, Many folks in the preparedness community consider themselves fully ready to face a crisis because they have stored up food, medical supplies, guns and ammo, and other classic survival items.  Some of these same people, however, haven’t really thought about what they will do at the moment they realize a life-changing event [...]

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