Doom and Bloom (TM)

      Today, Jan 26, 2013,  Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy will review their Florida preparedness adventures, including a medical emergency Dr. Bones handled, from the past two weeks. Nurse Amy presents a 101 on starting a medicinal garden and a part 1 on some awesome plants to grow. Dr. Bones discusses Wilderness Wound [...]

Nurse Amy in her raised gardens I wanted to provide you with some principles of herbal healing before reviewing a few of my medicinal garden plants. These are basic common sense rules, but are worth learning if you decide to utilize herbal healing. These are found in a great book I own, “Prescription for Herbal [...]

Nurse Amy in her garden ( not the medicinal garden) This is a continuing list of my medicinal garden plants, part 2. Catnip: Nepeta cataria    zones 3-8 Lamiaceae family, Medicinal/Beverage/Aromatic Medicinal uses: To settle the stomach, sedative and since it powerfully stimulates sweating, fever reducing. It’s pleasant taste and gentle action make it suitable [...]

Nurse Amy in her gardens (not the medicinal garden) My background and education, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse-Midwife and a Master’s Degree in Science of Nursing all focused on traditional medical strategies. My midwifery training at the University of Miami did include some natural remedies, but they were primarily for use during pregnancy and [...]

Collapse in progress! Hey Prepper Nation, After gathering food and building a shelter, most people in the preparedness community consider personal and home defense to be the next priority in the event that our civilization collapses.  Certainly, defending oneself is important; you will have to be prepared to defend your life,  but have you thought about preparing [...]