Category Archives: Alternative Medicine

Survival Medicine Podcast: RussianPlague, Kratom, Nicotine, Nor’Easters

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy[Read More]

Gas Station Heroin?

(Note: This article was first published at americanthinker.com.) Recently, two University of Mississippi students were[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Treating Chest Trauma, Collapsed Lungs, Rib Fractures, Plus: More Essential Oils

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Medical Assets, Essential Oils, Acid Reflux/Spasms

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton discusses some important basics[Read More]

Headaches In Survival Scenarios, Pt. 3: Tension Headaches

Last time, we discussed migraine headaches and the various “auras” and other symptoms they cause.[Read More]

Headaches In Survival Scenarios, Part 2: Migraines

Minor issues like headaches can become major problems when they affect the work efficiency of[Read More]

Sinusitis

Lately, I’ve received reports of an uptick in people suffering from something called “sinusitis.” Sinusitis[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Sinusitis, Wound infections, Listeria Food Poisoning, More

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy[Read More]

Chronic Disease and Ultra-Processed Foods

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that fully six in ten Americans[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Bleeding, Ticks and Lyme, Herbal Meds, Dental, More

In this extended episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Joe Alton, MD, FACS, FACOG, and[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Chemical Emergencies, Thyme, Medical Supplies, More…

In this episode of The Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Dog Flu, Winter Car Survival, Dental Extraction, Chestnuts

Winter storms like “bomb cyclones” can be life-threatening, so it’s important to know how to[Read More]

Today’s Marijuana: It Ain’t Your Grandpa’s Weed

The public perception of marijuana use has evolved significantly in the 21st century.  A comprehensive[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Anaphylaxis, Lightning, Complementary Medicine

Well, it’s summer and a lot of folks are heading out into the great outdoors.[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Nasal Trauma, AFib, Valerian

It’s a rare individual who has never had a nosebleed and a lot of people[Read More]

Diabetes, Part 4: Natural Remedies

In part 1, part 2, and part 3 of this series, I discussed types, symptoms,[Read More]

Potassium Iodide Tablet Alternatives

Given the present conflict in Europe and the possibility of others in our unstable world,[Read More]

Medicinal Gardens

Planting your own medicinal garden is the best way to provide alternatives to modern medicine[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Thyroid Issues, Hypertension

In this audio episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Amy[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Austere Medics

You know, the world isn’t getting any safer these days, and that means that, more[Read More]

#369 Survival Medicine Hour: Blisters, Bacteria, Baking Soda, More

#369 SURVIVAL MEDICINE PODCAST The world is on the brink of destruction and you have[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Heart Issues, Hypertension, Kidney Disease, More

#367 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Amy Alton[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Insomnia, Turmeric, “Tactical” Tampons

Just back from a trip to the United Kingdom, Amy Alton ARNP and Joe Alton[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: EMPs, Herbal Teas, Wound Closure

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Our thoughts and prayers go out to the citizens of the[Read More]

Hepatitis A Outbreaks

The nation is experiencing multiple outbreaks of the highly contagious Hepatitis A virus (HAV), with[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Dengue Fever, Tubal Pregnancy, Comfrey, More

#359 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST The mosquito-borne disease Dengue Fever is a virus that is[Read More]

#356 Survival Medicine Hour: Snakebites, Doxycycline, More

#356 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Warm weather wakes humans up from their hibernation, but it[Read More]

Snakebites: First Aid and Prevention

Warm weather wakes humans up from their hibernation, but it also wakes inhabitants of the[Read More]

#355 Survival Medicine Hour: Earthquakes, Rheumatoid Arthritis, More…

#355 THE SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Southern California has been hit with a 7.1 magnitude[Read More]

Video: All About CBD Oil

VIDEO: All About CBD Oil In this companion video to a previous article, Joe Alton[Read More]

#354 Survival Medicine Hour: Eye Issues Off The Grid

#354  Survival Medicine Hour podcast Ask anyone on the street which of the five senses[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: CBD Oil, Ticks and Lyme Disease, Birthing Supplies, More

SURVIVAL MEDICINE PODCAST #353 Public support for the legalization of both medical and recreational marijuana[Read More]

CBD Oil: What You Should Know

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CBD OIL Public support for both medical and recreational marijuana[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Medications with Dr. Bones and Todd Sepulveda of Prepper Website

SURVIVAL MEDICINE PODCAST  The Altons are in Gatlinburg, fresh off the Mother Earth News Fair[Read More]

Video: Dr. Alton Interviewed By Canadian Prepper

VIDEO: CANADIAN PREPPER INTERVIEWS DR. BONES Our good friend The Canadian Prepper has a large[Read More]

Accumulating Antibiotic Stockpiles: How Much Is Enough?

HOW MANY ANTIBIOTICS DO YOU NEED? Some years ago I began writing about medical preparedness[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Burns, Nail Issues, New Book, More!

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP are pleased to announce[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Bacterial Infections, Stones, Antibiotics, More

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST: KIDNEY STONES, GALL STONES, BACTERIAL INFECTIONS, ANTIBIOTICS, MORE To better understand[Read More]

Fluconazole in Survival Settings

FLUCONAZOLE: A USEFUL ANTI-FUNGAL FOR FISH? I’ve written quite a bit about antibiotics in the[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Expiration Dates, Pandemics, Flagyl, More

Happy National Preparedness Month! Joe and Amy Alton often  talk about the risk of infectious[Read More]

About Antibiotics in Survival Settings

ABOUT ANTIBIOTICS IN SURVIVAL SETTINGS (The following is an excerpt from the introduction to my[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Antibiotics, Bears Pt.2, Nutrition with Amy

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST The human body is a marvel of biologic engineering. Its immune[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Headache Types and Treatments, Fractures, More

Last week on the Survival Medicine Hour podcast, Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP[Read More]

Health Benefits of Turmeric

TURMERIC Conventionally trained physicians like myself receive little education and training in the benefits and[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Allergies, More

Survival Medicine Hour #385 In certain seasons, like Spring, pollens and other substances are at[Read More]

Video: Adding Natural Remedies to First Aid Kits

If you’re putting together a solid first aid kit, you have to decide if that[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: The Flu Hits The Hosts, Antibiotic Use, More

Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, come down with the flu[Read More]

Essential Oils As Medical Tools

ESSENTIAL OILS Recently, I wrote an article about the use of herbal teas for their[Read More]

Herbal Teas as Medicinal Tools

HERBAL TEAS In a long-term disaster setting where you are knocked off the grid, medical[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Burns, Respiratory Infections, Herb Ban?

Survival Medicine Hour Podcast #364 In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and[Read More]

FDA Tries Again To Ban Natural Pain Herb

FDA Tries Again To Ban Kratom Last year, I wrote about the Food and Drug[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Disaster Supplies, Vehicular Terror, Pain Relief

Survival Medicine Hour #362 The NYC attack, which occurred very close to our daughter’s workplace,[Read More]

8 Health Benefits of Cloves

Health Benefits of Clove Our readers often ask us to comment on various natural remedies.[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Off-Grid Pregnancy Care, Cloves, Bleeding Kits

The Survival Medicine Hour Podcast #357 What if you had to care for a pregnancy[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Earthquake, Birthing Supplies, Hemorrhage, More

Survival Medicine Hour #355 What would you have done if you were in Mexico City[Read More]

Herbal Teas from Medicinal Gardens

HERBAL TEAS IN AUSTERE SETTINGS In long-term disaster settings, even prepared medics may end up[Read More]

All About Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary Tract Infections Medics in survival scenarios have to deal with major injuries and serious[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Dakin’s Sol’n, Shock, HPV, Garlic

Survival Medicine Hour #344 In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Shock, Triage, Mosquito Plants

Survival Medicine Hour #341 In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Joe Alton,[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Sulfa Drugs, Uva Ursi, Quicklime, More

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, MD (Dr. Bones) and Amy[Read More]

Allergies: What You Need To Know, Pt. 1

Allergies are reactions caused by a hypersensitivity of the immune system to a substance ingested[Read More]

Guest Article: Homeopathy and Preparedness

Nurse Amy and I are conventionally trained medical professionals that incorporate an integrative philosophy into[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Pneumonia, Natural Remedies

This episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Joe and Amy Alton contains the last[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Epipens, Hurricanes, Kratom, Chamomile

The Survival Medicine Hour hosted by Joe Alton, MD aka Dr. Bones and Amy Alton,[Read More]

50 Congressmen Ask DEA To Hold Off On Kratom Ban

In a rare bipartisan effort, 50 members of Congress have asked the DEA to hold[Read More]

Kratom, Natural Pain Reliever, Lost to FDA Actions

One of the questions we’re often asked is what to do about chronic pain and[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Kratom Ban, Dental Trauma, Medical Uses for Rosemary

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy (Joe[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Natural Pain Relief, Super Lice, Floods

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones[Read More]

The Formula For Penicillin

As you might know, I write mostly about how to deal with medical issues in[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Snakebite, Bee Sting, Heat Waves, Zika in the US?

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Joe Alton, MD (Dr. Bones) and[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Tom Martin of APN, Shooter Issues, Summer Germs, Natural Remedies

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr.[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Expert Charley Hogwood, Cinnamon, Antibiotics, Alligators

In this topic-packed episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Joe Alton, MD and Amy[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Allergies, Anaphylaxis, Antioxidants

Joe Alton, MD and Amy Alton, ARNP are the medical experts for Jack Spirko’s popular[Read More]

Antioxidants and Survival, Part 2

Last time, we talked about what antioxidants are and how they work to eliminate free[Read More]

Antioxidants and Survival, Part 1

Keeping healthy and fighting disease is what your body’s immune system is all about. What[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Bleeding, Herbal Teas, Zika update, more

Would you have the materials and knowledge to stop heavy bleeding if you were confronted[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Spider Bites, Heartburn, Drought, Expiration Dates

Will this year’s El Nino weather phenomenon save California from the worst drought in years?[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Bird Flu, Lice, Cipro

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, the Altons, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Masks, Measles, Natural Remedies for colds/flus

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr.[Read More]

A Travel Ban: Quick, Simple, and RIGHT

(Update: Nurse in Spain who treated missionary with Ebola evacuated to Madrid now confirmed to have first[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Wildfires, Drought, Herbal Medicine

  In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy,[Read More]

Essential Oils as Medicinal Survival Aid

(Dr. Bones Says:  This discussion relates to essential oil as a survival tool in a[Read More]

Raw Honey is Medicine!

I love honey, always have and always will. My love of honey has grown deeper[Read More]

The Medicinal Garden

(Dr. Bones says: We are obliged to say that essential oils are not proven treatments,[Read More]

Natural Remedies

    There are many issues that are best handled with the support of the[Read More]

Natural Remedies for Respiratory Infections

Last time, we talked generally about both upper and lower respiratory infections, respiratory hygiene, and important[Read More]

10 Questions Preppers Should Ask The Doctor

I often get questions from people that say: “I take this medicine or that medicine[Read More]

All About Essential Oils

As a medical doctor/registered nurse practitioner team, we received conventional medical training at university hospitals[Read More]

About Essential Oils…

As a medical doctor/registered nurse practitioner team, we received conventional medical training at university hospitals[Read More]

Natural Pain Relief

In our recent article “A Primer on Pain Meds”, we talked about your various pharmaceutical[Read More]

Ginger , More Than A Gastronomical Success

During the recent holiday season the over-indulgence in culinary delights led to numerous “tummy” aches[Read More]

Respiratory Infections, Part 2: Natural Remedies

Last time,  we talked generally about respiratory infections, respiratory hygiene, and important aspects of your[Read More]

Garlic as An Antibiotic

Garlic and Collapse Medicine   In a collapse situation, it stands to reason that we may find[Read More]

FISH ANTIBIOTICS IN A COLLAPSE

Why You’ll Need Antibiotics in a Collapse Situation Hey Preppers, Accumulating medications for a possible[Read More]

Natural First Aid Kit Part 2: Essential Oils continued

A few of Nurse Amy’s essential oils Part two of a series on herbal medicine[Read More]

Natural First Aid Kit Part 1: Essential Oils

Herbal Medicine and Essential Oils If you really believe a collapse situation is going to[Read More]

Save the Herbs

Growing your own food is only one step towards becoming a prepper. Now you have[Read More]