Category Archives: Asthma
Video: Wildfire Smoke Inhalation
With many wildfires in the Western U.S. and Canada out of control and more reported[Read More]
Aug
Survival Medicine Podcast: Anaphylaxis, Floods, Survival Bartering
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast with Dr. Joe and Nurse Practitioner Amy[Read More]
Jul
Sinusitis
Lately, I’ve received reports of an uptick in people suffering from something called “sinusitis.” Sinusitis[Read More]
Aug
Asthma Off The Grid, Part 2: Treatments and Myths
Last time, we discussed how to identify asthma attacks, the triggers that cause them, and[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]
Asthma In Survival
Asthma is a chronic condition that limits your ability to breathe. It affects the tubes[Read More]
Video: Asthma in Survival Settings, Part 2
VIDEO: ASTHMA, PART 2 We usually write about Asthma in the Spring, when pollen counts[Read More]
Video: Asthma in Austere Settings, Part 1
VIDEO: ASTHMA, PART 1 In Part 1 of this video series on asthma, Joe Alton[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: Asthma, Pandemics, Food Myths, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Ask people about the last pandemic and most will say it[Read More]
Dec
Skin Problems and Their Treatments
SKIN PROBLEMS AND TREATMENTS Treating medical problems in a remote homestead or after a disaster[Read More]
Anaphylaxis: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
In a disaster or any other situation that takes us off the grid, we will expose[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: Anaphylaxis, Ear Infections, Hemorrhage
The Survival Medicine Hour, hosted by Joe Alton, MD aka Dr. Bones and Amy Alton,[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]
Using Epinephrine in Vials
We’re in the midst of an epidemic of allergies in the U.S., and severe allergic[Read More]
Treating Asthma
In our last article, we talked about the mechanisms of how asthma affects the body.[Read More]
Feb
Survival Medicine Hour: Asthma, Zika, Fukushima 5 years later, more
Five years ago, The Fukushima Daichi plant melted down after an earthquake and tsunami, and[Read More]
Feb
Understanding Asthma
Asthma is a chronic condition that limits your ability to breathe. It affects the airways,[Read More]
Asthma and Survival
One of the most common medical issues today is asthma. Asthma is a chronic condition[Read More]
Ginger and Asthma
GINGER AND ASTHMA In our efforts to find natural remedies to deal with medical issues,[Read More]
Why We Are Wheezing: CO2 And Asthma
Whatever your thoughts on global warming, one disturbing fact recently surfaced: Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions[Read More]
Asthma, Part 2: Natural Remedies
Last time, we discussed how to diagnose asthma and what medicines are useful in treatment. To[Read More]