Category Archives: Doom and Bloom / Survival Medicine Podcast
Podcasts about Survival Medicine, Natural and Herbal Remedies, Disaster Safety and Interviews with prominent preparedness and survival Experts.
Survival Medicine Podcast: Home Care For COVID-19 Patients
COVID-19 tests are now available in larger numbers in the U.S. and the numbers of[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Podcast: Origins of Viral Research, COVID-19 Update
Well, we’re in the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., with close[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Podcast: COVID-19
In the last few weeks, we have found ourselves challenged by a new virus from a[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Podcast: Coronavirus
Unless you just got back from a trip to Mars, you probably know that there’s[Read More]
Feb
Survival Medicine Podcast: Norovirus, Xofluza
Survival Medicine Podcast Reports from Yosemite National Park in California reveal that at least 170[Read More]
Jan
Survival Medicine Podcast: Pneumonia in Austere Settings
Health authorities in China are reporting 60-70 cases of a previously unknown viral pneumonia that[Read More]
Jan
Survival Medicine Podcast: Austere Medics
You know, the world isn’t getting any safer these days, and that means that, more[Read More]
Jan
Survival Medicine Podcast: COPD in Survival Settings
Chronic Lung Disease Off The Grid We often talk about trauma and infection, but less[Read More]
Dec
Survival Medicine Podcast: Dengue Fever, Permethrin
Survival Medicine Podcast #379 Today, we talk about a mosquito-borne illness. What? It’s freezing out there,[Read More]
Survival Medicine Podcast: Sharp Trauma
In the last couple of days, we’ve read about multiple stabbing incidents, one killed a[Read More]
Dec
Survival Medicine Podcast #376: Q & A
This episode is broadcast (poorly) from a hotel room in New Yawk City, where we[Read More]
Dec
Modern Combat and Survival Interviews Dr. Bones
Our good friend Jeff Anderson of Modern Combat and Survival Magazine brings Joe Alton MD[Read More]
Dec
Survival Medicine Podcast: Infectious Disease
THE SURVIVAL MEDICINE PODCAST #376 Hey, I’ll bet you’ve wondered from time to time if[Read More]
Survival Medicine Podcast: Fish Oil, Guyon’s Syndrome
Survival Medicine Podcast #375 In survival, the medicines eventually run out no matter how well[Read More]
Survival Medicine Podcast: Deadly Viruses
Infectious disease is of major concern in good times or bad, and the family medic[Read More]
Dec
Survival Medicine Podcast: The Health Worker in Harm’s Way
Survival Medicine Podcast: New Format! After a brief hiatus, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr.[Read More]
Dec
Survival Medicine Hour: Pandemic Diseases with Prepping 2.0
In the midst of a break from their podcast, Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton[Read More]
Nov
Survival Medicine Hour #370: Amebiasis, Nail Bed Injuries, Altitude Sickness
A fractured femur or a gunshot wound to the chest are major injuries that affect[Read More]
Oct
#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]
Oct
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]
Oct
Survival Medicine Hour: Debridement, Ebola 2019, Type II Diabetes, More
#366 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST You may have heard the phrase “Gone But Not Forgotten”[Read More]
Sep
Survival Medicine Hour: Insomnia, Turmeric, “Tactical” Tampons
Just back from a trip to the United Kingdom, Amy Alton ARNP and Joe Alton[Read More]
Sep
#364 Survival Medicine Hour: Poison Plants, Bone Fractures, Hair Loss, More
#364 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST In this info-packed episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe[Read More]
Sep
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]
Sep
#363 Survival Medicine Hour: Hepatitis, Jeff Motes of “Once Upon an Apocalypse”, More
#363 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Outbreaks of hepatitis A are springing up in various parts of[Read More]
Sep
Survival Medicine Hour: Todd Sepulveda of Prepper Website
If you want to know how to keep informed on all the latest preparedness topics,[Read More]
Aug
Survival Medicine Hour: Author Craig Caudill of Nature Reliance
#361 Survival Medicine Hour Podcast In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and[Read More]
Aug
Survival Medicine Hour: Burns and Remedies, Ingrown Nails, More
#360 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST In summer camping or zombie apocalypses, there are campfires. Where[Read More]
Aug
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]
Aug
#358 Survival Medicine Hour: Risky Off-Grid Pregnancies, Insect stings, More
#358 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR This week, not only did we undergo a record heat wave[Read More]
Jul
#357 Survival Medicine Hour: Equipping the Medic, Heat Waves, Heat Stroke, More
In normal times, we have the luxury of a modern and well-equipped medical system. When[Read More]
Jul
#356 Survival Medicine Hour: Snakebites, Doxycycline, More
#356 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Warm weather wakes humans up from their hibernation, but it[Read More]
Jul
#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]
Jul
#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]
Jun
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]
Jun
#352 Survival Medicine Hour: Lancing Boils, GI home remedies, Camping Safety
#352 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST The school year has ended, and families are planning this[Read More]
Jun
#351 Survival Medicine Hour: Cholera, Drug Storage, Shooters, More
#351 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST You might associate armed attacks with wars or survival scenarios,[Read More]
Jun
#350 Survival Medicine Hour: Suture Materials, Water Off The Grid, More
#350 Survival Medicine Hour Last week, the Altons discussed less invasive methods of wound closure[Read More]
Jun
Survival Medicine Hour: Joe Ordia of “Built To Survive”, Bleeding, Bandages, Sutures vs Staples
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Occasionally, we have the honor of a mention in books that[Read More]
May
Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Closure, Natural vs Conventional Therapy, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST with JOE ALTON MD and AMY ALTON ARNP In survival scenarios,[Read More]
May
Survival Medicine Hour: Treating Fractures, Tourniquets, Face Masks, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST The use of tourniquets to control bleeding has been in use[Read More]
May
Survival Medicine Hour: Kissing Bugs, Chagas Disease, Broken Bones, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST It’s a rare individual who passes an entire lifetime without breaking[Read More]
May
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]
May
Survival Medicine Hour: Probiotics and Antibiotics, Structural Fires, More
SURVIVAl MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST For years, Dr. Bones has been writing about antibiotics and how[Read More]
Apr
Survival Medicine Hour: Mass Casualty Incidents, Salmonella Outbreaks, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST In off-grid settings, you can expect there to be concerns about[Read More]
Apr
Survival Medicine Hour: TCCC Core Principles, Preparedness and “Normal” People, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST You may have read some of my articles where I talk[Read More]
Apr
Survival Medicine Hour: Tornadoes, Nettles, Expiration Dates, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Spring is tornado season, and all up and down Tornado Alley,[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Hour: Dental Issues, ThePrepared Editors, More
THE SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST When a storm knocks out the power for a week,[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Hour: Mumps, Expiration Dates, OTC Drugs, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Sometimes, diseases that are rare today pop up unexpectedly, such as[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Hour: Which Antibiotics, “The Unraveling”, more
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Survival Group Medicine Handbook guru Charley Hogwood comes to the show[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Hour: Pediatric First Aid, Keflex, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton MD[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Hour: Earthquake Survival, Radiation, pt. 3, Antibiotics, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Yesterday a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Ecuador, part of the “rim[Read More]
Feb
Survival Medicine Hour: How Many Antibiotics, Shooter Events, Hangnails, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST A gunman opened fire inside an Aurora manufacturing plant on Friday,[Read More]
Feb
Survival Medicine Hour: Radiation, Pt.2, Measles, Crystal Meth
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST We don’t often get to report good news these days, but[Read More]
Feb
Survival Medicine Hour: Radiation, Medic Teams, Expired Epipens, More
You may think that preparedness is purely an American passion but there are folks from[Read More]
Feb
Survival Medicine Hour: Mudslides, Survival Medics, Supplies, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST In a long term survival situation, it will be an extremely[Read More]
Jan
Survival Medicine Hour: Hypothermia, Winter Strandings, Avalanches, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST This week, Winter Storm Gia, they’ve been naming them for a[Read More]
Jan
Survival Medicine Hour: Influenza, Epi-pens, Falls Through the Ice, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Infectious disease is of major concern in good times or bad,[Read More]
Jan
Survival Medicine Hour: Viral Illnesses, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Infectious disease is of major concern in good times or bad,[Read More]
Dec
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
Survival Medicine Hour: Survival at Sea, Sharks, Antibiotics, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR Upon the passing of President George H. W. Bush, we should remember[Read More]
Dec
How to Survive Lost at Sea
HOW TO SURVIVE AT SEA Upon the passing of President George H. W. Bush, we[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: Food Safety On/Off The Grid, Pandemics, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST An outbreak of food poisoning with Escherischia coli (E. coli) has[Read More]
Nov
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]
Nov
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]
Nov
Survival Medicine Hour: Animal Bites, Active Shooters, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST A gunman opened fire on a crowd at a bar in[Read More]
Nov
Survival Medicine Hour: Pregnancy Issues, Ortho Injuries, Wasp Stings
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST It’s around Halloween, so I figured I’d tell you a horror[Read More]
Nov
Survival Medicine Hour: Trail Injuries, Burns, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Anyone who has done any hiking like we have or has[Read More]
Oct
Survival Medicine Hour: Antibiotics, Resistance, Mastitis, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST When modern medical care isn’t available, many deaths would be prevented[Read More]
Oct
Survival Medicine Hour: Opioids, Respiratory Infections, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST It’s important to realize that the majority of respiratory infections, including[Read More]
Oct
Survival Medicine Hour: Off-Grid Waste Issues, Face Masks, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST We’ve mentioned that we’re finishing up a book on antibiotics and[Read More]
Sep
Survival Medicine Hour: Immunity, Disease Outbreaks, STDs
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Our body is a fortress that is constantly under siege by[Read More]
Sep
Survival Medicine Hour: Hurricanes, Cough Remedies, Styes, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Hurricane Florence is making landfall in the Carolinas as we’re recording,[Read More]
Sep
Survival Medicine Hour: Infectious Disease, Sick Room Basics, Nat’l Prep Month
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST In good times, we have the luxury of modern medical facilities[Read More]
Sep
Survival Medicine Hour: Fall Injuries, Home Fires, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Recently, we certified as Advanced Wilderness Expedition Providers, and many of[Read More]
Aug
Survival Medicine Hour: Tetanus, Hemostatic Agents, Crypto, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Most of us have dutifully gone to get a Tetanus shot[Read More]
Aug
Survival Medicine Hour: Wildfire Survival, Keflex and other Antibiotics, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Joe and Amy Alton return home to South Florida after almost[Read More]
Aug
Survival Medicine Hour: Floods, Drowning, Water Contamination
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST We’ve talked a lot about natural disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes,[Read More]
Aug
Survival Medicine Hour: Earthquakes, Bed Bugs, Diatomaceous Earth
Recent reports suggest that the West coast is at high risk for a big earthquake.[Read More]
Jul
Survival Medicine Hour: Injuries Incurred in Disasters, Casts, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST A friend recently asked us to write about injuries that might[Read More]
Jul
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]
Jul
Survival Medicine Hour: Heat Waves, Bears, Turmeric, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Many consider a heat wave to be just a time to[Read More]
Jul
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]
Jun
Survival Medicine Hour: Ortho Injuries, Heat Stroke, Jack Spirko Interview
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST This week, Joe and Amy Alton go to Sanibel Island, where[Read More]
Jun
Survival Medicine Hour: Backcountry Safety, Doxycycline, Lyme Disease
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST School’s out and a great way to teach your family survival[Read More]
Jun
Survival Medicine Hour: School Safety Solutions, Fungal Infections, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST #390 Recently, Joe Alton MD wrote about school safety solutions in[Read More]
Jun
Survival Medicine Hour: Stroke, Ebola 2018, Med Storage, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST In 2014, Joe Alton MD began reporting on an outbreak of[Read More]
May
Survival Medicine Hour: Ticks, Volcanoes, Special Guests
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Can you prepare for a day at the beach? Can you[Read More]
May
Survival Medicine Hour: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Malaria
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP often talk about infectious[Read More]
May
Survival Medicine Hour: Spring Camping Safety, Snakebite, More
School is winding down, and families are starting to think about that camping trip to[Read More]
Apr
Survival Medicine Hour: E. Coli Outbreak, Mudslides, Water Disinfection, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #386 Spring has sprung, and snowmelt plus heavy rains may increase the[Read More]
Apr
Survival Medicine Hour: Allergies, More
Survival Medicine Hour #385 In certain seasons, like Spring, pollens and other substances are at[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Closure in Survival Settings, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #382 Injuries occur in disaster and other off-grid settings, and some of[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Hour: Preparedness Expos, Stop The Bleed Day, More
We’ve been supporters of and speakers at the Self-Reliance Expo for many years, and we[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Care Off The Grid, Medical Backpacks, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #380 The right equipment is important for anyone to do a job[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Hour: All about Arthritis, Mass Recall, Anosmia
Survival Medicine Hour #379 What if you had to function with joint pain in the[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Hour: Pregnancy, Labor and Delivery Off The Grid
Survival Medicine Hour #378 It may not be the wisest move to be fruitful and[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Hour: Family Planning, Anxiety and Depression Off The Grid
You’ve heard “Be Fruitful and Multiply”, but in the early aftermath of a major long-term[Read More]
Feb
Survival Medicine Hour: Nosebleeds, Pregnancy Complications, Flu Recurrence, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST You might not think it’s possible, but there are enough different[Read More]
Feb
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]
Feb