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Beets, berries and more: 6 Benefits of preserving food through freeze-drying

24 days ago -

When you're getting ready before SHTF, stocking up on healthy and long-lasting freeze-dried foods like berries and vegetables is an important part of your preparedness plan.

Detailed below are some of the benefits of freeze-dried food, such as a long shelf life and nutrient retention. (h/t to WeLovePrepping.com)

Freeze-drying is a food preservation method that reduces the surrounding pressure to allow the frozen water in the food to sublimate directly from solid to ...

Beta-testing, crypto-romance and more: FBI warns internet users about app-hacking techniques

August 25, 2023 -

Beta-testing apps are services that allow app developers to test mobile apps before they are officially released. However, beta-testing apps are usually not subjected to the review processes of a mobile operating system.

In a public service announcement released this August, the FBI warned that cybercriminals are "embedding malicious code in mobile beta-testing applications" to defraud their potential victims.

The agency also warned that cybercriminals will often ...

Essential survival fuel: Freeze-dried organic kale packed with nutrients

17 days ago -

However, having food on hand is crucial to your survival plan. (h/t to SurvivalSullivan.com)

If you have a home garden, you can save money by preserving excess crops so you have access to fruits and vegetables year-round. Home canning and food drying/dehydration are two great methods of food preservation. But if you don't have the time or extra space to process food at home, you can also make things easier for yourself by purchasing freeze-dried products like berries or kale....

Tips for responsibly and safely foraging and hunting for food

June 07, 2023 -

Scouting for food in the wild may seem easy at first, but foraging is more than just walking around in the woods and spotting delicious berries. Foraging requires a good knowledge of the environment and a little bit of practice in the wild.

Let's look at some basic rules and guidelines and tips for a successful foraging experience.Know the edible plants in your area

The first thing you need to do is research on what grows wild near you and could potentially offer ...

Homesteading 101: How to start your own medicinal herb garden

June 01, 2023 -

This ensures that when you run out of medicine, you can use herbs and plants from your garden to treat common ailments like a stomachache. (h/t to TheEpochTimes.com)

Here are some beginner-friendly herbs to grow in your garden.Calendula (Calendula officinalis)

You can use calendula externally to soothe rashes, irritated skin and to encourage collagen production.

Rub calendula oil into your skin to soothe and protect healthy skin.

Tips for growing calendula:

You ...

Candida overgrowth triggers your child's chronic ear infections

in 1105 years - naturalnews.com printable article

Candida overgrowth triggers your child's chronic ear infections

What is candida?

How do you know your child exhibits symptoms of candida overgrowth?

Treatment

Anita is a researcher, a writer and a passionate believer in the healing power of food. Using her culinary skills ...

Growing your own food: Gardening resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced gardeners

May 22, 2023 -

Science-backed resources

Your local extension office is one of the best authoritative resources backed by arboretums or botanical gardens and universities. For instance, with a vast network of 250 county Extension offices, 616 Extension agents, and 343 subject-matter specialists, the expertise provided by AgriLife Extension is available to every resident in every Texas county.

When searching for information online, add the word "extension" to your search. The search engine ...

Dive into the world of berry foraging: Unravel the secrets to spotting and gathering Mother Nature’s sweet treasures

a month ago -

Berries are a nutritious source of vitamins and minerals. If you don't have a home garden, you can harvest wild berries once you learn how to forage safely. (h/t to BackdoorSurvival.com)Best berries for foraging

Wild berries are elusive and they only appear for a short period during the summer and fall. If you want to forage wild berries, remember that their period of perfect ripeness moves quickly to a state of over-ripeness, meaning you only have a few weeks of harvesting....

8 Tips to help you manage anxiety naturally plus herbal tea recipes for anxiety relief

June 19, 2023 -

To help you manage anxiety, follow the tips listed below. (h/t to MayoClinicHealthSystem.org)Identify your triggers

Learn what situations or actions cause you stress or increase your anxiety. Take a pen and paper and list down all the things that make you anxious. (Related: Six lifestyle habits for balancing your mood and reducing anxiety.)

Identifying the causes of your anxiety will make it easier for you to assess your situation better. Once you have the primary ...

Twelve things you can do right now to be more resilient against collapse, famine and nuclear war

June 20, 2023 -

Resiliency means "anti-fragile," and in the context of survival, being resilient means being able to bounce back from losses or mistakes because you have redundancies and alternative plans at the ready. Redundancy is a key concept in resiliency planning, and in the twelve steps outlined below, you'll notice a lot of them focus on resiliency.

If you follow the steps outlined below, you will be hard to kill. You'll be difficult to starve out, difficult to bankrupt, difficult ...

In 2002, the Pentagon conducted $250 million Millennium Challenge war game to demonstrate “ease” of defeating Iran – and LOST

November 20, 2023 -

Boasting more than 13,500 participants, the U.S. government spent a whopping $250 million to conduct the war game, which pitted Iran against the U.S. military. Paul Van Riper, a three-star general and 41-year veteran of the Marine Corps led Iranian forces in the war game, his job being to take on the full force of the U.S. military.

Van Riper was led by an aircraft battle group and a "large amphibious landing force, as one media outlet put it, in the Persian Gulf. What ...

Prepping for collapse, famine and nuclear war: 12 Tips that will help you be more resilient when SHTF

June 28, 2023 -

These events may seem daunting, but preparing before SHTF should help you get your supplies ready in case you are one day forced to deal with a long-term survival scenario.

Below are 12 tips to help you get ready for societal collapse, famine and nuclear war. (h/t to SHTFPlan.com)Get some of your assets out of the fiat currency system

The fiat system, which is a rigged, debt-based monetary slave system, will crumble when disaster strikes.

Learn how to efficiently ...

Spending on mental health services among Americans has risen by 53% since start of pandemic

October 03, 2023 -

A new study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum assessed monthly telehealth and in-person use and spending rates for mental health services among commercially insured U.S. adults between 2019 and 2022.

Researchers from the RAND Corporation and Castlight Health reported spending on telehealth and in-person mental health services among Americans with private health insurance rose by 53 percent from March 2020 to August 2022. At the same time, the use of mental health ...

DEMONIC: WHO and UN want schools to “equip children to have sexual partners,” report claims

August 31, 2023 -

The said report presented "solid evidence, with many official documents" showing the global organization insisting: "Schools must equip children to have sexual partners."

"Little children are sexual beings who must have sexual partners and begin with sex as soon as possible. For this reason, kindergartens and elementary schools must teach children to develop lust and sexual desire, learn masturbation, build same-sex relationships, use online pornography, and learn different ...

STUDY: Chicken bones are proof that human activities and appetites can rapidly transform the natural world

July 14, 2023 -

Originating from the jungles of Southeast Asia, the red junglefowl became one of the first domesticated chicken species after humans domesticated it about 10,000 years ago, prizing the bird for its meat and eggs. However, it was only after World War II that selective breeding techniques transformed it into the rotund, short-lived creature found in supermarkets worldwide today.

"The modern meat chicken is unrecognizable compared to its ancestors or wild counterparts," explained ...

UN report: Cocaine smuggling and production increase amid growing demand for illicit substances

July 02, 2023 -

This is according to the World Drug Report 2023, which found that the number of cocaine users in 2021, the most recent year for which data is available, reached 22 million, compared to 21 million the previous year. The report highlights the growing demand for illicit substances of cocaine.

Furthermore, the report notes that cultivation of coca bushes, from which the drug is produced, has soared from approximately 234,200 hectares in 2020 to an alarming 315,000 hectares ...

Prepping 101: How to clean up your home after a flood

June 16, 2023 -

Prepare ahead of time because it doesn't take much flood water to cause huge amounts of damage.

It's also important to take precautions because floodwater usually contains sewage and other disease-causing microorganisms. Aside from the water damage, you will also have to deal with various health issues.

Cleaning up may be the last thing you want to do after a flood, but the longer you wait to clean up, the worse the damage will be. This is why you should know how ...

Putin takes a ride in a NUCLEAR-capable bomber that can reach the U.S.

2 months ago -

The flight, which showcased the wide-winged bomber's capabilities, serves as a conspicuous reminder to the West of Russia's nuclear prowess, as the Tu-160M has the potential to reach the United States carrying two dozen nuclear weapons.

The event was documented by Russian state television, capturing the 71-year-old Putin climbing the stairs under the immense warplane before it took off from an airfield in Kazan, located east of Moscow.

The Kremlin released a video, ...

Study claims COVID-19 vaccines contain graphene nanobots – and they can be transmitted to the unvaccinated

June 21, 2023 -

Without their research, the public will never know that the allegedly safe vaccines contain microscopic entities made up of graphene oxide that can harm human health.What are graphene nanobots?

Graphene nanobots are microscopic entities crafted from a material called graphene. These nanobots have captivated the imagination of researchers and innovators across the globe. But behind their seemingly miraculous potential is a terrifying reality – one that could shape the future ...

Bill Gates organization partners with biotech company to develop needle-free mRNA vaccine WAFER for taking under the tongue

December 22, 2023 -

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), which works with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has partnered with a company called Jurata Thin Film, Inc. (Jurata) to develop a thermostable mRNA (modRNA) vaccine film that a doctor, behaving like a religious priest, will be able to place into the mouth of a patient as a rite of passage into "immunity."

Instead of patients having to continue rolling up their sleeve for a penetrating pharmaceutical injection, ...