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Molybdenum – The Superhero’s Sidekick of the Essential Nutrient World
By Patrick Brian O’Neill There are a few facts about the essential nutrient molybdenum that you should know. It is found in what nutritionists and health experts consider the world’s healthiest foods. The foods which contain high levels of molybdenum also deliver other minerals, vitamins and nutritional good guys that your body craves. If you […]
What Foods Contain Arginine, The Healthy Anti-Aging Sex Booster?
By Patrick O’Neill PatrickBrianONeill.com Arginine (also known as L-Arginine) is a naturally effective prosexual nutrient for both women and men. That means that when you eat foods that contain this incredible anti-aging sex booster, you might be able to throw away your Cialis and Viagra for good. Your circulatory system also benefits, and there is […]
Recession proof your life with this career
In some of my past articles, you’ve read about back-up plans, Plan B sources of income, and other ways to save or make money. Today, I’d like to talk about my “Plan A”. My day job so-to-speak. For those of you who’ve been long time subscribers, you’ll know that I started my career in trucking and […]
Vitamin A – Why You Need It, and How to Get It
By Patrick Brian O’Neill Vitamin A is one of the 43 nutrients essential to healthy bodily functions. Unfortunately, your body cannot synthesize vitamin A in the quantities you need. This means you need to eat foods containing vitamin A as a part of your regular diet. Let’s take a closer look at this essential nutrient […]
Leucine, an essential nutrient that your body must have.
What is Leucine? There are three branched amino acids and leucine is one of them. Having a non linear aliphatic chain from the side, the chemical formula is written as HO2CCH (NH2) CH2CH (CH3)2. As a result of the aliphatic isobutyl chain it posses, this branched amino acid is classified as under hydrophobic amino acids. Leucine […]
Imperative Steps for Lowering Monthly Expenses
By Naveen Kumar, In today’s society, families face an uphill battle, when it comes to maintaining a healthy budget and keeping everyone happy. Although the entire concept might seem like an impossible struggle, it is imperative to work with your family, in order to put together an effective strategy for rectifying the problem. By relying […]
Effective Strategies for Communicating during Disasters
If history can tell us anything, it leads us to believe that cell phones will be much less effective, during the event of a disaster, economic collapse or terror attack. During the Boston Marathon, cell phone users struggled to get through to their friends and family. As soon as the bombs went off, the news […]
EC Prepcon IV
Millions of people around the world are adversely affected by catastrophes like Hurricane Sandy, the Ebola Outbreak, Armed Conflict, Social and Political Unrest, Terrorist Attacks, Famine, and Financial Crises. Millions of others watch these catastrophes from afar and know that something isn’t right. Is there an answer for the uncertain times were living in? If […]
A Prepper’s Dream App For Vehicle Preparedness And Its Free!
There’s a chance to win some really cool prizes, too! When you think preparedness do you ever think of how prepared you are to fix car issues. There are many scenarios where vehicle use may be a viable option when the end of days comes. This App has a wealth of information about just about […]
In Home Freeze Dryer Giveaway!
I listen to many shows on Prepper Broadcasting, one of my favorite resources for information as they broadcast prepper/survival related shows 24 hours a day. Many of the shows are live and allow interaction either through their chat room or by calling into any live show to put in your own two cents. The chat room […]
Start Your Own Business For As Little As $50
There is about to be a change in the food industry that is so important we have dedicated a webinar just for this to share with you. As we all know, most major food companies are solely driven by their bottom lines. This leads to corruption, cutting corners, health risks, empty calories, excess sugar, lacking nutrients […]
Establish Your Plan B
No matter what your profession is, your economic status, or even your education, everyone has a Plan A. Your Plan A is your primary source of support to survive and to feed yourself and your family. It could be your job, your retirement fund, your farm, donations or whatever it is that you rely on […]
Access the Outernet with Lantern
Being prepared begins with being informed. Until now, there has been no way to reliably receive information in the event of a disaster that compromises terrestrial networks. This could happen from a natural disaster or military conflict that destroys the physical infrastructure, a cyber attack, or censorship of information analagous to what happened in Egypt […]
Emergency Essentials to Weather a Winter Storm
Emergency Essentials to Weather a Winter Storm – JK Mechanical
Caution On Food Storage Shelving, Brief
By Charles Harpole charlesharpole.wordpress.com The most prevalent error I see with food storage shelving is storing glass containers on high shelves with no “front bumper” to retard the glass containers from falling down during earthquakes or other upsets. All that carefully preserved tasty food could easily come crashing down. All food containers are subject to problems. Glass […]
Daily Collapse Report
I’m sure that most of you are aware of M.D. Creekmore’s long-standing prepper blog “TheSurvivalistBlog.net” but you might not be aware of his other website The Daily Collapse Report. The Daily Collapse Report is to make it a one stop source for the most up-to-date news and information for preppers. Covering news, and prepper related […]
Greenhouse of the Future
Did you know it’s possible to grow your favorite vegetables all year round? It’s even easier to accomplish than you might think. You may have even seen some of the various walipini designs floating around the web, but I’ll bet you haven’t seen one like this. It’s called the Greenhouse Of The Future. Here you’ll […]
How to perform CPR on an adult
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How to Naturally Deter Bugs and Pests from Your Garden
By Kristen Lawrence If you have your own garden, you probably want to get away from using pesticides since they harm the Earth, animal life, and you and your family. There are plenty of alternatives to dangerous chemicals, and most of them are fairly affordable as well. Use these 6 tips to naturally deter bugs from […]
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Take A Rare Peek Into The Worlds Greatest Treasure
Take a journey to the end of the earth and learn about the place that might someday save humankind. It’s a bank built to last 10,000 years. But something much more valuable than money or gold is on deposit. Currencies rise and fall with civilizations. “… this genetic resource stands between us and catastrophic starvation […]
How to Protect Your Home from the Most Common Natural Disasters
At any given time during the course of each year, thousands of individuals in the U.S. fall victim to some type of natural disaster. Fires, flash floods, hurricanes, twisters, and earthquakes often leave devastation in their wake. Experts believe that making preparations before disaster strikes can significantly reduce their impact in most cases. Assessing Your […]
What Does It Mean When Our Troops Don’t Support Our President?
By Allyzonx Just for a moment, let’s remove the political aspect of this headline. You’ll notice I didn’t title it, “Why The Troops Hate Obama”. The overhead view is the most tell-tale perspective an though its tempting to call this article vague, it helps remove the details from the problem and examines the basics. Headlines tell […]
Wise Food Giveaway
Catskill Prepper is giving away a Wise Foods 120 Servings entrée only Grab and Go Food Kit. This bucket retails for $259.99. Wise Company Grab and Go Food Kits are perfect for any unplanned emergency. 2 servings per day (entrees only) for 1 adult, 2 months. The contest runs until June 30. To enter the […]
Product Review: OSI Medical Supply Modules & Advantage II Personal Vehicle Aid Kit
-by Robert Hawkins Being prepared to respond to injury or trauma takes on a serious role in anyones plans, perhaps the most serious thing needed to be done. For serious prepping, you need serious medical gear, the kind of medical gear which can save a life in a moment. For the general public, store-bought First […]
Kids in prepping!
Host: Katzcradule “The Homestead Honey Hour” SPECIAL GUEST – ‘PREPPER A’ So you’ve caught the vision of what it means to be self reliant, and to be prepared for a variety of scenarios that might leave you family without outside assistance for a period of time. But your family is not on board, and isn’t […]
Wood Burning 101 and Alternatives
Host: Lynna “The Other side… A Preppers Path” The wood burning stove or more affectionately the wood stove was a mainstay and center of many a home, giving up dominance as a necessary appliance in the home to the likes of coal, natural gas and electricity. The woodstove gradually lost its dominance on the heating […]
Beacon C-Squared: See The World In A New Light
Don’t miss your chance to win this amazing light (details at the bottom of this post) Never before have so many features and lumens been available in a Micro-Sized LED Flashlight. The Beacon C-Squared is at the intersection of where Technology and Lifestyle Collide. Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, Brilliant enough […]
Top 10 things you need to know about water in an emergency.
By Glenn Meder Don’t miss your chance to win a free Ipad Mini (details below this post) 10) IN AN EMERGENCY, YOUR WATER CAN BECOME DANGEROUSLY CONTAMINATED. After the initial danger from an earthquake or hurricane or other disaster has passed, the most significant risk to your family’s health could very likely be contaminated water. This […]
The Doom and Bloom SURVIVAL! board game
Don’t miss the chance to win a Medium Trauma Bag and Survival Medicine handbook ($256 value!), see below for details! Our kickstarter project to manufacture our new board game, DOOM AND BLOOM’s SURVIVAL!, is now up and running! What’s that? Ol’ Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy playing board games? Yes, it’s true, we’re longtime board […]
Well-Appointed Prepper Homestead
Host: Renee “The Homestead Honey Hour” What you need . . . . as well as what’s just nice to have The line between homesteading and prepping can be a blurry one. As a matter of course, prepping often leads to homesteading. After all, being able to provide for yourself and your family on a […]
All About Solar Power
Host: Don & Nick “We Grow Ours” This week on wegrowours, we talk to Chris Frye from AEI (Alternative Energy Inc,) about solar. Chris knows his stuff! If you are considering putting solar onto your home as an alternative energy source, or maybe as part of you preparedness plan, Chris is your guy. Chris has […]
The Herbal Prepper on A Preppers Path!
Host: Lynna “The Other Side… A Preppers Path” The so dubbed Prepper Movement has opened eyes in every sector of society, from wealthy to poor, the environmentalist to the throw away aficionado. In some way each of us has or is thinking about doing things differently. Being more prepared in one aspect or another, in […]
Win this Large Family Pack from UVPaqlite
Win this Large Family Pack From UVPaqlite What is a UVPaqlite? The UVPaqlite (U-V- Pack- Light) is the amazing light designed to provide a night light illumination in an enclosed environment all night long. UVPaqlites contain enhanced glow in the dark crystals uniquely packaged in a vacuum sealed bag making the product light weight, waterproof and portable. The UVPaqlite absorbs light from any source to charge, glows […]
Wound Healing and Herbs, Part 1
Host: Sam Coffman “The Human Path” In last week’s podcast on “The Human Path” I talked about gunshot wounds in a post-disaster environment. I know that this is a little bit of a depressing subject, because for a serious gunshot wound, especially a high-velocity round to the torso (as we discussed), there is not a […]
Win This Legacy Food Bucket
Win this 60 Serving Legacy Food Bucket from Organized Prepper Legacy Premium’s 60 serving Entree Bucket is the simplest way to get started with an emergency food supply or to complement an existing food supply. With a healthy lunch and delicious dinner entree option each day for 30 days, this is a great introductory package. […]
Win this Handy Well Pump
Win this Handy Well Pump The Handy Well Pump is a hand well pump system that allows you to take water from your existing well, whether it is a shallow well or a deep well when there is no power available. All of our pumps are small enough to fit along side most previously installed […]
10 Things We Can Learn From the West Virginia Chemical Spill
If you have been paying attention to the news lately, you are aware that there was a massive chemical spill in West Virginia. Over 300,000 people along the Elk River were told not to drink their water, brush their teeth or take showers. This was a serious incident that could happen anywhere at any time, […]
Win this survival medicine kit
Here’s a survival medicine kit you’ll love. You’ve all heard about Doctor Bones and Nurse Amy and their Survival Medicine handbook recommended by James Rawles and featured in his book “Patriots” Now you can have an opportunity to win their Medium sized trauma bag and Survival Medicine book with this contest. $256 Value! Don’t get […]
Win this Echo Sigma Get Home Bag
We have a really awesome prize with this contest. One winner will walk away with this Echo-Sigma Get Home Bag. But what’s even better is with this contest, every participant is going to get something. We are giving away a free 54 page mini-ebook version of the book titled “It’s a disaster and what are […]
“Gunshot Wounds in a Post-Disaster Environment!”
Gunshot wounds in a post-disaster environment! Host: Sam Coffman “The Human Path” Everybody who prepares for the worst should have at least one firearm and preferably much more than just one. Pistol, rifle and shotgun are all necessary weapons to own for defense and hunting. Anyone owning weapons should also incorporate firearm training and maintenance […]
Survival Medicine Handbook: Review
Preparedness folk spend a lot of time worrying about the beans and the bullets, but few consider the importance of the bandages as well. Few medical personnel take the time and effort to put together strategies for when modern medicine is not available. This circumstance can be caused by natural catastrophes (hurricanes, tornadoes) or man-made […]
Win a Royal Berkey
LPC Survival has been real generous with APN to provide a Royal Berkey for this drawing. Keep that water fresh with this prize valued at $283. One second place winner will receive a Sport Berkey valued at $25. This contest is real easy. Simply click the buttons on the widget below. Each button has a […]
Live Ready Emergency Matrix
By Brad Allen from LiveReady.co There is an unfortunate reality that the complexity of modern society leaves us vulnerable to disruptions of our food, power, water, medical, and communications systems. These disruptions can occur quickly and from a variety of threats, many of which are difficult to imagine given the tranquility we have come to […]
Win a Survival Still, Gift for a Veteran
Here’s a unique drawing in which you can enter to win a Survival Still, or win a gift for your favorite veteran, or both. This contest will run for a month. During that month we may add a few more prizes for the veteran gift. Here’s how it works. Simply click the buttons on the […]
Win this bug out bag
Win this bug out bag from Emergency and Camping Essentials $150 Value! Includes the following: 8″ knife, Canteen w/ cover, NASA blanket, Nasa Sleeping bag, Swiss Army knife, Water Filtration Straw, First Aid Kit w/ Cellox, 5 pouches of Survival Food (25 servings) This is a very easy drawing. Just click the buttons on the […]
Should you hire a private investigator?
Hiring a private investigator is not something most people will ever have to do, or for that matter even think about doing, especially a prepper! You may have no idea how to start, or even what questions to ask. The below information is designed to help you identify what factors to consider when you decide […]
Win a Free Background Investigation
Win a background investigation $150 value To enter to win, simply click the buttons on the widget below to gain points. Each button has a task. Each task is assigned points. The more tasks you complete the better your chances of winning are. What can you do with this? Consultation to improve your own OPSEC […]
Win this 300lm Mini Led Flashlight
Win this 300lm Mini Led Flashlight Torch Adjustable Focus Zoom Light Lamp – (Value $7.95) Here’s a very simple contest to enter with multiple entry options Simply click the buttons on the widget below. Each button gives a task. Complete that task for points. The more points you have the better your odds. Good Luck! […]
Win a Grow Your Own Groceries DVD
Win a free complete Grow your own groceries DVD set This system is specially designed for you to be able to produce an abundance of vegetables, fruits, nuts, meats, and eggs simply and easily without buying a lot of ‘stuff’. These methods are sustainable and work even if the unthinkable happens. Plus these two bonuses: […]
Off Grid Survival $1,300 Prize – APN Weekly Contest
This week we have over $1300 in prizes to giveaway! This is the biggest one yet! Just click the buttons on the widget below and complete tasks to gain points. Each point is an entry into the drawing. Rack up points to increase your chances. Share with others and gain even more points. This Weeks […]
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