The medical system is a mess. No matter where you are in the world, chances are good that you can agree with this statement. Health care is expensive, wait times are extensive, and the situation worsens with each passing day.…
You probably see the name Bayer every time you open the medicine cabinet, and most likely it's on a bottle of aspirin. The Bayer pharmaceutical company originally trademarked the word Aspirin, and first started marketing as a synthetic form of…
Nature is always a great source of nourishment. Foraging is a year-round source of food and fun, no matter where you live. Our ancestors didn’t have the luxury of taking the winter off from food gathering, they just had to get…
Natural remedies to common minor health issues are becoming more popular, and most of them are simple enough to make at home. Fire cider is one of the remedies that is trending due to it being known to improve a…
Baking soda, also known as sodium bicarbonate, is widely used in baking. However, over the years our ingenious grandmothers discovered many frugal uses for this common household product. If you’re like me, you probably already have a box of baking soda in…
Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) is a very large plant that buds pretty white flowers, which give it an altogether innocuous look. But, make no mistake touching this plant! This plant is dangerous both for adults and for kids, but it…
Arthritis afflicts many people, especially the elderly. Caused by a variety of different means, arthritis is a painful swelling of joints, which at the least makes it difficult to accomplish everyday activities and at worst can be debilitating. The normal…
Numerous studies have already been conducted regarding the medicinal properties of moringa, and it has been found to be beneficial for many conditions, ranging from skin diseases to hypertension, diabetes, kidney stones, tuberculosis, and even tumors. In Ayurvedic medicine, moringa…
Chickweed and ginger poultices can be used for the treatment of many kinds of skin irritations, as well as cuts and abrasions. Chickweed is good for drawing the infection out of a wound, so it should be applied where there…
If ever in a situation where you are lost or stranded in the woods or when SHTF, then you will be looking for alternative food sources. There are several things around you that you can eat, but you may have…