Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Power for when the SHTF

This is a wood gasifier running a 45KW generator.


This is a power plant, similar to the power plant that supplies you power now. The power plant must be manned to keep it operating. In this case, manpower is needed to cut down trees, saw the logs into 1" slabs, break the slabs up into chunks, dry out and cure the wood (using heat from the gasifier), feed the hopper, monitor the power output, maintain it, etc. Just like a real power plant. If I were off grid, It would take at least three people. Two to forage, and one to be with the power plant. I sized it to run a neighborhood, because, when SHTF, it will take a lot of people to run a community, from operating this power plant, to growing food, providing security, etc.

You can build your own system. Go to http://www.woodgasifierplans.com/

This is the same guy who built my gasifier. He developed plans to make a gasifier available to anyone. Mine was expensive, but you can build one for just a couple of thousand dollars.

Thursday, February 11, 2016

A sign of the times...

If you much more of this, things could get dicey. Screenshot today, I hope you're prepared...

Monday, February 8, 2016

Antibiotic Chart For SHTF

When the SHTF, you're going to want to know how to treat infections when you don't have access to a doctor. Here is a chart that matches an antibiotic to an illness, including suggested doses. Print this off as a reference. You can look up online for the fish antibiotic equivalents, and start stocking up now.


6 Potent Natural Pain Relievers For Preppers

So here are a few good alternative ingested herbal pain killers used for centuries–still NOT government regulated, at least at this writing–that will work for you in an emergency, or which also might work for you instead of expensive GMO prescription drugs you might now be using, and without the addictive or withdrawal characteristics of refined opiates.
 1. Wild Opium Lettuce (Lactuca Serriola)
WOL is found almost anywhere and in many parts of the U.S. and it is, ironically, considered to be an invasive weed. The milky latex sap in the leaves contains the pain killer and looks similar to the sap of the opium poppy, hence the name.
Usually the O-lettuce sap is scored/scraped/squeezed from the leaves and stalks and ingested orally or mixed with juice, or made into a tea. Or even smoked for maximum fast effectiveness. The effect is a whole body numbing that relieves muscle and joint and inflammation aches and pains. O-Lettuce also works for bad coughing and helps to induce sleep. It is known as a safe, effective pain reliever without side effects or addictive properties.
2.Kava Kava (Piper Methysticum)
A healthful tonic/drink made from kava briefly made it into commercial popularity a few years ago and then quickly faded away. This was because it was so good that Big Bad Pharma couldn’t stand the competition and launched a back door bad mouth study campaign falsely claiming that it was a dangerous substance and caused all the bad side effects that only their FDA sanctioned pharmaceuticals are ‘allowed’ to cause.
In fact, Kava Kava is a popular medicinal plant indigenous to locations like Hawaii and Fiji with a well documented track record for relieving stress and particularly soothing for headaches and tension related body and muscle anxiety such as Fibromyalgia with overall systemic pain reduction.
The University of Minnesota found that Kava contains special ingredients like Nuciferine which is an anti-spasmotic helpful for preventing epileptic episodes and other brain disorders. Additionally this plant is being studied for its potential to reduce the formation and spread of nascent cancer cells.
3. Blue Lotus (Nymphaea Caerucea)
This plant provides a bounty of beneficial pain mitigating attributes besides its overwhelming natural beauty. Its main pain reduction properties are used for migraines, severe muscle spasms, Tinnitus, and also works well for systemic pains like menstrual cramps and various moderate body aches and tension.
It is not a true Lotus because there are no ‘blue’ members of the lotus family. It is actually a water lily found mostly in ponds. It’s potency is increased when combined with an alcoholic beverage and its muscle relaxation and feeling of well being and euphoric properties are enhanced to a point where some cultures have used this combination as an aphrodisiac.
4. Kratum (Mitragyna Specios)
A native tree of Thailand, but can be grown in warmer climates like California or indoors. Kratum, particularly the Red Vein Kratum variety is often used for severe pain from traumatic injuries like broken bones or torn muscles. It is compared to Oxycodone in its potency but without the addiction problems and side effects.
Red vein kratum is so ‘threatening’ to Big Pharma that they felt the tyrannical need to do something about it–even though it is not a narcotic or controlled substance–so they had their vitamin Police, the FDA, launch a raid on a Kratum importer in California to seize many thousands of pounds from their warehouse in 2014. The authorities got them on violating a ‘regulated prohibition’ on selling any substance as a medical treatment without a proper license or other special approval by the FDA. Similar to what they did with unlicensed Naturopathic practitioners, or herbologists who prescribe certain vitamins or natural compounds for their customers.
You cannot directly prescribe anything to anyone, and then sell them the actual product,  if you are not licensed as a doctor or other specifically licensed or certified professional. If you are a vitamin/health store you can only inform people –as we are doing here–as to what you sell is used for, but you can’t specifically and intentionally prescribe it. This heinous crime is called ‘practicing medicine without a license’. It’s a grey area and usually only enforced if somebody complains formally. You are only allowed to ‘practice medicine’ on yourself if the substance is not illegal.
Kratum is not (yet) illegal and you can still find it at certain health food stores specializing in organic herbs or online but it might be selling under a different name so you have to research it. Some so called head shops also sell it as a form of incense or aeromatic therapy to avoid unwanted scrutiny.
5. Boswellia and Rhus Toxicodendron
Boswellia is an herb widely used in Ayurvedic medicine in India to treat both forms of serious Arthritis and Rhus Toxicodendron is a homeopathic remedy derived from poison oak specifically used for Arthritis conditions that include early morning flare ups but improves with motion. Taken in complimentary dosage their synergistic effects are claimed to be highly effective.
6. White Willow Bark (Salix Alba, S.Fragilis, or S.Purpurea)
The bark from these willow trees contains the compound Salicin and is a well known general anti-inflamatory remedy much like common Aspirin. Maybe because it is where commercial Aspirin comes from, of course not without typical Big Pharma modifications.
People have been chewing on or making tea concoctions from willow bark for centuries. It does have blood thinning properties like over the counter Aspirin so one must know that if they are on prescription blood thinning medications.
As with any substance taken internally, there is always a potential for serious abuse. And if you are on other medications for your pain problems, of course you must always check with your doctor before taking any other medications. You know, like if you have high blood pressure or a heart condition and want to take vitamins like lecithin, potent omega 3s and other such alternatives to the Warfarin rat poisons they are currently killing you with because then your blood might thin out too much? Well, really?
Makes one kind of compelled to ask the insolent question as to why, then, don’t they just use the natural remedies in the first place? One doctor told somebody I know that it’s because…’these natural substances are not yet vetted and approved by the FDA/AMA for their safety and effectiveness.’ And, of course, they never will be approved. Especially if they are too common and widespread for Big Pharma and the government to sequester so they can’t be profitable just by changing a molecule and getting a patent on it.
So as with anything else you consume, do your own diligence and research before using any alternative substances. Specifically concerning proper dosages and contraindications. There’s plenty of info on the above out there for you to arrive to your own conclusions by being well informed on the details you need to know beforehand.

Original Article: http://www.survivopedia.com/potent-natural-pain-relievers/#