Organize your pantry, The potential dangers of flu shots during pregnancy, Iowa to legalize raw milk, More drugs in your meat, Some DIY food storage.

Some more great articles for you to start out the month of March right.  :-)

From The Survival Mom...

A sure fire strategy for keeping an organized pantry inventory.

She's got a very good point.  You can't really start prepping until you have a general idea of what you already have.  Common sense.... but that's really not all that common anymore.

From The Health Ranger....

Flu shots during pregnancy lead to 4,250 percent increase in fetal deaths.

Iowa on verge of legalizing raw milk; resistance to food tyranny is rising.

Yay Iowa... making me proud to call this state my home.  :-)

Tyson, Cargill among others now drugging your meat with Merck's new Zilmax.

And on the topic of canning/preserving food....

How to store home made minced garlic.  Easy enough even I think I could do this.  ;-)

Home made spaghetti sauce... looks soooo yummy!

Mysterious new disease, Mislabeled fish, Interesting uses for corn starch.

Ok, here's your daily dose of what I think sound like interesting articles...

From Natural News...

Mysterious new disease striking young women, symptoms mimic demonic possession.

Oceana investigation uncovers massive consumer fraud in mislabeled fish.

And from The Survival Mom....

Cornstarch - it's not just for gravy anymore.

Household Chemicals, How to halt migraines without prescription drugs, Monsanto signs on to Agenda 21, Think twice about eating that pepperoni pizza & Survival Mom Videos.

Here's some updates for you....

From the Health Ranger....

Household chemicals cause cancer, birth defects, wide range of health issues, WHO study admits.

How to halt migraines without prescription drugs.

I've got to try this one out!  :-)

Monsanto further unveils its true evil nature by signing on to UN Agenda 21 'sustainability' scam.

Not good...  That's really all I can say on that one.

Think twice before eating that ham sandwich or triple meat pizza! Toxins in processed meat cause serious food-borne illnesses.

And from Lisa Bedford, The Survival Mom....

Adding pilot bread to your survival kit(s).

Save those brown amber bottles!

Instant Survival Tip: Cash on hand.

A brick rocket stove & a few gardening videos.

Build an improved brick rocket stove for about $10

I like this a lot.  Can hardly wait to get a chance to try it.  :-)

From LDS Prepper...

Definitely stuff that I didn't know... 8 I hate, 9 is fine... good to remember.

I thought this would be interesting to include as well...

13 skills, What to grab if you have to leave in a hurry, Kid Preppers, some great DIY & a great article from The Health Ranger!

More great info for you!  :-)

From The Survival Mom....

Thirteen skills required of a preparing mom or grand-mom or great grand-mom as the case may be.

Instant survival tip: What to grab as you rush out the door.

All the cool kids are prepping!

and on the DIY front:

DIY Deodorant!  I have so got to try this.. already have the main ingredients I think....

And DIY Natural toothpaste!  I think I might have to try this too.  :-)

And lastly, here's a great article from Natural News.com

The single most important nutrient for mental health.

Make Your Own Coconut Milk, DIY Mouthwash, Cancer "wonder drugs", Natural Alzheimer's & Dementia Prevention.

I have so got to try this!  :-)

And check this one out... DIY Natural mouthwash... I wonder if it's kid approved...

And here's some Health Ranger updates for you....

New cancer 'wonder' drugs trigger cancer spread to bones.

Help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's with these five foods. 

More "gems" from Chicago's police chief.

Oh my! I probably shouldn't be surprised at any of the crap coming out of Chicago these days, but wow... Check out the latest "gem" coming from the Chicago police chief...

http://www.redstate.com/dloesch/2013/02/17/chicago-police-chief-second-amendment-is-a-danger-to-public-safety/

A Survival Mom product review.

A great product review from Lisa Bedford, aka The Survival Mom...

Eating fats & Oils, Eat more berries & Soda/Pop bottle gardening.

Here's some more potentially useful information for you.  I try on this blog to give a variety of information fro several different sources for you, the reader, to sort out as you wish.  Probably more successful at that some days than others and I suppose to some extent, that my own views can creep in during the selection process, but I do try to be impartial while still getting out hat I consider to be important information.  I encourage you all (however man there may actually be who read this) to leave me comments (preferably nice ones... really, who wants the negative comments?  Life is too stressful as it is anyway.) and help me to tailor the content on this blog to better suit my readers etc...

Anyway, off the soapbox now... LOL!  :-)

Here's one from The Health Ranger (big surprise I know... what can I say, he usually does some pretty good work)...

Six facts you need to know about eating oils and fats.

Cut your heart attack risk dramatically by simply eating more berries.

And I thought this video on soda bottle gardening was cool... might have to start getting my close friends & family to start saving their soda bottles and try this as soon as Spring hits (I am SO over winter already!  :-)

Soda Bottle Gardening

I do have to admit, I cringed whenever he used the box cutter thing to cut that bottle... probably just the Mom in me screaming how unsafe that was.  LOL!  :-)  Still a cool video though.  

Chronically ill children, Treating chronic pain naturally and....... Get thee to the dollar store!

More information that you might find useful....

From The Health Ranger ... 

(yes, I know... I regularly cite his articles... Can't help it.  The man brings up some very good points.)

Study shows the average child is now chronically ill - here's what you can do about it.

Top remedies for treating chronic pain naturally

And from The Survival Mom:

Action step: get thee to the dollar store!

I think I often forget about the dollar store as well and end up paying way more for the same items at the big box stores.  So this article was particularly relevant to me.  :-)

Smart meters, Label the GMOs, Chemical ridden seafood & Remember to keep your knives sharp.

From The Health Ranger....

Naperville anti-smart meter activists fight back at council meeting, accuse city of breaking its own laws.

Washington state launches groundbreaking 'Label It Wa' grassroots GMO labeling campaign.

Way to go WA!  Needs to be a nationwide thing, though I'm not naive enough to think that's ever going to happen.  Too much money in GMOs.

Imported seafood is full of chemicals, drugs and feces - yet the FDA inspects hardly any of it.

And there's a new Skill of the month from Lisa Bedford (aka, The Survival Mom)...

February skill of the month - Sharpening knives.

Fruity water, Thrive Live, Sustainable Balcony Gardening...

Kinda going to be all over the place with topics, but bear with me.  It'll hopefully be worth it.  :-)

Cool idea!  Might have to try this one.  :-)

A little goofy with the sombrero in the beginning, but still yummy!

A bit hard to understand in parts (maybe because I'm tired though), but she does have a link at the end in case you want to get written notes.  Helpful.  :-)

Deadly new autoimmune disease, Drones, 5 year old accused of being a terrorist.

Here we go again...

Lots of new info from our friend, The Health Ranger...

HPV, tetanus vaccines causes deadly new autoimmune disease known as antiphospholipid syndrome.

To protect citizens, Texas may pass toughest anti-drone laws in America.

And this one is just plain dumb....

Five-year-old girl suspended from school, accused of being a terrorist for talking about playing with Hello Kitty 'bubble gun'

Seriously people?  She's 5 years old!  I don't think she's planing anything nefarious... heck, she probably can't even spell it yet.

Home Security Basics.

Well... I've done some digging around and here's my daily dose of information for you.  Hopefully it will prove useful to you.  :-)  Even if it is only one item.

From The Survival Mom:

Home Protection: Security Basics.

Seizure of Electronics, Paracord shoelaces, Maps you'll need.

DHS Watchdogs Oks "suspicion-less" Seizure of Electronics.

Paracord Shoelaces... Pretty useful little video.

Maps you'll need to have handy.

Secondhand smoke, Flu Vaccine = insect virus, Radioactive dinnerware, Deadly gene found in GMO crops.

More interesting headlines for you...

Secondhand smoke really can cause heart attacks.

FDA approves first GMO flu vaccine containing reprogrammed insect virus.

U.S. government to allow radioactive waste metals to be 'recycled' into consumers products like belt buckles, silverware  ... Ummm, can anyone say Uh-oh?

Hidden, deadly viral gene found in commercial GMO crops.  

Might just be time to go look up the best way to grow as much of your own food as possible..YouTube is a pretty good place to start.  Maybe seed banks like texasready.net would be a god place to get started. Perhaps you can even check out sites or places that sell good dehydrated food (for the stuff that you can't really grow on your own)... There's a banner on the right hand side of this blog for a good company that I happen to technically (I say technically because well... apparently my friends & neighbors  aren't interested in food storage or preparing for emergencies... well aside from one friend & my Mom) work for that has some great options.  They can be a bit pricey, but if you try food in the pouch or pantry sized cans, then you haven't spent too much money on it in case you don't like it, but if you do, they often have clearance deals each month, so you can upgrade to the #10 sized cans pretty cheaply.  They even sell some great emergency preparedness supplies too.  Ok, ok... shameless plug over... LOL!  ;-)