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The Dirt on Rice…Literally

July 12, 2014 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Health Risks, Protect your Health

This post originally appeared in The Organic Prepper By Daisy Luther Rice has long been at the top of the hierarchy in the prepper’s pantry. It’s inexpensive, a source of

10 Ways to Relieve Spring Allergies

May 28, 2014 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Essential oils, Health Risks, Home Remedies, Natural remedies, Wellness

By Tess Pennington This article first appeared in ReadyNutrition.com. Now that winter is behind us, the long-awaited season of spring brings with it rebirth, renewal – and allergies. When flowers,

Beware the Painful New Disease from the Caribbean

May 24, 2014 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Health Risks

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Have you heard of the new “chikungunya” virus that comes from the Caribbean? Cases have now been found in Florida and from what

How an Average Person can Prepare for a Pandemic

April 23, 2014 aptprepper Apartment Living, Emergency Preparedness, Health Risks, Protect your Health, Wellness

I’ve been seeing several news reports of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, and got to thinking about pandemics in general. Lots of people fear a global pandemic. If you had to rank a list of super scary threats, pandemic would be pretty high on the list. We’ve all seen movies like Contagion, which is scary enough. We also associate pandemic with nightmarish throngs of zombie like disease ridden creatures. But let’s pull back to reality and get some sense of what is a pandemic and whether they can happen.

A Vaccine that can Protect You if SHTF

January 3, 2012 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, health appointments, Health Risks, Healthy Living, Preparedness, vaccines

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Many moons ago, before I became the Apartment Prepper, I had an early Monday morning mishap. I was preparing breakfast for the family,

This Home Remedy Helped Me Prevent a Cold

November 21, 2011 aptprepper Cold and Flu prevention, Emergency Preparedness, Health Risks, Home Remedies

These past few days have been very busy and stressful. Two nights ago, I was feeling run down and had a sore throat. I felt I was catching a cold. I cannot afford to catch a cold and miss work, not to mention Thanksgiving. My brother had been telling me he avoided a cold by drinking two tablespoons of Bragg’s organic apple cider vinegar in a cup of water. When I first heard about it, I told him no way I’d drink is, it would be too nasty to hold down. Well this time I was motivated to try it. I did not have Bragg’s brand apple cider vinegar, but I did have a store brand apple cider vinegar.

The Bird Flu is Back

September 8, 2011 aptprepper Good health habits, Health Risks

I’ve been hearing news about the bird flu having a resurgence in Asia. (See U.N. Warns of Bird Flu Resurgence, New Asian Strain ) As you will recall, the bird