Medicinal Moonshine to cure coughs

January 30, 2013November 13, 2015 James Burnette 174 Comments

For this article on medicinal moonshine I wish I had a gypsy wagon for selling snake oil from. Crazy James’ Snake Oil Wagon of Wonder. Maybe a new business venture for me if this Survivalpunk thing doesn’t pan out. So I got over the stomach virus thing and a few days after I started having a sore throat and a horrible cough. I felt really bad for a few days, achy, tired, runny nose, the works. I thought I might have caught the flu going around. Actually I might have or maybe bronchitis, I’m not sure I don’t go to the doctor and I’m not a doctor, I don’t even play one on the internet. All I know is know five days later I’m still coughing and it sucks. One of my good friends who knows a lot more about both herbal remedies and a lot more about moonshine told me to take some to get rid of my lingering cough. Well I’m never one to turn down a chance medicinal moonshine so this is what I did for my cough.

Why Is Gluten So Bad?

January 23, 2013January 23, 2013 James Burnette 16 Comments

Gluten is the devil! It’s a vile insidious substance that should not exist in this world. I’m pretty sure it will be the cause of the impending zombie apocalypse. If you eat gluten you are worst than the worst harlot. Wait what is gluten and why is it so bad? I’ve been mostly Gluten free for years now. Partly by proxy of gluten being in wheat, wheat being full of carbs, and staying away from bread for that. When I read The Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf he stressed the inherent insidiousness of gluten. I read a few things and decided that it was bad. I forgot most of what I read though and only ended up with the important part, Gluten bad smash gluten! I realized I was advocating to friends and family to avoid gluten and my reason was “It’s bad”…not exactly the most convincing not scientific reason. So today I’ll share with you, and myself in the process, Why is gluten so bad and why you should avoid it. Stick with me as we dive down the gluten filled donut hole of doom my friends.

Bit’s and Bobs from around the Web

January 7, 2013January 7, 2013 James Burnette 12 Comments

For today’s post I’m going to do something a little different and share some articles I’ve read recently. I’ll link to them and share my thoughts on them here. Hopefully you guys will find some interesting articles you would not have seen otherwise. I stumble across some interesting things in my internet travels so here are some of the best articles I’ve come across this week. If you have a story or question send it to me at James@survivalpunk and I’ll take a look and answer it on the blog. Now let’s get down to what I’ve been reading.

Contest Day Twenty: Tactical Trauma Kit

September 28, 2012October 3, 2012 James Burnette 84 Comments

Update: Contest Closed

Day twenty of the National Preparedness Month of Giveaways brings another item I’d been saving for last. I wish I could give one of these away to all of you. However Andrew from Liberty Tactical only gave me one Tactical Trauma kit to give away. So go check out what he’s got. This kit comes packed in a Condor pals medical pouch. The contents are:

1 Bloodstopper Kit
1 4″ Cohesive bandage
6 4″x4″ Sterile sponges
16 v3″x1″ Bandage strips
1 5″x9″ ABD Pad
1 Burn Gel package
1 Tweezers
1 EMT Shears
6 Safety pins
1 pair latex gloves
4 Pain reliever
2 Ammonia inhalants
6 Benzalkonium Chloride wipes
1 Triangular bandage
5 Butterfly closure strips
1 roll tape

Contest Day Sixteen: The Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Handbook

September 24, 2012September 24, 2012 James Burnette 177 Comments

Lets start off this last week of giveaways, which should run into the weekend, with one of the favorite topics. Medical preparedness. For you today is The Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Handbook by Dr.Bones and Nurse Amy. This book was written to equip you to provide medial assistance for when the systems of medical aid have failed. Most survival and wilderness first aid books are written with the intention of stabilizing the patient until the pro’s show up. What happens when getting help is not an option. This book covers all aspects of treating and more importantly preventing medical problems during a collapse. What will you do when there is not emergency personnel?