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How To Store Potatoes For Long Periods Of Time

The potato is one the most commonly used vegetables all across the U.S. It has high nutritional value, as it contains antioxidants, potassium, vitamin C and starch. If you’re the type of person that knows his potatoes and can’t get enough of them, I’ll show you how to make provisions to last for long periods of time. Whether you’re buying them from a local supermarket or you’re harvesting the spuds yourself, you must be aware of the fact that only the potatoes that are in perfect

10 Scary Food Additives To Start Avoiding Before It’s Too Late

In the US there are currently around 2000 substances used as food additives, found in the majority of products that fill the shelves of all the supermarkets. They have caused controversies throughout the years regarding their damaging effects on human health.

Six Amazing Superfoods That Can Prevent Heart Attack, Cancer And Stroke

We’re always hearing about the latest ‘superfoods’ – and how they could have a powerful effect on our health and wellbeing. And while the term ‘superfood’ might be thrown around a little too freely sometimes, there are some fruits and seeds that really are a power-house

Identifying Wild Mushrooms

Identifying Wild Mushrooms might not seem very exciting – until you know that mushrooms are extraordinary beings that provide us with many uses that adorn our favorite dishes, color our clothing, restore devastated lands and provide bountiful health benefits. Still, these

How To Make Pemmican: The Ultimate Survival Super-Food

Invented by the natives of North America, pemmican was used by Indian scouts as well as early western explorers. These people spent a great deal of time on the go and depended on having portable, high-energy

Extreme Survival: Know Your Edible Meats In the Wild

If you have ever pictured yourself in a post-war or emergency situation, surely you have imagined what you would eat, as food is one of …

Could You Stomach These Great Depression Meals?

With all the talk about food storage and growing our own food, I did a little digging around to find out what some people ate during America’s Great Depression of the 1930’s. Surprisingly, a few of these were made by my mother and grandmother, traditions, I’m sure, from a more frugal era. I still have a soft spot for Chipped Beef on

How To Build A Spring House For Refrigeration

There are two methods to building spring houses: build it into an existing hillside, or build a free-standing structure. The earthen method of building it into a hillside is more ecologically sound and uses much less material; the trade-off is construction time. A free-standing unit

Type-2 Diabetes – Reduce Medication With A Healthy Eating Plan

Drop sugar from your life – If you hate the thought of a cup of coffee or tea without added sugar, there’s no need to deprive yourself. Just substitute sugar for artificial sweetener. It may take a lot of willpower, but try to get out of the habit of wanting something sweet each time you have a hot drink.

13 Foods That Fight Pain

While many foods taste great, they are also powerful healers in a vibrant multicolor disguise. The best healing remedies also taste fabulous (I can’t say that about any prescription medications). Plus, foods won’t cause the nasty common side effects that most drugs cause.