Health-related items to stock up on

[franklin]

Bar soap is not cheap anymore but my Kroger had Dove on special for $2.75 for an 8 pack (about 34 cents apiece) but only if you buy 10 packs. My wife was quite thrilled that I came back to the truck with 80 bars of soap.

[Nickelless]

Bar soap is not cheap anymore but my Kroger had Dove on special for $2.75 for an 8 pack (about 34 cents apiece) but only if you buy 10 packs. My wife was quite thrilled that I came back to the truck with 80 bars of soap.

Does she feel better about you coming home with 80 bars of soap than if you came home dirty and stinking?

[horgad]

Fish Antibiotics

1. In most cases, made at the same places where the human stuff is made and then just stuck in different packages
2. Comes in conveniently sized capsules
3. NO PRESCRIPTION REQUIRED

Disclaimer: Not for human consumption..just thought the information might be "eh-hum, interesting" to some.

[texcollex]

I like to include Tincture of Iodine in my BOB. It works for disinfectant, water purification and an Iodine supplement in case of fallout.

I've bought some pretty big batches of stuff at Wally World recently and no one has said anything. My wife and I were shopping for a knife for her the other day in a pawn/gun shop and the guy stated "sounds like you're putting together a Bug-out Bag". We had a nice chat with him over different gear.

[Nickelless]

My fiancee and I went to Walmart a couple days ago to pick up a few things and I remembered that I needed a new toothbrush. So I went to the personal-care area and saw multipacks of four toothbrushes for about $2.50 each. So I bought all eight packages. I don't think it's possible to have too many toothbrushes, given the impact on health that teeth can have.

[Rosco]

My Dentist Office give Us all the Sample TP tooth paste We will take. I Smile an haul it home

[Mossy]

I like to include Tincture of Iodine in my BOB. It works for disinfectant, water purification and an Iodine supplement in case of fallout.

Wrong compound. "Tincture" is poisonous. You need Potassium Iodide.

[Copper Catcher]

You need to add this to the list! Colloidal Silver Nasal Spray which costg less than $10.

A few weeks ago I had a bad sinus infection and after using this a few days felt 100% better and it cleared everything up. It really works...


Below is some of the reading I found on the web....

COLLOIDAL SILVER is an amazing natural alternative to antibiotics. There is no disease causing bacteria that can live in the presence of even minute traces of metallic silver. The best COLLOIDAL SILVER contains only natural ingredients that help the body fight infections just like synthetic antibiotics, but without their damaging side effects. Its natural deep golden color is characteristic of its high quality. The concentration of twenty parts of silver per million contained is a highly effective, safe formulation. Higher concentrations can actually be less effective as they may interfere with beneficial bacteria and cause skin discoloration, even when used internally. Every family desiring optimum natural health should have a bottle of Colloidal Silver in the medicine chest.

Top grade COLLOIDAL SILVER is produced by a highly technical electrocolloidal method employing an electrical current. It has a pH of approximately 6.5 and is a natural deep golden color. At the time of manufacturing, it contains 20 ppm of superfine particles of 99.999% pure silver, 0.0001 microns in diameter, electro-magnetically charged and suspended in deionized water. It does not need to be refrigerated. The silver particles in top grade Colloidal Silver stay in suspension without the need of any chemical, protein, stabilizer, or artificial additive. Usually, an antibiotic kills a half dozen or so bacteria, but silver kills some 650. Resistant strains do not develop to silver like they do with antibiotics.

HISTORY
Silver was used as a proven germ fighter in the early 1900's. It was the mainstay of antibiotic treatment, and today's technology is even more superior. The medical journal Lancet reported phenomenal results from colloidal silver in 1914. Dr. Henry Crooks showed colloidal silver to be highly germicidal yet absolutely harmless and non-toxic to humans. Colloidal silver has been proven useful against all species of fungi, bacteria, protozoa, parasites and certain viruses, which are often killed within minutes. L. C. Ford, M.D. at the UCLA School of Medicine reported in 1988 that silver solutions were effective against Streptococcus, Pyogenes, Staphylococcus Aures, Neisseria Gonorrhea, Garnerella, Vaginalis, Salmonella Typhi and other enteric pathogens. He also found that it was fungicidal for Candida Albicans, Candida Globata and M. Furfur.

Science Digest reported in an article in 1978, entitled "Our Mightiest Germ Fighter" that "silver is emerging as a wonder of modern medicine." Usually, an antibiotic kills a half
dozen or so bacteria, but silver kills some 650. Resistant strains do not develop to silver like they do with antibiotics. Dr. Robert O. Becker, M.D. stated, "we have rediscovered the fact that silver kills bacteria, which had been known for centuries...when antibiotics were discovered, uses for silver as an antibiotic were discarded."

The following is a link to that article: http://www.cs.kestar.com.au/scidi78.pdf

I think what is sad is that since the drug companies can't make a huge profit on this the information is buried and mostly forgotten.

[Engineer]

Curad silver solution is great stuff too. It comes in a tube like Neosporin, but has 50ppm silver as the active ingredient. Last fall I halfway chopped the tip of my finger off with electric hedge clippers, and just packed the wound with silver solution and left it wrapped up for 2 days at a time between bandage changes. There were absolutely no signs of infection which is amazing considering how dirty and ragged the wound was.

[RedRockGirl]

I keep a 1 year supply of tampons and toilet paper at all times. Priorities. You can never be too prepared.

[Thogey]

Our small personal survival kits (USAF), the ones you kept in a flight suit, all had a tampon.

There are a million things you can use them for. If you fluff them out you can start probably a hundred fires. You can transport water with them, you can dress wounds. The fact they are a sterile absorbent pad makes them valuable.

You can also use them wet to shine boots, mirror shine.

[Nickelless]

Our small personal survival kits (USAF), the ones you kept in a flight suit, all had a tampon.

There are a million things you can use them for. If you fluff them out you can start probably a hundred fires. You can transport water with them, you can dress wounds. The fact they are a sterile absorbent pad makes them valuable.

You can also use them wet to shine boots, mirror shine.

Is there a certain brand or style of tampon you'd recommend for first-aid purposes? Can't say I've ever needed to buy tampons except for my fiancee.

[Thogey]

Our small personal survival kits (USAF), the ones you kept in a flight suit, all had a tampon.

There are a million things you can use them for. If you fluff them out you can start probably a hundred fires. You can transport water with them, you can dress wounds. The fact they are a sterile absorbent pad makes them valuable.

You can also use them wet to shine boots, mirror shine.

Is there a certain brand or style of tampon you'd recommend for first-aid purposes? Can't say I've ever needed to buy tampons except for my fiancee.

I think they came in a OD (olive drab) wrapper. FEMININE HYGIENE, TAMPON, 1 EACH

Really, I'm sorry, I have no clue. DYODD

[RedRockGirl]

Our small personal survival kits (USAF), the ones you kept in a flight suit, all had a tampon.

There are a million things you can use them for. If you fluff them out you can start probably a hundred fires. You can transport water with them, you can dress wounds. The fact they are a sterile absorbent pad makes them valuable.

You can also use them wet to shine boots, mirror shine.

Is there a certain brand or style of tampon you'd recommend for first-aid purposes? Can't say I've ever needed to buy tampons except for my fiancee.

I think they came in a OD (olive drab) wrapper. FEMININE HYGIENE, TAMPON, 1 EACH

Really, I'm sorry, I have no clue. DYODD

You guys are hopeless. Do I need to ship you a box in trade for copper?

[Mossy]

You need to add this to the list! Colloidal Silver Nasal Spray which costg less than $10.

I suggest such use be kept to a minimum, unless you don't mind acquiring a distinctive appearance.

The medical industry says colloidal silver is not effective because pure silver is not very bio-reactive. I think that argument is full of beans. Pure silver does not change color when exposed to light, some silver compounds do, and the drawback of using colloidal silver is the change in skin color that can result.

That does not mean colloidal silver will live up to it's reputation, just that the argument above is not relevant.

[Mossy]

You guys are hopeless. Do I need to ship you a box in trade for copper?

(heheheh)

(shhhh) Just make sure it's in a plain, brown wrapper, so no one knows what's in the box.

[everything]

Old school medicinal books for home remedies, how to use herbals, roots, make your own tinctures, etc. I resorted to these not to long ago when I got tired of going to the doctors and dealing with their complete and utter stupidity. For instance, having gallbladder problems?, yep, you can fix that on your own.

[Nickelless]

I just added another five 50-count boxes of BC headache powder to my medicine stash. I can fit about 150 powders inside a 1-quart mason jar.

[agmoose]

I just added another five 50-count boxes of BC headache powder to my medicine stash. I can fit about 150 powders inside a 1-quart mason jar.

That stuff works great too.

[Rosco]

Are BC headache powders A regional item? I have not seen them in Oregon . Are they available at Walgreen, Our small town has a Oregon base chain Bimart an I do not remember Seeing powders in the Aspirin section, We also occasionally shop at Shopko. I take 81 mg Aspirin every even day then Acetaminophen for head ache

[Nickelless]

Are BC headache powders A regional item? I have not seen them in Oregon . Are they available at Walgreen, Our small town has a Oregon base chain Bimart an I do not remember Seeing powders in the Aspirin section, We also occasionally shop at Shopko. I take 81 mg Aspirin every even day then Acetaminophen for head ache

I don't know if the BC brand is regional, but similar formulations are Stanback and Goody's powders. You might Google each of them to compare and see if any stores near you carry them.

[Rob72830]

I believe you would want pads to use as field dressings. They are flat like the bandages we used when I was in the military. Tampons are round. They may absorb a lot of blood but I don't think they would cover a large wound. If you needed something larger, baby diapers would probably work.

[RedRockGirl]

Q-tips. I have several years worth of q-tips. I don't want to go on living if I can't clean out my ears after a shower, assuming I have enough water to shower.

[Rosco]

Do you get the long handle Q-Tips
would save time to clean both ears with one insertion

[RedRockGirl]

one insertion

*Disclaimer: Sorry, I'm like a 12 year old boy.