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Build A Biogas Generator And Make Your Own Natural Gas
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Paige Raymond
August 8, 2014
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Learn how to make your own natural gas by building a biogas generator and using organic waste like grass clipping and cow manure to make the biogas. I never knew you could do this but it is a very neat way for an off grid homestead to create natural gas and Mother Earth News teaches how to build it.
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This is from Mother Earth News who says “A 600-gallon biogas generator in Oregon turns 15 pounds of food waste into cooking fuel daily. As food and yard waste decompose, methane and carbon dioxide are created, inflating the rubber bladder to create the pressure necessary to supply a gas burner. This biogas generator was designed by Hestia Home Biogas. Find out more at HestiaHomeBiogas.com.” I guess this is for folks that have a lot of waste they can turn into fuel. It looks nice.
Read more:
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Five Natural Alternatives to Antibiotics
Five Natural Alternatives to Antibiotics
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They’re spreading at an alarming rate… And it has the World Health Organization (WHO) scared. They say that even common infections may soon be able to kill us.1 Luckily there are simple, natural solutions for fighting outside threats to your body… Even those scary “superbugs.” But they’re not like prescription drugs. These won’t kill the good bacteria in your body.
Here are five natural alternatives to antibiotics.
1. Coconut Oil: It’s full of powerful medium chain triglycerides (MCTs). The most impressive MCT is lauric acid. It has the ability to kill harmful bacteria like H. pylori.2 Research shows it’s also effective at fighting C. difficile—a strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and one of the leading causes of diarrhea in hospitals worldwide.3 Try eating a small spoonful of coconut oil with breakfast. You can also add it to a salad to support your immune system and keep bacteria at bay.
2. Olive Leaf Extract: This helps defend against a wide variety of viruses and bacteria. And it can do things that most prescription drugs can’t. It can even cut off the amino acid supply to viruses. This helps keep them from spreading.4 One study found that exposing E. coli to just a 6% olive leaf extract completely destroyed it. You can find natural olive leaf extract supplements in most health food stores and online.
3. Andrographis: Some call it the “king of bitters.” Indian folk medicine has used this bitter herb for hundreds of years to treat digestive problems. It’s even an antidote to scorpion venom. Andrographis extract helps fight influenza and upper-respiratory infections.5 Its potent antibacterial properties provide protection against most pathogens.6 This kills harmful germs… But it also may help reduce your symptoms and leave good germs unharmed.
You can find andrographis extract pills in some health stores. It’s also widely available online.
4. Pau D’Arco: Natural healers have used the bark of this South American tree to treat fever and inflammation since 1873. Pau d’arco is rich in lapachol and beta-lapachone. They’re two compounds with antiviral and antibacterial properties. Even drug-resistant infections can’t stand up to them.7 You can find this supplement in health stores and online but beware: If it doesn’t explicitly come from the inner bark, it may be a waste of money.
5. Garlic: It’s one of the best foods you can keep on hand… And not because of the flavor it adds to your meals. Garlic kills bacteria and fights disease. Russian soldiers used it as a natural antibiotic during World War II after running out of penicillin.8 Recent research found that it may even help protect against the common cold.9 But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Allicin—a powerful compound in garlic—can fight the “superbugs” that prescription drugs can’t. These include VRE and MRSA.10
Forget the antibiotics. You don’t need to rely on a prescription. These natural tools will help you defend against bacterial and viral infections. These solutions will also support your immune system and keep the good bugs alive. They may even save your life if you ever face a “superbug.”
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References:
1 http://www.who.int/drugresistance/do...ancereport/en/
2 http://coconutoil.com/coconut-oil-of...sistant-germs/
3 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24328700
4 http://drhoffman.com/article/olive-leaf-extract-2/
5 http://naturalstandard.com/databases...asp?#undefined
6 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23634174
7 https://umm.edu/Health/Medical/AltMed/Herb/Pau-darco
8 http://www.med.nyu.edu/content?ChunkIID=21729
9 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11697022
10 http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/archiv...l/04news4.html
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18 Natural Sleep Aids to Get Better Sleep
https://everydayroots.com/wp-content...epremedies.jpgIf there is one condition that has plagued me every day-or rather, every night-for years on end, it’s sleep. I was prescribed sleeping medication long-term (not a good idea) and suffered greatly for it. If I was having trouble sleeping before, it was now impossible to achieve, unless I took my medication. The truth is, we lose touch with sleep more and more every day. Technology, stress, energy drinks, stress, readily prescribed medications, and did I mention stress? All of those things contribute to sleeplessness, and I can almost guarantee everyone who reads this list will struggle with at least one of the above.
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The science of sleep…
When you hear about serotonin, melatonin, 5-hydroxy L-Tryptophan (5-HTP), and tryptophan, they usually sound like they are totally different things you can try to utilize to help sleep. Really, they’re all quite related to one another. If it was a perfect world, this is what would happen when you go to sleep-
You need to consume tryptophan, and essential amino acid, to start the process, and you need to get it from an outside source. In a two- step process that tryptophan is converted to 5-HTP, which is then converted into serotonin. The serotonin then converts to melatonin, which makes our body’s biological clock run smoothly and tell us when it is time to go to sleep and when it’s time to haul yourself out of your cozy bed. It is the master clock, if you will, making us sleepy-or alert-at the proper times, because melatonin produced is released in higher amounts the darker it is, while the amount lessens with more light. Since tryptophan is the only amino acid that can convert to serotonin, it is also the only one that can ultimately up your melatonin.
1. Drink Tart Cherry Juice
A ½ cup to a 1 cup of tart cherry juice is a tasty way to drift off to sleep, and is a natural sleep aid that I personally think really helps. Tart cherry juice is a natural sleep aid because it’s full of tryptophan. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid that coverts to serotonin, which then coverts to melatonin. Melatonin helps maintain our sleep and wake cycle by causing drowsiness and lowers body temperature, working with the central nervous system to sync our biological clock. Its production is inhibited by light, but released in low light/darkness.
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2. Improve the Feng Shui
Feng shui is more than just decorating you’re space in a visually appealing way; it’s a full philosophy that instructs on how to arrange your room, furniture, office, etc. to maximize good energy flow throughout living spaces. Here are a few tips for improving the Feng shui of your bedroom to help you get the most of a good night’s rest:
-Keep your bed easily accessible and approachable from all sides.
-Make the energy in the room fresh and help it flow by keeping the air pure, preferably with open windows. Also try to have several windows to allow in natural light.
-Have the bed positioned in such a way that you can see the door. Not being able to see the entrance to your bedroom can create a feeling of anxiety.
-Keep the room neat and clean with a balanced look and feel. Clutter and trash stresses you out and represents unfinished business, which can prevent you from really resting well in your room. On that note, it can also affect your sex life.
3. Valerian
Valerian is a hardy plant whose roots are used in a number of ways as a sedative and sleep aid. It is thought to work by increasing the amount of GABA (gamma aminobutryic acid) which helps regulate the action of nerve cells and has a calming effect. Because of its calming effect, it is also extremely popular as a natural anxiety remedy-prescription anxiety medication also increase GABA, albeit much more than valerian. It’s easy to brew up a cup of tea, but if you find the odor too strong, it is also available in capsule form.
You will need…
-1 tsp of dried valerian root
-strainer or infusion device, such as a tea ball
-8 oz. fresh water to boil
-8 oz. fresh water, hot from the tap
Directions
Fill either the mug you wish to steep your tea in with the hot tap water to get it warmed up (warming it up like this can help keep your tea toasty for longer.) Put 1 tsp of valerian root in your infusion device-if you are steeping the root loose, wait to do anything with it. Boil 8 oz. of water in your kettle, remove from heat, and empty your mug of the hot tap water. Place your infusion device or the loose root in your mug, and pour the hot water over it. Cover and steep for 15 minutes. Uncover, remove device or strain, and get ready to enjoy a peaceful night. Add milk or honey if you’d like for flavor.
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4. Get Acupuncture
Acupuncture is one of the main components in traditional Chinese medicine (TMC), and one of the oldest healing practices in the world. It is thought that stimulating specific points corrects the balance of energy or the life force by opening up channels called meridians, which close off when stress inflames and contracts vessels. The thin needles, upon insertion, open up these blocked channels and allow your brain to better understand that it’s time to go to sleep. It also signals the release of neuro-endocrine chemicals (like tryptophan/melatonin) to help you fall asleep and stay asleep.
5. Make Your Bedroom Your Bedroom
Your bedroom is a place of rest. It is your retreat to restore your mind and body by sleeping. It is not a place to watch T.V., or a second office. If you have them, the computer and T.V. have to go. They not only keep you awake, but they don’t give a sense of relaxation. They carry stress into your room, and stress does not help you sleep.
6. Stick to a Schedule, Establish a Ritual, and Keep a Diary
Humans are funny creatures of habit, and our bodies usually work quite well when something is done ritualistically. For example, exercising randomly every few days won’t do much, but exercising every day for 30 minutes will over time make a huge difference. The same thing goes for sleep. Establish a calming ritual that you do every night before crawling in bed, and you will probably find it easier to transition from being awake to being sleep. The ritual is also a time to relax and let go of stress and thoughts that crowd your head and keep you up.
Some ideas include…
– Drinking a cup of warm tea a half an hour before bed
– Doing a series of gentle stretches
– Reading 1 chapter exactly of a book every night
Take a warm bath: There’s nothing quite like sinking into a warm tub to wash the stress of everyday life away and it also feels great to crawl into bed nice and clean. Add a few drops of your favorite essential oil (lavender is great) to get the soothing benefits of aromatherapy as well.
Sip something: Making up a nightly drink to help you fall asleep has the double benefits of the drink itself lulling you off to dreamland, and the ritual of drinking it which tells your brain and body “ok, it’s time to relax.” Doing something like reading while you drink your night time beverage adds a nice dimension to this habit.
Meditate: Take some time before you crawl in bed to meditate and clear your mind of cluttering thoughts. Thinking too much, as we all know, can keep you awake for hours as you churn over the same thoughts again and again. Getting a good night’s rest is not just about your body-with how complex our thinking process is, our minds need just as much help (if not more) to get ready for bed.
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7. Get More Melatonin
This chemical is oh-so-important to sleep, but our body needs outside sources to get it. While it can be taken as a natural supplement in pill form, here are some foods that will help boost production.
Cherries: Not too hard to guess since cherry juice was one of the first things listed, but they also contain tryptophan which is metabolized into serotonin and finally melatonin
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Bananas: I remember before a solo I had to do in band class, my teacher told me to eat a banana 30 minutes beforehand, because they helped calm you down. I think it must have done something because my solo got an honorable mention, and I never do well performing under pressure. Bananas contain tryptophan, and potassium and magnesium as well, which are muscle relaxants. Have one a half-an-hour before bed every night and up your magnesium levels while simultaneously relaxing your muscles.
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8. Exercise
Exercise on a regular basis, and you will sleep better. Not only will you sleep better, but you’ll have more energy when you’re awake-and not just because you slept better, but because exercise has a weird way of helping us go to sleep and giving us more energy. For this reason, don’t work out right before bed, or you’ll likely end up more awake.
9. Drink a Cup of Chamomile
Chamomile has long been a reliable remedy for helping people doze off. It relaxes your muscles, and is thought that, potentially, a substance called apigenin can bind to GABA receptors which affect the central nervous system and sleepiness. Other studies have disagreed with apegign theory, and think other constituents in the chamomile are what act as a sedative. Either way, it’s tasty and it makes you tired. You can, of course, buy chamomile tea from the store, but I personally love it fresh as well.
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You will need…
-A rounded ¼ cup of fresh chamomile flowers OR 2 rounded tablespoons of dry flowers
-Honey (optional)
-Milk (optional)
-Freshly squeezed lemon juice (optional)
Directions
There’s nothing quite as delightful as a cup of freshly brewed chamomile on a chilly night as you settle in for bed. If possible, try to use fresh flowers (German variety, preferably) but you can use dried as well if you cannot harvest fresh.
If you’re using fresh flowers, use only the flower heads and compost the stems. Place the flowers in a teapot, and in a separate pot bring 4 cups of cold water to a rolling boil. Pour the water in the pot over the flower in the tea pot. Let steep for 5-6 minutes and serve hot. Do the same process for dried as for fresh, but use 2 rounded tablespoons of dried flowers. Add a little bit of honey and milk to taste. Squeeze in the juice of a freshly sliced lemon to taste as well.
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10. Make a Lavender Sleep Sachet
Aromatherapy has a number of different uses, but is perhaps used most often for relaxing or creating a sense of drowsiness. Numerous studies have resulted in science giving a nod to the validity of aromatherapy. People who were exposed to the scent of lavender in the trials experienced better moods, and one study followed brain activity with an EEG machine, which showed the subjects undergoing lavender aromatherapy did in fact show brainwaves suggesting drowsiness, while other scents increased alertness. If you find yourself having a hard time drifting off at night, try making a lavender sleep sachet to stash under your pillow or on a bedside table to help you relax and drift off.
11. Get Your Carbs
This may sound like a negative thing, but it’s not really. Tryptophan, in order to have any effect on sleepiness, needs to cross the blood-brain barrier. The blood-brain barrier is a filtering mechanism of the capillaries that carry blood to our brain and spinal cord tissue, and blocks the passage of certain substances. This was proven by a study done more than 100 years ago, in which scientist’s injected blue dye into animal’s bloodstreams. It was discovered that the tissues of the entire body except the brain and spinal cord turned blue, thus confirming the theory of the blood-brain barrier. It is theorized that eating carbohydrates makes it easier for tryptophan to cross the barrier, since it has to compete with other amino acids to make it through. The release of insulin in response to the carbs directs the other amino acids to muscle, leaving tryptophan a clearer passage into the cerebrospinal fluid.
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You will need…
-A relatively small amount of carbs e.g. some cereal or a piece of bread
Directions
About 15 minutes before bedtime, have your snack to divert those large chain amino acids to the muscles and help tryptophan do its thing.
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12. Magnificent Magnesium
Magnesium is one of the most vital minerals, and yet most of us are lacking it. You can thank increasingly poor diets for this one. Magnesium plays a huge role in the functioning of GABA receptors, which is the primary neurotransmitter that calms your central nervous system, relaxes you, and can help prepare you for sleep. GABA won’t necessarily make you drift off to sleep magically, but you can be pretty sure you’re going to have a hard time sleeping without it. While the best way to up magnesium is to eat a balanced diet, taking supplements can greatly help.
You will need…
-Magnesium supplement
Directions
Follow the Directions for dosing.
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13. Utilize Lemon Balm
Lemon balm is one of those ancient herbs that people have turned to for centuries. Once thought to be an “herbal-cure all”, it was used to treat anything from asthma to snake bites. These days, it’s used primarily to lift mood and promote calmness and relaxation. Since depression is often related to insomnia, probably because of a lack of serotonin, lemon balm can help you achieve sleep by promoting mental and physical health. Several studies have confirmed its sedative effects, however it should be noted that too high of a dosage (1800 milligrams) actually increased anxiety. Here, it is made into a mild, uplifting, and relaxing tea.
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You will need…
-2 tablespoons of dried lemon balm, or 8-10 tablespoons of fresh lemon balm
-2 teaspoons dried chamomile
-Honey to taste (optional)
-8 ounces of fresh water
Directions
Place the loose herbs in a mug and cover with 8 ounces of boiling water. Steep for 5 minutes, strain, and drink 30-45 minutes before bed.
14. Saint John’s Wort
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You will need…
-2 teaspoons of dried Saint John’s Wort (herb top/flowers)
-8 ounces of freshly boiled water
-honey or lemon to taste (optional)
Directions
Place the herb in a mug and cover with boiling water. Steep for 5-10 minutes, strain, and drink once daily (either morning or 30-45 minutes before bed.)
15. Hops Into Bed
The first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word hops is probably beer, but this quick growing vine is also an excellent remedy for calming nerves and promoting relaxation (not in the form of beer, sorry!) Rather, it can be made into a strong tea and drank right before bed, or made into a sleep sachet and placed under your pillow at night (just replace or add it to the lavender).
You will need…
-2 tablespoons of dried hops
-4 cups of boiling water
-A quart glass jar with a tightly fitting lid
Directions
Place the hops into a glass jar with a tightly fitting lid and cover with boiling water. Allow it to steep for at least 5 hours, or overnight, and then strain. Reheat or chill and drink a cup 30-45 minutes before bedtime for an easy and restful slumber. This will keep in the refrigerator for 2 days.
16. Make Some Noise
Some people need to sleep in complete silence; while on the other hand, some need a little background noise. For many (myself included), the dripping of the faucet, the hum of electricity, the sound of themselves breathing, or the blankets rustling as they toss and turn stresses them out and keeps them awake. So what’s the deal? Technically speaking, white noise is a consistent noise that comes out evenly across all hearable frequencies. When you get jarred awake or bothered by a noise at night, it’s not really the noise itself, but the abrupt inconsistency in the noise that you hear. The fact of the matter is you still hear when you sleep, and white noise can mask those inconsistences. The scientific aspect set aside its just plain soothing, filling out the silence that makes you feel trapped with racing thoughts or excess energy.
You will need…
-Something that creates white noise
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Directions
When you go to sleep, turn on the white noise. My personal favorite is a fan, but there are even white noise machines tuned specifically for the purpose of drowning out sound.
17. Sip A Glass of Warm Milk
Does milk actually make you sleepy? In short, probably not on a chemical level. While there is the sleep inducing amino acid tryptophan in milk, studies are debatable that it actually does do anything. Much like turkey, the levels aren’t such that they would have much of an impact. But all of that doesn’t mean it won’t make you sleepy at all, and there is still reasoning behind a glass of warm milk, mostly in terms of psychology. Many people find the warmth soothing and relaxing, helping them unwind both physically and mentally. The routine of a glass of warm milk is like any other routine that you need to complete before bed, getting you one step closer to falling asleep.
You will need…
-1 glass of warm milk
Directions
Roughly 30 minutes before bed, start winding down. Turn off electronics, read a book, and heat up a glass of milk to a toasty warm, but still comfortable, temperature.
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18. Cozy Up with Catnip
Catnip, a plant that is a member of the mint family, isn’t just for cats-it works a treat when it comes to having a sedative effect on humans. The compound responsible for catnip’s effects across both species is called nepetalactone. While it can make cats frisky and wild, it can make people relaxed, drowsy, and ready for bed. Enjoy it in the form of a warm tea before bed with a little bit of honey.
You will need…
-1-2 teaspoons of dried catnip OR 3-4 teaspoons of fresh catnip
-8 ounces of boiling water
-Honey to taste (optional)
Directions
Place catnip in a mug and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes, covered, and then add honey to taste if you like. Drink 30 minutes before bedtime.
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My experience with insomnia…
I’ve faced a battle with insomnia for almost 4 ½ years, and I know when bedtime rolls around all you want is magic sleeping aid to make you fall asleep without having to do anything. The (painful) truth is that if you want to be healthy and get a good night’s rest, you may have to re-learn how to put yourself to sleep. The things that knock you out cold are nothing more than scary medications that only cause suffering-they don’t solve your sleepless nights. We need our rest, perhaps now more than ever in our crazy world, and taking the time and dedication to find natural ways to drift off is vital in making sure you get to sleep, stay asleep and wake up refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready to lead a life filled with good energy.
Tips from Personal Experience:
• Practice meditation if racing thoughts keep you up at night. Meditation takes patience, but it is invaluable. Among so many other things it can teach you to simply let go of a thought and leave it powerless, which leaves you undisturbed and able to rest.
• Really do try the cherry juice, it’s darn tasty and makes for a sounder sleep in my experience. Make sure to drink it about 30 minutes before bed so you don’t have to go the bathroom in the middle of the night.
• Chamomile tea with milk and honey has put me to sleep more effectively then sleeping medications at times.
• Habit. Habit. Habit. Form a relaxing habit that tells your body “time for bed now” and it will, at some point, start to listen. This includes setting a bedtime, and wake-time, and sticking to them.
• Get any form of a screen out of sight after a certain hour. It has been proven many times over that this will disrupt your sleep.
• I bow down to a sleep mask. It’s gentle weight over my eyes and the ensuing darkness is the only reason I am able to fall back asleep when I wake up too early in the morning-remember, levels of light determine how much melatonin you make.
• Never reach for sleeping pills, especially prescription. They will cause anguish and strife and many, many, more sleepless nights.
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Crunchy Dill Pickle Recipe
August 4, 2014 By Homestead Survival
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There’s nothing quite like biting down into the crunch tartness of a fresh dill pickle. Perhaps you’ve noticed that good pickles aren’t cheap at your local supermarket. Plus, sometimes they add in nasty ingredients. Here you can learn to make your own and keep them on hand to serve to your family.
Check out the instructions on simplycanning.com here…
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Easy Recipe To Create Liquid Soap From A Soap Bar
June 18, 2016 By CastileSoap.com
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One Saturday eve, I crept into a creative mood and thought of an unlikely recipe to create liquid soap from a soap bar. I was happy to come up with the recipe and even more thrilled that it worked!
Why even transform a soap bar into liquid soap? Well, I am glad you asked! Creating liquid soap from a soap bar is fun, the get-dirty-in-between-your-hands kind of fun and turns your limited soap bar into a limit-less all purpose liquid soap that can also be used to wash vegetables.
Let’s Get Started!
Ingredients you will need:
- Your Favorite Soap Bar (Organic Castile Preferably)
- 2 Cups of Warm Water per 4 OZ. Soap Bar
- 2 OZ of Organic Olive Oil
- 2 OZ of Organic Coconut Oil
- Organic Extracts
- Decorative Bottle
- Wooden Mixing Spoon
Direction to Create Liquid Soap From A Soap Bar:
- Step 1: Bring warm water to a boil.
- Step 2: Add your favorite soap bar into the boiling water.
- Step 3: Using the wooden mixing spoon, blend the boiling water and the soap bar until the soap bar is a syrup consistency. If the consistency is too thin, add an extra soap bar (or piece of).
- Step 4: Add in the organic coconut oil and organic olive oil.
- Step 5: Blend well until the mixture is even.
- Step 6: Take the mixture off heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Step 7: Add organic extracts to the mixture.
- Step 8: Pour your new liquid soap into the decorative bottle.
- Step 9: Use your new liquid soap created from a soap bar.
Note: If your liquid soap decides to solidify too much, put it in the microwave for a gentle heat and bring it back to a liquid state.
Now that you have easily created liquid soap from a soap bar, go out there and brag about it!
Your new all purpose liquid soap has a multitude of uses such as face soap, body wash, pet grooming and more!
For more information on Castile Soap, please visit our website, CastileSoap.com.
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31 Games & Crafts Using Pool Noodles
April 27, 2014 By HomesteadSurvival
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You may know pool noodles as those floaty foam thingys kids love to play with in the pool. But, did you know there are dozens of other uses outside of the pool? Yard games, decorative art, coasters and learning tools for toddlers are just a few of the ingenious ideas you can make yourself.
Get more creative tips with a trip to tipjunkie.com…
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101 Paracord Projects For Your Outdoor And Survival Needs
April 19, 2016 By Homestead
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Do you know what paracord is or are familiar with the term? This is a product that is typically used in parachutes as suspension lines. However, it has become a go-to product for survivalists and outdoor enthusiasts as it can be used in many different ways since it is so versatile. In fact, there are many types of paracord projects you can make for emergency preparation, and even outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, and fishing.
If you want to be prepared for a vast array of scenarios, then starting on paracord projects can be a start in the right direction. You can use a section of paracord, for example, to hang a makeshift tent using tarps or even make a multi-purpose survival bracelet.
The most important thing to keep in mind about paracord projects is using the best product. You do not want to use an inferior paracord that has been made in China or elsewhere. Durable paracord has seven strands of cord and is the type you will need.
A list of paracord projects for outdoor survival can be found on prepperzine.com here…
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These 45 Life Hacks From 100 Years Ago Are Useful Even Today
Did you ever need help with something and ask one of your elders? Did their solution surprise you?
I know I’ve been blown away by some of the life hacks from 100 years ago that my grandma shared with me—some are genius!
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Throughout history, people have always looked at the younger generation as being different from them, and, of course, the same thing is happening today.
We forget that without the “old folks,” we wouldn’t have all the technological wonders of today.
Human creativity helped our ancestors survive and thrive throughout harsh times. They used their wits and resourcefulness to improve their everyday lives and bring comfort to those around them.
There are a number of life hacks from 100 years ago that are clear proof of human ingenuity. These outdated life hacks have stood the test of time and are still in use by some people today. They’re the type of tips your grandfather may have passed down to you.
These tips may be useful today, especially when it comes to survival situations. It’s important to keep in mind that safety wasn’t a concern 100 years ago, so you should use your own caution when utilizing these tips today.
Let’s take a look at 45 life hacks from 100 years ago that are still useful to this day. This will help you decide which ones can benefit you.
Useful 45 Life Hacks From 100 Years Ago
1. Use Your Watch as a Compass
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Find North with a Wrist-Watch (Wilderness Survival Skills)
You can use a wristwatch to determine the points of a compass. It’s important to note that the method changes depending on if you are in the northern or southern hemisphere, if it’s before or after 12 pm and if it’s Daylight Savings Time.
Northern Hemisphere
With the watch level to the ground, point the hour hand towards the sun. The midway point between the hour hand and 12 o’clock is due south. In other words, if the hour hand is at 2, south is 1 o’clock.
Southern Hemisphere
Again, with the watch level to the ground, this time point the 12 towards the sun. The bisection of 12 and the hour hand will be due south.
Time of Day
If you are measuring before 12 pm, the bisection between the hour hand and 12 should be made clockwise. Conversely, if it’s after 12 pm, measure counterclockwise.
Finally, remember to adjust an hour if it’s currently Daylight Savings Time on your watch.
2. Make Your Own Fire Extinguisher
Dissolve one lb. of salt and a half lb. of sal-ammoniac in a half-gallon of water. Bottle the concoction in thin glass bottles. If there’s a fire, use the solution to put out the flames.
3. Make a Homemade Water Filter
Drill a hole in the bottom of a clean zinc water pail. Fit a small pipe in the hole.
Fill the pail with fine and coarse sand, as well as clean gravel and stones, through which the water will filter through before reaching the bottom in a clean, filtered state.
4. Boil Cracked Eggs
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Add vinegar to the water before boiling cracked eggs. This will prevent the contents of the eggs from boiling out.
5. Preserve Eggs for a Long Time
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To preserve eggs for a long time, place newly laid eggs in a box or tin of dry salt. Cover the eggs with the salt to protect the shells from the air.
Place the box or tin in a cool, dry location.
6. Remove a Tight Ring from Your Finger
Remove a ring from the finger without pain by lathering the finger with soap. The ring should come off easily.
However, if the finger and joints are so swollen the ring won’t come off, you might need to pay a visit to the jeweler.
This is one of the 100-year-old life hacks I’m very thankful for. It came in handy quite a few times for us!
7. Save Someone Else from Drowning
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If the drowning person doesn’t struggle, turn her on her back and place your hand on either side of her face. Turn on your back, hold her in front of you, and swim with the backstroke.
The most important thing is to keep her face above water until you make it back to shore and can seek help.
8. Judge the Weather
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In the early morning, study a very small, faraway cloud.
If the cloud grows larger, then rainy weather is probably heading your way. If the cloud shrinks in size, however, the day should be a good one.
9. Light a Fire Without Wood
Light a fire without wood by using a piece of paper that you’ve screwed into twists.
Two to three sheets of newspapers are a good option for building a coal fire.
10. How to Cut Down a Tree
Determine what side you want the tree to fall on and cut a downward, inward cut into the bark on the opposite side.
Once you are about halfway through, cut a few inches higher on the opposite side of the tree.
Use ropes to pull the tree down.
11. How to Kill a Dead Stump
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To prevent a tree stump from sprouting, place holes in the top of the stump. You should also cut a patch of bark from the side of the stump and place more holes in the side.
Fill the holes with a mixture of salt and solignum to kill it.
12. Remove Long Nails
To remove long nails from wood, place a small block of wood under the pincer.
This will make the nail easier to draw out, rather than trying to remove the nail at a short distance.
13. Remove a Splinter
To remove a splinter from your hand, fill a large bottle with hot water. Press the area with the splinter against the bottle.
The heat from the steam will draw out the splinter.
14. Light a Match in the Wind
Overcome the challenge of lighting a match in the wind by cutting thin shavings on the match towards its striking end.
When the match is lit, the shavings will catch fire and give the flame a better chance of forming.
15. Survive a Thunderstorm While Outdoors
If you get stuck outside during a thunderstorm, the safest option is to find or make a ditch on low ground.
Avoid finding shelter under a tree, which is the most dangerous scenario. The tree could attract lightning or fall on you.
16. Detect a Gas Leak
Paint a soap solution down the length of the gas you suspect may have a leak.
If there is a leak, bubbles will form in the area of the leak.
17. Save Gas on a Gas Stove
Cover the top of the stove with an iron sheet. Enough heat will transfer to the sheet to cook an entire dinner.
The pan that needs to be cooked most should be placed over the burner, which is where the sheet will be the hottest.
18. Clean Broken Glass
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To clean up broken glass, use a soft, damp cloth, which will pick up all of the small splinters. It’s best to choose an old rag that can be tossed out with the glass.
19. Prevent Eye Glasses from Steaming
To prevent eyeglasses from developing moisture, rub the lenses daily with soap and polish them after.
This causes a thin film of soap to remain on the lenses. You won’t be able to see the film, but it will prevent the lenses from steaming.
20. Make Your Own Polish
Mix equal parts of vinegar and paraffin in a bottle. Add lavender oil for scent, if desired. The polish can be used for pictures, floors, mirrors, and more.
21. Use Boiling Water To Kill Weeds
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Don’t you hate those weeds growing in the cracks of your driveway? You can safely use boiling water to kill them.
You might even add some salt to make this method more effective, as long as it’s not close to any plants you want to keep.
22. Boil Potatoes Just Right
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Add a small amount of sugar and salt to boiling water to make potatoes dry and floury. Once the potatoes have cooked, pour the water out and place the pan back over the heat for a short period of time.
Shake the pan to make sure the potatoes are evenly dried.
23. Remove Foreign Particles from the Eye
Reduce the risks of removing a foreign particle from the eye by placing a drop of castor oil in the corner of the eye.
24. Prevent a Dog Attack
If a vicious dog threatens to bite, hold a walking stick, scout’s staff, or even a hat in front of you in defense.
If this doesn’t deter the dog from biting, you’ll be in a good position to kick him.
25. Prevent Colors from Running Together
To prevent colors from running and staining other linens when they’re washed together, place colored items in a solution of one gallon of water and two handfuls of salt.
Allow the colored linens to soak for 24 hours.
26. Judge the Height of Something
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How to measure the height of a tree
If you need to know how tall a tree, tower, or other tall object is, you can judge it with this old-fashioned tip.
Pace yourself about two yards from the object, point A, and place a staff at point B. Then move out until the staff is in line with the object at point C.
Then you can do the math because the distance A to C is to A, E (the height of the object), and B to C is to B, D (the height of staff).
27. Remove the Sting of a Bee Sting
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A bee stung you? If you have some fresh onion, just slice it up and place it on the sting. It will take the pain and poison out of it.
28. Pillow Splint a Broken Leg
If someone has a fractured leg, you can create a split from a pillow and wood sticks or poles—good life hack in a pinch!
29. Broken Collar-Bone
Place a pad made from rolled-up material, cloth or grass in the armpit and apply a sling.
30. Treating Sprains
Elevate and ice, then wrap with cloths or cloth strips. Keep elevated until the swelling goes down.
31. Salt for a Sore Throat
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It’s simpler and cheaper than anything you can buy on the cold store shelves—just gargle some salt water to help ease a sore throat. This one never goes out of style and it works for everyone.
32. Prunes for Constipation
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When you get backed up and you just can’t go, it’s as simple as eating some prunes or drinking prune juice. There is no need for fancy medications. Mother nature has made something that does the trick.
33. Oatmeal Bath for Skin Issues
If you have severely dry skin, eczema, or psoriasis, you can try an oatmeal bath.
These conditions are very uncomfortable in normal circumstances, but in a survival situation, they can lead to sores, which lead to bacteria and that could even kill you if you don’t have access to proper treatment.
34. Honey for Cough
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There’s nothing quite like honey for a cough or sore throat. It’s why many over-the-counter products today for cough contain honey. You can just go straight to the source.
35. Aloe for Burns
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If you have a fresh aloe plant, you can just break off a small part of the leaf and access the gel inside. This can be used for cuts, scrapes, and burns, and it will help you heal faster, while also easing the pain.
36. Duct Tape for Wart Removal
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Duct tape really is magical! You probably already know it’s good for so many things, but did you know you can use it for removing warts?
The American Academy of Dermatology even endorses it. A study by the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine showed that applying duct tape to a wound was 25% more effective than freezing them as treatment.
37. Petroleum Jelly for Your Wounds
Petroleum jelly is not too good for the skin if you use it too much, but it can be great for helping to treat wounds. It has been used in post-surgery healing, and can also be used in a survival situation to help with wound healing.
38. Test Butter
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Do you want to test your butter and be sure it’s real butter? Rub a little of it on a piece of paper and set it on fire. If it’s real butter, it will smell nice and dainty. If it’s margarine, it will have a bad smell.
Related: Learn how to rehydrate butter, it’s not as hard as you might think!
39. To Preserve Eggs
This is great for homesteading or for a survival situation where you have fresh eggs that you need to keep good until you can use them. Just put them in a box of dry salt. Life hacks like this one can keep your family fed during hard times!
40. Remove Gum From Hair With Peanut Butter
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Who knew? You can get gum out of your kids’ hair with peanut butter (other nut butter might work as well). Just “massage” the peanut butter into your child’s hair and eventually the gum will slide out.
41. Clean Your Teeth with Apples
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If you can’t get to a toothbrush, an apple can truly help. It will keep the doctor away—and the dentist, too!
42. Water Your Plants While Away
If you need to self-water your plants, you can set up a system with a pail higher above the level of the plants and then use strands of wool to make a straw of sorts and put one end in the water (weighted down) and one end in the soil of the plants you need to water.
Great life hack for gardeners!
43. Neti Pot for Congestion
The age-old Neti pot will help with cold and flu symptoms. You can still buy them today and that’s because they work so well.
44. Get Rid of Flies
Nothing is worse than having a bunch of disease-carrying flies on everything, especially in a survival situation.
You can use some borax sprinkled into the dustbin or around other places they gather to keep them away. They won’t be able to breed and multiply.
45. Clean Bottles
You will use glass bottles for a lot of things, especially in a survival situation. You can clean them with a little bit of sand and water, then wash and dry as needed.
Final Word
Have you ever tried any of these life hacks? How did they work out for you? What would you add to our list?
I’m sure there are a lot more life hacks out there, passed down the generations. We’d love to hear yours!
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Posted on Last updated: May 28, 2024
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