Thread: BASIC LIST / SUGGESTED ITEMS FOR LONG TERM SURVIVAL

Antioxidants Could Improve Insulin Sensitivity In Some Adults

October 15, 2010
by Personal Liberty News Desk



Approximately 34 percent of adults in the U.S. who are aged 20 years and older are obese, according to the latest statistics from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. However, new research has discovered that natural supplements could improve these individuals' health.

Italian researchers have found that natural antioxidants may have a positive impact on insulin-resistant obese adults, the Cortlandt Forum reports. The results were revealed at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting.

Although previous studies have shown that antioxidants can prevent further damage to cells, this was the first time that scientists looked at how the hormones of obese adults react when subjected to antioxidants, the news provider reports.

The researchers studied 13 women and 16 men who were between the ages of 18 and 66 and were obese. Each of the subjects ate a Mediterranean-type diet which was low in calories.

According to the news source, the participants were assigned to four different groups, three of which involved adding metformin, increasing the amount of antioxidants or a combination of both.

Researchers observed a significant decrease in insulin-resistance for the individuals who were assigned to the antioxidant diet. This was most prevalent in the group which had consumed the majority of these natural supplements.

http://www.personalliberty.com/news/ant ... 800107146/

Food For Food And Food For Barter!

October 18, 2010 by Bob Livingston

If you can’t imagine being hungry in the midst of chaos then you will probably ignore this suggestion, but you won’t forget it. And it will haunt you if you fail to take action. But if you take action, just eat your stored food in the difficult years ahead.

And if the system collapses, as many predict, use your stored food for food and for barter.

I will share with you the following list of items that I have in my food storage: Salt, water in gallon jugs, Clorox and Lugols iodine for disinfecting and purifying water (six drops per gallon of water), brown and white sugar, dry beans and pastas of all kinds, chili (Bryan brand is in cans that are white inside), mayonnaise, coffee, sardines, tea, olive oil, rice, baked beans and pork and beans, cereal, canned soups, kraut, salmon, canned white tuna in water, food bars, a few frozen dinners, olives, pickles and treats (chose those you like), minimum amount of cake mix, flour, cornmeal, seasonings for cooking, dried and canned milk, all paper products, cleaning products, basic patent medicines such as cough medicine, cough drops, Tylenol®, eye drops (remember to store any that you use on a regular basis).

One of the best foods to store is vacuum sealed dry foods of all kinds as recommended by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). These will last for years and years. The variety was limited when we bought from them last, mainly because they focus on basics. Most Mormons can tell you where to find it, and you don’t have to be a member of their church to buy from them.

For inspiration, think of Scarlett O’Hara living on turnips after Tara had been overrun and pillaged at the end of the Civil War.

http://www.personalliberty.com/survi...od-for-barter/

Wilderness Survival
Edible Wild Plants
Wild Leeks (Allium tricoccum)

Many photo at the page link

Other common names: Ramps Family: Onion Family (Alliaceae)

Distinctive features: Grows from onion-like bulbs. Leaves and bulbs smell like onions.
Similar species:

• Trout Lily - Leaves are mottled. Flowers same time as leaves are out. Leaves do not smell like onions.
• Clintonia - Leaves do not smell like onions. Comes up later in the season.

Height: Up to about 8"
Flowers: The flowers bloom well after the leaves have appeared. In fact, the leaves die off and disappear before the flowers bloom. Because of the bloom time of the flowers this is classed as a "summer" plant, although it is one of the first to appear in the spring!
Leaves: Leaves appear well before the flowers. Wild Leeks are among the first plants to come up in the spring.
Stem: Flower stem smooth, without leaves.
Habitat: Forests
Longevity: Annual.

Comments: Wild Leeks are onion-like plants that grow in the deep woods. They come up in the spring, usually before much of anything else has come up.
The leaves and bulbs are edible. Please only collect when abundant, and then only collect scattered patches or individual plants. Ill effects may be experienced by some people if large amounts are eaten. If they don't smell like onions, they aren't Wild Leeks.
**Please note that Wild Leeks have become quite rare in Quebec due to professional pickers denuding the woods of them. Now the same thing is happening in eastern Ontario! Unfortunately, this means that they should probably be protected and treated like a rare or threatened plant. Once again, greed is spoiling something for everyone. The information on this page has been taken from my Ontario Wildflowers website.




http://wildwoodsurvival.com/survival...eek/index.html

Pictorial Walks through Northern Michigan Forest - Wild Leeks http://www.wild-harvest.com/pages/mich_wildscene.htm

Ramps & Wild Leeks



Ramps / Wild Leeks
Allium tricoccum

Ramps and Wild Leeks are the same plant, a type of wild-growing onion generally presented fresh with the green leaves attached to the small white bulb.

Ramps and Wild Leeks are distinguished primarily by growing in different regions. Where they are found growing in the Appalachian range they are known as Ramps. Harvest in this region typically begins around the middle of April. A few weeks later they are harvested in the Great Lakes region where they are called Wild Leeks. There are slight differences between the products in that the Wild Leeks generally have a larger bulb and a slightly milder flavor, especially in the leaf portion.

Where Ramps grow they are the healer, solace and friend to Mountain Folks. Ramps are folk medicine said to keep away cold, flu and the neighbors! They are Spring Tonic personified. And they are STRONG! In Appalachia Ramps have a stinky reputation.

They are known and loved (or hated) for this powerful aroma. In the Mountains of West Virgina Ramp Festivals sprout up to celebrate. Whole towns get together and stew up a mess or eat them raw. Halls are filled with folks feasted on Ramps, Dancin' and Stinkin'. One prominent Ramp party is the Elkins City Annual International Ramp Cook-Off and Festival.

In the North people call them Wild Leeks. While the taste is the same, somehow in the north Wild Leeks never stir up quite the trouble that Ramps seem to.

The folk medicine reputation which holds both Ramps and Wild Leeks to be powerful healers turns out to be well deserved. They are high in Vitamins C and A, and full of healthful minerals. And they have the same choloesterol-reducing capacity found in Garlic and other members of this family. At Oregon State University research is going on to examine the cancer prevention capacity of Ramps and Wild Leeks.

Lest the reputation for excessive stinking scare you away from trying them, you should know that Earthy Delights sells Ramps and Wild Leeks (both) to some of the finest restaurants in America. No complaints about too much stink yet!

Selection

Good Ramps or Wild Leeks should have two or three whole bright green leaves with the small white bulb attached by a purplish stem. The leaves are generally about 6 inches long, although Ramps tend to be harvested at a somewhat earlier stage than are Wild Leeks.

Depending on where you get them Ramps or Wild Leeks may be still muddy from the field or all cleaned and trimmed. The key is that they be fresh. Yellowing or withering in the leaves is a sign that they have gone too long.

Ramps and Wild Leeks are also offered in the Summer after the greens are done as bulbs only. These may be used much the same way as Shallots but with a more energetic flavor.

Handling Fresh Ramps / Wild Leeks

A papery wrapper leaf (and some dirt) may surround the bulb and should be pulled off as you would with scallions. There may also be some roots which should be trimmed off along with their little button attachment. Once trimmed and cleaned the entire plant is tender and choice for eating.

Once Ramps / Wild Leeks have been trimmed and cleaned, store them in the rerigerator tightly wrapped to keep them from drying out. Use them as soon as possible after harvest.

Preparation

Ramps / Wild Leeks can be sliced thin to give an amazing flavor twist to a Spring salad. The very hardy may simply eat them raw. Or use them in cooking where a deep Earthy flavor will arouse the passions.

http://www.wild-harvest.com/pages/ramp.htm

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This is from National Inflation Association there a few videos that might be worth watching,,,,


How the U.S. is headed for a complete societal collapse! The most important film of all time!



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For Added Nutrition, Cook Your Carrots Whole

November 9, 2010
by Bob Livingston

To help retain more flavor and possibly more health benefits, researchers from Newcastle University in Great Britain advocate cooking carrots whole rather than chopped in pieces. This method will help lock in nutrients and the natural sugars. Besides vitamins and minerals such as potassium, calcium, magnesium and vitamins A, B1, B6, C, D, E and K, carrots contain the cancer-fighting nutrient falcarinol.

http://www.personalliberty.com/health-t ... ots-whole/