This week’s Doom and Bloom Hour welcomes Bryan and Daron Payne of Pioneer Productions, LLC, founders of the Prepare2Endure Expo next June 8-9 in Bakersfield, California. Bryan and Daron will talk about the ins and outs of putting these events together, what you can get out of them, and how they foster a sense [...]

Last time, we talked about how to set up a well-planned sick room in a bug-out camp or if staying in place.  Now, let’s talk a little about the medic. How does the medic avoid becoming the patient? As a caregiver, what can you do to protect your health? Most medics are concerned about contracting [...]

        On the Doom and Bloom ™ Hour tonight we welcome EMP Expert G Michael Hopf, author of “The End, A Post-apocalyptic Novel.  We’ll discuss his book,  the effects of EMPs on a society, and the likely fallout from this type of scenario.  We’ll also talk about the upcoming Self-Sustainable Expo in [...]

In good times, we have the luxury of modern medical facilities and advanced techniques to isolate a sick patient from healthy people. If we ever find ourselves in a grid-down scenario, most of these advantages will go the way of the dinosaur, and we will be placed in, essentially, the same medical environment we experienced [...]

    (Dr. Bones says:  Today we post a guest article by our friend M.D. Creekmore of thesurvivalistblog.com and author of  “31 Days to Survival” and ”The Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat“.  In his article, M.D. talks about the pros and cons of hitting the road vs. staying in place in times of trouble.) Bugging Out [...]

            The Doom and Bloom Hour, May 4, 2013 with Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy discussed the crazy weather this country is experiencing. We will review our upcoming schedule this June and some changes coming to www.doomandbloom.net and our store site. Dr. Bones goes into details regarding thyroid issues and [...]

       PART 2 OF INSECT BITES AND STINGS by Joe Alton, M.D. aka Dr. Bones Spring is in the air, and so are a lot of flying bugs. We talked recently about the stings of bees and wasps. Unlike these, bites by mosquitos are common vectors of various infectious diseases.  The good thing [...]

Email   I recently received the following message from a nice lady who had her thyroid removed a number of years ago as a result of thyroid cancer. She warns me about a little-publicized but medically concerning report indicating that thyroid medications are becoming harder and harder to get.  It appears that several companies that [...]

  Preparing for Power Blackouts – Plan Ahead and You Can Weather Any Storm (Dr. Bones says:  Today we publish a post by survival author, blog writer, and emergency preparedness consultant M.D. Creekmore of  The Survivalist Blog .  He is the author of  “31 Days to Survival” and ”The Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat“ and his [...]

    My Mom was half German, and my Dad is also half German (although most of my ancestors have been here since the 1700′s to early 1600′s)  so I grew up with a version of potato salad most Americans do not understand. It is based on a vinegar dressing without any trace of mayonnaise [...]