#2 – Emergency Preparedness – Are You and Your Family Prepared for Disaster?
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Emergency planning and survival equipment can reduce fear and losses that come with disasters. Where will you and your family be when disaster strikes? At home, school, the office, on the road? Regardless of your location, you will need an emergency [...]

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Very few casual internet surfers have any idea of the security breach they’re inviting by the simple act of surfing and filling out forms on the web. Your IP Address, which is a unique identifier of the computer you’re using, is logged at almost every website you visit – stores, blogs, forums. Anyone with access [...]

Every once in a while, we like to take a moment to remind our readers that nothing we suggest here is intended to make you take a flying leap into the fringe of survivalist philosophy. When we say “prepare yourself”, we don’t mean disrupt your life in pursuit of the proper emergency food stock or [...]

If you go in search of the perfect business model in the United States, you won’t have to wander far. The American Cancer Industry (we’ll call it Big Cancer) has them all beat, even Big Oil, hands down. Let’s take a look at the sweetheart deal they’ve managed to put together.
When we say Big Cancer, [...]

We at HolisticSurvival.com believe that when it comes to protecting your profits in the future, the 800 pound gorilla sitting in the corner will be inflation. There may be in a slight lull right now but, don’t worry, it’s coming back with a vengeance.
Let’s have a quick lesson in how inflation can erode the value [...]

The Department of PreCrime in the 2002 movie Minority Report was charged with finding and apprehending murderers BEFORE they commit the crime. Nifty, huh? If only it were that easy in real life. But is some version of this Steven Spielberg movie plot already taking place in Philadelphia?
Maybe.
The Philadelphia Police Department is experimenting with an [...]

If you think the power grid here in the good old United States is safe, you would be wrong. It might make you a little nervous to know how precarious all that wonderful energy is. Almost every summer you hear about power outages, especially in major cities, defined by terms like brownout, rolling blackout, and [...]

When recessions rear their ugly heads and economies struggle, people tend to run for the perceived “safety” of gold or silver. While precious metals are indeed miles ahead of investments like stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, there is another option that will not only protect your assets during inflationary times but actually increase your wealth [...]

Interruption of the water supply by natural disaster is a very real possibility at some point in everyone’s life. Going without water is a whole different ballgame than food. A healthy person can live as long as eight weeks without food but only a matter of days in the absence of water. Thus, it is [...]

Let’s talk about food storage. There’s probably not much else on this planet that would give you more peace of mind than having an adequate emergency supply of food. How much should you have? Good question. Three months would be nice. Six months would be great. One year would be spectacular.
We know the idea of [...]

Have you ever stopped to consider how tenuous our modern day communication channels are? In an emergency, natural disaster, or government takeover, our cell phones and internet access could be gone in a moment. What then? We at Holistic Survival believe you need a solid backup plan in place.
We’re talking about shortwave (HAM) radio. The [...]

Holistic Survival is founded on the premise of “Protecting the People, Places, and Profits you care about during uncertain times.” What do we mean by uncertain times? Good question. Lest you get the wrong impression, we’re not worried about a complete unraveling of society and all out disintegration of civilization. That’s probably not going to [...]

Rather than to complicate matters, emergencies, disasters, and uncertain times tend to make things very simple. Superfluous trappings fall aside and what remains is what we need to survive. Three basic needs that always remain unchanged are:
1. Food
2. Shelter
3. A place to sleep
Recognizing these needs could be the key to creating and preserving your wealth in the future. [...]

Human beings are notorious for putting off until tomorrow what we should do today. So it is with the Family Disaster Plan (FDS). How many of us have taken the time out of a busy schedule to put one together? Not many. How many of us are going to be very sad puppies when something [...]

“We’re all citizens of the world,” hocus pocus aside, is it a good idea to have dual citizenship? Maybe the first question to answer is, exactly what is dual citizenship anyway? It’s a very simple idea. It simply means being a legal citizen of two countries.
Say you were born in Mexico. You’re automatically a citizen [...]

Last time we discussed the use of biological warfare throughout history. Creative delivery systems like poisonous snake catapults and tossing dead animals into water wells were all the rage. These days, the process of exposing large numbers of people to deadly agents has been refined a bit.
While there are more than 1200 biological agents capable [...]

What exactly is biological warfare? A common definition of a biological weapon is any organism found in nature that can be used to injure or kill. And we’re not limited to toxins, bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
Many people mistakenly believe biological warfare is a scourge of modern man that was invented by evil scientists tinkering late [...]

If you’re talking about the United States government when you ask that question, the answer is probably no. Politicians and bureaucrats would have us believe that FDIC protection gives us ironclad access to the money we store in banks, no matter what, up to $250,000. Is this an adequate form of asset protection?
Absolutely not! Are [...]

Contrary to popular perception, there is no evidence that any society throughout history ever relied exclusively on barter as a means of exchange. Let’s back up for just a second and define what we’re talking about.
According to Wikipedia (an unassailable source of truth and veracity) barter is defined as:
“…a medium in which goods or services [...]

The last commandment Jason mentions is “Thou shalt have a support network”. Rugged individualism aside, your chances of surviving a crisis go up exponentially if you have taken the time to develop a network of trusted friends and allies.
Do you live in the suburbs? Do you know your neighbors? A casual “Hello” and raised hand [...]

During uncertain times, the possibility of identity theft rears its ugly head in different ways. During the best of times, we still have to worry about nefarious characters obtaining our Social Security or credit card numbers, and perhaps withdrawing money or opening accounts in our name.
What if, for political reasons or something else, someone [...]

In 1971 Nixon took the United States off the gold standard and effectively killed the concept of currency as money. It only continues to function as money because we trust the government will back it, but what if that changes? What if we were to have a Zimbabwe style currency flameout and suddenly no one [...]

Holistic Survival commandment #7 is “Thou shalt defend thyself.” What this means is don’t be a sitting duck for the first apocalyptic bully that waltzes past. If you’re a home or business owner, there are three lines of defense you should consider implementing.
The first line of defense is to have adequate security systems in place. [...]

Bet you never thought you’d be harangued about your eating habits here on Holistic Survival. Sorry, but…wrong! Health and physical fitness are at the very foundation of surviving in a crisis situation. That’s why we say commandment #3 is “Thou shalt control what is put into your body.”
Do you think you’re going to feel like [...]

We’ve been talking about self sufficiency. Another word for that is ‘primitive’. Do you know what it means to live primitively? The time to experience primitivism for the first time is not when the you-know-what is rolling down the hill towards you.
That’s why we at Holistic Survival suggest you practice the primitive annually. An easy [...]

In this modern culture of interdependency, some of us may find it almost impossible to even imagine what it means to be entirely self sufficient. The idea may seem laughable but it won’t be very funny if a crisis comes to pass.
A good approach might be to break it down into one day and come [...]

The third commandment of Holistic Survival is “Thou shalt maintain control.” Who would you rather hang out with during a crisis situation – Chicken Little running around screaming about the sky falling down or Captain Picard making calm, rational decisions? There is absolutely nothing to be gained by freaking out. If you have properly prepared [...]

When it all comes down to survival at the basic level, you need to be prepared to do without a few things. Life becomes simple during an emergency situation. What do you really have to have to make it to the next day or through the next weeks or months until society finds its footing [...]

Let’s get this show on the road with a series dedicated to The Ten Commandments of Holistic Survival. You need some background, a foundation in our philosophy in order to benefit from the flood of critical survival information that will be coming your way.
Let’s tackle commandment #1 – “Thou shalt think independently, understand the threats, [...]

Survivalism. It’s not just for kooks any more. From local wars to global economic meltdown, events today spiral at a quickening pace toward what could be complete chaos if you’re not prepared. This is no longer a subject reserved for late night insomniac radio or shaky webcams broadcasting from a basement somewhere in Idaho.
This is [...]