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S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 5 | 3 Your True Colours

Some of our guest writers for this issue: Lisa Bedford is the mother of two spectacular homeschooled children, now both teenagers, and wife to a kind and patient man who has been her husband for 20 years. She has always been a news junkie, but in early 2009, news headlines hit a little too close to home with stories of an American economy that was near to rock bottom, layoffs and bankruptcies everywhere, and with just a quick look around her neighborhood she saw how those stories were affecting everyday people like her. In late 2009, she started The Survival Mom blog and, coincidentally, preppers hit the news in a big way. She was interviewed by a reporter from Newsweek magazine, just 4 months after her blog started. Her first book, Survival Mom: How to Prepare Your Family for

Everyday Disasters and Worst-Case Scenarios, is available on Amazon. http://www.thesurvivalmom.com

Brett Carter is Sales Manager at ServiceMaster by Cornerstone, a full-service disaster restoration company located in Cordova, TN. He is a graduate of Freed-Hardeman University, a blogger, and a lifetime student of disaster preparedness and recovery.

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Jodi and Julie are two young moms who love blogging, and love Food Storage. When they started their food storage journey, they realized the vast amount of information out there was so CONFUSING. They started their blog to share what they had learned and accomplished along the way. As they made progress, they broke down the

whole process into 10 BabySteps. By breaking down the process into BabySteps, they have realized Food Storage doesnt have to be so hard. In fact, they think its EASY and FUN! Jodi is married and the mom of 4 children, and her biggest food storage struggle has been organization. Julie is married with three boys, and her biggest food storage struggle is dehydration and canning. http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/



Lynn McDonald has mastered the art of insurance. She and her husband, Troy, have presented dramatic presentations on flooding and disasters that can befall residences and businesses. They are frequent guests on the radio show, Real Estate Mortgage Shoppe. She is known for bringing her chocolate chip cookies to closings to help celebrate the purchase of a new home!

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table of contents

Monthly Columns:

Spotlight Artist: Ran Andrews 7

Great Finds: Emergency Preparedness 9

Laughter Lawyer USA: Emergency Preparedness for the Brain 13

YTC Life Image Get Involved 21

Wellness by Kally Efros - Home Canning 25

Cool Skin Tones/Warm Skin Tones - Measurable Difference Eye Shadows 12

Brad Stine: Gods Comic by Carolyn Bendall 97

Articles

An Emergency Preparedness Essential for Virtually Any Weather by Chris Falk 31

A Little Water Can Go a Long Way by Melissa Rivera 35

Are You Insured for That? by Lynn McDonald 41

FEMAs Top 12 Emergency Items Analyzed by The Survival Mom by Lisa Bedford 47

Emergency Preparedness Plan by Jodi and Julie 53 (Print off and use) The Shocking Truth Behind Disaster Restoration by Brett Carter 65

In this Issue:

Isossy Children is Back!

Emergency Preparedness in all ways. Learn about being a community team member that

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How to Make Sweat Fashionable, Isossy Children by Ronke Lawal 69

Is It Summer or Is It September by Elizabeth Stobbe 73

Classic Handbags with Timeless Elegance, Glass Handbags by Carolyn Bendall 77

iSHARE Agency Spotlight: Donna Smith Bellinger by Sherri Henley 91

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From the Editors Desk

Hi Everyone!

This issue has been fun to pull together. September is Emergency Preparedness Month in the USA. We focus on being prepared for emergencies, from a home fire, a flood, storms, or anything else that will disturb our comfortable everyday life. We have

provided you with information from preparedness experts, to insurance agents, to disaster cleaning, to emotional coping skills.

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Meet Brad Stine, comedian, and Ran Andrews, spotlight artist, here; then meet them again on our radio show!

Thanks for reading!

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Great Finds: Emergency Preparedness Food storage is a tricky purchase. You want food to last, but you also want food to taste good! After many attempts including a desperate attempt at MREs. Thrive is definitely the best that I can find. My favorite is the freeze dried bananas. I eat those just as a snack. That is when you know it is a good product, when you eat it within your daily menu! One note we have found, the ham is the only thing not so great. However, the roast beef, chicken, and hamburger are all just fine! Thrive must be purchased through an independent consultant. They also do a Q, which means that you go through and check those products that you want, then you choose your budget amount, then Thrive will send you a monthly order based on those two factors. http://yourthrivelife.com/

Augason Farms, which is actually available at Walmart in selected areas, has great milk. Morning Moos is a great powdered milk. Im not impressed with the fruits from Augason Farms, I havent tried the other products. Many people sing their praises, and they are a little less expensive than Thrive Life. http://www.augasonfarms.com/

Water storage is very important. Make sure that you get the accessories that go with the barrel, like the siphon hosea very important addition! Make sure the barrel is made of food grade materials. When you decide to fill up your 55 gallon barrel, make sure you put it where it will stay because there will be no moving it when you are done. Always have smaller, easier to carry water containers, too. http://beprepared.com/



A solar radio is a must. Powered by the sun, and if it is cloudy, it has a crank! This is one of the less expensive ones, however, there are models that can go as expensive as your imagination can go!

A grill, whether it is a charcoal grill or a gas grill, will make it easier for you if the power goes out. Keeping a small hibachi grill in storage, or a camp stove, will give you a portable way of cooking. Also, you must have charcoal, fuel tank, and fuel for the camp stove in your storage, too.

I like to have oil lamps for emergency preparedness. When they are not needed they can stored easily as decoration in your home. Keep the lamp oil handy, and in storage; you will also need to keep wicks in storage. Camp lanterns are good, too, however, they use fuel quickly. Keep a flashlight in each room, with good batteries; this is good for when power goes out at night, or if there is an emergency and you need to get out of the house.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is known for teaching preparedness skills. They have an excellent website for more information on all aspects of preparation. https://providentliving.lds.org

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Laughter Lawyer USA: Emergency Preparedness Medications, Nutritional Supplements and Keeping Physically and

Emotionally Fit Through Good Brain Habits

By Debra Norwood, Laughter Lawyer USA

HOW PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY FIT MUST WE BE TO FIND THE INNER STRENGTH TO FACE AN EMERGENCY? RECENTLY, A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG NIECE OF MINE FOUND HERSELF A SPECTATOR TO A STUDENT DEMONSTRATION IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY. Without notice, things turned ugly and police began marching towards the demonstrators spraying tear gas and pummeling everyone in their way. My niece fled with scores of others with the authorities in hot pursuit, but fell under the stampede of people escaping. At that moment her only thought was: Oh my God, Im not fit enough to run fast enough, I am going to die! Thankfully, an acquaintance spotted her among the crowd; grabbed her by her hair, and drug her out of harms way. That experience left her traumatized. She got over the incident, in part because of the resilience of youth, the love of her family, and also some emotional assistance for PTSD; but that incident also persuaded my niece to work on her weight to become physically prepared for any emergency. Hearing her story, and the shock and emotional trauma she suffered during and after the incident made me realize that emotional and physical fitness go hand in hand in any emergency. We do not have to find ourselves in the Twin Towers, facing a terrorist attack to be forced to climb down flights of stairs to safety. Those same emotional and physical challenges could arise when we find ourselves in a large building that has no power, nor functioning elevators, so that one would be forced to go up or down a flight of stairs. Simply running out of gas might oblige us to walk a distance to get to assistance. In these commonplace emergencies we may still need the clear thinking, focus, and physical stamina to find solutions to our dilemma and be smart enough to take the right course of action to bring us to safety. That ability originates in one very important organ of our body: the brain. People who suffer with depression, anxiety, ADD, and any other array of mood disorders may be especially vulnerable populations in an emergency where it may be hard to get refills on prescriptions. It is for this reason that all whom may need medicine prescribed for various conditions must have an emergency supply of medications in their 72 hour back backs at all times. This may be difficult, as often insurance companies will not cover extra medications



outside their prescribed doses. In these circumstances it is necessary to contact your provider to see if, at the least, out of pocket payment may be accepted to have at least a week or more of an emergency supply on hand to tide you over until the emergency passes. But what other measures can we take to keep our brains clear thinking in troubled situations? The following simple tips may assist in helping reason out what must be done to keep your head when all those around you are losing theirs:

Prepare beforehand for any emergency by practicing good brain health at all times. Our brain is involved in everything we do--how we think, how we feel, and also as we act and interact, so we best take care of our brains! One important aid to brain health is a healthy lifestyle of diet, proper sleep habits, exercise, and the use of brain targeted nutritional supplements that can keep your mood and mind balanced in any setting. But what diet? What supplements? What assistance is there for mood support and support for ADD, anxiety or depression? Many products claim to help in these areas, but I am wary of such claims because just as there are many types of people so there are many varieties of diets and nutritional supplements needs and it is, in my personal opinion, as a lawyer and a resilience coach, unconscionable to advise people to engage in any popular weight loss program or natural remedy for mood issues unless a professional assessment is made of your brain by competent professionals who are knowledgeable of this simple fact:

NOT EVERY BRAIN IS THE SAME

There are specific areas of the brain that target specific functions, for example, your prefrontal cortex acts like a cop in your head and is the part that asks us that if we engage in certain behavior THEN WHAT? If that executive part working on low, bad habits such as excitement seeking, gambling, alcoholism, dementia, some kinds of depression may be exhibited. Brain trauma must also be evaluated to see if activity in the prefrontal cortex is low, so Brain SPECT imaging is one sure way to determine the impact of that trauma, and verify if dopamine levels require a lifestyle change such as a lean protein diet, a fish oil with the correct levels of EPA and perhaps even prescribed stimulants.

On the other hand, when an area of the brain called the cingulate gyrus is riled up, for example and levels of serotonin are low, this area of the brain may need a totally different diet and a fish oil supplement which has different ratio of EPA to DHA. Yes! Fish oils are not all the same!



Laughter Lawyer USA: Emergency Preparedness (Continued) Likewise, a diet high in protein may actually feel toxic to someone who is already running on excess brain activity, and even trigger irritation and anger. These people may need medications and nutritional supplements that do NOT over-stimulate the brain. Lastly, other categories of brain targeted issues may require countless number of combinations of brain support and lifestyle recommendations that require medicines and nutritional support which entail a complex strategy to target all the brains needs. For example, there are 6 brain types associated with ADD, and 7 Brain Types associated with anxiety and Depression, and 5 types of overeaters, (which by the way, is why all diet plans cannot take a one-size-fits-all approach). To NOT have a clinical history, look at the brain itself, and receive help for targeted lifestyle interventions can be dangerous! The method I most recommend for an individual to begin the journey towards mental and physical health, is the AMEN Method.

In an Emergency: Remember that EMOTIONS are Contagious! In any emergency, to keep ones sense of humor and good cheer is essential for quality of life survival, not only for oneself, but also for others. Studies are also suggesting that anxiety maybe

Amen Clinics By clicking on the link below you will access a free Brain Health Audit that may help learn what supplements will help balance your brain, help with anxiety, depression, etc. Readers of this edition of Your True Colours Magazine may also use ECENTER736 for discount on supplements: http://aci.amenclinics.com/audit For individuals who are suffering from resistant medical conditions such as anxiety, depression, ADD and have a history of brain trauma, such as a childhood accident, blow to the head, car accident or history of concussion, I also recommend checking to see if a referral may be needed for Counseling and Mental health. A wonderful brain trauma expert I use is Dr. Earl Henslin, a practicing psychotherapist and Christian counselor, who has a doctorate in clinical psychology and is a licensed marriage counselor. He is the man who led me to Amen Clinics, and I am forever thankful. He may be found on Facebook: Dr.Henslin and online at: http://drhenslin.com/



detected non-verbally by others just by the odors projected through our sweat glands, and empathic individuals send out subconscious signals that attract others to them in seconds.

People gravitate to leaders who maintain their cool, their hope and a smile. Resilience, in essence, is a people attractor.

Naturally, death and destruction are not conducive to laughter, although an amazing body of literature is now emerging about disaster humor, which may be a little dark, but nonetheless, an excellent survival skill. An example of this type of humor that emerges in times of distress would be the sign placed on a house that was decimated by Hurricane Katrina wherein owners scrawled the following words on the last remaining wall: GONE WITH THE WIND. Keeping a hopeful and cheerful demeanor may be just the difference between making it through hard times and retaining ones humanity and optimism, rather than crumbling into despair and back-biting and pessimism. In stressful circumstances everyone appreciates the person who keeps their sense of right and wrong, and brings a smile even in the face of adversity. Studies suggest optimists live longer, and laughter can help the body relax, increase messages to the brain for pain management and map the brain for creative solutions to problems. In an Emergency, remember to Maintain An ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE. One way to maintain grounded in times of trouble is to keep a perspective that nothing material can replace ones life and that of others. Finding things to be thankful for in times of stress is an excellent antidote to despair. Furthermore, studies are suggesting that the brain reorders itself when it is on gratitude, and that gratitude is good for the brain! A classic story about gratitude is found in Corrie Ten Booms book, The Hiding Place. In it, Corrie tells of her sisters gratitude for the flea infestation found in their barracks during their imprisonment in a Nazi internment camp during World War II. Wondering how anyone could find something positive about the endless misery of scratching and itching, her sister reminded her that the German guards were too afraid to enter the barracks to be contaminated, which allowed all in within to pray, study and worship freely without interference. Emergencies are no fun. But they do happen. Your resilience toolkit must include a good brain, physical stamina, and a perspective of hope and gratitude. And I would be remiss if I would not add, a sense of humor and a good laugh are invaluable to help ease the tensions. As my father-in law used to say: You might as well laugh as to cry!

Picture of a brain after gratitude , courtesy of Amen Clinics



Laughter Lawyer USA: Emergency Preparedness (Continued)

At Laughter Lawyer USA we are proud to offer you improved services through our new affiliation with the Amen Clinics, the world leader in neuropsychiatry. As part of this association, we have access to specialized tools and resources to help patients struggling with brain-related conditions such as anxiety, depression, memory problems, learning disorders, weight issues, and addiction.

This comprehensive, coordinated program focuses on the mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing of our patients. We have been fully trained and accredited in the Amen

Clinics methods for educating, assessing, and motivating patients struggling with brain-related conditions so that we can help them attain better brain health and lead happier, richer lives.

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Contact Laughter Lawyer USA by personal message on Facebook, or through emailing me at mailto:[email protected] for an appointment if you are struggling with these issues or want to know how neuropsychiatry can benefit you and your family, and how our affiliation can help give you new access to treatment options, schedule an appointment now to see whether a referral to the Amen Clinics is right for you.



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A 60-DAY JOURNEY TO A NEW AND BETTER YOU The Smart and Light Logbook is your companion for a transformational, 60-day journey toward a new and vibrant way of life. Everything has been prepared to guide the reader through each stage of the process; from instilling healthy eating habits to the day-to-day organization of this new way of life, including shopping tips, healthy menus, delicious recipes, and advice to help make the transition as easy as possible. But the Logbook also offers other useful information, such as techniques to help you keep your motivation at the highest level, a handy reference guide explaining how the metabolic system and the brain function, the basic rules of a sensible eating plan, and tips and tricks to improve your state of well-being on the road to self-improvement. WRITTEN IN COLLABORATION WITH EXPERTS ON OBESITY The Smart and Light Logbook was written by Sophie Reverdi, who fought her own private battle against obesity. In it, she tells her story about her life as an obese child, her growing awareness of the condition, and most important, the methods she used in order to lose the excess weight and heal herself. The Logbook was written in collaboration with international experts on the subject of obesity, including professors in the fields of nutrition and diabetology, obesity researchers, dieticians, and life coaches specializing in weight issues. Other contributors to the work include culinary professionals with a thorough knowledge of gastronomic light cuisine. AN INNOVATIVE NEW PROGRAM WHICH ENCOURAGES YOU TO TAKE CONTROL The right-hand side of the Logbook encourages the reader to examine his own personal situation and how obesity has affected his life circumstances. The reader is encouraged to journal his thoughts and feelings as well as noting any goals or milestones he may have reached in his own weight-loss journey. The idea is to establish a habit of sober reflection on a daily basis and, once a week, to look back on the previous week's accomplishments. This exercise allows the reader to become a player in and take responsibility for his own transformational journey.

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Life Image: Get Involved By Carolyn Bendall

One of the best things you can do for emergency preparedness in your community is to become CERT Certified, Community Emergency Response Teams. The training is free and provided among communities all over the United States.

http://www.fema.gov/community-emergency-response-teams is the website that will help you to find a CERT Training session in your area. Usually local fire departments or emergency response branch of your local government sponsor the CERT Training. Churches will sometimes sponsor the training, too.

We have learned from the past that the three days normally thought that it could take emergency personnel to get to areas in need has now been changed to up to five days. So, for up to five days, you and your neighbors could be on your own. You will need to know how to turn off gas lines, apply first aid, search homes for survivors, and various other situations we think that firemen and policemen will be there to do. Not so. The reality is that you will be on your own, for a while at least. You need to prepare for that scenario.

From the FEMA website: The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.

Go to http://www.ready.gov for more information for emergency preparedness.

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Wellness: Home Canning By Kally Efros

I GREW UP IN A SMALL TOWN THAT SEEMED TO BE A FEW YEARS BEHIND THE REST OF THE WORLD. SOMEHOW MAGICALLY MY MOTHER MANAGED TO RUN THE HOUSEHOLD

WITH EASE AND SIMPLICITY THAT I NEVER SEEMED TO MANAGE. I am the oldest of eight children. We lived in a rural area. My mother had a summer garden every year and made all our meals we never ate out or at fast food places except once or twice a year. She loved to ride horses and we did that frequently. She also loved to go on picnics, especially in the spring to see the poppies blooming in the desert. My mother could be found building wooden jewelry boxes for Christmas gifts or sewing baby blankets. She, of course, did all the laundry. We had a wood burning stove that heated our home in the winter, so until I was old enough to chop wood at age eight, she also chopped and split logs. As a

little girl, me, my three sisters and sometimes my aunt, just a few years older than me, all had matching dresses made by mother for almost every Easter and Christmas. To top it off, she was the wife of an air force guy that moved her around for four years. I even remember her earning a little money on the side weaning animals from their mothers so it was actually our job to bottle feed the calves and kids (baby goats) while she supervised her babies feeding baby animals. When the day was done, I could often find my mother doing family history research, a hobby she loved.

Dont get the idea that my dad wasnt around, he was. But as a young person, my mother was my world. My dad was always fixing roofs, cars, going to school part time while working two jobs so my mom could stay home with the kids, like she wanted to do her choice.

Part of the heritage and culture in those days with my mom would be to can and put up food for the winter and longer-term storage. I have fond memories of canning tomatoes, peaches, apricots, and making jams. We even went camping on the nearby mountain our mountain

Barbara Curtis circa 1957



during raspberry season and our good friend brought a camp stove to make fresh raspberry jam with the berries we picked. Of course we ate a ton. Mom had a food pantry just off the kitchen and most of the food in there was canned in our own kitchen from local orchards, farms or our own garden. The food was fresh and full of nutrients. I canned so much with my mother that at age 14 I made a zucchini pickle relish to enter in the county fair. I won 1st prize.

When I moved out on my own, life didnt seem complete unless I was canning something. My first attempts were not that great. Once I lived up in the mountains at a high elevation. I canned tomatoes, lots of them. Everything was perfect and I put them away in the cupboards. A few days later you could hear popping

and sizzling noises. My jars had unsealed and fermented. It was a mess. Apparently you have to take into consideration the altitude. But I kept at it. Home canned tomatoes have so much more flavor than store-bought tomatoes.

So in this day and age of so many products available on the grocery store shelf why would you want to take the time to can in the first place?

1. Sentimental reasons. I really connect to my heritage and my mother and my grandmother when I can food. When I have canned food on my shelves I get warm fuzzies.

2. Financial. You can get some good buys on produce from local farms, your own garden or a neighbors, or a good deal from your local grocery store or a wonderful organization called Bountiful Baskets.1 Canning your abundance of produce is a good way to preserve now to eat later.

3. Home canned food is healthier. There is no BPA in your home canning. BPA is a huge concern. Plus, if you are concerned about pesticides and harmful additives, you have control over that when you can your own produce.

4. It is better for the environment. With home canning you use and re-use glass jars. So you are not consuming cans and other waste adding to landfills. The food you are

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Jars With Tomatoes by radnatt at www.freedigitalphotos.net



Wellness: Home Canning (Continued)

canning is hopefully being sourced from your garden or locally, and then goes directly to your shelves. When you buy canned food, that can of tomatoes went from the factory farm, to a canning facility, and then to distribution and to your grocery store and finally to your home thousands of miles trekking across the country or maybe the world.

5. Taste. Your home canned food tastes much better than commercially canned produce and because you can get fruit and veggies at their peak of ripeness youll also get better nutritional value. I remember as a kid when peaches tasted and smelled.well like a peach. Now days, the so-called peaches hardly taste like a peach, let alone smell like one.

6. Gifts. Canned jam and jellies make a wonderful welcome to the neighborhood or holiday gift. Forget the plate of sugared sweets that expire rather quickly. Instead hand out a beautiful jar of apricot pineapple fruit spread or a jar of peach chutney topped off with a cute square of fabric and a ribbon.

How do you get started? There are tons of resources online that can help you out with pictures, easy steps and videos. Check out some of these websites to help.

Ball http://www.freshpreserving.com/getting-started This is an excellent guide for getting started and reviews different canning methods of water bath canning and pressure canning. It even includes a helpful problem solving guide. Youll find a bunch of recipes. If you really are a beginner and dont even have the first clue about terminology, find their handy glossary.

Mother Earth News http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/canning/home-canning.aspx An excellent guide on the basics and good overview of home canning.

National Center for Home Food Preservation http://nchfp.uga.edu/ This is the source for current research-based recommendations for most methods of home food preservation. They have many guides to help including recommendations for altitude. You dont want to end up with my mess. They also have a good list of equipment that youll need.

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You will need a few supplies. With some luck you might find a bunch of glass canning jars (and you need to use special canning jars) in your mothers garage, a yard sale or at the thrift store. You may even find pots and other supplies there, as well. You can purchase the lids and rings at most grocery stores.

What Do You Can? Some of the most popular canned items are jams, jellies,

preserves, conserves, and marmalades. They are very easy and foolproof. Generally all you need is fresh and in some cases overripe fruit, pectin, and sugar. There are tons of recipes and flavor combinations. They are preserved with sugar. So if youre looking for lower sugar jams, youll need to follow special instructions.

We have an apple orchard nearby and nothing beats making apple pie filling and canning it to make quick and easy apple desserts all year. They often have apples that are not perfect, so they make great applesauce.

Most fruits are easy to can, like peaches. I love canning peaches, they are only available for a short time and personally home canned peaches are the next best thing to a fresh peach.

Tomato products like sauce, whole or chopped tomatoes, and salsa are an easy vegetable to can. Youll be able to get that garden taste tomato all winter long. Something I learned the hard way, with modern tomatoes, youll need to use a pressure canner or use citric acid unless you are using home grown heirloom or organic tomatoes. Most modern tomatoes dont have enough acid in them to can easily.

Pickles might be a little trickier, but can still be done successfully following some good directions.

Zucchini relish is so easy to make and is a great way to use up that prolific growing plant. It is a great topper for sandwiches and hamburgers.

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Wellness: Home Canning (Continued)

With a pressure cooker, canning meat is a very simple process. You should never can meat with a water based canner because meat is not acidic. Make sure to follow the directions on your pressure cooker.

Beans are easily done in a pressure cooker, as well. You soak them overnight and then add soaked beans (no need for cooking them) and seasonings to the jars and process in your pressure cooker according to directions. If you want some excellent pictures and directions, check out this beautiful website: http://www.littlehouseliving.com/canning-dried-soaked-beans.html.

Get together with your siblings, friends and/or children and make a day of it. It is so much more fun with company. My kids remember heading out the peach orchards with friends and picking peaches each summer. Then, spending the next couple of days canning them, drying them, and of course eating all things peaches. It is a good memory and is a great way to build a solid foundation with your family. Play some good music or put a book on tape on. It is an easy way to preserve inexpensive

and fresh produce or even meat and beans on your shelf. There are great recipes out there to help you. Once canned, you can have a meal prepared and on the table in just a few minutes. Have fun!

1 http:/www.bountifulbaskets.org/ Bountiful Baskets Food Co-op (BBFC) distributes produce baskets, organic produce baskets, artisan bread and sandwich bread every other week. BBFC is a group of people who work together for mutual benefit. This is a grassroots, all volunteer, no contracts, no catch co-operative. Since there are no employees at Bountiful Baskets, we as a group pay rock bottom prices on your food. There are many locations around the USA.

Photo by Angela Efros, canned food by the Efros' and gifts from friends.

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An Emergency Preparedness Essential for Virtually Any Weather By Chris Falk

EMERGENCIES CAN COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES, AND MOST CONSUMERS HAVE DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS OF WHAT AN EMERGENCY ACTUALLY IS. For some, an emergency is being trapped on a mountainside in freezing cold temperatures or having your house destroyed in a tornado without anywhere to go. For others, it might be having your car break down or being caught in a rain storm at a childs soccer game. No one can predit when emergency may strick so it is better to be prepared with the right essentials, like with a blanket that can protect you from virtually any weather. Heatsheets blankets harness natural energy sources such as body and solar heat to protect against heat, wind, rain and cold. Utilizing propietary Silver Lining technology, which was originally adapted from radiant barrier technology developed by NASA for the U.S. Space Program, Heatsheets blankets reflect up to 90 percent of a persons body heat back to the wearer, or can be flipped to reflect external heat sources. Their lightweight and durable



material makes the product capable of multiple uses and makes the product compactable, allowing it to be the perfect emergency preparedness essential at home or on the go. Here we explore some of the more popular uses of Heatsheets blankets:

Sporting Events Heatsheets have been the premier choice for finish line blankets for more than 35 years, helping runners regulate their body temperature after the long, grueling race. However, marathons are not the only sporting event at which Heatsheets have been used. Heatsheets blankets can also help spectators protect themselves from the elements at any type of outdoor sporting event from snowy winter football games to rainy fall soccer games to the brutal heat at a summer baseball game. Outdoor Adventures Heatsheets blankets has been a requisite backpack essential for outdoor adventurers for years. The product is more durable than a standard space blanket, offering versatility and the potential for multiple uses. Theyre lightweight, which makes them perfect for individuals who are careful about every extra ounce they are adding to their pack. Heatsheets can be used in a variety of ways such as blankets for warmth, ground covers, emergency shelters, and as gear covers. Emergency Kits for Home or Travel No emergency kit is complete without an emergency blanket that can keep you warm when stranded on the side of the road with a broken car or at home

Case Study Outdoor Adventures lives saved by Heatsheets Blanket Two climbers were packing their emergency bag and deciding what they needed to bring for their hike up the summit of British Columbia Bugaboo Spire. Determining what they were going to bring ended up being the difference between life and death. Along with other emergency gear, they decided to pack two types of emergency blankets, a Heatsheets Emergency Blanket, and a regular space blanket. Not having any experience with the products they were looking at, they had no other choice but to trust the marketing of the products. Both packages said they protected against similar weather conditions, but when push came to shove, only one prevailed. On their hike, the weather turned for the worst causing them to experience an intense winter storm. They were stuck on the summit waiting rescue for over 56 hours with no food or water, only their emergency products. With freezing temperatures and hypothermic situation, they were hanging on for dear life. One blanket was destroyed by Mother Nature, leaving the climbers with only a Heatsheets emergency blanket. The climbers cut the blanket in half to cover the both them, the Heatsheets emergency blanket held up in the elements keeping them around 20 degrees warmer than the outside temperature thus saving their life. Preparation for these climbers saved their life. While Heatsheets products may cost an extra dollar, in this case, it was the reason the climbers survived. Their versatility and durability for outdoor enthusiasts and emergency services have allowed Heatsheets to be a useful tool in emergency situations for years. Morale of the story, do not take shortcuts when preparing for emergencies. Take the time to prepare for any situation you may face.



An Emergency Preparedness Essential (Continued) without any power or heat in the winter. Because Heatsheets blankets are waterproof and windproof, they offer a single soluion that is versatile for every situation. Emergency Services/Military/Medical Emergency responders across the United States have found Heatsheets emergency blankets as an effective tool to provide immediate warmth to individuals under their care, while taking up minimal space in Emergency response vehicles. Military personnel have also relied on Heatsheets as a versatile emergency survival item that can be used for both warmth and shelter. Heatsheets have even been seen used in doctors offices to maintain patient comfort and warmth.

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A LITTLE WATER CAN GO A LONG WAY By Melissa Rivera

Photos Courtesy of Emergency Essentials

DEHYDRATION KILLS, FAST. A FRENCH COUPLE DIED THIS MONTH IN HOURS IN WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT BECAUSE THEY RAN OUT OF WATER. They and their son only took two half-liter water bottles on their hike in the 100-plus degree desert, instead of the four liters per person recommended. Their son survived because his parents gave him two sips for every one they took, according to news reports.

It just goes to show that a little water can go a long way.

On average, people need about three quarters of a gallon of fluid daily according to ready.gov. Some need more: children, nursing mothers, sick people, those who are exercising, and people in a warm climate. In very hot temperatures, water needs can double.

If you keep your head, you can get water in many ways. Here are some of them, from easiest to hardest.

Store water The easiest way to have water after an emergency is to store it before an emergency. The Red Cross recommends a gallon per person, per day, for at least three days.

Commercially bottled water is the safest and most reliable water for storage. Its easy to obtain, easy to store and lasts longer than home-bottled water. Just dont open it and be aware of the expiration dates on the bottles.

Home-bottled water can be less expensive and perhaps provide a way to recycle old soft drink bottles. We even have food-grade water storage containers, which makes storing water easy. If you want to re-use old bottles, the Red Cross says dont use milk or fruit juice containers.



Milk proteins and fruit sugars cant be completely removed. Dont use cardboard or glass containers. To bottle water at home, first clean bottles with dish soap and rinse completely. Sanitize soft drink bottles by swishing around a solution of 1 teaspoon of non-scented liquid chlorine bleach to 1 quart of water. After sanitizing the bottles, rinse them completely.

Second, fill each bottle with tap water. If your water comes from a well or if your utility doesnt treat it with chlorine, add two drops of non-scented liquid chlorine bleach to each gallon of water. Check the water after a half hour. If it doesnt have a slight bleach smell, re-treat it and wait 15 minutes.

Or, you can use water purification tablets, such as the Katadyn Micropur Purification Tablets. They work best when water is at least 68 degrees, so leave very cold water out to warm, according to WikiHow.

Use the original cap on the container. Close it tightly, and write the date on the outside of the container. Store it in a cool, dry place. Replace home-bottled water every six months.

Use hidden water sources in the home

If a disaster takes place while youre at home, you have some hidden safe water sources: melted ice cubes and water drained from pipes and the hot water heater, according to ready.gov.

Do not drink water from toilet flush tanks or bowls, radiators, water beds or swimming pools.

First, know how to turn off water mains. Broken water and sewage lines can contaminate water coming into your home.

To drain pipes, turn on your faucet to the highest level to let air into pipes then get water from the lowest faucet in the home.

To get water from the water heater, make sure the electricity or gas is off, and open the drain at the bottom of the tank. Turn off the water intake valve in the tank and



A Little Water Can Go A Long Way (Continued)

turn on the hot water faucet. Once clean water is restored, refill the tank before turning the gas or electricity on.

Purify water from impure sources

If youre out of clean water, the Red Cross says you can treat water from precipitation, streams, or rivers, ponds, lakes, and underground springs. Dont use untreated water. It can contain deadly germs. Dont use flood water or water with floating material, an odor, or a dark color. Only use salt water if you distill it first. For those of you on the coast, this could be a good source of water if you have a desalinator.

First, let suspended particles settle to the bottom of a container or strain water through coffee filters or layers of clean cloth. Then use whatever method you choose: boiling, purification tablets or bleach, filters, UV pens, distiller, or a combination of methods. For a wide range of purification tools, check out our water purification options. If youre concerned about being short of water, follow these rules from survival expert Tom Brown, Jr. in Mother Earth News. Dont drink carbonated beverages or alcohol. They cause dehydration. So do urine and salt water unless theyve been distilled. Dont eat if you dont have water to drink with it. Limit activity to limit perspiration.

However, drink what water you have. People have died of thirst with full canteens.

Try to store as much water as you can in your stomach, Brown wrote.

Because, as weve seen from the story about the French family, a little water can still go a long way.

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Are You Insured for That? By Lynn McDonald

IN PREPARING FOR DISASTER ONE AREA THAT SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED IS INSURANCE. INSURANCE, IF WRITTEN PROPERLY, CAN MAKE YOU WHOLE AGAIN IN MOST CASES. BUT ONE INSURANCE IN PARTICULAR IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED AND THAT IS RENTERS INSURANCE. If you own a home and have a mortgage, the mortgage company will make sure you carry homeowners insurance and will even research if you are in a flood zone (more later on flood). If you own a car with a lien on it, the lienholder will make sure that you carry auto insurance. And it is the law in Tennessee that drivers carry auto insurance but

we still have a surprising percentage of uninsured drivers but there is good news that the state of Tennessee is getting tougher on uninsured motorists. But only a small percentage of Rental companies and Landlords insist that their residents carry Renters Insurance. Renters Insurance is usually very affordable. It can be paid for monthly and is very affordable, usually around $15-$30 a month. Often Renters feels that they don't have a lot of valuable contents to protect. But I often ask clients, "If you lose everything in a fire, and have to go buy clothes tonight to go to work tomorrow, and if you lost your TV, computer, and stereo system would it not be a tremendous loss?" Renters insurance covers many perils in addition to fire. Theft coverage is another very important coverage and it protects your contents anywhere in the world. Consumers need to know that if a car gets broken into and contents are stolen, the theft is covered under Renters Insurance-not through Auto Insurance. Another very important part of Renters Insurance is Liability Coverage. This will protect you anytime you cause unintentional damage or bodily injury to others. Some Renters have dogs and its good to know there is coverage for a dog bite claim. Or if you accidentally have a kitchen fire, you're covered. And the liability portion of a policy usually has a zero deductible. So no more excuses. Everyone, including Renters, need to protect what they own and have adequate liability coverage.



For the homeowners, you need to know that there are two major exclusions on ALL homeowner policies that deal directly with disasters. Earthquake and Flood. Wind Coverage in some areas of the US is another separate coverage that may need to be added to a Homeowner Policy as well. Currently there are no mortgage companies insisting that their clients carry Earthquake Insurance, and we all know that Memphis is more at risk as we sit on the New Madrid fault. Earthquake is an optional coverage and a surprising smaller percentage of homeowners carry Earth Quake coverage. The first thought would be that it must be expensive. Actually, Earth Quake insurance is not terribly expensive. The problem is the high deductible. Earth Quake Insurance deductibles are typically 15, 20 , or 25% of the dwelling amount. That means if you are luck enough to live in a $200,000 home, you will have either a $30,000, $40,000 or $50,000 deductible (depending on the policy you have). This means that the policy will not pay anything



Are You Insured for That? (Continued) until your damages exceed these high deductibles. A large percentage of the Memphis population has decided to live with the risk. Flood Insurance on the other hand will be mandatory if your FDIC mortgage company does a flood search and determines that your home is in an AE or higher risk flood zone. By the way, FEMA is the governmental agency that determines the flood maps and actually is in the process of remapping Memphis and Nashville and northern Mississippi as we speak. If your property is in the high risk flood zone, to get flood insurance you will need to secure an elevation certificate (provided by a surveying company) to determine how your exact home sits on the lot and how you sit in relation to your adjacent neighbors. Once the survey is completed you can get your rate (also dictated by FEMA) and the rate is the same no matter where you shop. Insurance companies just facilitate the FEMA program.

There is a misconception that you can only buy flood insurance if you are in a high risk flood zone. This is not true. As long as your community participates in the FEMA program, you can obtain flood insurance. There is a preferred rate for flood insurance that can be purchased and if your home gets remapped in the future, you will be "grandfathered" at the preferred risk rate. Here a few common sense insurance things you can do to better help with disasters. If you keep a fire-proof, water proof file, put your agents business card along with a copy of your insurance declaration sheet (usually just the page that shows your address and also the dates of coverage). Also, give your agents business card to neighbors or family when you travel, so that



if your house is burglarized or worse in your absence, the insurance company can be alerted immediately. Another tip is to take a picture with your cell phone of your Insurance ID card. Its still best to carry copies in both your wallet and glove box, but the photo is better than nothing if you get stopped. Also, if you have young drivers, rehearse in advance what they should do in the event of an auto accident. Be polite and exchange names, phone numbers and insurance information, but never admit blame at the accident scene. The insurance companies involved will determine the percentage "at fault." And perhaps the smartest thing to do is to have a relationship with an agent that will be not only your advisor but your advocate. Look to see if their cell number is published on their business card. If there is only a business number printed, its pretty much telling you they're unavailable for your disaster except during regular business hours.

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THE FEMA WEBSITE LISTS BASIC ITEMS THAT SHOULD BE IN EVERY EMERGENCY KIT. THIS IS HELPFUL INFORMATION, AND AS I WAS READING THE LIST YESTERDAY, I ADDED A FEW THOUGHTS AND TIPS OF MY OWN. FEMAS LIST ITEMS ARE ITALICIZED.

Water, one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation This is the bare minimum, especially if you live in a climate that is hot and humid. Youd be surprised at how quickly a gallon disappears! Washing face, sanitation, some laundry, drinking, food preparationwater goes fast. Since water is, basically, free, dont scrimp on your water storage. Re-filled 2-liter soda bottles stored under beds, on the floors of closets, behind the couch, will all add up.

Have at least a couple of different ways to purify water. Bleach has a limited shelf life but since its so inexpensive and readily available, do keep at least one bottle on hand at all times. Write the purchase date on the bottle, and every six months or so, buy a new one and use the bleach in the older bottle.

Its also smart to have a larger system that can purify larger amounts of water quickly and smaller portable purifiers for emergency kits, bug out bags, and outdoor activities, such as camping, hunting, and hiking. Some of the brands Ive used and own are PurifiCup,LifeStraw, Berkey water systems, SteriPEN, and Katadyn products.

Food, at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food Non-perishable means these foods do not require refrigeration and if they can be eaten without being cooked, thats even better. Some simple items to have on hand are dried fruit, peanut butter, pilot bread, nuts, energy bars, canned tuna and chicken, and MREs.

Even though these foods may not require cooking, you should still have a couple of ways to heat water and cook food. Food in the freezer and fridge goes bad after just a short time once the temperature rises above 40 degrees. Thats going to be a whole lot of wasted meat, in particular, if you cant grill or cook it with a camp stove, over a fire pit, etc. I recommend having a solar over of some sort to take advantage of sunny days. Solar Ovens dont require any fuel at all, although the cooking time will be longer than an electric or gas stove/oven. I own a Sun Oven and recommend it because it is so sturdy, simple, and yet, well designed. Additionally, have another method to cook food, one that does use dual fuel, if possible. The Stove Tec Rocket Stove and Eco-Zoom stove both have this feature, but theres no need to spend a lot



of money. Check Craigslist, eBay, second hand stores, and yard sales for various types of camp stoves. Just be sure you have stored a large amount of the fuel required, be it wood, propane, butane, or charcoal.

Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both Rule of thumb, you can never have too many batteries. A shortwave radio is worth the money as it

would be extra helpful in a long-term power outage or after a catastrophe in which lines of communication are destroyed. Not knowing what is going on outside your own property line or neighborhood is highly stressful. If you have methods of receiving information, youll be able to make the smartest decisions possible in the midst of chaos.

Flashlight and extra batteries A single flashlight is hardly enough, and families with children know all too well how quickly flashlights disappear. You should stock up on all light sources! Headlamps, lanterns, LED are preferable. Buy light sticks for kids. Even solar path lights can be brought in at night and used for light.

Lighting candles may seem like an easy and cheap way to go, but be very, very careful with open flame candles. Very few of us are used to having open flames around the house, and adding a fire to an existing emergency is no way to find out whether or not the local firefighters are on duty or not.

First aid kit A first aid kit is so not enough. Buy the best and most fully equipped kit that you can afford but just as importantly, take a first aid and CPR class, and then take a refresher course every year or so. Knowledge of home remedies and medicinal herbs should also be included, and it would help to know who in you neighborhood has medical training, e.g. a vet, an EMP, nurse, etc.

Stock up on over-the-counter medications. Costco has large bottles of ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and other OTC drugs at very reasonable prices.Think about the medications, treatments, ointments, etc. that you reach for most often and then begin stocking up on extras of those items.

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Other helpful items are first aid books, wilderness survival medicine, and some medical reference books, such as a Merck Manual and The Pill Book.

If someone in the house requires insulin or something that requires refrigeration, have a plan for keeping that medication cool!

Whistle to signal for help Okay, a whistle cant hurt. Keep one in your car, in each emergency kit, in a Bug Out Bag, a Get Home Bag, a vehicle emergency kit and your kids backpack. They can be helpful if you are ever stranded, trapped in rubble, or are lost in the wilderness. Teach your kids the universal distress signal (3 shorts, 3 longs, 3 shorts) in case they are ever in need of help.

Dust mask to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place A dust face mask may be better than nothing but if the air around you is actually contaminated, it isnt going to help a whole lot if it doesnt fit tightly to your face, and dust masks do not. It is better to invest in an actual gas mask. Keep the dust masks handy for emergencies in which dust, not contaminated air, is the problem. Theyre inexpensive and can be purchased at any home improvement store.

If youre not used to wearing a face mask, practice wearing one every so often to get used to the feeling of near-suffocation, or at least thats how they feel to me.

Regarding the plastic sheeting and duct tape, well, ask yourself what type of scenario might cause you to need a gas mask, plastic sheeting for windows, doors, and vents. Your answer is likely to be a scary one, e.g. nuclear attack, an accident at a nuclear power plant, airborne pandemic. These are worst case scenarios but its worth taking time to consider how you might help your family survive.

And, regarding, shelter-in-place, the government has already let us know that in case of a nuclear attack, were on our own. Youd better be equipped to stay in your home for weeks, perhaps longer, without any outside help. Youll need a good supply of uncontaminated water, 2-3 months worth of food, alternate sources of energy, and a lot more.

Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation Most Americans dont realize just how much we depend on our convenient indoor plumbing. We have no idea where the water comes from or where it goes when we drain a sink or flush a toilet. In a big enough crisis, you may be on your own to provide this service.

At the bare minimum, have a couple of 5 gallon buckets to use as toilets, water, sawdust or kitty litter, room spray and plenty of heavy-duty plastic bags. Line the bucket with two of the plastic bags. Youll have to take the filled bag outside and start with a new one each morning.

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