Survival Tips by Karen

05/22/2024

Rolex has incredible films of people who involve ecology,

Entrepreneur Denica Riadini-Flesch is empowering rural Indonesian craftswomen through her farm-to-closet clothing brand, SukkhaCitta. More on rolex.org.

05/21/2022

Love it.

05/23/2021

If I am looking for flavor rather than heat, am I better off with poblano, serrano, Anaheim or jalapeno

12/19/2020

As many people are resorting to face coverings improvised from common fabrics, researchers from the University of Cincinnati looked to determine what fabrics were the most effective. The team examined the hydrophobicity of fabrics (silk, cotton, polyester), as measured by their resistance to the pen...

08/16/2020

The best anti-tumor medicinal mushroom. Treasure it, don't waste it.

The answer to this week’s Herbal Trivia question is Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) a.k.a. Clinker polypore. "This powerful medicinal mushroom – which grows on birch trees – contains the compound Betulin which has shown broad-spectrum anti-tumor activity with virtually no toxicity."

Chaga mushroom is an ancient folk remedy used throughout Siberia, Scandinavia, the northern US and Canada for cancer and immune deficiency. Although few human trials have been done using Chaga, it may turn out to be the most powerful medicinal mushroom of all. It is a rich source of betulin, which has shown broad spectrum antitumor activity with virtually no toxicity as well as immune potentiating mushroom polysaccharides. In laboratory and animal studies this mushroom has been shown to exhibit antitumor, immune amphoteric, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, hypoglycemic, antimutagenic, antinociceptive and neuroprotective effects.

This blog is intended as an informational guide. The remedies, approaches and techniques described herein are meant to supplement, and not be a substitute for professional medical care or treatment. They should not be used to treat a serious ailment without prior consultation with a qualified health care professional. Image: J. Bouchez - Own work https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

08/09/2020

Britta Riley wanted to grow her own food (in her tiny apartment). So she and her friends developed a system for growing plants in discarded plastic bottles -- researching, testing and tweaking the system using social media, trying many variations at once and quickly arriving at the optimal system. C...