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Episode 73 – Stress Management

By on March 2nd, 2010

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Stress management is one of the most important survival skills to know.  After all, who won’t be stressed out during and emergency?  Although we have a lot of tools and stocked items, they won’t be much use if we can’t manage our emotions, our physical stress and even our mental state.  In this episode I cover how to manage stress before and after something happens.  If you are constantly worried about “what if” then listen to this episode.  I don’t get too scientific, don’t worry I keep it easy to understand.

Highlights:

  • “You might be stressed out if…”
  • How to recognize it and stop stress before it stops you.
  • 2 Types, physical and psychological.
  • Using the STOP principle.
  • What causes stress, environment or emotions or both?
  • Stress management during an emergency.
  • Stress Response
  • Jim Rohn audio clip, “The 4 If’s that make life worthwhile.”
  • Survival Activist Club, restarted.
  • On Maintaining a Positive Attitude from Bug Out Survival Blog
  • Read about improvising by mbarnatl from our forum.
  • Survivors are doers.

Thanks for listening,

Bob Mayne

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Episode 72 – Why you should eat organic foods.

By on February 25th, 2010

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Why should you eat organic foods?  Not only does it protect your body from dangerous chemicals, but there’s a good argument that it helps the environment and in the long run, saves money.  It’s definitely not easy to do, but with good planning you can obtain organic foods or grow them yourself in an economical way.  Many organic farmers aren’t even officially classified as such but are still producing excellent natural food.  This is a survival topic so tune in and I’ll explain why it is.

Highlights:

  • What are organic foods?
  • Why should you eat them?
  • Do they make you gain weight?
  • How to they help us with survival?
  • Does organic farming help the environment?
  • Are organic foods  more expensive?
  • How to achieve the balance of the benefit of organic foods and the cost of growing and buying them?
  • Definition of organic foods as defined by the FDA.
  • How this is a survival topic?

Resources:

In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan 

Chemicals in Foods Can Make You Fat

WhyEatOrganic.net

USDA website (Organic Food Definition)

Thanks for listening,

Bob Mayne

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