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18
. National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2010,
http://www.samhsa.gov/data/NSDUH/2012SummNatFindDetTables/NationalFindings/NSDUHresults2012.htm#ch3.1
.

19
. R. O. Roberts et al., “Relative Intake of Macronutrients Impacts Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia,”
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease
32, no. 2 (2012): 329–39.

20
. Rebecca West et al., “Better Memory Functioning Associated with Higher Total and Low density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels in Very Elderly Subjects without the Apolipoprotein e4 Alletel,”
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
16, no. 9 (2008): 781–85; cited in David Perlmutter,
Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar – Your Brain’s Silent Killers
, with Kristin Loberg (New York: Little, Brown, 2013), 74.

21
. L. M. de Lau et al., “Serum Cholesterol Levels and the Risk of Parkinson’s Disease,”
American Journal of Epidemiology
164, no. 10 (2006): 998–1002.

22
. Probably the best summary of a good diet is found on the website of the Weston A. Price Foundation. See Jill Nienhiser, “Dietary Guidelines,” January 1, 2000,
http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/abcs-of-nutrition/dietary-guidelines/
.

CHAPTER 11: PREPARING YOURSELF: SUPPLEMENTS

1
. Chris Kresser, “How too much Omega-6 and not enough Omega-3 is making us sick,” Chris Kresser blog,
http://chriskresser.com/how-too-much-omega-6-and-not-enough-omega-3-is-making-us-sick
.

2
. Barry Sears,
The Anti-Inflammation Zone: Reversing the Silent Epidemic That’s Destroying Our Health
(New York: Regan, 2005).

CHAPTER 15: BE YOUR OWN CORPSMAN: STORING AND STOCKPILING MEDICINES

1
. Robbe C. Lyon et al., “Stability Profiles of Drug Products Extended beyond Labeled Expiration Dates,”
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
95, no. 7 (July 2006): 1549–60, available at
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jps.20636/abstract
.

2
. Medication Safety, Safe Kids Worldwide website, accessed July 24, 2014,
http://www.safekids.org/medicinesafety
.

CHAPTER 16: STOCKPILING AND DISTRIBUTING SUPPLIES

1
. Ethan A. Huff, “Border Patrol agents being widely infected with diseases; union VP warns all of America at risk,”
Natural News
, July 17, 2014,
http://www.naturalnews.com/046030_illegal_immigration_infectious_diseases_Border_Patrol_agents.html
.

CHAPTER 17: REAL EMERGENCIES CAN’T WAIT

1
. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rabies, “Other Animals,” accessed July 25, 2014,
www.cdc.gov/rabies/exposure/animals/other.html
.

2
. “Prevention of Rabies in Humans: Bats in Buildings – Investigative Steps,” accessed July 25, 2014,
http://epi.publichealth.nc.gov/cd/lhds/manuals/rabies/docs/bats_in_bldgs.pdf
.

CHAPTER 20: COLDS AND FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS

1
. New Recommended Daily Amounts of Calcium and Vitamin D, NIH Medicine Plus, 2011,
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/magazine/issues/winter11/articles/winter11pg12.html
.

2
.
Anti-aging medicine
refers to that subspecialty of medicine focusing on prolonging quality and length of life through the use of avant-garde techniques based on the latest science.

CHAPTER 21: BITES

1
. A good photo resource is
http://www.medicinenet.com/black_widow_brown_recluse_pictures_slideshow/article.htm
.

CHAPTER 28: DENTAL CARE

1
. See Lee Hieb, “Fluoride: 1 More Deadly Government Experiment,” WND, March 4, 2013,
http://www.wnd.com/2013/03/fluoride-1-more-deadly-government-experiment/
.

CHAPTER 29: THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE

1
. T. S. Eliot, “The Hollow Men” (1925).

INDEX

A

abdominal distention, home remedies for,
182

abdominal pain,
179
,
181
–82,
202

abscesses,
227
,
228
–31

dental,
232
–34

acetaminophen,
90
–91

acetic acid solution,
230
,
251

achiness,
193
,
195
,
197

acne pimples,
230
–31

ACOs (accountable care organizations),
41
,
43
–46,
49

activated charcoal (for poisoning),
175

addiction,
69
–72

ADHD,
87

adrenal

function,
104

hormones,
83
,
103
,
114
,
116
,
118

aerobic conditioning,
100
,
101
,
102

Afrin,
145
,
195
,
245
,
246

airway obstruction,
162
,
163
–65

alcohol,
70
–71,
90
,
182
,
194

alcohol (isopropyl),
184
,
229

Aleve,
145
,
148
,
245
,
246

allergic reaction,
140
,
188
–90

allergy medications to stock,
247

alpha-lipoic acid, recommended dosage and benefits,
251

Alupent inhaler,
204
–5

Alzheimer’s,
81
,
88
,
89
,
95

AMA (American Medical Association),
122

AMALs (authorized medical allowance lists),
149
–50,
151
,
205
,
245

American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine,
95
,
113
,
240

American College of Physicians Complete Home Medical Guide
,
122
,
248

American Journal of Medicine
,
125

American Medical Association Handbook of First Aid and Emergency Care
,
122
,
248

amoxicillin,
138
,
140
,
246

amylopectin-A,
85
,
87

angina,
182

animal bites,
205
–6

ankle stirrup,
210

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
,
81

anthrax,
138
,
154
,
156
,
157

anti-aging

medicine,
29
,
35
–36,
129
,
194
,
200
,
265

chap
20
, n2

most powerful supplement for,
81
,
112
,
200

physicians,
129
–30,
131

references,
240

ways to protect your heart,
173

antibiotic ointment,
145
,
148
,
168
,
177
,
186
,
205
,
224
,
230
,
245
,
247

antibiotics,
31
,
48
,
138
–39,
142
,
185
,
191
,
193
–94,
198
,
201
,
224
,
225
,
226
,
229
,
231
,
246

farm store,
138

pricing, farm store vs. pharmacy, compared,
139

anticancer,
28
,
97
,
106
,
111
,
113

antidepressant medications,
107

antihistamine,
145
,
190
,
195

anti-inflammation, fish oil dose for,
113

Anti-Inflammation Zone, The
(Sears),
111

anti-inflammatories,
89
,
90
,
213
,
219
,
220
,
246

APAP,
90

arches, pain,
219

Armour Thyroid, shortage,
54

arterial clogging,
82
,
88

aspartame,
88
,
91
–92

aspirin,
6
,
90
,
140
,
166
,
171
,
179

not to be taken during a stroke,
167

optimum dose to prevent clotting in heart vessels,
26
,
34

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons,
127
,
235
,
241

asthma,
122
,
163

atherosclerotic plaque.
See
arterial clogging

athlete’s foot,
190

autoimmune disease,
85
,
86

B

bacitracin ointment,
185
,
224
,
247

back

and neck pain,
212
–17

rules for a healthy back,
216
–17

upper back pain,
216

banking government involvement in,
39
–40

barbells,
101

barter,
13
,
23
,
136
,
147
,
238

bedbugs,
192

beer,
85

bee stings,
140
,
204
–5

Benadryl,
145
,
163
,
190
,
195
,
247

“best practice(s),”
6
,
31
,
36

BHT (bioidentical hormone therapy),
117
–18

bioidentical hormone(s),
105
,
117
–18,
129

bioterrorism,
138
,
153
–54

bioweapons,
142
,
155
–56

bites,
201
–6

bleeding (spontaneous),
179
–81

blood-brain barrier,
85

blood clots,
32
,
164
,
165

blood formation, B
₁₂
for,
113

blood sugar,
74
,
75
,
76
,
174

blood pressure control, magnesium citrate dosage for,
113

boils,
228
–31

bone health,
113

“bone setting,”
211

botulinum toxin,
154
,
156

breast cancer,
8
,
82
,
117

Britain,
8
,
30
,
48

bromine,
28
,
111

bronchitis,
197

B
₁₂
,
81
,
108
,
109
,
250

buddy care,
122

bunion,
219
–20

butter,
88
,
95
,
96
,
173

butterfly bandage,
184

B vitamins,
80
.
See also
B
₁₂

C

caffeine,
35
,
71
,
91
–92,
97
,
105
,
106
,
163
,
182