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Gene Testing Holds The Key to Chronic Medical Conditions - Why Chronically Ill Need Genetic Testing
Suffer a chronic illness? Gene test results can tell us how to prevent, reduce or heal many chronic medical conditions. Find out why your family members are chronically ill, and help them heal.
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Best RV Washing Machine: Portable, Light, and Inexpensive
My choice of the best off-grid washing machine (with photos, reasons why, and tips to get best performance), including extra ways to use it when camping.
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Children Prepping for an Apocalypse or Natural Disaster
Your pre-teen child or teenager announces they want to start prepping for an apocalyptic event. What should you do? Book them for therapy? Here's some tips for parents before you pick up the phone!
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I Locked a Brown Goshawk in With My Chickens: How My Poultry Survived a Night With a Hawk
This article discusses how to care for chickens and establish a safe and secure chicken run.
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5 Top Tips for Solar Ovens | Solar Cooking Made Easy
Solar Cooking made easy with 5 top tips for cooking with solar ovens. Hybrid solar ovens can cook on cloudy days, and in the dark! Experienced solar user gives hints to new owners of solar ovens.
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10 Tips for Generator Use and the Best Portable Generator for Off-Grid Home Use
This article will break down what to look for if you want your generator to be an off-grid power source at home—full time or for emergencies. It will also provide 10 top tips when using a portable generator for home use.
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How to Be Self-Sufficient While Living in a City
If you live in a city, how can you become more self-sufficient? I share some basic tips from my off-grid lifestyle to help city residents be more self-sufficient, particularly in a crisis situation.
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My Dog Kills Snakes In My House and Yard
Every snake that enters my house and yard is venomous so we can't afford to be bitten. Fortunately my dog kills venomous snakes. Plus some extra tips for avoiding snakes.
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MicroBirth Documentary - How Healthy Will Your Children Be?
A new documentary titled MICROBIRTH looks at the science associating childbirth with on-going (and even adult) health issues. I can now see how the way she was born made my child sick.
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DNA Maternity Test ~ Are You My Mother?
When my daughter asked for a DNA test to establish if she is really my child, it unleashed a range of emotions. DNA testing to show if I am really her birth mother was my most personal gift to her.
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Homeless and No College Degree - How to Get Help
If you are homeless with no college degree but feel you could successfully study, graduate, and have a bright future if you could just find funding, here's a starting point for formulating a plan.
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Sprained Ankle vs Broken Ankle - How Do You Tell the Difference?
Is your ankle swollen and painful? How do you tell if your ankle is broken or sprained? Here's helpful info including an option for a hands-free crutch for an ankle that's sprained or broken.
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When a Girl is Pregnant and her Boyfriend Walks Away
Life is complicated by unplanned pregnancy. Even more so when the relationship is rocky and the baby's father has already moved on. What can a mother do to give her baby the best start in life?
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What Not to Talk About With Teenagers: Things Teens Don't Need to Know
Concentrate on what's important when talking with teenagers, not things they don't need to know. Common mistakes parents make with their teens.
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Bubble Football / Soccer ~ What You Should Know
Bubble suits for the latest craze in soccer / football now come in team colours. Check out the fun!
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How My Family Finds Gold
My family finds gold on dry land by following a few basic rules. This fun family hobby can have real rewards. What equipment will you need, and how can you get your children actively involved?
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Soon to Be Homeless? 12 Ways to Prepare for Homelessness
About to become homeless? Here are 12 tips to help you face your fears and plan a life that's better than living in a car, van, or motel. Don't wait until it's too late. Assess your situation and make changes now!
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Living With Miniature Pigs on Our Small Farm
I was given two miniature pigs, strangers to each other until they met on my small farm. Now Mr Pig has given up his bachelor flat and moved into the honeymoon suite with the lovely Peppa.
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How Do You Get Money When You Are Too Sick To Work?
If you become too sick to keep working, how will you pay your bills? I helped my daughter with Multiple Sclerosis claim Total and Permanent Disability without a lawyer. Here's my top tips.
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The Best Quilts Don't Come From Quilt Shops
Quilt shops sell beautiful fabrics and quilting kits, but the best quilts don't come from quilt shops. You can make baby quilts, kids quilts and full size quilts without the help of a quilt shop!
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The dangers of putting your photo or family photos on the internet
You're a proud mother or father so you want to post photos of your children on the internet. Here's my reasons why you shouldn't put photos of yourself or your kids on the internet.
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How to Help a Child Overcome a Fear of Flying
Practical tips to help your child get over their fear of flying. If you're a nervous flyer yourself, this article contains tips for you, too.
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How to House Chickens in Your Backyard
When keeping chickens in your garden isn't easy, it's time to build a backyard hen house and a chicken run with the help of this illustrated guide.
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How to Use Comfrey to Help Heal Broken Bones
I used comfrey to help my husband's broken ankle heal in record time. Here's how to make a comfrey poultice for broken bones and how to apply it. Illustrated guide.
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Caring for My Off-Grid Organic Garden in Spring
My temperate climate's growing season is not as long as the growing season in the tropics. When you live off the grid (as I do), spring is a time for celebration—and for getting jobs done quickly. Here are my top six most important jobs and how to do them!
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Free Range Pets: Can Guinea Pigs Live Outside?
Our pet guinea pigs roam free in a large outdoor enclosure. Explore lots of tips and photos about natural living for your pets, including pregnant and baby guinea pigs, and outdoor housing.
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How to Harvest and Store Rainwater
We live off the grid, so we harvest and store our own rainwater. Here's how we set up water-storage tanks to collect enough rain to supply our home and gardens. Instructions and photos.
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How to Clean a Wood-Burning Stove
If you have a wood-burning stove, you need to know how to clean and maintain it. These easy-to-follow tips—from using ash to clean glass to applying thin layers of stove paste to the exterior—will keep your stove sparkling and running.
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How to Make Quick and Easy Newspaper Bricks for Your Fire
Easy instructions with photos on how to make paper bricks. Don't shred and soak newspaper when making paper logs for burning in your fire. Dry your paper logs so quickly you can burn them the next day!
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The Real Cost of a Ferrari (Is It Worth It?)
As a family car, a Ferrari could never compete with a safe 4WD, but as a gift for a man who has spent decades working hard and driving kids around, what could be better than a beautiful, red Ferrari?
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Alpacas As Pets
Alpacas make wonderful pets for the right people. Exotic animals with beautiful fleece and relatively easy to care for, consider alpacas as pets if you have the time and space they need.
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Australian Wombat - Facts, Habits and Personality
You've probably heard of Australia's wombats, but how much do you know about them? I live in wombat territory. Here's my observations.
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My Australian kangaroo pictures - with joeys in pouches
An entire mob of kangaroos stayed still while I photographed them - including a kangaroo climbing under a fence. Perhaps the weight of joeys in their pouches made them happier about posing. :)
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How I Grow and Harvest Stevia
This guide will offer tips from my 10 years of experience growing and harvesting stevia including: which type to buy, how to grow, harvest, and dry it, and why some stevia has a bitter taste.
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Looking for Australian native wildlife?
I live in rural Australia so native wildlife visits my home every day. Here's some photos of the Australian animals you are likely to see when you get out of the city and into the Australian bush.
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Where is the Loch Ness Monster? Fun activities for kids.
Have fun with your kids learning about the Loch Ness Monster. Discover lots about Loch Ness and Nessie from your home - then dream (or plan) your trip to Loch Ness! Here's photos from our trip.
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"I Hate My Dad" (Trouble at Home and How to Handle It)
When a child says "I hate my dad," something is wrong. There are lots of reasons why kids might say they hate their dads.
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Broken Ankle Xrays With Plate and Screws
Badly broken ankle needed surgery to insert a plate and screws to mend broken bones. These broken ankle xrays include photos of xrays before and after surgery.
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9 Foods That Help Heal Broken Bones Quickly
I researched and found foods that I believe help heal broken bones. My husband had ankle surgery, and he recovered in three months! Below is a list of foods and dishes I used to help him recover.
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Broken Ankle 5 Days After Surgery
5 days after surgery to insert a plate and screws to repair my husband's broken ankle, we had a chance to assess the scars, swelling and bruising. First photo after broken ankle surgery.
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How to Quickly and Naturally Reduce Swelling Around a Broken Ankle
The natural remedy I applied quickly reduced the swelling around my husband's broken ankle and allowed doctors to operate three days earlier than normal.
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How to get your Hub past 'Pending' to be featured.
If you are hoping to make money from HubPages, you'll need to get your work past the 'pending' stage and featured for the world to see. Here are my tips for new HP members.
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Natural Remedy for Arthritis Pain and Swelling
The arthritis pain and swelling in my fingers and knees made my life miserable until I tried a 100% natural remedy. No more arthritis, pain or swelling for me!
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How to Give New Life to an Old Apple Tree
This article will explain how I gave new life to an ancient apple tree destined to be chopped down by doing important steps like pruning in the spring, aerating the soil, and protecting it from birds, insects, and other pests.
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Kitchen Essentials for Cooking Off-Grid
Helpful hints about off grid kitchen appliances and utensils for cooking off the grid. This is how I cook in my off-grid kitchen. Illustrated guide.
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Emergency Strategy to Keep Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Without Electricity
How do you keep warm in the winter without electricity? Can you keep cool without AC during a summer heat wave? What if your home loses power for more than a day? Here are strategies to help keep you warm in winter and cool in summer during emergencies.
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Best books for 10 year olds who are reluctant readers
Funny, scarey, lots of words or lots of pictures - my list of best books for pre-teen children. Plus here's my tips (and tricks) to help kids who are reluctant readers become eager to read more.
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Top Tips for Living Off the Grid
I love living off the grid. If you are thinking of making the move to an off-grid lifestyle, here are the most important things to know—plus some of my top tips to get you started.
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Redback Spider Bite: My Symptoms and Treatment
Australian redback spider bites hurt, and the pain increases with time. Here's my experience, including symptoms and treatment recommended by an expert, as well as how to avoid bites.
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Building rammed earth walls to improve my underground bunker
Our first attempt at building rammed earth walls is a bit of an experiment. We are making rammed earth walls that cost nothing more than time and effort, using earth from our own backyard.
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How I Grow and Harvest Organic Chia Seeds
I have been growing chia organically for the past 10 years, and I have fine-tuned my growing and harvesting techniques. This article will share those techniques to help readers grow their own crop of this plant with high nutritional value.
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New Gun Laws and Gun Control for Gun Owners of America
As debate continues in the US about gun control, here's an Australian gun owner's thoughts on the issue.
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How US gun owners can prepare for new gun laws.
What can gun owners of America do to prepare for new gun regulations now that Obama has proposed gun law changes? Top tips for responsible US gun owners if gun control results in new gun legislation.
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Organic Gardening Tips | How to Grow Vegetables at Home
Organic vegetable gardening can be cheap and easy if you follow my tips. Get started this springtime. Here's how to grow organic vegetables at home.
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Termite Damage in My Eucalyptus (Gum) Trees
Flying termites are a natural phenomenon, but termites in trees are dangerous. One of my gum trees snapped in a high wind, thanks to termite damage.
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My Solar Oven | Cooking with Sunshine
After 8 years, my solar oven is still cooking healthy, delicious meals with sunshine - and no charge from a power company. Save money with a solar cooker. Sustainable off-grid living!
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Growing Organic Vegetables and Herbs
Not only can you see the difference, you can taste the difference. Authentic color, aroma, texture - and a taste rarely found in supermarkets. Grow organic vegetables and herbs in your own garden.
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Top 10 reasons why every home needs at least one chicken
Chickens offer much more than just saving money and providing you with genuine free range organic eggs. Here's why every home needs a chicken.
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How to Build a Fire Bunker
How I designed and constructed a fire bunker using recycled items and spending NO money. My family lives off the grid in a high fire danger area. Adapt my ideas for your own protection in fire season.
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Family Successfully Living Off the Grid
Here are some of the ways my family put nature to work to support our off-grid lifestyle, including solar lights and appliances indoors and outdoors.
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Why Children Should Be Taught To Tell Lies as part of their Safety Plan
I encourage responsible parents to teach their children to tell lies as part of their self-protection strategy. Telling lies might help save your child's life. Here's why I support kids telling lies.
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Food Allergies Testing for Anger Management in Children
Anger could be a symptom of food allergies. Before your child is labelled with a personality disorder, and prescribed medicine or therapy for anger management, undertake food allergy testing.
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How and Why You Should Listen To Your Children
Parents need to listen to their kids. If you don’t listen, kids react badly. Here's my tips for teaching your children and teenagers to express their frustrations without tantrums or bad behaviour. Your role is to actively listen and begin effective communication within your family.