[numberonepal]

Good solid advice on the sodium bicarbonate. To further the natural type solutions I'd add that my bug out kit contains:

• Bag of Red Mill Baking Soda
• 16oz Magnesium Chloride
• 8oz Lugors iodine
• 2oz Nascent iodine
• 2 months of multi's
• 8oz 33% hydrogen peroxide
• Quart of saline
• Cayenne pepper (in case of heart attack)
• C
• D

The nascent iodine could be used in an IV in a pinch, but the Lugors is good for oral and topical use. A nebulizer can come in handy (if you have current) when there are no anti-biotics. You can directly breath isotonic solutions of iodine, baking soda, peroxide, or magnesium chloride to rid yourself of respiratory infections.

[djf]

In addition to iodine tincture, I also have a couple quarts of veterinary iodine 7% solution. This is the same stuff used to make sure animal scrapes or cuts are disinfected. Also used on cow’s teats, that sort of thing.
Good general purpose topical antiseptic.

[Cold Heart]

Bag of Red Mill Baking Soda
What are you paying for that? $2 a pound or more.

You can get a nice bag at Walmart or Costco much cheaper
for the EXACT same food grade Sodium bicarbonate.

I buy 40 pounds of the EXACT same food grade sodium bicarbonate for about 25 cents a pound at the feed store.
(supplement for dairy cows)