t's mosquito time again and because of the concerns about West Nile Virus, I want to share with you some natural steps you can take to prevent mosquito bites. Yes, you can buy bug spray loaded with poisons, but do you really want that in or on your body when there are much safer options? One option has just been approved by the Center for Disease Control. It's oil of eucalyptus and it offers a protection level that is similar to products with low concentrations of DEET. You can find it in Repel's Lemon Eucalyptus.
Two other options were reported in a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The researchers found that a soybean based product called Bite Blocker was the most effective and another product called Buzz Away was also effective.
There is another also a natural alternative that I written about in a previous Teplitz Email Report. It's a vitamin supplement called vitamin B1. When you are going to be outside, all you need to do is take 100 mg every six to eight hours and it will protect you from being bitten.
The Army did the original research on vitamin B1 a number of years ago. They sent two groups of soldiers out into the bush for two weeks. One group was given bug goop and the other group took only Vitamin B1. When they came out of the bush, the group using the bug goop was covered with bug bites. The Vitamin B1 group had hardly any bites on them.
A couple of years ago, I went camping with some friends who have hiked the Appalachian Trail. They were willing to experiment and they took the Vitamin B1. Boy, were they surprised when they had no bites at all at the end of the weekend.
I have also had some people tell me that a mixture of coconut oil and eucalyptus oil cream works great to ward off those little biting pests. Try it - it is great for your skin too!
So with West Nile Virus around, you now have more tools to put into your prevention quiver.
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