- Few people know it, but the ground provides a subtle electric signal that maintains health
- We don’t all have the ability to sing out over a racing train, but we do have the power
- In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities:
- It is nutrient-rich food the places a sparkle in the eye, luster in the hair,
- The desire that guides me in all I do is the desire to harness the forces of nature
- To be free from pain through an injection or a pill has nothing to do with
- We live and boast of what we own; We die . . . and only get a stone.
- The superior doctor prevents sickness; The mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness;
- Constipated despite a real food diet, detox, exercise, water (and more)?
- A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools.
Dill Pickles Stop Mosquito Bites?!
“Mosquitos remind us that we are not as high up on the food chain that we think.” ~Tom Wilson~
last month’s 2-week camping trip darn near had me eaten alive. What I found peculiar was that the 1/2 clad dressers barely got bit. Here I am covered from head to ankle and I got bit thru my clothes. My joke was that they like dark meat and/or vegetarians. Not even all the garlic I ate (or “natural” bug spray) kept them away.
Having asked about it on Facebook and inquiring with a colleague who’s an African Safari tour guide… I was offered some prevention and relief information. Prior to this, I was putting the fire out by applying some coconut and tea tree oil, which helped. Even better was the welcomed trick of applying a warm spoon to the bites – it put the fire out on 
the stubborn ones!! Knowing I’d be going back for a longer tour of duty, I needed a way to prevent them in the first place. That’s when I was told about cedar oil, a mosquito net shirt and spraying Listerine around my temporary home. All, according to these guys work like a charm.
However, now that I’ve been back up here just shy of a month, challenges and added expenses had me waiting to buy and try all three (cedar oil, mosquito net and Listerine). Thankful I waited and ever so grateful for meeting a new neighbor (in the woods). Shortly after arriving, he shared his secret for never getting bit. 
Eating a dill pickle every day – says it’s an old Farmer’s trick from where he grew up, which was Delaware. Not an eater of pickles but thought I’d try. A tad discouraged at first to find that most pickles have Yellow #5 dye as an ingredient. WHOA, such a popular condiment is toxic?
After searching a few stores for some good ol’ fashioned, free of chemicals pickles, I found some at Trader Joe’s. Of course their small jar was the same 
price as the 1-gallon Vlassic ($3.99), but I didn’t mind if it meant keeping them pesky persevering pests from torturing me further. Wouldn’t you know… it put an end to their using me as a smorgasbord!! Hallelujah!! Won’t be needing the other suggestions after all, which suits me just fine on my always preferring the less is more approach.
Can’t imagine what I’d look like had I been dressed like the others. What I’ve come to find out is… I believe there is truth to them liking the color brown. Each time I wear it, they come nearer. Yet, I’ve also come to discover not even the bees are liking me – giddy UP! I’ve put it to the test by allowing them to land and roam and see them fly away. Whew – I thank the gods for old school, no fluff, folk and farmer remedies! **The baking soda is to exfoliate my face a couple times a week and in the event of a scorpion bite.
“I never write a book unless I can’t help it. Something has to bother me, like a mosquito, until I have to do something to relieve the itch.” ~Gregory Maguire~
bummed reception does not allow me to post more often, however, daily mini posts can be found on my Facebook profile.
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