Eating raw garlic is said to be a natural tick defense. Of course, there are benign lotions & sprays in health food stores.
DEET Dr. Mercola calls DEET a "potent neurotoxin." http://www.annieappleseedproject.org/deetalert.html says: "According to physician, Dr. Marion Moses, 'DEET is very toxic to the brain and nervous system...(when) applid repeatedly, or in high concentrations.' "A 1999 EPA publication acknowledges serious effects including rare toxic encephalopathic reactions following intensely treated skin application in some children causing behavioral disorder, ataxia, rapid loss of consciousness, hypotension, seizures, flaccid paralysis areflexia and death." PERMETHRIN According to CDC, *permethrin* "kills ticks on contact." http://ace.ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/pips/permethr.htm says: "Permethrin is a moderately to practically non-toxic pesticide in EPA toxicity class II or III, depending on the formulation. Formulations are placed in class II due to their potential to cause eye and skin irritation." NATURAL IMMUNITY? More interesting, though, are those like George Gordon (www.georgegordon.net) who claim to be immune from ALL parasites--including external ones like mosquitoes & ticks--because of their superlative health resulting from an all-organic diet. (I have yet to see this...) --Russ ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 5:14 AM Subject: Re: CS>West Nile Virus - Speaking of mosquitoes.... > I seem to be a magnet for mosquitoes, spiders, and other little biting > critters every time we go camping. Last weekend, I ended up with 6 nasty > welts, mostly quarter-size, with one about the size of a deck of cards. > Since my husband and I are planning to retire to a full-time RV life and > spend a lot of time in the woods, I'm actively seeking solutions to make the > bugs hate me without having to slather myself in DEET every minute of the > day. > > The only thing off-limits are those noisy bug zappers - banned by most > campgrounds. I'm trying to come up with an electronic repellant or a natural > supplement or lotion that will repel bugs. If it works on raccoons, also, > that would be a plus. We had an especially brave raccoon couple join us at > our campfire one night - and I mean right at my elbow before I realized they > were there! > > Linda > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
