Natural Mosquito Repellants in your Diet
There is truth into the saying, “You are what you eat.” In theory, if you eat a donut, your midsection might start to round out like a donut. If you eat oranges, your skin tone could start turning orange. Well, nature has provided for us natural alternatives for mosquito protection. Some of us would change our diets in a heartbeat to avoid those pesky blood suckers from making a meal of us. For the food consumers out there who don’t want to change their diet, there is another natural solution for you. Mosquitoes are attracted to the carbon dioxide our body releases, so if you stop breathing, then mosquitoes stop feeding. Uh, it might work. I, myself, have never tried this technique; I find that breathing is more than a luxury. Dietary changes are a little bit easier to make. Here are some foods that are appealing to you, but not so appealing to mosquitoes.
Garlic
The benefits of garlic are truly amazing; it has been used on wounded soldiers to prevent gangrene. It also boosts testosterone levels in men.
Including garlic into your meals 2 to 3 times a week will make your blood unappealing to mosquitoes, making it an effective natural deterrent to mosquitoes. Too much garlic can pretty much deter everybody around you. To the others who are using the holding your breath technique, I believe the scent of garlic won’t bother you.
Vitamins
The value of eating certain foods was recognized long before vitamins even had a name. Fish oil was used to cure rickets in rats. At first this vitamin was called Vitamin A, then the name was changed to Vitamin D. Those scientists had their own issues. I say just pick a vitamin name and stop curing rats.
B1 Vitamins produces an odor that is undetected by you loved ones, but mosquitoes will despise you. This diet takes 2 to 3 weeks before your battle against blood suckers will end. Some foods that produce B1 are: oatmeal, brown rice, asparagus, yellow fin tuna, tomatoes, eggplant and other healthy foods that should already be in your diet.
Apple Cider Vinegar
The thought of drinking vinegar turns my stomach. I can feel the scent rush through my nasal passages right now. Go ahead and dilute 2 tablespoons of vinegar with some tea or water everyday. Protect your blood supply from those mosquitoes. Side effects can be irritability, nervousness and to a few, palpitations (the more common side effects could keep friends and family away.) My preferred apple cider vinegar is Braggs. The benefits of apple cider vinegar outweigh the side effects.
Fact – All female mosquitoes are blood suckers, while all male mosquitoes are sap suckers
