Mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, biting flies…there’s a long list of annoying insect life out there. Whether the bites happen in the backyard or on the hiking trail, they can put a crimp in many people’s plans.

Avoiding bites is the best bet, but it can’t always be done. A few tips could reduce the number and frequency of bites. First, check your yard for pools of stagnant water. They can be in old tires, flower pots and mud puddles. If you can, eliminate them completely. If not, make sure the water is treated and can’t allow mosquitoes to breed.

If you have animals; particularly dogs, your yard (and house) could become infested with fleas. We’ve had this experience, and it isn’t easy to deal with. We tried “bug bombs,” and discovered that they only make the fleas angry. The best thing to do is consult a specialist. Some new products that are less toxic are now available.

What you eat can determine how likely you are to get bit. Insects don’t like spicy sweat or blood and tend to avoid it. Eating garlic, marjoram, cayenne and ginger can be useful in inviting the bugs to dine elsewhere. If you eat a lot of sweets, you may be inviting them to use you as the dining room.

After you’ve been bit, the first thing you will probably desire is relief from the itching. What needs done depends on the insect that did the biting. Fleas and mosquitoes can usually be helped with a topical application of camphorated oil or tea tree oil. I was told as a child that meat tenderizer helps, but in my experience, it does not.

Chiggers require more effort, and they very well may need a trip to the doctor. The itching is so intense that you may need medication to deal with it. However, when first attacked, paint every bite with nail polish. This will kill the bugs so they don’t continue to bite you.

Bee and other stings don’t itch as much as they hurt. They can also cause swelling or serious allergic reaction. If signs of a serious reaction occurs, get immediate medical help.

One of the first things that need done after a sting is to draw as much of the venom out as possible. My preferred method is a paste of baking soda and water. If that’s not available and a smoker is around, you can do the same thing with tobacco. Make a paste and put it on the sting.

If the sting swells a lot and is painful, there are several home remedies that may help. Soaking in warm epsom’s salt water can be useful, or an oil extract of willow bark. Don’t use the willow if you are allergic to aspirin. Before the tablet, willow was the source of that popular pain reliever and anti-inflammatory.

For more information about home remedies, you can visit my site: http://healing-home-remedies.com/. There are blogs and articles about many herbs and the conditions they may help. Subjects include stress, back pain, the flu, gout and cholesterol. You can also download my free report, the Top Ten Herbs. The report discusses the uses, side effects, precautions and interactions of popular herbs. My eBooks, also found on the site, contain information about foods and herbs that can help you deal with the problems life throws our way. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me at: mary@healing-home-remedies.com. Mary Bodel

You’ve finally turned to the on line world to find hemorrhoid cures. Any length of time that you have been suffering is just too long. Hemorrhoids are no picnic and the pain can’t be described rightly in words. A true cure will start with relief and finish with prevention.

A hemorrhoid is a vessel or group of vessels that have been damaged. They are now swollen and can be extremely painful. Hemorrhoids are located around the anus or inside of the rectum. They may itch, bleed and make you feel very self conscious of the fact that you just might leak through your pants.

Truth be told, the damage that is caused to these vessels is usually because of straining too hard during a bowel movement. The pressure is just too much for the rectal area and the damaged vessel swells up. The more swollen and full of fluid, the more it will hurt.

True hemorrhoid cures will have to help you to get to the root of the problem. For many people who suffer with hemorrhoids, their torture goes on for years. This is because the treatments recommend by your doctor are only topical solutions. You may be treating the symptoms, but the cause is the real problem.

Is it your diet? Or could it be something else? There is no one simple answer for everyone. Some people believe that hemorrhoids run in families. Yes, there does seem to be a hereditary factor. However, that doesn’t mean that if you parents had hemorrhoids you will for sure get them.

Your lifestyle, your diet, your activity level all play a part in hemorrhoid development. Even diarrhea that is very acidic can set up the perfect environment for a hemorrhoid to form. All of these factors affect the rectal wall and anus in some way. They cause break down to the surface tissue and can weaken the area so that a hemorrhoid can form more easily.

If your rectum or anus is weak due to the above, even one experience with constipation can cause hemorrhoids to develop. So as you can see, after the hemorrhoid is cured you will have to continue to address the cause to get your colon and rectum healthy.

You’ve heard it said that you’re only as healthy as your colon is. Eating foods full of fiber and getting enough water and exercise are healthy habits that can ensure a future without hemorrhoids.These steps alone will help to strengthen your rectal area and keep things moving smoothly along.

Don’t suffer any longer! Address your hemorrhoids with some natural hemorrhoid cures that relieve the pain, itching and bleeding. A good place to begin is with a warm saltwater bath. This is just one of the many natural ways you can start to heal your hemorrhoids today. Plus, with simple ingredients that you can get for pennies, you will be able to get a good night sleep and put this needless suffering behind you!

Don’t suffer through another day or sleepless night! The Natural Hemorrhoid Cures that are available will not only cure your hemorrhoids they will teach you how to prevent future ones.

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Detoxification using sodium bentonite clay

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has acknowledged environmental pollution as the underlying cause in nearly 80% of all chronic degenerative diseases. Exposure to these toxins leads to a toxic buildup in our bodies and can cause many neurological and degenerative conditions, as well as unexplained fatigue, irritability, mood swings, muscle twitches, insomnia, painful joints, feeling down or bloated.

We take a look at how sodium bentonite clay can be used to detoxify the body of environmental toxins including heavy metals.

detoxpeople supply only 100% pharmaceutical, hypoallergenic bentonite clay powder.

What is it?

? Sodium bentonite is a chemical compound comprised of clay minerals in the smectite group, and varying levels of hydrous silicate of alumina.

? It has a wide variety of agricultural, industrial cosmetic and wellbeing uses.

Why is it so special for wellbeing and detox?

? When mixed with water the sodium bentonite clay swells up to 16 times its size.

? This suspension is called a colloid with the water as the continuous phase and bentonite the dispersed phase.

? The bentonite clay has a negative charge and this negative charge is compensated for by adsorbing a cation on either the interior or exterior of the molecule (a cation is a positively charged ion such as many of the environmental toxins in the body including heavy metal ions)

? These compensating cations, which are adsorbed on the particle surfaces, may be exchanged for other cations. Hence they are called exchangeable cations of the clay.

? The amount per unit weight of the clay is the Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) measured in millequivalents (Meq) per 100 grams of dry clay. The higher the CEC of the clay the stronger the negative charge.

? Therefore the best clay to use for detox (removing unwanted toxins that are positively charged) is a clay that expands thereby increasing the surface area and has a high negative charge (high CEC rating) to pull out and bind with the positively charged ions from the body.

? In a recent study conducted by a leading American Colloid company found a Sodium Bentonite clay that had the highest Cation Exchange Capacity (toxin pulling power) than any of the current market competitors.

? In addition to that it is pharmaceutical grade so it contains no microbes/bacteria/biological contaminants making it safe to ingest.

? It is also easy to use – it disperses in water easily and can be flushed straight down the drain without any fuss.

How can this clay be used?

? Bathing: detox clay baths (using good pharmaceutical grade bentonite clay) can be mixed to varying strengths and is safe to use for children, adults and the elderly.

? It is the process of the hot bath that provides the perfect condition to detox. The water / clay creates a colloid where the clay has dispersed evenly, increased it surface area and generated a negative charge. The hot water causes the pores in the skin to open up thereby allowing the clay to pull out the positively charges toxins from the body.

? There is a wealth of testimonial evidence available to show successful results with suffers of Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Fibromyalgia, Motor Neuron Disease (MND) and general wellbeing.

? If the user is too weak for a full detox bath the bentonite clay can be used as a foot bath to introduce the body slowly to a healthy detox regime.

What happens next?

? The clay bath should be accompanied with an electrolyte drink to replenish fluids and essential minerals that can be lost during the bath.

? The bath is usually accompanied by a feeling of intense relaxation and even exhaustion so they are best taken in the evening before bed.

? Where individuals have a high level of toxins the immediate after effect can be one of hyper activity.

? The next couple of days usually sees the body calm down and the bather finds themselves feeling better, stronger and with higher energy levels.

? The bentonite detox baths should be accompanied by a switch to a healthy diet, exercise and where possible the avoidance of repeated exposure to toxins.

Check out http://www.detoxpeople.eu for bentonite clay powder and other chelation products (available in the UK and Europe only)

detoxpeople is a UK based company that specialises in well-being products that have a sound scientific basis and proven track record.

We aim to provide the means to deal with the accumulative toxic onslaught that our bodies are faced with as we get on with our day to day lives.

Please visit http://www.detoxpeople.eu to see our range of supplements and products including chelators and other natural detoxifiying products.

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I have arthritis, my knee swells and it becomes painful. I have been taking Aleve but I doesn’t work as well anymore. Does anyone know of a better medicine or maybe a better method of dealing with the symptoms?

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