How to Take Vitamins to Repel Mosquitoes

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Natural Mosquito Repellants - The People's Pharmacy More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Suzanne Berglind | permalink
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Q. Is there any herb I can take to make myself less attractive to mosquitoes without also making myself less attractive to the human race? I wear no perfumed lotions but seem to attract mosquitoes like a magnet. A. We don’t know why some people are especially attractive to mosquitoes, although it seems to be …

For further reading: http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2012/05/17/natural-mosquito-repellants/ ^[1]

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Vitamin B1 as a Mosquito Repellent | LIVESTRONG.COM More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by peter geserick | permalink
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Through their transmission of diseases like malaria, yellow fever and West Nile virus, mosquitoes have been responsible for more deaths than any other animal in history. While many mosquito-transmitted diseases are considered historical, or diseases only relevant outside the United States, West Nile virus cases have been seen in nearly every U.S....

For further reading: http://www.livestrong.com/article/440865-vitamin-b1-as-a-mosquito-repellent/ ^[2]

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Are You a Mosquito Magnet? More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Heather Imada | permalink
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Experts try to crack the code behind why mosquitoes like some people more than others. Plus, tips on keeping mosquitoes at bay and the best mosquito repellents.
Tags: mosquito bites, mosquito, deet, mosquito repellent, mosquito biting, metofluthrin

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/are-you-mosquito-magnet%3Fpage%3D2 ^[3]

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Vitamin B1 for Bugs More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Abdul Majid Abdullah | permalink
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Includes: taking vitamin b1 for bugs, stuck on b1, food high in vitamin b1, an important note on the safety of b supplements, and the final word.
Tags: Vitamin B1 for Bugs, taking vitamin b1 for bugs, stuck on b1, food high in vitamin b1, an important note on the safety of b supplements

For further reading: http://vitamins.lovetoknow.com/Vitamin_B1_for_Bugs ^[4]

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Tips on How to Prevent Mosquito Bites More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by olaf hein | permalink
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With summer nearly here, find out some natural methods you can use to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes.
Tags: mosquitoes, mosquito bites, mosquito bite prevention

For further reading: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/06/07/mosquito-bites.aspx ^[5]

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Will B Vitamins Keep Mosquitoes From Biting? - The People's Pharmacy More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Arthur Russo | permalink
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Q. Years ago my father heard that large doses of B vitamins (sorry, I don’t remember which ones) would repel mosquitoes. Apparently it changed the smell of his skin because my mother commented that he smelled so bad that she wouldn’t bite him either! A. Taking large doses of vitamin B1 (thiamin) has long been …
For further reading: http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/06/02/will-b-vitamins-keep-mosquitoes-from-biting/ ^[6]

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1. http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2012/05/17/natural-mosquito-repellants/

2. http://www.livestrong.com/article/440865-vitamin-b1-as-a-mosquito-repellent/

3. http://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/are-you-mosquito-magnet%3Fpage%3D2

4. http://vitamins.lovetoknow.com/Vitamin_B1_for_Bugs

5. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/06/07/mosquito-bites.aspx

6. http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/06/02/will-b-vitamins-keep-mosquitoes-from-biting/