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My good stumble friend, arabbitwhisperer, requested a natural solution for those pesky black flies the he sees the likes of up in Michigan cottage country…

Well, I did a little bit of research today, and found some nice products that are natural that boast to work on repelling those pesky bugs!

I wanted to share them with you to alleviate your fear of camping this summer…LOL…

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Skatter Natural Aroma that insects hate. All natural formulation made by us here at Dreaming Earth Botanicals using only our pure essential oils, a little grain alcohol (as a dispersant) and distilled water. It’s very effect, safe, gentle to the skin & smells nice too - Available in 8oz, 16oz, 32oz & 1gal.

2. Bite Blocker Insect Repellent - Herbal Wipes
Tropical, all-natural mosquito and black fly “DEET-FREE” insect repellents. Bite Blocker repellents are a natural blend of plant oils, plant extracts and plant derivatives that moisturize your skin, now with a pleasant tropical seabreeze scent and non-irritating application to the skin. Proven 97% Effective! Sweat-proof, Water-proof and Child-Safe, with 4-8 hours of protection! Rated best alternative to DEET in a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

3. Cactus Juice Eco-Safe Spray
Containing no harmful chemicals and formulated with your health in mind, this natural, lightly fragranced blend of Prickly Pear Cactus, emollients and moisturizers creates a shield that protects the skin from most insects, including sandflies, no-see-ums, black flies, gnats, and mosquitoes. Safe to spray on clothing.

4. Natural CedarCide Insect Repellent Lotion
A chemical free, cedar oil based lotion. It is 100% natural and safe for use around children and pets. It will repel chiggers, fleas, flies, gnats, mosquitoes, no see-ums, and other insects. Sportsman, This deet free insect repellant is not offensive to game.

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Need another shameless reason to eat some chocolate? I’ve got one for you!

Do you have slightly high blood pressure? If so, good news…Eat 1 square of dark chocolate a day, and you can reduce your blood pressure by 2-3 mmHg!

How cool is that! Need proof?

My good stumble friend, slantera, shared this page with me:

Dark chocolate ‘can ease blood pressure’

I don’t have high blood pressure at all, but for “preventative” purposes, I think I will just “have to” partake in this health measure! You know…wink, wink…just in case!

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I hope you enjoyed this Blood Pressure post on Your Health Today! Until next time…

Eat Dark Chocolate…Yeahhh,

Kimberly Edwards

P.S. Check out this great Organic Dark Chocolate Bar from Dagoba:

Dagoba Organic Dark Chocolate Bars - Sambirano Bar Single Origin At least 95% Organic, 12 Units / 2 oz Sambirano 65%. Madagascar Trinitario.A light, complex flavor with distinct citrus notes, expressing the terroir of the biodiverse valley that nurtures the cacao. This exceptional Single Origin trinitario cacao from Madagascar’s Sambirano region offers a light, complex flavor with distinct citrus notes. Sustainable cacao farming is critical in preserving Madagascar’s disappearing subtropical forests - habitat for threatened species and excellent cacao. Ingredients: organic dark chocolate (organic cacao mass, organic evaporated cane juice, organic cacao butter, may contain non-gmo soy lecithin).

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I saw this video today and had to show it to you…I don’t think you’ll ever see anything like this again…I hope!

* Tip: NEVER EVER EVER do this yourself or let anyone do it themselves! EVER! This is REALLY bad for your health!

I sure hope this poor teen’s parents had insurance!

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I hope you take heed to the advice in this Health post on Your Health Today! Until next time…

Be Healthy,

Kimberly Edwards

P.S. If you don’t have personal health insurance, you may want to reconsider…LOL:

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My good stumble friend, KarenBen, shared an article with me about 14 ways to boost brain power that I’d like to share with you.

It used to be believed that once you hit your 20s, neurons in your brain started to weaken and memory loss begins…They thought it was irreversible, but have now discovered that once old neurons wear out, we can activate new ones, as part of a brain “rewiring”, so to speak…Find out how!

I am summarizing and just listing the ways and leaving the link to the article for you to read more on each point. If you’re looking for a quick list that’s straight to the point, and easy to understand, here it is:

1. Physical Exercise

2. Lifelong Learning - Your brain is a learning machine

3. Mental Stimulation

4. Social Interaction - People are good medicine

5. Sleep & Nap

6. Stress Management

7. Laugh & Humor

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My good friend, Mary, gave me a great tip today about how to keep the mosquitoes off of you this summer!

She’s been using this tip passed on to her by her children’s school principal and she reports that it has been working famously!

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Until recently in the scientific world, the appendix was often laughed at or mocked as a useless vestigial organ in the body…It is removed at the slightest idea of a problem, as it could burst and really cause a ton of problems for you.

Photo left: Part of the digestive system - The appendix is also called the vermiform process or vermiform appendix. Click the photo to get a larger version to study.

So, it has been wondered, why are we born with one in the first place, and why have we, as humans, not evolved to a point where we don’t grow an appendix if it is useless anyway?

The Reason: Because it IS important!

This new school of thought has been gaining clout in the medical world, as it seems to be a very probable and plausible reason for why we have an appendix in the first place.

Just in case you didn’t know, our intestines carry and hold a LOT of bacteria - something like 13 million bacteria/gram of feces…You’re thinking, “YUK!”, right?

Well, less than 1% of all known bacteria is harmful to humans, and in fact, there are bacteria that are essential to our survival!

Now, let’s talk about diarrhea (LOL…probably one of our least favorite topics, right?)…

When we have serious diarrhea, our bacteria are washed out of the body, including all of those essential, good ones…

What does that mean?
Well, if we have no bacteria in our intestines, that leaves them open to any new, and possibly bad, bacteria and/or viruses to set up shop and multiply ridiculously fast, and make us very, very sick. There are no “good” bacteria around to fight them off, and block them out of their spot…

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* About 1 In 10 People Suffer From Sort Of Hearing Loss. The Average Person Waits For 7 Years To Seek Help For Their Hearing Problem. That Means You Have Likely Spent A Lot Of Time Worrying About Whether You May Be Experiencing Some Type Of Hearing Loss!

I want to share information from an article I was stumbled by my friend, Stariuss. I was a little bit hesitant to totally buy into these suggestions…

…But as I thought about it, what in the world is there to lose? Nothing…And what is there to be gained? Possibly your hearing back, and you’ll be a little healthier from the vitamins that you take…

Now, I don’t have any other scientific data to give to you here. However, really…for all of you cynics…it’s well worth a read and a try…(Funny thing about these cynics is that they probably don’t have an issue with hearing loss, and don’t know what it is like to be willing to do anything that might help your situation…)

What I am going to do is give you what to do in a nutshell, and you can check out the link below for more information if you really want to.

Basically, there are 4 nutrients that could help you if you supplement them into your diet:

1. 150 mg Acetyl-Carnitine/day

2. 150 mg Alpha-Lipoic Acid/day

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