Those pesty guest that suck the life out of the party!

Happy 4th of July

I hope everyone has been enjoying the festivities that the 4th brings....Hot Dogs...Hamburgers....Watermelon.....Fireworks....Family and Friends.....Temps soaring in the 100's.......and last but not least......Mosquitoes!!!!! Who invited them anyways?

Living in Arizona, we have special alerts of conditions to be aware of. We have already been notified, that the West Nile is being spread by those blood sucking bugs!!!! Good news, we can use precautions to help avoid the spread of this plague. Any standing water needs to be dumped out. After rain storms, make sure no puddles of water is left to stagnate. If you are going to be outdoors during the evening when mosquitoes are present, light a citronella candle. This smell alone sends those bugs flying elsewhere. There is bug repellents to spray on, or for the organic at heart...there's herbal sprays and lotions to put on to help repel the bugs off.

When you are cooking outdoors, make sure to keep food covered at all times. This is another way germs can be spread. After all the guest are though eating, put the unused portions of food away. Be extra careful of sweet fruits and dessert items which attract all kinds of bugs. Try to keep these foods covered or in the cooler or in the house to avoid extra guest buzzing around you.

If you are prone to get bug bites, one preventive measure could be adding 100 mg of Vit B Complex to your morning breakfast. Most people report that bugs do not bother you if you have Vit B in your blood. The bugs just move on to the next person.

When you are done for the evening and you find that you have lots of bites on you, avoid scratching them and apply X-tracting Balm from Mobu Herbals. The burn or the itch will go away, and in the morning your bumps from the bites should be gone.

Last weekend, my husband and I were going to a banquet with friends. We were driving down the freeway, when all of the sudden he started doing the potty dance like he was going nuts. He pulled the truck over, and ripped off his shirt....and out fell a scorpion! After the adrenaline rush was over, we examined the sting site, and he had been stung 6 times. His whole stomach was red hot, hard and burning. He started feeling dizzy and sick to his stomach. I immediately put X-Tracting Balm on him, along with giving him Benadryl, and what he noticed is the burning instantly stopped. 2 lessons learned for that trip. 1. Always check your shirt for hitchhikers, and never leave home without X-Tracting. It's a first aid ointment that needs to be in every first aid kit.

Cheers to a great 4th of July.