You may have heard of several folk remedies for removing ticks such as covering them with petroleum jelly, painting them with nail polish or applying heat to encourage them to detach. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
The best way to avoid ticks when you're hiking is to stay away from their favorite habitats. Steer clear of tall grass and brushy areas and avoid low branches because ticks crawl to the end of the plant and will easily attach themselves to the...
According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, brewer's yeast comes from the dried-up cells of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae fungus, a one-celled organism used to brew beer. This long-used nutritional supplement comes in powder, flake,...
It's not just deer and dogs that need to worry about ticks. Humans are targets, too. Ticks are those pesky little bloodsucking organisms that can infect people and animals with diseases. Lyme disease is the most widely known. While commonly found...
Ticks live in many areas of the world, waiting to drop from trees to bite unsuspecting people and animals. Tick bites are not only annoying and painful, but they can also cause inflammation, secondary infections or transmit microorganisms capable...
The skin is the largest organ on the body, report doctors at the National Institutes of Health. The six to nine pounds of skin on the body require care and consideration because the skin protects the internal organs from viruses and bacteria that...
Lyme disease is caused by the bacteria, borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans by a deer tick bite. Prevention is key to avoiding this potentially chronic infection. The easiest step in averting Lyme disease is wearing proper...
The Lion Pose benefits the face, jaw, mouth and throat by rejuvenating the muscles and tissues in the face. Learn how to do the Lion Pose in this yoga video clip.
