Essential oils would be your best bet. Here are some of the best insect repellants: citronella, (sweet) bay, cedarwood, cinammon, clove, eucalyptus, fennel, geranium, lavender, peppermint, rosemary and thyme. I would recommend adding the following to a carrier oil such as olive, coconut, sweet almond, or jojoba. Peace and prosperity.
I've heard about the banana thing as well. I actually cut back on bananas because of it. I heard eating lots of garlic and lemon juice helps. I also rub citronella essential oil on me which was much more effective then other natural repellents I've tried.
Cedar oil works great to repel insects! My herbalist would say that if you clean out your body from the inside out by detoxing w/ raw foods & such the mosquitoes will not be a problem. He also advised eating lots of garlic to keep them away...! ;)
don't agree with the whole raw food creating a damp environment thing because of the wildly different effects of different raw foods. i've found candida to respond to 100% raw, several different approaches.
I like to do fasts as well and I think the power in fasting is that its a remedial action, one part of the process of purifiying. For instance if you feel you have a lot of non-virtuous residue or spiritual obstacles to remove, you generate regret...
probably detox...detox is interesting and creative. thanks for the strength of putting it all out there! it takes a lot to stick with it when the body cleanses. you can do it though i can tell you know it....8^))
you need to whack it right around the top of the coconut with either a heavy handled knife or a machete..im an expert now and crack open those babies in no time....
are you having to take off the outer green shell,or just crack open the white coc...
we are hugely blessed to have Loren here i so agree...
ahh complete rest with eyes closed....sounds wonderful...just the not eating part for that long,i guess after a while you would lose your 'hunger' anyway ??
i would say give it time...if you are feeling flu like symptoms i would say you are detoxing...40 days isnt a long time,when you consider how long you havent been 100% well..your body will heal and clean house in its own time....