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"Essential oils can also help: putting some eucalyptus near your pets' sleeping area will also work to fend off the fleas. If you still want to try a flea collar, there are several companies that make nontoxic plant-and-essential-oil-based flea collars that fight off fleas without damaging your animal—or child—in the process. Only Natural Pet (www.onlynaturalpet.com) and Holistic Family and Pets (www .holisticfamilyandpets.com) both have several different flea- and tick-collar options." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"In experiments with Daphnia, a common water flea, he discovered that female water fleas were absorbing the light emitted from each other and sending back wave interference patterns, as though they had taken the light sent to themselves and updated it with more information. Popp concluded that this activity may be the mechanism enabling fleas to stay together when they swarm—a silent communication holding them together like an invisible net.13 He decided to examine the light emissions between dinoflagellates, luminescent algae that cause phosphorescence in seawater." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.)

"To keep fleas off our dogs at the ranch, we mix a little brewer's yeast powder into our dogs' food bowl every morning, which makes the animals less attractive to fleas, flies, and other pests. You could also try administering the brewer's yeast in a tablet—dogs don't seem to mind the taste. • Add garlic to your dogs' diets. You can put garlic in either a dehydrated powder or flake form directly onto the dogs' food, or you can wrap up a pill in a little piece of soy cheese." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"There are two kinds of parasites: endoparasites (those that live within their hosts), which include fungi (such as ringworm) and protozoa (such as Giardia lamblid); and ectoparasites (those that live on but not within their hosts), which include ticks, fleas, and lice. Viruses and disease-causing fungi and bacteria are all considered parasites, and all have an outer coating of protein. After they have been targeted by the immune system as a foreign agent, the cells of the immune system begin to remove them (see chapter 2)." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"And the fleas jumped. Now the researcher cut off the fleas' legs and commanded anew: "Jump!" This time the fleas did not jump. Then, with keen, almost razorlike logic, the good professor concluded: "When fleas have their legs cut off, they become deaf and dumb." Anyone who poses senseless questions to nature, will in return, receive senseless answers from nature—and this applies not merely to animal experimentation. But he who understands the art of posing questions will be rewarded by nature's yielding of her secrets. This particular gift McCollum possessed to a marked degree." - Albert von Haller, The vitamin hunters (Get the book.)

"Research has also shown that undereating increases life span in fruit flies, water fleas, and trout.11 The research by Walford and Weindruch suggested that it doesn't matter what age you start—you can still turn on a healthy gene expression. That's good news for a lot of people. The next breakthrough began in the 1990s with Dr. Richard Weindruch and Dr. Thomas Prolla at the University of Wisconsin. Using microchip technology, they measured the expression of thousands of genes in mice, rats, monkeys, and humans." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Popp concluded that this activity may be the mechanism enabling fleas to stay together when they swarm—a silent communication holding them together like an invisible net.13 He decided to examine the light emissions between dinoflagellates, luminescent algae that cause phosphorescence in seawater. These single-celled organisms sit somewhere between an animal and a plant in the evolutionary scale; although they are classified as a plant, they move like a primitive animal." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.)

"A witty Englishman, not without a hint of malice, once poked fun at scientific animal experiments in this wise: "Once a scientist, wishing to get to the bottom of the nature of fleas, provided all the conditions necessary for his purpose—carefully controlled temperature, a definite amount of moisture in the air, a table surface completely free of germs. Then he placed his experimental creatures in position, and issued the order: "Jump!" And the fleas jumped. Now the researcher cut off the fleas' legs and commanded anew: "Jump!" This time the fleas did not jump." - Albert von Haller, The vitamin hunters (Get the book.)

"Tests with a photomultiplier showed that the water fleas were sucking up the light emitted from each other. Popp tried the same experiment on small fish and found that they were doing the same. According to his photomultiplier, sunflowers were like a biological vacuum cleaner, moving in the direction of the most solar photons in order to hoover them up. Even bacteria would swallow photons from the medium they had been placed in.2? It began to dawn on Popp that these emissions had a purpose outside the body." - Lynne Mctaggart, The Field - The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe (Get the book.)

"In fact, as vectors go, fleas are fairly sedentary. Tsetse flies and mosquitoes are extremely mobile carriers of the organisms that cause sleeping sickness and malaria; but a flea, especially one that favors rodents, is likely to spend its entire life on a single animal. As a result, what really mattered to the bacterium was not the vector's legs, but its mouth. The ability to penetrate the skin of host animals in a way that carries bacteria into the animal's interior is the sine qua non for a successful vector, and it is the characteristic for which the flea was superbly evolved." - William Rosen, Justinian's Flea: The First Great Plague and the End of the Roman Empire (Get the book.)

"Baking soda and powdered sugar can send cockroaches packing; and an herbal spray or natural flea collar can help repel fleas on your pet. You can find natural, oil- and plant-based products to use on your pets that will keep them flea free. The best advice of all, however, for keeping your home pest free is to keep it clean and deodorized from the start. Avoid commercial deodorizers, however, and opt instead for natural ones made with essential oils (essential oils are compounds found within aromatic plants). Try citrus oils in your kitchen and flower oils in your bathrooms." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"If you still want to try a flea collar, there are several companies that make nontoxic plant-and-essential-oil-based flea collars that fight off fleas without damaging your animal—or child—in the process. Only Natural Pet (www.onlynaturalpet.com) and Holistic Family and Pets (www .holisticfamilyandpets.com) both have several different flea- and tick-collar options. Only Natural Pet also has a great selection of high-quality nontoxic pet foods, cat litter, grooming products, dietary supplements, and accessories." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Place one or two drops in the clog's bathwater to rid him of fleas and make him smell nice. Don't forget to use one or two drops in the car to eliminate unwanted fumes and for a refreshing drive to work! For a more efficient distribution of the aroma you can use a fan-forced, air-filtered vaporiser and add the oil to it. This safe, slow-release system can be used in rooms with limited ventilation to help relieve asthma and respiratory conditions. A smaller version of this air vaporiser has been designed to sit snugly on the air vents of cars." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"New pesticides were being introduced to boost crop yields, prolong the shelf life of produce, keep lice, fleas, roaches, and termites out of the home, and zap dandelions from the lawn. Ingenious new chemicals were starting to be employed to help manufacture everything Americans demanded to make their lives easier, simpler, and more luxurious—from plastics to hair shampoo, detergents, brake linings, carpet pads, cold creams, dry cleaning fluid, foam cushions, paint strippers, household cleansers and bleaches, and bigger, grander cars." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"The larvae of the worm, also known as Guinea worm, are eaten by water fleas that fill ponds and other sources of still water in remote tropical areas. When people drink the water, their digestive system destroys the fleas but not the larvae. Some of the larvae migrate from the small intestine into the body, where they grow and eventually mate with each other. About a year after infection, adult females—now two to three feet long, about the diameter of a piece of spaghetti, and full of new larvae themselves—make their way to the skin of the person carrying them." - Dr. Sharon Moalem, Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease (Get the book.) "And that, of course, contributed to the spread of the disease as rats fed on infected corpses, fleas fed on infected rats, and additional humans caught the disease from infected fleas. In 1348 a Sienese named Agnolo di Tura wrote: ironing it uut Father abandoned child, wife husband, one brother another, for this illness seemed to strike through the breath and sight. And so they died. And none could be found to bury the dead for money or friendship. Members of a household brought their dead to a ditch as best they could, without priest, without divine offices ..." - Dr. Sharon Moalem, Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease (Get the book.)

"Insects that bite include mosquitoes, gnats, midges, horseflies, ants, spiders, fleas, and lice. The most obvious sign of a bite is a red bump on the skin, or several bumps that show up as a rash (fleas, for example, often bite several times). Bites tend to be itchy and are sometimes painful. The skin around a bite can also become red and swollen. It is wise to avoid scratching bites as much as possible as this can cause them to become infected. Bites are generally not dangerous, provided there is no allergic reaction." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.)

"While working with his robot, Benveniste discovered on a large scale what Popp had witnessed in the laboratory with his water fleas ?evidence that the electromagnetic waves from living things were having an effect on their environment. Once Benveniste had got his robot up and working, he discovered that generally it worked well, except for certain occasions. Those occasions were always the days when a particular woman was present in the lab. Cherchez la femme, Benveniste thought, although in the Lyon lab, which was replicating their results, a similar situation occurred, this time with a man." - Lynne Mctaggart, The Field - The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe (Get the book.)

"This maceration can also be used topically for skin/hair parasites or as a bug spray, especially for aphids on plants and fleas on the dog. For head lice or fleas, prepare a cold maceration (allowing it to macerate/soak for twenty-four hours). Strain and pour through the hair or apply directly to the skin. It can be washed off in an hour (or simply left on the dog). For lice, repeat every three days for three applications, and for fleas, apply once monthly." - Leslie Taylor, ND, The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs: A Guide to Understanding and Using Herbal Medicinals (Get the book.)

"The tiny creatures that comprise much of the sponge's defense system are reminiscent of Augustus De Morgan's nineteenth-century quote on biodiversity: Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em And little fleas have lesser fleas and so ad infinitum! While scientists are busy deciphering which of these novel thera- peutic agents are produced by the sponges themselves and which are manufactured by their microscopic partners, one thing is for certain: the study of sponges has already provided us with some of the most important drugs ever discovered." - Mark J. Plotkin, Medicine Quest: In Search of Nature's Healing Secrets (Get the book.)

"Repels fleas. Reduces coughing and excessive perspiration. Eucalyptus An antiseptic, antiviral, chest rub, decongestant, disinfectant, and expectorant. Reduces fever. Used as an ointment for muscular aches and pains. Good for repelling insects, and for use on insect bites or stings. Has a normalizing, balancing effect. Frankincense An anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, sedative, and expectorant. Promotes cellular regeneration. Good for cleansing and purifying the home. Helpful for bronchitis. Geranium An antidepressant, antidiabetic, antiseptic, hormone balancer, and insect repellent." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Now the researcher cut off the fleas' legs and commanded anew: "Jump!" This time the fleas did not jump. Then, with keen, almost razorlike logic, the good professor concluded: "When fleas have their legs cut off, they become deaf and dumb." Anyone who poses senseless questions to nature, will in return, receive senseless answers from nature—and this applies not merely to animal experimentation. But he who understands the art of posing questions will be rewarded by nature's yielding of her secrets. This particular gift McCollum possessed to a marked degree." - Albert von Haller, The vitamin hunters (Get the book.)

"For head lice or fleas, prepare a cold maceration (allowing it to macerate/soak for twenty-four hours). Strain and pour through the hair or apply directly to the skin. It can be washed off in an hour (or simply left on the dog). For lice, repeat every three days for three applications, and for fleas, apply once monthly. Also, a small handful of amargo wood chips can be placed in backyard ponds/fountains (or a few chips in bird baths) to kill mosquito larvae without harming fish or birds. Contraindications Amargo should not be used during pregnancy." - Leslie Taylor, ND, The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs: A Guide to Understanding and Using Herbal Medicinals (Get the book.)

"These kinds of pesticides lay around our garage in unsealed barrels, and we used the stuff to spray lawns and kill fleas, roaches, and any other unfortunate bugs that happened to be living in the vicinity. I squeezed through dark crawl spaces under people's homes to kill termites, sometimes rubbing against house boards as a spiderweb full of dead bugs fell into my hair. In case the bogeyman showed up, I was ready with my spray gun to blast him full of poison! Doug and I were often under houses for hours, digging trenches against the walls and pumping gallons of chlordane in there." - Timothy Brantley, The Cure: Heal Your Body, Save Your Life (Get the book.)

"Use flea traps that attract fleas to a light and trap them on sticky paper. Or place a shallow bowl filled with soapy water in front of a night light. 5. In pet bedding use eucalyptus, rosemary, and bay leaves to deter fleas. 6. Use supplements (garlic, sulfur, and zinc) that help repel fleas, such as the product Pet Guard? 7. In homes block the entry of ants with duct tape or petroleum jelly, or use Tanglefoot? 8. Pour boiling water down ant colonies and nests you want to destroy. 9." - J. Robert Hatherill, Eat To Beat Cancer: A Research Scientist Explains How You and Your Family Can Avoid Up to 90% of All Cancers (Get the book.)

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