Fall is almost here and with that a good portion of us will be in the field and some of us already are. It would seem that Chiggers and Ticks are at their worst until we get that first cold spell to quite them down. I have two words that will help with those pesky critters....Pantothenic Acid, AKA vitamin B5.
Outside of some foods we eat that contain Pantothenic Acid, (and I have no idea of what foods have it), another source is a "Super-B" vitamin, which I have taken for the last 30 years mainly because the "B's" are good for stress and I had a high stress job when I worked. I also like to throw a few down at times and alcohol destroys your B vitamins.
I had no idea that it worked on Ticks and Chiggers, I just stumbled across it.
It's story time.......Last August I took a buddy out to the property who I decided was safe to hunt with. We went out to check stands, cameras, put up a few new stands and just to let him see what there was to offer. Neither of us thought about bringing any repellant and that was a mistake....for him, not me. The next day he calls and says he is ate up with chigger bites and it was so bad he couldn't sleep at night. He asked me how bad I got it................I told him I was bite free, which I thought was strange since we were both walking in the same crap that day.
Two days later we are at the gym and he was telling another guy about his bites and how unbearable it was. The guy told him to start taking Pantothenic Acid, that it should help fend off the Ticks and Chiggers. So, he heads to the drug story to buy some and sends me a text saying he bought some. I said great send me a pic so I can pick some up too. He sends me a pic and its a bottle of Super-B complex, I thought that's strange......... I already take that.
It turns out that Pantothenic Acid is in the B vitamin family and I have researched it about being a bug "type" repellant and no where have I found it to be said. But for some reason it works. So, if you want a little extra protection along with your repellant and want to help your overall health, start taking a Super-B daily.
Safe hunting.
Mark
Outside of some foods we eat that contain Pantothenic Acid, (and I have no idea of what foods have it), another source is a "Super-B" vitamin, which I have taken for the last 30 years mainly because the "B's" are good for stress and I had a high stress job when I worked. I also like to throw a few down at times and alcohol destroys your B vitamins.
I had no idea that it worked on Ticks and Chiggers, I just stumbled across it.
It's story time.......Last August I took a buddy out to the property who I decided was safe to hunt with. We went out to check stands, cameras, put up a few new stands and just to let him see what there was to offer. Neither of us thought about bringing any repellant and that was a mistake....for him, not me. The next day he calls and says he is ate up with chigger bites and it was so bad he couldn't sleep at night. He asked me how bad I got it................I told him I was bite free, which I thought was strange since we were both walking in the same crap that day.
Two days later we are at the gym and he was telling another guy about his bites and how unbearable it was. The guy told him to start taking Pantothenic Acid, that it should help fend off the Ticks and Chiggers. So, he heads to the drug story to buy some and sends me a text saying he bought some. I said great send me a pic so I can pick some up too. He sends me a pic and its a bottle of Super-B complex, I thought that's strange......... I already take that.
It turns out that Pantothenic Acid is in the B vitamin family and I have researched it about being a bug "type" repellant and no where have I found it to be said. But for some reason it works. So, if you want a little extra protection along with your repellant and want to help your overall health, start taking a Super-B daily.
Safe hunting.
Mark
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