Healing as we grow older

I was watching a video today and the lady was saying that both DMSO and MSM will help repel ticks and chiggers. She didn’t say anything about mosquitoes, but it seems to me like it might also help with mosquitoes as well, since all of these are blood-sucking insects.
She said that because both DMSO and MSM have sulfur, it the smell repels the insects, and she said it will also help kill the chigger if one does get on you and bite you.
She said that if she does get an occasional bite, she just uses her roll-on DMSO, and it does not itch or swell up, and disappears overnight.

I have been adding the MSM to my protein drinks, but only use the DMSO when I need something for pain; but with the mosquito season getting here, I will be trying this and see if it works for mosquitoes, and maybe even for fleas on the dogs.
 
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Yvonne Smith said:
I was watching a video today and the lady was saying that both DMSO and MSM will help repel ticks and chiggers. She didn’t say anything about mosquitoes, but it seems to me like it might also help with mosquitoes as well, since all of these are blood-sucking insects.
She said that becasue both DMSO and MSM have sulfur, it the smell repels the insects, and she said it will also help kill the chigger if one does get on you and bite you.
She said that if she does get an occasional bite, she just uses her roll-on DMSO, and it does not itch or swell up, and disappears overnight.

I have been adding the MSM to my protein drinks, but only use the DMSO when I need something for pain; but with the mosquito season getting here, I will be trying this and see if it works for mosquitoes, and maybe even for fleas on the dogs.
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I know sulfur is used to repel chiggers, but i have not heard of it used for mosquitoes. Give us a report @Yvonne Smith
 
Don Alaska said:
Ah, you remember them @Bobby Cole !
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I’ve worked and played in the Everglades of Florida and fished in many a bayou of S. Louisiana and all it took was a bottle of “Skin So Soft” to ward off the insects.
Sadly, I have found no such thing in the form of prevention other than high wind that will keep those prehistoric critters ya’ll call mosquitoes from drawing blood.
Maybe bear grease…..?

As a side, imagine a company spending a couple of million dollars to find the perfect skin softener for the ladies only to have the product known as one of the best mosquito repellents.
 
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Bobby Cole said:
I’ve worked and played in the Everglades of Florida and fished in many a bayou of S. Louisiana and all it took was a bottle of “Skin So Soft” to ward off the insects.
Sadly, I have found no such thing in the form of prevention other than high wind that will keep those prehistoric critters ya’ll call mosquitoes from drawing blood.
Maybe bear grease…..?

As a side, image a company spending a couple of million dollars to find the perfect skin softener for the ladies only to have the product known as one of the best mosquito repellents.
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We used SSS on the window screens too, as some of the smallest critters could come through a window screen. If it was greased with SSS, they would even try to come through. The only thing that worked when the mosquitoes were really bad was a head net and "helmet" to keep them out of your nose and ears. The homesteaders used DEET-saturated coats that were hung on a hook outside the door, and they would periodically use a Buhach powder fire in a jar lid in the cabin. You can no longer buy the real Buhach, as it was rotenone. The pyrethrum powder works, but not as well.
 
Three years ago (when I was 70), I hadn't learned to change how I went up or down stairs. I used to run up & down two stairs at a time without holding the rails. I leaned the hard way by tripping on the second stair & going head-over heels into the wall. I got lucky - just a big cut on my knee that took over a month to heal. I'm still surprised nothing broke or moved out of place.
I'm also finding it hard to deal with having to rest after mowing the 1/2 acre back yard.
And that oldie: "Once a king, always a king, but once a knight's enough."
 
Tony Nathanson said:
Three years ago (when I was 70), I hadn't learned to change how I went up or down stairs. I used to run up & down two stairs at a time without holding the rails. I leaned the hard way by tripping on the second stair & going head-over heels into the wall. I got lucky - just a big cut on my knee that took over a month to heal. I'm still surprised nothing broke or moved out of place.
I'm also finding it hard to deal with having to rest after mowing the 1/2 acre back yard.
And that oldie: "Once a king, always a king, but once a knight's enough."
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I keep reminding myself to slow down and not fall.
 
I'm exhausted reading through this thread with talk of mowing 1/2 acre yards (mine is 1/2 acre) and Alaskan mosquitos. The summer I spent in Alaska convinced me those aren't mosquitos, but blood sucking hummingbirds! We have bumblebees smaller than those mini Tetradactyly's. :sneaky:

There is little healing at my age now.

I tear it, I bear it. Instead of healing, I have peeling. Instead of whining like the men, I apply some Voltaren. :ROFLMAO: (apologies for my Voltaren spamming)

Poetic comedy helps ease my hurting muscles. I don't claim it heals, but it distracts and I forget about it. Well, that is until I try to get out of my recliner. :cry:
 
Faye Fox said:
I'm exhausted reading through this thread with talk of mowing 1/2 acre yards (mine is 1/2 acre) and Alaskan mosquitos. The summer I spent in Alaska convinced me those aren't mosquitos, but blood sucking hummingbirds! We have bumblebees smaller than those mini Tetradactyly's. :sneaky:

There is little healing at my age now.

I tear it, I bear it. Instead of healing, I have peeling. Instead of whining like the men, I apply some Voltaren. :ROFLMAO: (apologies for my Voltaren spamming)

Poetic comedy helps ease my hurting muscles. I don't claim it heals, but it distracts and I forget about it. Well, that is until I try to get out of my recliner. :cry:
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Whatever works for you Faye is alright with us. I enjoy your company.
 
Tony Nathanson said:
When I was 40, I went with a friend to visit her father who was 88. I greeted him with "Hi, how are you?" He replied,
"Everything hurts & nothing works."
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My father-in-law was the type of person you quickly learned to never casually ask "how are you?" unless you had an hour to kill, listening to his ailments. He's the reason I always say "fine" when some unsuspecting well-meaning person asks me. :ROFLMAO:
 
Tony Nathanson said:
When I was 40, I went with a friend to visit her father who was 88. I greeted him with "Hi, how are you?" He replied,
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Faye Fox said:
I'm exhausted reading through this thread with talk of mowing 1/2 acre yards (mine is 1/2 acre) and Alaskan mosquitos. The summer I spent in Alaska convinced me those aren't mosquitos, but blood sucking hummingbirds! We have bumblebees smaller than those mini Tetradactyly's. :sneaky:

There is little healing at my age now.

I tear it, I bear it. Instead of healing, I have peeling. Instead of whining like the men, I apply some Voltaren. :ROFLMAO: (apologies for my Voltaren spamming)

Poetic comedy helps ease my hurting muscles. I don't claim it heals, but it distracts and I forget about it. Well, that is until I try to get out of my recliner. :cry:
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Faye, these darlings are being referred to as Alaska’s Air Force. Main mission - target tourists and the unsuspecting.
We had to smuggle Voltaren crème from Europe. Now it is available over the counter.
 
After seeing the results of my PET scan on Monday, I am afraid healing is not in the cards for me. I learned one other thing that is wrong with me, Baastrups Disease. I never even thought of this, and should have with my spinal problems. Oh well, what's one more to add to the already existing problems. They all can get together and party, maybe.
 
Ken Anderson said:
I've never had the courage to actually do so, but have often played around with the idea of launching into a full story when someone casually asks, "How are you doing?" - just to see how they react. They surely wouldn't ask that question of me again, and might never again ask it of anyone.
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When I'm in the mood, I mess with telephone sales people who always start their pitch with, "Hello, how are you doing today?"
I keep a list of ailments by the phone, including some embarrassing ones that people don't talk about & say, "I have.........."
Complete silence on the other end. :D
 
Bobby Cole said:
On the note of “immobilization”, adhesive K-tape has been a huge help on that front. I normally get it from Amazon in rolls of 10” strips and use the stuff religiously on areas that I injure more than I intended and depending on the exercise, on areas that “might” get injured without it.
Depending on the length of the striip, Kinesiology Tape can help immobilize an area or act to add extra support for muscles, tendons and ligaments.
Also, K-Tape aids in healing by lifting the skin off of any given muscle structure to help with circulation and facia release,
Note: There are rolls of strips and “designer” strips that are precut for elbows, knees, shoulders etc but are hugely expensive. The plain strips are a lot cheaper and can be cut to imitate the designer strips or like I do, use an extra strip to cris-cross around the elbow, shoulder etc.

Also, for folks who refuse to sit down and let things heal up properly, it’s a good idea to invest in a set of TRX straps or even a knock-off.
Note: There’s a hefty price for actual TRX straps but there are a couple of knock-off’s on Amazon that to me, work just as well.
So, what do they help with? In short, body weight exercises with a twist.
An example: In some exercises such as body weight squats, one can use the handles to help determine how much weight a person wants to have on their legs whilst at the same time, working the chest, shoulders and arms.

There are dozens of YouTube channels that feature help with using K-Tape and TRX straps so I won’t use up a lot of bandwidth by featuring one here.
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Just a “drop-in” note regarding Kinesiology Tape.
Normally, the stuff can be bought in boxes of 3 for about $12-$16 and the last I checked, at Sports Academy it’s around $20 a roll.

This last Friday I found some uncut rolls costing only $5 for a box of 3. I bought 3 boxes.
For those who have yet to try it, K tape has saved me a lot of pain and helped healing immeasurably especially when it comes to the joints, tendons and muscles. It’s not too bad either on ligament structures such as the long and short plantar ligaments.

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