Articles for tag: Bug Bites, Pets, Ticks, Videos

General HealthHealth & Beauty

The Easiest & Best Way To Remove A Tick From Your Body Or Your Dog’s Body (…Even Very Tiny Ticks!)

Do you know the best way to remove a tick? I do. I do it all the time. I've removed DOZENS of ticks from myself, my husband, and my dogs! I'll show you -- from my own experience using tweezers and videos from others showing easy ways to remove ticks without tweezers. Do you know which ticks carry Lyme Disease? I'll tell you -- so you'll know which ones to look for where you live and exactly what they look like.

General HealthHealth & Beauty

Our Experience Using Permethrin Spray To Prevent Tick Bites (And Mosquito Bites) …Instead Of Using DEET

What is the best tick repellent for humans, you ask? Well, have you heard of Permethrin spray? When it comes to repelling ticks, avoiding Lyme Disease, and buying tick repellents... we recently learned a little secret from the U.S. Military. It's called Permethrin! If it's good enough for the Department of Defense, then it's good enough for us. Here's why we use Permethrin anytime we go in the woods now. By the way, it repels both ticks AND mosquitoes... far better than DEET-based products do.

Health & BeautySpecific Health Conditions

My Lyme Disease Recovery: What It’s Like Living With Lyme Disease In Tennessee (Yes, There Are Ticks In Tennessee!)

I've been living with Lyme Disease in Tennessee for years now. Here's my story -- how I got Lyme Disease from a tick bite and the Lyme Disease rash that followed. Plus, a little about the Lyme Disease movie that had a huge impact on me, a list of people in Nashville Tennessee with Lyme Disease, and a little about Lyme Disease doctors in Nashville Tennessee.