10 Plants That Naturally Repel Mosquitoes (Video)

One of the things that can ruin a nice summer day or evening are Mosquitoes.

The annoying buzzing around and awful bites that leave you with an itchy trail of discomfort.

In this article, we will discuss 10 plants you can grow that naturally repel Mosquitoes and can make your summertime fun more enjoyable.

As we know it is that time of year again – mosquito time!

Chances are, you have heard of many of the plants that naturally repel mosquitoes and many pests. And, best of all, they can be found at your local nursery.

 Using plants to deter pesky insects is an easy, safe and natural alternative to store-bought sprays and chemicals.

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Natural Society Launches Organic Non-GMO Cookbook & Shopping Guide

The studies are in: it’s time to escape Monsanto’s GMOs and start giving your body the nutrients it really needs to thrive. One of the largest issues we currently face is finding meals that aren’t loaded with GMOs and toxic additives that actually taste good.

That’s why we decided to release my new e-book, “The Organic Non-GMO Cookbook & Shopping Guide,” now available for pre-order exclusively through the Natural Society Shop.

There’s absolutely zero reason that you shouldn’t be able to live a true disease-conquering organic lifestyle while also eating meals that actually taste… downright good.

In fact, to do so would be going against your goals – because we all know we won’t be very committed to ‘eating better’ if it tastes like old notepad paper mixed with a handful of lawn grass.

Trust me, I’ve read more cookbooks than most, especially in my initial research to create this book.

And I can tell you first-hand where most fail. In addition to oftentimes requiring you to purchase expensive kitchen gadgets, many cookbooks seem to assume you already have a degree in culinary arts.

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Going Beyond Organic Food For Optimal Health With Joel Salatin

Many people tend to feel that cancer, heart disease, autoimmune disorders, chronic stress and environmental pollution can only be cured by the ‘experts.’ Of course, others think that eating organic food is the ‘only answer’. But, when we look at the big picture, to achieve optimal health – we’ll need to go beyond organic or the advice of professionals.

Learn about the ultimate solution for disease. On the next NaturalNews Talk Hour, Jonathan Landsman offers an exclusive interview with Joel Salatin, a third generation beyond organic farmer talking about what matter most – our health. You will be thrilled to hear this inspirational – solution oriented – message.

Action steps: To achieve optimal health

If you’re suffering with any chronic disease condition – this article can’t cure you, but hopefully these tips can move you in the right direction. Sadly, conventional medicine tends to overlook the best solutions – such as:

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Origins Of Red Sea's Mysterious 'Cannon Earthquakes' Revealed In New Study

For many generations, Bedouin people living in the Abu Dabbab area on the Egyptian Red Sea coast have heard distinct noises–like the rumbling of a quarry blast or cannon shot–accompanying small earthquakes in the region. Now, a new study published in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America offers an explanation for this uniquely noisy seismic event.

Seismic activity in the area of the Egyptian seaside resort Abu Dabbab may be caused by an active fault that lays below a 10-kilometer thick block of old, now rigid igneous rock. The surface of the block slides along the active parts of the fault, lubricated by fluids from the Red Sea that have penetrated the crust, according to Sami El Khrepy of King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and colleagues.

The researchers think this large and rigid block of igneous crust acts as a sort of broadcaster, allowing the full sounds of seismic movement to rise through the rock with little weakening of the acoustic signal. The high-frequency sounds of earthquakes can then be heard by humans at the surface.

Earlier studies had suggested that the Abu Dabbab earthquakes were caused by magma rising through the crust, but the new report “found that a volcanic origin of the seismicity is unlikely, and the area is not expected to be subjected to volcanic hazard,” said El Khrepy.

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Big Dinosaurs Steered Clear Of The Tropics; Climate Swings Lasting Millions Of Years Too Much For Thunder Lizards

For more than 30 million years after dinosaurs first appeared, they remained inexplicably rare near the equator, where only a few small-bodied meat-eating dinosaurs made a living.

The long absence at low latitudes has been one of the great, unanswered questions about the rise of the dinosaurs.

Some 212 million years ago, landscapes weren’t all dinosaur-friendly: dry, hot, with wildfires.

Now the mystery has a solution, according to scientists who pieced together a detailed picture of the climate and ecology more than 200 million years ago at Ghost Ranch in northern New Mexico, a site rich with fossils.

The findings, reported today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), show that the tropical climate swung wildly with extremes of drought and intense heat.

Wildfires swept the landscape during arid regimes and reshaped the vegetation available for plant-eating animals.

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Why People in these 5 Countries Live Longer

Did you know that there are certain parts of the world where individuals have been found to live particularly long lives? These areas are called “blue zones,” and they may contain more than just people that practice active, healthy lifestyles.

“Have you heard of ‘Blue Zones’? They are regions of the world — five of them, to be exact — where people live abnormally long.

First identified by Dan Buettner through his work with National Geographic, they include Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Loma Linda, California; Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica; and Ikaria, Greece.”

There is no question that diet plays the biggest part in determining not only longevity, but also the quality of life, especially during the later years.

A study has been published which clearly identifies the common dietary habits of some of the healthiest communities in the world.

Five of those have been listed above and each one reflects a similar pattern of diet.

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Chart: How to Avoid Cancer-Causing BPA at the Grocery Store

We all really want to avoid the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol-A (BPA), but it can be difficult to navigate the grocery store aisles without accidentally putting a brand that still uses BPA in your cart. To help with this, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released a new report analyzing which brands continue to line their cans with BPA.

Some of the brands are surprising; some not so much. However, the number of brands using BPA is shocking. According to the EWG:

“78 brands, or 31 percent, used BPA-lined cans for all products. About 46 percent of the brands in this group did not say whether they were working with can suppliers or packaging manufacturers to shift to BPA-free cans or to test substitutes.

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Stop Getting Sick: 4 Ways to Boost Your Gut Health

The studies are clear: your gut health is at the epicenter of your body’s total immunity. Without balancing your ‘microbiome’ of good and bad bacteria, you’re opening yourself up to a large variety of diseases. This includes mental illness, which scientists are now admitting is directly linked up to the health of your ‘second brain’ — your gut! I told you about this in 2011, but of course I was called crazy.

Now, in 2015, everyone is asking how to optimize their gut health. In an excerpt below from my first book The New Health Paradigm (which is now 100% free online), I outline some of these steps. Here are 4 ways to boost your gut health for better immunity:

1. Eliminate or Severely Limit Sugar Consumption

Inflammation is the most common cause of poor digestion and overall gut health. Sugar is a leading cause of inflammation, with the average American consuming 100 grams of sugar each day in the form of high-fructose corn syrup. You may remember that 50 percent of high fructose corn syrup has also been found to contain toxic mercury, which will wreak havoc on your body.

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Farmers Are Starting to Ditch GMO Soy Beans

If a Roundup Ready variety of soybeans might cost $65 to $70 a bag, and conventional, non-GMO varieties are $30 to $35 a bag, you would think farmers would be eschewing GMO beans. An agronomist with the Division of Agriculture at the University of Arkansas is planting nine non-GM soybeans on his test plots, four developed by the University. Here’s why. . .

U of A has been expanding its research into non-GMO soybean varieties because the cost to produce GM soybeans is rising, and the price a farmer can fetch for them once he harvests is falling.

Meanwhile, GM commodity prices are increasingly taking a beating as consumers in the US and other countries refuse to eat genetically modified food.

Agronomist Jeremy Ross began his trials last year. He planted the four soybean varieties developed by U of A along with two publicly-developed varieties, one from Virginia Tech and another from the University of Tennessee.

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