Have you ever wondered why mosquitos are attracted to some people but not others? 🦟
One theory seems to lie in our ability to breakdown carbs and sugar!
I learned a while ago that those with a need for B vitamins are more prone to insect bites – specifically, vitamin B1 or thiamine.
Why? Because vitamin B1 helps us break down carbs more effectively.
As you may know, our skin is an elimination pathway.
If carbs/sugars aren’t metabolized properly, the chemical byproducts can be eliminated through the skin. This is what’s suspected to make some people more attractive to mosquitos.
Another theory is that B vitamins put out a certain odor that biting insects do not like.
𝗦𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗶𝘁?
1️⃣ Work on blood sugar regulation. In B Better I have a whole course to help with that including dietary suggestions, and supplements for each stage of insulin resistance.
2️⃣ Optimize your levels of thiamine and overall B vitamins! Eat more quality animal proteins, supplement if needed, work on digestion/absorption.
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗕1:
👉🏻Fatigue, muscle soreness, cloudy thinking, cyclic personality, hypoglycemia, systolic blood pressure below 105, bladder atonicity, and a chronic need for HCL/stomach acid.
👉🏻In a blood test, a classic indicator is decreased serum CO2 and/or increased anion gap above 13
👉🏻Chronic stress (not just B1, but ALL B vitamins)
👉🏻Diabetes (it increases the need for thiamine)
👉🏻Processed, refined diet low in nutrients
👉🏻Certain prescription drugs like diuretics
🌟Whether it’s B vitamins that emit an odor or our lack of carb metabolism that attracts mosquitos, working on both of these can hopefully help deter those little critters from the inside out!
Anecdotally, I’ve seen this work with my clients.
Curious to know your thoughts and experience in the comments below.
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