Keep Your Garden Tick-Free By Choosing the Right Plants

April 29, 2024

https://www.lymedisease.org/tick-free-gardening/

Keep your garden tick-free by choosing the right plants

Q & A with Dr. Nev Zubcevik

As we embrace the beauty of spring and the outdoor activities it brings, we also face the increased risk of tick encounters.

Dr. Nev Zubcevik, Chief Medical Officer of Invisible International, and an avid gardener, shares insights on how gardeners can use specific plants to protect themselves from ticks and the diseases they carry, such as Lyme disease—a condition that affects 476,000 Americans annually.

Q: Dr. Zubcevik, why is it important for gardeners to consider tick-repelling plants?

A: With tick-borne diseases on the rise, it’s crucial we utilize every tool in our arsenal for prevention. Tick-repelling plants are a natural, aesthetic way to make our gardens less hospitable to ticks and the wildlife that carries them. This method complements other preventive measures, creating safer outdoor spaces for everyone.

Q: Lavender is popular in gardens. How does it deter ticks?

A: Lavender’s lovely fragrance, appealing to humans, is detestable to ticks. Its beautiful blooms add color and fragrance to your garden while acting as a natural line of defense against ticks.

Q: Can you tell us more about how rosemary helps repel ticks?

A: Absolutely. Rosemary emits a strong aroma that ticks find repulsive. It’s an excellent choice for gardeners because it’s not only effective against ticks but also enhances your garden’s aroma and is useful in the kitchen. Plus, it’s drought-resistant, making it a low-maintenance option for busy gardeners.

Q: What makes wormwood a good addition to a tick-preventive garden?

A: Wormwood contains absinthin, a bitter compound that’s unappealing to both ticks and their common hosts, like deer and mice. Its silver foliage adds beauty to your garden while serving as a natural pest deterrent.

Q: How does garlic contribute to tick prevention?

A: Garlic’s strong scent is a natural pest repellent, including ticks. Planting garlic around your garden can create a barrier that ticks are likely to avoid. It’s also a bonus for gardeners who love cooking with fresh herbs.

Q: Mint is known for its invasiveness. Is it still worth planting for tick prevention?

A: While mint does require careful management to prevent it from taking over, its strong scent is highly effective at repelling ticks. I recommend planting mint in containers to keep it contained while leveraging its tick-repelling properties. It is also a wonderful culinary herb that makes for a healthy and flavorful addition to dishes, sauces, and drinks.

Q: Geraniums are beautiful but toxic to pets. How do they fit into tick prevention?

A: Geraniums contain geraniol, which is effective against ticks. However, their toxicity to pets means they should be used with caution. If you have pets, consider placing geraniums in areas your pets don’t access or choosing other plants from this list.

Q: Marigolds are bright and cheerful. Do they repel ticks?

A: Yes, marigolds emit a fragrance that ticks dislike. They’re easy to grow and can add a protective and colorful edge to your garden.

Q: Can you explain how chrysanthemums contribute to tick prevention?

A: Chrysanthemums contain pyrethrin, a natural insecticide that repels ticks. Incorporating these flowers into your garden can provide a natural defense against ticks while adding beauty to your landscape.

Q: Lemongrass is often associated with citronella. How does this plant help in repelling ticks?

A: Lemongrass contains citronella oil, which is a well-known insect repellent. Planting lemongrass can help keep ticks at bay, and it offers the added benefit of being a delicious culinary herb. Its tasty tea is research-proven to help fight off infections and reduce cholesterol.

Q: Any final thoughts or advice for our readers?

A: While incorporating tick-repelling plants is a powerful strategy, it’s important to approach tick prevention holistically. This includes regular yard maintenance, using personal repellents, and conducting tick checks after outdoor activities.

Additionally, I encourage everyone to gain in-depth knowledge by accessing the free, accredited Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses on vector-borne and environmental illnesses offered by the Invisible Education Initiative, funded by the Montecalvo Foundation. These resources are invaluable for both clinicians and the public in understanding and combating tick-borne diseases.

Further Reading and Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Tick-borne Diseases

Gardening Know How: Using Plants for Natural Pest Control

Finally, don’t forget to do your tick checks!

By incorporating these tick-repelling plants into your garden, you can enjoy the outdoors with a little more peace of mind, knowing you’re taking steps to protect yourself and your loved ones from tick-borne illnesses.

SOURCE: Invisible International

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Returning to Nature Helped Heal This Lyme Survivor

https://www.lymedisease.org/returning-to-nature-after-lyme/

Returning to nature helped heal this Lyme survivor

By Fred Diamond

When I was researching my book Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know, I had no idea how traumatizing being out in nature could be for some persistent Lyme disease survivors. Even seeing a deer on the side of the road could be triggering.

But I met some people who have attributed embracing the nature they once loved as helpful in healing while still maintaining tick prevention habits.

One such person, marine scientist Alayna Bellquist, discussed on my Love, Hope, Lyme podcast how she was able to reduce her Lyme anxieties and challenges by fully embracing her love for the sea and horseback riding as critical to her recovery.

“I’m a classic Lyme person in that I was very overachieving, very people-pleasing, very go, go, go. I live in San Diego, had a relatively frantic life (before being infected),” she said.

Although she was bitten by tick in Southern California, she said she was not tick aware growing up.

“I grew up on Vancouver Island where no one ever spoke about Lyme. I had no tick awareness until I moved to Southern California, and it came up a bit more,” she said.

She said she was bitten when riding her horse, noticed the infection, and immediately sought antibiotic treatment, which mildly helped. In 2020, her symptoms increased, and she became bedridden for a year. Although she tried a lot of conventional and alternative healing methods, and did mental and emotional work, it was getting back into the nature she loved that accelerated her healing.

“Fearing nature is understandable when you have Lyme, but I think that mindset is dangerous. I want chronic Lyme survivors to know that getting back into nature can be helpful, while, of course, ensuring you take proper precautions,” she advised.

Missing nature was brutal, but led to healing

“Before I got sick, horseback riding was a big part of my identity. I was a marine scientist and a horseback rider. Every minute I wasn’t working, I wanted to be on the back of a horse. I’ve been nature and animal oriented my whole life,” she said. “There was no limit to how much time I could spend around them.”

She said becoming bedridden and not being out in nature was brutal.

“Having had worked in fisheries for 20 years, I learned that nature always heals, given the chance. Nature is inherently resilient and heals from devastation that you cannot even grasp. These are principles that people are not really taught,” she said.

“Growing up in Vancouver Island, there’s nature everywhere and we are a part of it. I learned that if certain species, such as white sharks, can be in such terrible shape for a long time and then recover, that principle can apply to me, too.”

She said since the bond with nature was so intrinsic to her, she did not realize how fearful of it Lyme survivors might be.

“There is a lot in science to back the healing properties of doing that, especially for your nervous system,” she said.

“My nervous system was 100% fried when I was bitten. I was running all of time and had chronic anxiety and a racing heart. My stomach was always in knots. I also had Babesia, but sitting on the earth, calming my nerves, taking the time to look at the stars healed me. I know it’s so basic, but I never looked at the stars before,” she said.

“Being back in nature, while at the same time ensuring that I am preventing another tick bite, has been the most important to my recovery,” she said.

Getting back into nature healed her

“If you want to bring a species back from depleted numbers, you work on the ecosystem. You work on the things that depleted its resiliency. If there’s pollution or problems in the food chain or warming oceans, for instance, those are the things that you address so that the species can flourish,” she said.

“I asked myself, ‘What are the things that are attacking my ability to heal?’ People-pleasing, never saying no, running 12 to 14-hour days nonstop, perfectionism came to mind. Those are my pollution and overfishing and ocean warming. That was the connection I made. Those are the things that made me incapable of healing,” she realized.

Alayna said although she accepted that she was infected, she didn’t accept it as a lifelong diagnosis. Returning to nature helped with her emotions and mindset.

“I’ve chosen, through a lot of work, to shift from victim to ownership. I radically own what happened to me. Wanting to be a people-pleaser and an overachiever is on me. That’s radical acceptance and responsibility,” she surmised.

“But in owning it, it’s up to me how the direction this goes. I don’t want to lose control. I want control of the next 40, 50 years of my life and returning to nature helped me realize that,” she summarized.

She also advised bringing family members into the healing process.

“You can be there simply by answering the phone, going and doing something in a Lyme friendly way. If all your Lyme family member can do is sit on a rock, go sit on a rock together.”

Click here to listen to all episodes of the Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast or on YouTube.

Fred Diamond is based in Fairfax, Virginia and can be contacted via Facebook. His book, “Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know” is available on Amazon. The e-version of the book is always free to Lyme survivors. PM Fred on Facebook for your copy.

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CDC Redacted Emails & More V-Safe Injury Reports & Adverse Events in VAERS Are in Predominantly Republican States

April 23, 2024

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/covid-19-vaccine-emails-heres-what-the-cdc-hid-behind-redactions

COVID-19 Vaccine Emails: Here’s What the CDC Hid Behind Redactions

Public health agency rolled back some redactions after Epoch Times appeal

4/22/2024

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hid how a woman who suffered chest pain and other symptoms following COVID-19 vaccination received a shot because of a mandate at work, newly obtained documents show.

The agency also redacted how multiple children were diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the documents.

The Epoch Times obtained more than 1,400 pages of emails from the CDC concerning its Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment (CISA) project, which analyzes post-vaccination problems reported by health care providers. The tranche included numerous redactions.  (See link for article)
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Important note:
The CDC has portrayed multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) as only being caused by COVID despite studies finding there were MIS-C cases before COVID and that some actually suffer with it after “vaccination.”
And, Kawasaki Disease was detected as a safety signal for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines among children aged 5 to 11 in 2022, according to files previously obtained by The Epoch Times.
A lawyer at the Project On Government Oversight told senators in 2022 that the CDC often withholds records simply because they may reveal problems at the agency or ‘paint the agency in a bad light.’

https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/after-2-year-legal-fight-cdc-releases-780k-vaccine-injury-reports-from-v-safe-system-facts-matter-exclusive  Approx. 11 Min

CDC Releases 780,000 ‘Vaccine’ Injury Reports from V-Safe System

4/11/24

After resisting legal challenges for 2 years, the CDC has finally begun to release tranches of vaccine injury data that came from the self-reporting V-safe system. Let’s go through the history of this legal battle, as well as what the data reveals.

V-Safe is an active surveillance program which began in 2020 to monitor the safety of COVID-19 ‘vaccines’ during the period when the ‘vaccines’ are authorized for use under the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization and possibly early after ‘vaccine’ licensure.  It is a device “app” which requires online registration.

VAERS is an older way of collecting safety data which is passive, where one can fill out a form online or manually, or by calling a toll-free number.

For the past FOUR YEARS the CDC has been refusing to release the V-Safe data to the public.
Then they abruptly stopped collecting data on COVID ‘vaccine’ injuries in June of 2023.

The courts have stepped in on multiple occasions forcing the CDC to release the data.

  • The first time was in 2022 when a lawsuit forced the CDC to release a small portion of the data which showed that nearly 8% of the 10 million users required medical attention or hospital care after ‘vaccination, and many others reported missing school, work, or other normal activities.  
  • Then in 2023 a judged ordered the CDC to disclose free-text entries from a different section of the survey in which individuals could describe their experiences. The first two tranches, made up of 780,000 reports from some 523,000 people, included dozens of reports of heart inflammation, hundreds of reports of facial paralysis, and thousands of reports of tinnitus.
  • In Feb. and March of this year, more reports showed serious adverse events including loss of consciousness and seizures, suicidal ideation, hearing voices, inability to focus, confusion,
  • Despite myocarditis and heart issues being a known side-effect of the gene therapy injections, there was no slot for patients to check the box for this particular side-effect.  The only way they could record these events was through V-Safe text box.

The fact a lawsuit was required to compel access to the V-Safe data is a shameful chapter where public health officials attempt to cover up ‘vaccine’ risks by ignoring patterns of reaction symptoms in reports made to the government.

It’s impossible to know when officials knew about the side effects as the entries are not in any sort of chronological order.  This is quite convenient for culpable public health agencies.

What else are government officials hiding?

Freedom Coalition of Doctors for Choice is pushing to have the dates released.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2816958

Original Investigation
Public Health
March 29, 2024

Reports of COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Events in Predominantly Republican vs Democratic States

David A. Asch, MD, MBA1,2; Chongliang Luo, PhD3; Yong Chen, PhD2,4,5
Author Affiliations Article Information
JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(3):e244177. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.4177
Abstract

Importance  Anti-vaccine sentiment is increasingly associated with conservative political positions. Republican-inclined states exhibit lower COVID-19 vaccination rates, but the association between political inclination and reported vaccine adverse events (AEs) is unexplored.

Objective  To assess whether there is an association between state political inclination and the reporting rates of COVID-19 vaccine AEs.

Design, Setting, and Participants  This cross-sectional study used the AE reports after COVID-19 vaccination from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) database from 2020 to 2022, with reports after influenza vaccines from 2019 to 2022 used as a reference. These reports were examined against state-level percentage of Republican votes in the 2020 US presidential election.

Exposure  State-level percentage of Republican votes in the 2020 US presidential election.

Main Outcomes and Measures  Rates of any AE among COVID-19 vaccine recipients, rates of any severe AE among vaccine recipients, and the proportion of AEs reported as severe.

Results  A total of 620, 456 AE reports (mean [SD] age of vaccine recipients, 51.8 [17.6] years; 435 797 reports from women [70.2%]; a vaccine recipient could potentially file more than 1 report, so reports are not necessarily from unique individuals) for COVID-19 vaccination were identified from the VAERS database. Significant associations between state political inclination and state AE reporting were observed for all 3 outcomes: a 10% increase in Republican voting was associated with increased odds of AE reports (odds ratio [OR], 1.05; 95% CI, 1.05-1.05; P < .001), severe AE reports (OR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.24-1.26; P < .001), and the proportion of AEs reported as severe (OR, 1.21; 95% CI, 1.20-1.22; P < .001). These associations were seen across all age strata in stratified analyses and were more pronounced among older subpopulations.

Conclusions and Relevance  This cross-sectional study found that the more states were inclined to vote Republican, the more likely their vaccine recipients or their clinicians reported COVID-19 vaccine AEs. These results suggest that either the perception of vaccine AEs or the motivation to report them was associated with political inclination.

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**Comment**

This correlation not found when they looked at the flu vaccine.

One could postulate that Red states were targeted with “hot” batches described to be used with ‘strategic intent’ not mishap or coincidence, that have been found to cause 100% of ‘vaccine’ deaths caused by just 5% of the batches.

Go here to watch Greg Reese’s 4 minute video on the variations of the mRNA injections and that some variations were far more deadly than others.

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Leaked Dossier Shows German Government Conspired to Silence Reiner Fuëllmich

Many COVID truth-tellers have paid the ultimate price by having to face severe persecution that has come in many forms.  German attorney Reiner Fuëllmich is a perfect example.  He was arrested at the airport and is now in forced detention in Göttingen, Germany with no warm clothes, no private phone time, no computer to prepare his case and no freedom to even discuss it. 

Fuellmich has led the charge of an international investigation to uncover and expose the COVID ‘plandemic.’  GiveSendGo

https://gregreese.substack.com/p/leaked-dossier-shows-german-government  Video Here (Approx. 6 Min)

Leaked Dossier Shows German Government Conspired To Silence Reiner Fuëllmich

Accuser connected to German Intelligence and pedophile cover-up
 
GREG REESE
APR 11, 2024

An alleged leaked dossier shows that German intelligence agencies conspired to create a false construct in order to silence Reiner Fuëllmich, disqualify him from being able to run for public office, and seize control of the Corona committee and its finances…..

While some are claiming the dossier is a fake, the evidence already on record overwhelmingly shows that Fuëllmich was targeted by the German government for his far reaching voice exposing the crimes of the COVID lockdowns and mandated experimental shots…..

For more background on this case, see my report, the Illegal Kidnapping and Persecution of Reiner Fuëllmich.

Go here for an 18 minute recording from Fuellmich in prison where he reveals the deep infiltration, intelligence gathering and plot around the ‘COVID Empire of Lies Crumbling.’

Germany appears to be in the spotlight with the RKI Files showing yet more ‘pandemic’ fraud. The files show that politicians ordered the experts to make up stories and narratives so as to support the government’s preconceived measures.

But Germany is far from alone.

There has been a recent Dutch Government Data hack where millions of records have been seen showing a massive coverup by the government on the exploding excess deaths after the COVID gene therapy injections.

MP Andrew Bridgen spoke to an empty, bought-out Parliament about COVID shot excess deaths which he called the ‘Greatest Medical Scandal in the UK.‘ The public’s moving response in the gallery at the end says it all.

“I’m afraid it’s going to be bigger than the Holocaust.”

“I say to the House in all seriousness that this debate and others like it are going to be pored over by future generations, who will be genuinely agog that the evidence has been ignored for so long, that genuine concerns were disregarded, and that those raising them were gaslit, smeared and vilified.” ~ MP Andrew Bridgen

Go here to listen to Dr. John Campbell‘s take on Bridgen’s talk.

A whistleblower who leaked COVID shot mortality data in New Zealand, which has been described as a “vaccine massacre,” has revealed that 400 deaths were linked to one vaccinator and the Maori were especially targeted.  His home was raided and he was initially arrested but finally released. While average people were forced to take the shots in NZ, 11,000 “vaccine” exemptions were reserved for the elites, politicians and media propagandists.  

Now, journalist, Liz Gunn and leader of the NZ Loyal Party has been targeted by the New Zealand Employee Relations Authority. She received a letter from a lawyer to take down whistleblower Barry Young‘s content about the COVID injuries and deaths or go to jail for months, face a 40K fine, and face a police raid where they will confiscate her equipment.  Scroll to the 5 Min mark to hear about Young’s details including the fact he will be in the Wellington District Court on April 23.   

She warns that she is the ‘canary in the coal-mine,’ and represents what is going to happen to everyone in New Zealand.  I would add – for the rest of the world if we don’t stand up & refuse.

The government has shut down the NZ Loyal Party’s bank account that she is a part of, and has required extensive amounts of paperwork stretching the already small voluntary staff.

The persecution continues.

Mistakes were not made. Don’t let them get away with it.

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Another Study: Human-Caused Carbon Emissions Have No Discernible Effect on Climate

https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-04-16-carbon-emissions-no-discernible-effect-climate-study

Human-caused carbon emissions have no discernible effect on climate, study finds

04/16/2024 // Ethan Huff
Despite lots of very loud and very influential people claiming otherwise, the so-called  “carbon emissions” caused by humans is “non-discernible,” to quote a prominent researcher, when it comes to having an impact on the climate.

Demetris Koutsoyiannis, a professor in Greece, published a paper recently that explains using scientific data how the expansion of a more productive biosphere is responsible for increased carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere, which have thus created a “greening” effect on the earth.

While the official story is that most, if not all, of the recent alleged planetary “warming” is caused by the four percent human contribution of burning hydrocarbons, Koutsoyiannis says this is nonsense, according to actual science.

There is no “climate emergency,” nor are humans responsible for destroying the earth with industry. While certain elements of industry could certainly be cleaned up to produce less pollution, the idea that human activity is causing the planet to boil to death is simply ludicrous.  (See link for article & study)

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**Comment**

Virtually every study on Lyme disease and ticks now has the ‘climate change’ narrative embedded within.  This is important to note and refute.  According to independent research, ticks are highly ecoadaptive and simply go under leaf litter or snow to survive another day.  They also have an anti-freeze type substance in them that allows them to survive harsh conditions.

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The real problem?  Climate engineering.

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