Whoa, hold it, hold it.  Mosquitoes are attracted by the carbon dioxide
in one's breath.  How does a paleo diet keep them away?

I have heard that some Indians, living in swampy areas, would smear oil
from seeps on themselves to keep mosquitoes away.  These people would
have been paleo.

James

Hans Kylberg wrote:
>
> At 14:49 1999-06-07 -0700, Mary wrote:
> >I read in the book SUGAR BLUES that a low carb diet (like paleo if you keep
> >it low carb) makes you much less attractive to bugs.
> >
> My paleo version is definitely not low carb, and I have even less
> mosqito bites than before paleo (now it is zero, this will be my third
> paleo summer)
>
> - Hans