For the last couple of weeks I’ve been trying to eat Marmite every day as I heard it can help repel mosquitoes (since we live hear the salt marsh we have tropical levels of the damn things so I’m ready to try anything!) Unfortunately over-dosing on marmite seems to have done nothing to solve the problem – if anything I have been bitten more…and my skin definitely smells of marmite now!
Faith gave me a few pointers yesterday, including echoing my husband’s wisdom that garlic was an excellent repellent. I am now resolved to eating 2 cloves of raw garlic per day and giving the marmite a miss…
Additionally, Caroline told me that ‘Mosi-bite’ is not as toxic as some of the other potions and she has found it very effective even when she has visited tropical regions…so I will pick some of this up tomorrow in MarketTown…
I am trying at the moment to go to early-morning training here at the Sandstone Uni pool too, but this is difficult with my fatigue and all the recruitment we are doing, but I have hit upon a possible potion to help with this too: Mars refuel. I had a bottle knocking around in the boot of my car and, having experienced a bizarrely sleepless night following a Mars ice-cream during Doctor Who, I drank the refuel after swimming…and managed to go through the whole day without the debilitating fatigue. Subsequently I stopped off at the garage on the way back and stocked up with them and have had one every day for the last 3 days. My verdict so far is that, whilst I do not feel wonderful, I haven’t had the sudden crash of fatigue which renders me slur-worded and heavy limbed…so watch this space for updates on my Alwen Jones’ marvellous medicines!
Gadael Ymateb