most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-06-18T22:38:46Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/138998 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/138998/why-do-mosquitoes-suddenly-love-me Glither 2012-07-28T20:59:02Z 2012-07-29T23:17:22Z

<p>Since I can remember, while those around me got bitten, the mosquitoes would leave me alone. Now they suddenly love me. I was in a mosquito rich environment yesterday and have about 15 bites. This is the third time I'm covered in bites in the last couple months. I used to go through the whole summer with maybe 1 bite. What would cause such a change.</p> <p>Paleo about 2 years. 51 years old, so could there be hormonal things going on?</p> <p>EDIT: I just counted 29 bites, and they are all itchy and red. Heeeelllppp!</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/138998/why-do-mosquitoes-suddenly-love-me/139002#139002 MiMintzer 2012-07-28T21:15:40Z 2012-07-28T21:15:40Z

<p>I'm a little curious about what causes mosquitos to bite also. Too sweet, I guess? My sister-in-law said that she doesn't get bit much, as I recall, because of taking B vitamins. I also found <a href="http://nutritiondiva.quickanddirtytips.com/what-to-eat-to-avoid-mosquito-bites.aspx" rel="nofollow">this</a> during a Google search that was enlightening. Hope it helps you!</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/138998/why-do-mosquitoes-suddenly-love-me/139089#139089 TruthinessInc 2012-07-29T07:02:32Z 2012-07-29T07:02:32Z

<p>The carbon dioxide that you breathe out attracts mosquitoes...</p> <p>I actually saw a test done that had a researcher position his mouth against a piece of mesh that was being used to substitue the wall of a container, on the other side, hungry mosquitoes. they used a type of scent that the mosquitoes liked to keep them to the other side of the same container and then had the researcher take a deep breath and then breath out normally...they came a running! </p> <p>It looked like the old Looney Toons when bees gather together and form the giant fist, well it was like that, only these mosquitoes were a giant fist, wielding a knife!</p> <p>If I can find the clip I'll post it, it's pretty cool in a creepy kinda way.</p> <p>Truth.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/138998/why-do-mosquitoes-suddenly-love-me/139178#139178 Sarah 2012-07-29T19:27:50Z 2012-07-29T19:27:50Z

<p>I have read before that people with a high concentration of cholesterol on their skin attract mosquitoes. (That doesn't mean they have a high total level of cholesterol, it's byproducts from processing or something). Also uric acid, lactic acid. Web MD has an article about it.</p> <p>My mom is one of those people who gets swarmed by 'em. She'll have like 20 bites from watering the plants for five minutes, and I don't get any all day long.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/138998/why-do-mosquitoes-suddenly-love-me/139213#139213 Toothfairy 2012-07-29T23:17:22Z 2012-07-29T23:17:22Z

<p>Helpful tip that changed my life: 7 or so seconds with a hairdryer on low aimed at the bite will stop the itching. I usually do it until the bite starts becoming a bit painful, then stop. Apparently it works by denaturing the enzymes from the mosquito's saliva. </p> <p>Boom, mosquito bite itching is gone foreva.</p>