Ruth Davis

Wed, 16 May 2007 17:51:58 -0600

It's bug bite season again! Everyone wants to avoid their nasty tricks. Here are a few tips from Therapik®: Bees have five eyes – they're always looking for the next victim. • Bees and wasps fly at only 4 miles per hour. If headed towards you, they're bound to kamikaze into your skin. • There are over three thousand different kinds of mosquitoes in the world. Most live in the tropics, but some even live in the Arctic. • A mosquito wing beats from 300-600 times per second - so fast, you can hardly see one. “Today Show” viewers will undoubtedly be victims of a sting or bite this summer, and they will want to know about Therapik, a hand-held device that provides temporary relief from the pain of an insect bite or sting by delivering a shot of heat to the affected area. The heat neutralizes the venom and helps to avoid swelling and itchiness. The underlying principle of heat treatment is that the venom of a wide range of insects is thermolabile, meaning the venom is neutralized by heat. The temperature has to be fairly high, 120° to 140°F (50° to 60°C), and since the venom is not at the surface, this means getting the skin surface as hot as you can bear to generate the necessary heat at depth. The Therapik works like a charm. It is most effective on fresh bites (the venom has not invaded the tissue very far), but removes itchiness from even day-old bites. It works in less than 30 seconds and is effective against the venom of bees, hornets, wasps, mosquitoes, blackflies, ants, jellyfish, fleas, ticks and even stinging nettle. Therapik® was field-tested by the FDA and Canadian TPP. It received Seals of Approval from the North American Fishing Club and The National Home Gardening Club and has also been featured in Parents Magazine, on Outdoors Arizona, Outdoors America and on KABC TV. Every camper, outdoor sports fanatic, porch-sitter, and concerned parent should have a Therapik on hand this summer. For further information, please call me. I'd be happy to send you a sample. Therapik is available to purchase, $12.95, online at www.buyatherapik.com.

Houstonist: The Bugs Are Back

Ruth Davis