Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Garlic, beer, bananas, and B vitamins are put to the test as repellents for mosquitoes and ticks.
I previously covered repellents in my videos Is DEET the Best Mosquito Repellent? (nutritionfacts.org/video/is-deet-the-best-mosquito-repellent/) and Natural Alternatives to DEET Mosquito Repellent (nutritionfacts.org/video/natural-alternatives-to-deet-mosquito-repellent/).
The video I mentioned on toxoplasma is Toxoplasmosis: A Manipulative Foodborne Brain Parasite (nutritionfacts.org/video/toxoplasmosis-a-manipulative-foodborne-brain-parasite/).
What can you eat to make yourself more attractive to people? See How to Treat Body Odor with Diet (nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-treat-body-odor-with-diet/).
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Garlic, beer, bananas, and B vitamins are put to the test as repellents for mosquitoes and ticks.
I previously covered repellents in my videos Is DEET the Best Mosquito Repellent? (nutritionfacts.org/video/is-deet-the-best-mosquito-repellent/) and Natural Alternatives to DEET Mosquito Repellent (nutritionfacts.org/video/natural-alternatives-to-deet-mosquito-repellent/).
The video I mentioned on toxoplasma is Toxoplasmosis: A Manipulative Foodborne Brain Parasite (nutritionfacts.org/video/toxoplasmosis-a-manipulative-foodborne-brain-parasite/).
What can you eat to make yourself more attractive to people? See How to Treat Body Odor with Diet (nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-treat-body-odor-with-diet/).
New subscribers to our e-newsletter always receive a free gift. Get yours here: nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/.
Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at nutritionfacts.org/video/friday-favorites-do-garlic-beer-bananas-and-b-vitamins-really-repel-mosquitoes and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it.
Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at nutritionfacts.org/video/friday-favorites-do-garlic-beer-bananas-and-b-vitamins-really-repel-mosquitoes. You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics.
Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution!
-Michael Greger, MD FACLM
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