Health and Food Tips

You all are amazing!  Thanks for all of the wonderful tips on how to fully prepare for going into the rainforest and Ecuador.  This is really a part of international travel that I had not given too much attention, until now!  Apparently there are many people who have gotten parasites when traveling in Ecuador.  A friend recommended that I eat papaya every day as a preventative measure and even eat papaya seeds.  Not a problem since I'm guessing the papaya is wonderfully fresh there.  Other potential health issues for traveling to this area of the world are Yellow Fever and Malaria.  The Pachamama Alliance will be providing us with mosquito nets for our trip as a preventative measure.  To prevent Malaria, there is a series of pills you can take called malarone.  To prevent Yellow Fever, there is something called lemon / eucalyptus repel that you spray on your clothes and it lasts for 6 weeks.  In Santa Fe, we are lucky to have a Pharmaca and they are well versed on homeopathic remedies for international travel so I'm going to ask them what they recommend as well.  If anyone has some tips, feel free to share!