Many holidays are ruined by health upsets, but the right food, drinks and supplements can reduce the risk and help you have a trouble-free holiday.
Adults and children can suffer from travel sickness if the proper precautions are not taken. Before traveling you should avoid eating a big meal, dairy products should also be avoided and certain salads and fruit, as these can be acidic. If you do need to eat, try something dry like crackers or ginger biscuits. Studies have shown that ginger can have a positive effect on motion sickness, and ginger capsules and ginger sweets are readily available.
The air on a plane is much dryer than normal so dehydration is more likely to occur, which in turn will increase your risk of jet lag on long haul flights. Try to drink plenty of water while on the flight, but not too much if you suffer from travel sickness.
Making sure you avoid dehydration on a long haul flight is also essential to reduce the risk of DVT, deep vein thrombosis. Taking an Omega 3 supplement for a few weeks before traveling will help you as well. This helps thin the blood, making it less likely to clot. A herbal supplement that can be beneficial in the sale way is ginkgo biloba. If you’re taking any blood thinners already you should speak to your doctor first before taking anything else that can thin your blood.
While you’re traveling you should avoid drinking any alcohol or caffeine. Drinking these stimulants can effect your chances of adjusting to a different time zone. Alcohol and caffeine will upset your sleeping patterns and increase your chances of jet lag.
You can reduce your chance of jet lag by eating certain foods pre and post flight. Unfortunately, we can’t often choose what we want to eat on a flight, but any carbohydrate rich food like pasta will increase the production of serotonin in the brain and will help you sleep. Any protein rich meal like fish or chicken, will have the opposite effect, and will keep you alert.
Avoiding any unnecessary problems on your journey will alleviate any stress during your flight or coach trip. Your vacation will then get off to a much better start.
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