Guard your health while on vacation
For all those frequent flyers out there, stay on top of your health and don’t let your travels get the better of you. Here are some handy tips on how to keep the travel bug away
Travel Ailment: Jet Lag
Alternative Solution: Melatonin
Administration: 1 mg tablet under your tongue at bedtime for the first one to three nights after arriving at your destination.
Travel Ailment: Motion Sickness
Alternative Solution: Ginger
Administration: Two to four 500-mg capsules before travel; for added relief you can either chew on ginger lollies or sip hot ginger tea during travel.
Travel Ailment: Diarrhea
Alternative Solution: Blackberry root bark
Administration: 1 teaspoon of the liquid extract mixed in warm water every two to four hours until symptoms disappear.
Travel Ailment: Lowered immunity
Alternative Solution: Echinacea
Administration: 1 capsule four times daily for two weeks leading up to your trip.
Pregnant women and those with health issues should consult their doctors as hers might have contraindications
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