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Medications and Nutritional Supplements
Motion Sickness
Parasites
Peace of Mind for Business Travellers
(Business Travel Solutions)
Pesticide Spraying (inside and outside
of Aircraft)
Pregnancy
MEDICATIONS and NUTRITIONAL
SUPPLEMENTS
To help you with jet lag, possible lack
of sleep, and to help ensure you get the nutrients needed for a busy
schedule, it's a good idea to take at the very least a good quality
multivitamin and mineral supplement. A convenient multi for men is
True Food All Man, and for women we would recommend
True Food Wise Woman. These are food based and can be taken with
or without food, making them quite convenient.
Pack all medications you will need on
your trip in your purse, briefcase or carry-on luggage, so you don't
lose them if your luggage is delayed. Make sure you bring more than
enough, and store them in their original containers, which lists instructions
on how to take them. Also, when flying abroad, the original container
identifies the medicines for custom officials.
MOTION SICKNESS
Motion sickness is often triggered by
turbulence and vibration and made worse by warmth, anxiety, hunger,
or overeating. The main symptoms are stomach upset, nausea, vomiting,
sweating, and dizziness.
Motion sickness can
be minimized before and during travel by moderating intake of food,
fluids, and alcohol. Eat enough to keep blood sugar stable though. Fixing
the eyes on a stationary object or on the horizon can help, as can lying
down and keeping the eyes closed. Other measures include choosing a
seat where motion is felt least (for example, in the centre of an airplane,
over the wing), refraining from reading, and sitting by an open window
(not in an airplane, of course!) or an air vent if possible. A cabin
in the middle of a ship close to water level may reduce motion sickness
in some people.
PARASITES
Some parasites can be prevented by wearing
footwear and socks out of doors, on soil and grass. See
parasites
for further information.
PEACE OF MIND FOR BUSINESS
TRAVELLERSWe at Health4youonline
recommend Business Travel Solutions Ltd
why ... for business travel
to be as stress free as possible, we recommend you start with this Company
helping you in the booking process and being there throughout the journey
- and all for a very small fee.
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I have entrusted all my travel arrangements to Business Travel Solutions
for over 8 years - nobody does it better."
Andrew O'Neill, MD, DNC UK Ltd
You can
contact them at:
www.biztrip.co.uk
PESTICIDE SPRAYING (INSIDE
AND OUTSIDE OF AIRCRAFT)
Officially called "disinsection". Aircrafts'
interiors and exteriors (and sometimes crew and passengers) which are
headed for a variety of airports (including the United Kingdom) are
routinely sprayed with pesticides, to kill any insects on board that
might pose a threat to plants, animals or human health. Passengers on
flights arriving in the United Kingdom from a variety of countries receive
a toxic pesticide spray shower whilst in their seats, and the majority
of us don't even notice or question it. Alternatively, a strong pesticide
(strong enough to kill bugs for eight weeks) is sprayed one hour before
passengers embark, and air conditioning is then left on to allow surface
moisture to evaporate!!!
Symptoms that crew and passengers have
reported include sinus problems, swollen and itchy eyes, cough, difficulty
breathing, hoarseness, skin rashes/hives, severe headaches, and fatigue.
In more serious cases, crew members cite memory loss, nerve damage,
severe fatigue and heightened sensitivity to other chemicals.
Some cabin crew have provided medical
reports that cite physical abnormalities in the blood, optic nerve,
and nervous system that their doctors attribute to "pesticides", or,
more generally, "some nerve gas" or "some chemical exposure".
Canadian and British cabin crews have
unsuccessfully petitioned for protective gloves and masks.
Reference: www.afanet.org
PREGNANCY
Some airlines don't allow flying during
the last few weeks of pregnancy.
Travel during pregnancy is fine in
normal pregnancies (except perhaps the last few weeks), if you take
the following steps to ensure your comfort and physical safety:
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