Getting sick while traveling is far more miserable than getting sick at home. You can’t take too many health precautions when you travel.
You’re far more likely to catch a cold or the flu when you fly than when you don’t. There are plenty of reasons for this, including the fact that you’re packed in close quarters with people that are likely to be carrying some viral strain that your immune system hasn’t encountered, since air travel breaks…
It’s not yoga, supplements, or a “secret” pharmaceutical formula. And it’s not widely available, so you may not have an opportunity to test its effectiveness. But if you happen to find yourself jet lagged and in the South of France near Monte Carlo, consider stopping by the Thermes Marin spa for a…
I can’t count the number of times I’ve come down with a cough or a cold or something worse after a long flight. Whether it’s because our immune systems get jet legged, or because we’re exposed to pathogens that are new to our systems isn’t clear to me, but the pattern is. And I’d guess I’m…
I’m picky about the water that I drink, and I’m also at least a little sensitive to the waste of resources involved with the bottled water industry. I don’t trust tap water, and I don’t care whether it comes from Flint or Seattle. I hate the taste of chlorine, and I despise hard water,…
If anxiety or fear of flying has kept you earthbound, your doctor COULD help you. A prescription for Lorazepam might make your flying experience as mundane as a trip to the grocery store. But it also might make you forget that you ever took a trip, or it make you nauseous or cause vomiting for…