Category: Staying Healthy
Naomi Campbell’s Travel Secret
What do you have in common with Madonna and Naomi Campbell? Dry skin. In fact, all travelers suffer dehydration when flying – it’s just that most of us aren’t going in front of a high-definition camera shortly after the plane lands. The good news is that you and I can take advantage of the same […]
Oh my aching bones…
So we’re traveling in Africa and my husband bangs up his knee and his shin. “Oh my aching bones…” he wails. “Here goes our trip,” I thought to myself. “There’s no way we can continue with one of us limping and moaning.” Enter ARNICA the hero. On the banks of the Zambezi River, a fellow […]
Mal de Mer and More
For years I have used Sea-Bands to prevent motion sickness – and they really worked. All I did was slip on the stretchy wristbands and make sure the white plastic button on the inside of the bands was positioned to push on the Nei-Kuan acupressure points on the inside of my wrists. Voilà! No more leaning […]
Socially Embarrassing Snoring
I recently started a travel story with a reference to my husband’s snoring. Several readers commented that it was funny (comparing the noise I sleep with every night to that of hippos grumbling in the Zambezi River), but – in truth – snoring isn’t a laughing matter. I know travelers who are afraid to fall […]
Travel Diarrhea – Let’s Talk About the Trots
Travel diarrhea – Whether you call it Montezuma’s Revenge, Delhi Belly, or the Aztec Two-Step, you know what I mean. One minute you are enjoying your vacation and the next you feel like you’re in the ugliest stages of colonoscopy prep. Travel darrhea is most likely to strike a) in developing countries and b) at […]
PROTEIN 2GO
Well, I’ve got bad news for the Cinnabon people. A new product I’ve “discovered” is going to make it easier for me to resist their fragrant globs of sugar and refined carbohydrates. In the past when my hunger alarm went off while waiting for a flight, the aroma of their buns lured me like a […]
Simply Gargle Sore Throat Remedy
I’m really not into “lifting” things from restaurants, but more than once – when struck with a sore throat on the road – I’ve had to “borrow” a salt shaker from a dining table. Nothing soothes that my-tonsils-are-on-fire feeling like a little NACL gargle. Now some ingenious folks have come up with single-dose plastic pouches […]
Select Wisely for Travelers with Allergies
I’m so glad I found out about Select Wisely cards. Until now ordering in a restaurant has been a real chore because I’m allergic to onions. The wait staff often doesn’t know what’s in a dish – and groan when I ask them to check with the chef. It’s bad enough when this drama is played […]
