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Post by bmazzo on Dec 1, 2021 3:19:02 GMT
A new day, a new month, a new start!
Since the holidays are upon us, here are a few ideas for staying healthy while traveling.
1. Sitting for long stretches raises the risk of blood clots. Research has shown that pine bark extract (a natural blood thinner) can actually cut the risk of blood clots. This is available in capsule form. Take one capsule 3 hours before leaving and a second one about 6 hrs into your trip.
2. Nix nausea: Strange but true, a whiff of hand sanitizer can ease queasiness better than prescription drugs!! It can actually calm motion sickness! Inhale the scent, then exhale, pause for 2 minutes, then repeat.
3. If you have to use a public restroom, use the first stall. The farthest stall feels most private, which is why it may be the most used. Pick the very first stall & reduce germ exposure. Another tip is to wait a minute after the last occupant leaves. Toilets spew microscopic droplets into the air which dissipate after 60 seconds.
4. To hold it: Nibble on pistachios. If a rest stop is far away, snack on pistachios, walnuts almonds, or sunflower seeds. They can actually control bladder spasms. If possible, choose nuts with spicy seasoning and you will boost the effect. An ingredient in chili peppers can nearly triple bladder capacity.
Any of these things sound doable? Anybody traveling for the holidays? Do any of you have any traveling tips?
FUN: Have you ever traveled in a motor home or taken a trailer to sleep in? If so, did you enjoy the trip?
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Post by cathygeha on Dec 1, 2021 10:44:29 GMT
Any of these things sound doable? the points hit for the nuts might not work...interesting, though. As for the stall to use and time between someone going in out...when traveling time might not allow a minute wait for use...or urgency might not. AND I have seen articles on which stall is "cleaner" and now wonder if after all those articles...they are ALL equally in use...know they are when there is a LONG line!
Anybody traveling for the holidays?
I wish...haven't traveled in a LONG time!
Do any of you have any traveling tips? Plan in advance,
Pack mix & match travel capsule for clothing Take plenty to read/do on the plane Stay hydrated Move when you can
FUN: Have you ever traveled in a motor home or taken a trailer to sleep in? If so, did you enjoy the trip? I have ridden in someone's motor home but never stayed overnight in one. My sister has a trailer and goes out "camping" with her husband in it. I would like to, maybe, go camping with her in the future and stay in the trailer.
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Post by jasimons on Dec 1, 2021 14:05:23 GMT
Love the quote!
Have never had more than a drive of a couple of hours for holiday gatherings or events so, not a lot of travel concerns (or hints).
I'm not sure about the last hint - eating nuts, especially spicy ones, would make me thirsty...which seems to be counter intuitive?
Haven't traveled or slept in a motorhome or camper/trailer. When I was a child, family friends had a camper trailer, we'd sometimes visit them at their campsite if they were traveling/stopped nearby where we lived.
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Post by bmazzo on Dec 1, 2021 14:32:32 GMT
I googled it pine bark extract is really a thing. I had never heard of it. It says that it can help prevent inflammation, it is even sometimes given to cancer patients.
Glad to hear about using the first stall in public restrooms. It does seem as though the first one is often by-passed.
DH says that when we travel, he has to automatically get off at every exit! He knows that I have to go LOL. I have never snacked on nuts on the road. That would run into a lot of pts real quick. I have noticed that when I eat salty foods, I don't have to stop quite as often.
I have never traveled or slept in a motor home or trailer. I think it could be a lot of fun IF you were traveling with someone who didn't mind emptying the sewer tank etc. My late sister & her ex husband owned a camper trailer & they enjoyed driving across country. I never went with them.
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Post by cherryt38 on Dec 1, 2021 14:49:51 GMT
I'm already on a blood thinner so no reason to try anything else. I don't get motion sickness so no problem there. I have read about taking the first stall in a bathroom and will if available, but I don't specifically wait for it.
When driving long distances sometimes my shoulders get tense so every once in awhile I need to stop someplace and walk around and stretch.
My husband and I used to do a lot of camping. We had a pickup with a slide-in camper. We made several canoe trips with friends down the Missouri River in Montana and then we tent camped. Much of the time we all cooked over an open camp fire, but we also had a charcoal burning hibachi that we could use too. Those were some memorable trips.
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Post by Holly Gail on Dec 1, 2021 17:44:06 GMT
Please forgive me for my absences recently. I don't think I was here at all last week... I just now read all of last week's posts as well as yesterday's and Monday's.
I have eaten meals from almost every cuisine mentioned in last week's threads. I've had Spanish food only once that I can remember (there haven't been many opportunities for me to be able to have Spanish food other than flan). Ditto for Korean. There's a Korean barbecue restaurant not far from my house that a lot of people say is very good, but since I don't eat the meat of four-legged animals, going to any barbecue restaurant is not high on my list of priorities. But yes, I've had all the other types of cuisine many times. I probably cook Italian and several middle Eastern cuisines (including Lebanese) more than the others. I had one aunt who was from an Italian family; she was the best authentic Italian cook throughout my childhood. One time (before I stopped eating meat), I made an Italian dish (I don't remember exactly what it was but it had sausage and bell peppers and I don't think the sausage was pork) and she tasted it and told me it was delicious. Whether she was being polite (I was in my early 20s) or whether it actually was very good I'll never know. However, since my middle 20s, I haven't eaten meat, so my lasagna is vegetarian (and delicious; sometimes I substitute sliced zucchini or eggplant for the noodles, although I've found whole wheat lasagna noodles in the last several years).
bmazzo , Bev, please provide the URL for the article you quoted from yesterday and Monday's threads. I'd like to read the entire article.
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