Survive your holiday and enjoy yourself
8 HEALTH ISSUES THAT WILL RUIN YOUR HOLIDAY
- Sun burn
- DVT - deep vein thrombosis on flights
- Mosquito bites
- Sickness
- Diarrhoea
- Parasites
- Jet lag
- Stress
WHO HASN'T EXPERIENCED at least a couple of the 8 health issues guaranteed to ruin your holiday? But it doesn't have to be that way - and you don't have to dose yourself up with drugs either, there are plenty of natural remedies to help stave off the most common holiday maladies.
NATURAL REMEDY COUNT-DOWN
Avoid all the usual holiday ailments with this natural remedy countdown.
3 to 4 weeks before travel
Around 3-4 weeks before long haul flights consider Horse Chestnut and Pycnogenol capsules (to help prevent DVT - deep vein thrombosis).
2 weeks before
Two weeks before you head off, start taking Rhodiola Rosea. Rhodiola is an adaptogenic herb which will help with jet lag and variations in altitude and temperature. Rhodiola is also an effect anti-stress herb and so will help you deal with any holiday tantrums from your family or delayed flights.
Add a 200mg capsule of B1 (thiamine) to fend off mosquito bites. B1 makes your skin smell unpleasant to insects, with no perceptible smell to humans!
1 week before
One week before you set off start taking Beta Carotene and Grape Seed Extract to help strengthen your skin against sunburn,.
On holiday
Once on holiday, supplement daily with Grapefruit Seed Extract and Acidophilus capsules to prevent parasitic infestation and holiday tum.
Happy holidays!
8 TOP REMEDIES TO DEAL WITH HOLIDAY ILLS
- Horse Chestnut
- Pycnogenol
- Rhodiola rosea
- Vitamin B1
- Beta Carotene
- Grape Seed Extract
- Grapefruit Seed Extract
- Acidophilus
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