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Cruising at 30,000 feet inside a commercial jet, relaxing on a boat trip at your dream Caribbean resort, or just riding in the car during a road trip, nausea is the traveler's enemy. Motion sickness, nausea, the greens, whatever you may call it, there's one thing for certain-it makes you feel sick, and embarrassed for becoming sick in front of fellow travelers.
Every motion sickness attack seems to come with it's own special list of symptoms. Typical motion sickness seems to follow a pattern; you get pale, your hands get clammy, sweaty and maybe even a little shaky, you break into a cold sweat, and you just feel all-around miserable.
The worst symptom is the actual nausea itself. You can remind yourself your body is moving, but the five senses seem to insist that your body is stationary. Your brain starts to respond with its own unique collection of mixed messages, and there appears to be a short-circuit in the balance which normally centers your inner.
Thankfully, there are many treatment options for travel nausea. If you want to take the drug-free choice, there are natural herbal remedies that can help fight off even the most implacable symptoms of motion sickness. Here are a few suggestions to arm yourself with next time you find yourself traveling and in a bad way.
Aromatherapy: Aromatherapy herbs can be a refreshingly robust partner in the fight against motion sickness. If you're prone to getting motion sickness, you may wish to set up an anti-motion sickness mist prior to your next long road trip.
Just get a glass bottle with a fine-mist sprayer. This is where you'll keep your own nausea-fighting spray. Then, fill your bottle with around four ounces of distilled water, and add the following blend of essential oils to your distilled water. Combine 40 drops of lemon essential oil, 10 drops of cedar wood essential oil, 20 drops of dill essential oil, 70 drops of lavender essential oil, and 10 drops of spearmint essential oil.
Ginger is another tried and true herbal remedy for conquering your motion sickness. It's well known as a good herbal remedy for treating almost all kinds of stomach disturbances, but especially so for alleviating motion sickness.
One of the easiest ways to take ginger is in a tea infusion. Ginger tea is also a great way to ensure you get the proper dose of this refreshing herb. You can even make your own ginger tea. Pick up some fresh ginger at your local grocer's, then slice the a piece of the root, roughly the same thickness and length as your pinky finger. Place the ginger root in three cups of water and boil for about ten minutes. Pour the mixture over ice and add lemon to taste.
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