Health Tips - Air Travel

1. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER: Cabin air is drier than a desert. Drink water or hot tea and stay away from fluids that will dehydrate you, such as coffee, soda and alcohol. If you are going to indulge, drink extra water to compensate.

2. TAKE VITAMINS OR HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS: These can’t hurt and there are plenty of travelers who swear by large doses of Vitamin C, zinc, lozenges or products such as “Airborne”.

3. GET PLENTY OF REST: Get some sleep before your flight and try to avoid sleeping on the plane if it arrives at your destination during the day or into the evening. This should allow you to sleep at your destination. However, if your flight lands in the morning, try to get some sleep on board so that when you do arrive, you can stay awake until dark and resume a normal sleep cycle.

4. AVOID THE GERMS: Airports and airplane cabins are probably the most crowded spaces you will ever find yourself in. Limit contact with your fellow passengers, and flying First Class is the best way to put room between you and a fellow passenger. Other suggestions would be to carry the disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizers that are available, and at the risk of appearing phobic, you could wipe down your tray table, seat belt and arm rests when you get seated. If you are really serious, you could wear a face mask or a handkerchief over your nose and mouth to further block the spread of germs from fellow passengers.

Follow these few steps and you might just end up to a healthier tourist or world traveler than your travelling companions.

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Airline Travel - Flying is the Second Greatest Thrill Known to Man, Landing is the First
By Allen Klein

Tightened airport security and other plane related problems are making airline travel more difficult these days. To counteract that, here are some suggestions to make your journey more enjoyable.

* Distract yourself.During the flight, divert your attention with a good book, good conversation or the in-flight movie.

* Reach out and meet someone.Making contact with other people can help you feel less alone in the lonely world of travel.

* Remember to breathe. When you tense up, you tend to take short shallow breaths. Long slow breaths relax you.

* Flying is safer than driving. You have heard it before but its true. If you took one domestic plane ride a day, you could go on average more than 29,000 years before succumbing to a fatal accident.

* Take control. You may not be in control of your surroundings but you are in control of what you think. Concentrate on the positive.

* If it's a long trip, think of how long it might take you to make the trip by car or bus. If it's cross-country, that might take over a week... so a five to six hour plane ride doesn't seem so bad when put in perspective.

* Everything in life is an adventure. So when you start out your trip, concentrate on what a great adventure you might have today, who you might meet, or how many airport stores you can shop at when your flight is delayed.

* Remember your sense of humor. Never leave home without it. A good laugh can help you rise above any situation.

Allen Klein, MA, CSP, is the world's only "Jollytologist". His is also an award winning professional speaker, bestselling author, and the 2005-2006 president of The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (www.aath.org). Klein's books include: The Healing Power of Humor, The Courage to Laugh, The Change-Your-Life Quote Book, ParentLaughs, TeacherLaughs, and Worklaughs. His workshops and keynote presentations show audience nationwide how to find humor in their not-so-funny stuff.

For more information about his presentations and books go to http://www.allenklein.com

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