8 February, 2007 |

Your state of health onboard of the plane

For many travelers air flight is uneasy test. The stress during rise and landings, psychological discomfort, motion disease, the drafts, dried up air - all this is a unpleasant prelude to rest or traveling everyday lives. And even if you are skilled “bird”, our advice how to keep good state of health onboard, will be reasonably interesting for you …
Before the flight
Doctors advise, whenever possible to not be overstrained in day before flying. Sleep properly - it especially concerns people on business trips who always hope that in time zones due to forthcoming difference they would compensate a dream during the flight. It really sounds funny, as everyone perfectly knows that the high-grade dream is practically impossible in close “economy class”.
During the flight
If you know, that you feel bad during the flight, grasp with you a preparation from motion disease. They can be bought in any drugstore. As a rule, it is necessary to accept them in an hour before landing. All the others can be limited to a chewing gum or caramels which are offered by stewardesses before the flight. It is also possible to drink some orange juice or mineral water. We shall note that citrus juice helps to restore sugar in blood which is actively burnt at stress.
During flight physicians recommend to drink more non-gassy water. It will rescue both from dehydration, and from feeling of weariness, and from headaches. If to ask the stewardess the water will be brought to you even during the take-off or landing of the plane. We also recommend you to refuse from alcohol. It is also recommended to refrain from high-grade reception of food 2-3 hours prior to the flight.
It is better to women to not hide far humidifying cream: at height the skin is dehydrated because of dryness of air, and the “additional” moisture will help to keep it “good state of health “. At the same reason for those, who uses contact lenses, it is necessary to be reserved by special drops like “artificial tears”.
Concerning a feed onboard, there also are some special recommendations. In spite of the fact that many airlines had an installation on a low-calorie feed, nevertheless the quantity of consumed calories for the person, long time being in a motionless condition, is too high. Especially it is important for those who want to be slim.
It is not necessary to consider plane meal, as unique entertainment during the flight. In fact video (on distant flights there is for all good airlines), a neighbor-interlocutor (if, certainly, it does not sleep), the book, magazine, eventually, a dream, are also a good entertainment …
Because of the long sitting legs “directly” get tired the first. Therefore skilled travelers recommend to take with them   convenient footwear into the plane, and even simply spare warm socks and to put on something soft and free, not constraining your movements. Anyway, forget about your favorite fitting jeans! A warm sweater is also necessary - a temperature of air in interior does not rise above 20 degrees, and only the quickest one wins a struggle for warm plaids.
Many physicians spoke about harm of long flights for those who suffer from veins varicose disease. Some cases of an aggravation of this illness have been really fixed during many flights. Earlier it was considered as the negative role of change of pressure. But recently European scientists as “Tourist Olympus” magazine writes have found out that: all business is in a banal lasting immovable for many hours. Therefore do not hesitate to move, walk a little on interior, to extend legs, to make easy weakening exercises. Probably, however, that it will slightly strain your neighbors, but in fact your health is above all!
If you want to “release” ears during rise and landings, we advise you to try to suck a candy, to chew a gum or to yawn. If you really feel dizziness or nausea, we advise you to stare at a motionless subject.

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