Travelling is considered to be one of the best investments one can make in his/her lifetime. But traveling without taking care of your health leads to a waste of time and energy, as well as money. The most common problem associated with traveling in flight or even trekking high altitudes is Jet Lag. Before discussing how to avoid jet lag, let us understand precisely what is jet lag, and what are its symptoms. What is Jet Lag? Jet lag is a temporary health problem which arises due to traveling in flights from one time zone to another. It is associated with sleep disorders, and tiredness or fatigue symptoms. These are scientifically known as desynchronosis and commonly referred to as flight fatigue . The sleep disorder that arises due to the disruption of the internal body clock, is referred as circadian rhythm sleep disorder. Symptoms of Jet Lag There are several symptoms of jet lag, beyond insomnia and fatigue. There are both physical and emotional problems that people go through during a drag of jet lag. The symptoms include: Anxiety attacks. Stomach problems, such as constipation, diarrhea, and indigestion. Dehydration, caused by drinking less water while traveling. Headaches, caused by lack of sleep.

Your health is in your hands. And perhaps never more so than when you are traveling. Have you ever experienced diarrhea while traveling to a new place, or faced constipation? Blame it on your eating habits. When you travel, you tend to lose control of your eating behavior and thereby end up eating a lot of stuff that is not great for your health. But you might argue that when you travel, you really don’t have much of a choice as to what you can eat. Well, the truth is that you don’t have a complete choice when it comes to what you can eat. You certainly have some choice – for instance, a choice over what snacks to have! Most of the extra calories we gain are through snacking. If you are not careful, you will end up gorging on a lot of unhealthy snacks while traveling . Well, you probably can’t get rid of the snacking habit, even when you’re on the move. And nor do you need to, as long as you stick to these healthy snacks: Fruit salad Here is one simple yet highly nutritious snack that you can eat during international travel. You have a wide range of options for ingredients – banana, guava, pomegranate, papaya, orange, and strawberries.

Confused over choosing a spa vacation or a yoga retreat? After long days of working from payday to payday, you’re finally going on a vacation – and you understandably want to pick the option that’ll make it the most worthwhile. But that’s easier said than done, especially if you are traveling with someone else, such as your spouse. Maybe you’d like to head to a yoga retreat, but your spouse wants to go for a spa vacation? And the decision doesn’t get any easier even if you’re going on your own. Are you currently facing this dilemma? Well, we’re here to help. Read on to learn about the features and benefits of both a spa vacation and a yoga retreat – and make an informed decision. Let’s start with the yoga retreat. Here are the benefits of going on a yoga retreat: A yoga retreat will help you focus on your fitness, and recover from any damage the wear and tear of your life have done to your fitness levels. Going on a yoga retreat will help you rethink your life, by giving you a fresh perspective. A yoga retreat will help you drown out all the noise and focus on your inner self.

Are you a frequent traveler? Do you fall sick often, especially after your travel? Not able to find out what’s wrong? Then you definitely need to read on. Most experts agree that most cases of travel sickness boil down to one thing – diet. It is understood that it is difficult to maintain and follow a diet during travel, especially when you constantly travel between time zones. This particularly becomes a problem when it comes to eating meat. You tend to eat processed meat and refrigerated poultry, as opposed to the fresh meat and chicken that you get at home. Some microbes grow exclusively on processed meat, and these can adversely affect your health. Additionally, you cannot ensure the sanitation of the places where the food is prepared. These two factors, in the long run, lead to poor health, and in the short term, leave you potentially vulnerable to traveler’s diarrhea. Considering all this, it makes sense to restrict yourself to a vegetarian diet while traveling. Of course, that’s easier said than done. But fret not! We’re here to help you with that. So here are a few tips to maintain a vegetarian diet while traveling: Be disciplined Any measure you take to keep yourself healthy first and foremost demands one thing of you – discipline.

Most of us have suffered the experience of catching a cold just after returning from a holiday. You might have enjoyed a lot on your vacation, but once you catch the flight back home (or, which is worse for your holiday, when you catch a flight to your destination), you start sneezing. Sometimes the cold disappears within two to three days, but sometimes it takes longer time. All this depends on your immunity. But have you ever given any thought as to why this happens every time you travel on an airplane? Well, here’s the simple answer – It is because of the germs that are present in the air of the airplane. As you know, germs can be found anywhere; and the rarefied confines of an aircraft are no exception. There can be bugs in the airplane blankets, or in the plate that is served to you for dinner, or in a lot of other places.To make matters worse, you have no way of knowing what germs your fellow passengers are bringing on board with them. Needless to say, you need to focus on keeping yourself away from germs while traveling on a flight. Here are few tips to protect yourself: