Spring travel health tips

Don’t let common health problems put a damper on your spring trip! Holistic pharmacist Sherry Torkos joined us with advice on how to manage everything from digestive issues, to anxiety and sleep.

Eating or drinking food or water in other countries can upset your stomach leading to Traveler’s Diarrhea. To help with that Sherry says to take probiotics before and during your trip as they can help to support the proper balance of good vs. bad bacteria in the gut and prevent diarrhea.

To help ease the stress and anxiety of travelling look for products with passionflower and lemon balm as they promote calming and are non habit forming.

To avoid getting a sunburn while on vacation Sherry says to choose a broad-spectrum mineral-based sunscreen. And if you happen to burn, aloe is always a good thing to have on hand.

Travelling by car, boat or air can cause motion sickness, so pick up ginger tabs as they can help a queasy stomach and relieve nausea without making you drowsy.

Jet lag is also a big thing while travelling. To avoid sleepless nights take melatonin as it can help to reset your internal sleep/wake cycle when traveling to different time zones.