Dealing Naturally with Travel Sickness and Jet Lag
Hurrah! It's holiday time again! But for some people a holiday doesn't start until the journey is over and they have put travel sickness and jet lag behind them.
What causes travel sickness and jet lag?
Winding roads, rough seas and air turbulence are the downfall of many a stomach. For many people travel sickness is a nightmare which turns their stomach at the mere thought. One cause of this unpleasant symptom is the labyrinthine system in the inner ear which controls balance and is able to register even the finest of movements. If it cannot locate the source of these movements, because the eyes did not follow the movement, your inner balance is lost. This makes you feel sick.
Other people go on long flights across the time zones and sometimes take several days to get used to the new rhythm. This plays havoc with your inner balance too.
Tricks and tips
There are a few simple tricks you can use to help your body cope with travel sickness and jet lag:
1. Go for a walk when you arrive at your destination. This will help you to acclimatise.
2. Take a rest between 3 and 5 am and 3 and 5 pm by your home time.
3. Spend as much time as possible outdoors during the day.
4. Taking WALA Aurum Valeriana Globuli velati can also be very helpful. They shield against external stimuli and restore the harmony between inner and outer perception. They help preserve your inner balance and also help you to cope with time differences. The homeopathic composition of gold (Aurum), valerian (Valeriana officinalis), hawthorn, the African plant strophantus, the queen of the night cactus and camphor harmonises the body's rhythmic processes such as the cardiovascular system or the day-night rhythm. The globuli velati are thus a helpful travel companion in two respects. They combat travel sickness without making you tired and they help combat jet lag on long-haul flights across time zones.
WALA Remedies for Travellers
We would all like to travel without a care in the world. But our bodies sometimes react to journeys by feeling unwell or even by falling ill. Anthroposophical medicines offer a variety of first-aid treatments which you can apply yourself.
We have compiled the booklet WALA Remedies for Travellers (currently only available as WALA Reiseapotheke in German) to be your travelling companion. It contains tips and advice on avoiding or effectively treating most ailments that occur during travel and for which self-medication might be appropriate.
The booklet can be ordered free of charge directly from WALA Heilmittel GmbH by phone (+49 7164 930-181) or via the website (www.walaarzneimittel.de/service/infobestellung/). In the menu Service – Literature you will find a pdf file to download.
WALA Aurum Valeriana Globuli velati
indications according to the anthroposophical understanding of man and nature. Indications include:
stimulation and harmonisation of the Rhythmic System in neurovegetative dysregulation, functional heart complaints (including those of degenerative origin), nausea and vertigo.
For information on risks and side-effects please read the pack insert and ask your doctor or pharmacist.
A practical tip
Allow 3 x 5 globuli to dissolve under the tongue the day before the journey and up to 5 globuli every hour (children 2 years and above only 2-3 pellets) on the day of the journey.
WALA Aurum Valeriana Globuli velati are only obtainable from pharmacies.
