Summer Travel - 5 Tips to Staying Healthy Naturally During Your Vacation

Got those summer vacation reservations in place yet?forget about packing your natural vitamins and
Going somewhere fun, exciting or adventurous thissupplements. After all, when will you have the time to
year? Well, it's the summer travel season. Can youtake them anyway? However, when we're traveling,
believe its here already? I sure can't. I remember as athe truth is, that's when our bodies need them the
child all the great places we visited each year as amost. Consider taking along with you natural, herbal
family. Looking back it was sure a lot of fun. But I alsovitamins and antioxidant supplement powder packets
remember all the work involved with planning for eachthat you just add water to and drink. This is a great
trip. Well, as your thinking about what you need toway to get your vitamins and boost your immunity as
pack in your suitcase, I thought I'd put together a fewwell as hydrate your body too while you are traveling.
quick tips for you to help you make your trip not only aOr you can also pack your favorite vitamin drinks with
smooth and enjoyable experience but also a naturallythe water already in them, whichever you prefer and
healthy one too for yourself and your family.have room for in your bag are fine. Both ways work
1: Manage Stress, take Rescue Remedy by Bach:well, taste delicious and are quick and easy to use.
With the summer travel season, particularly if you're4: Eat natural, healthy foods:
planning on flying, it can and most likely will mean theIf your diet is high in sugar, fat, processed foods or
possibility of large crowds, long lines and delayed flights.chemical additives, then your body is being polluted with
Even for experienced business travelers, these kindsexcess toxins that it may not be able to clean and
of situations can be very stressful and stress takes itsflush out effectively or normally. Excess toxins in the
toll on your body. If you can try to maintain an easybody cause fatigue and sluggishness and have also
going, light-hearted, positive attitude while you'rebeen attributed to many health problems, diseases and
traveling, this will reduce your stress level and leaveconditions. While your traveling instead of fast food
you less likely to be susceptible to whatever germslook for natural groceries or delis, fresh fruit stands, or
you may come across while en route. Try packingfarmer's markets. Fresh fruits and vegetables contain
Rescue Remedy by Bach to help you through thosemany vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that will help
challenging moments. Rescue Remedy is adetoxify and cleanse your body. You also want to
combination of 5 Bach Flower Essences which ishave a sufficient amount of fiber. Fiber facilitates the
highly effective in treating emotional trauma or shockremoval of wastes and cleanses your intestinal tract.
as in the case of emergencies or accidents. However,Regular elimination of waste from the body is very
you can also use Rescue Remedy for any stressfulessential to overall good health for your body. Also,
situation which causes high stress, fear or anxiety todon't overeat and limit yourself to one treat or splurge
help calm your emotions and your nerves. Rescuea day.
Remedy will help restore you to a more normal5: Pack a good sunscreen:
emotional balance again so you can deal with theChances are many of us will be headed this year to a
situation more calmly and confidently.beautiful beach or possibly a warm clear fresh water
2: Take lot's of water:lake somewhere for swimming, boating or just plain
Don't forget to take plenty of water. With higherrelaxing on the shore. So don't forget to pack a good
temperatures and humidity levels, plus long days ofsunscreen. A good tip for selecting a good sunscreen
traveling, for optimum health, your body will need lot'sprotection product and your SPF level, (an abbreviation
of water to stay well hydrated to be able to ward offfor sun-protection factor), is to take a look at the
the entrances of any harmful germs in addition to alsonumbers such as 15, 30 or 50, which indicate how long
helping rid itself of its own internal toxins while you arethe topical sunscreen will remain effective on your skin.
traveling. Health experts recommend that you drink 8Then you can determine the time duration of its
eight ounce glasses of water a day, however whileeffectiveness by multiplying the SPF number by the
traveling this can be very challenging to try to do. Soaverage length of time it takes for your skin to start
pack a few bottles in your suitcase or carry on beforesuffering a burn without sunscreen. So if your
you leave (note: you won't be able to carry any opensunscreen SPF is 15 and you typically start burning in
bottles with you through airport security) or purchase aabout 10 minutes, then you'll have 150 minutes of
few bottles while you're waiting for your flight toprotection from your sunscreen. Experts recommend
depart. Thankfully, water is sold inexpensively and justat least an SPF level 30 for effective skin cancer
about anywhere you look. When your body is wellprotection. A few more helpful tips for you when
hydrated you'll feel much better physically and haveshopping for a good sunscreen are to look for a
the energy and stamina you need to handle those longsunscreen that has UVA as well as UVB protection,
days of traveling more effectively.contains natural ingredients for the care of your skin,
3: Take your natural vitamin supplements:and if you're planning on being in the water a lot, is
When you're busy getting ready for a trip, it's easy towaterproof.