Sometimes I call my wife and the first thing she asks me is: “Where in the world are you now?” This actually is not that strange. After all, I love traveling and often do it spontaneously.
My wife and daughter joined me in Perth, Australia over Easter. As I’ve mentioned before, Perth was amazing and we took in the beautiful beaches and great weather.
We then flew through Singapore on the lovely Singapore airline. The Singapore people are extremely beautiful. It’s like they actually float when walking down the aisle in the plane.
Following that trip, I spent a week in England. It was an amazing change coming from the warm fall of Perth into the brisk spring of England.
England has this intense green color wherever you go and has (I think) the richest dairy products you will ever find-especially the clotted cream in the Somerset area.
Now, why do I spend so much time describing these travels? Because these are things I would have missed out on or at least my enjoyment would have been drastically reduced if motion or travel sickness were part of the package.
This used to be a problem for me as it is for many people. I suffered from horrible headaches, extreme tiredness and nausea after flying.
People often have to either forgo travel plans or suffer through trying to get to their destination – and often the suffering doesn’t end upon arriving.
Motion sickness or kinetosis occurs as a result of the movement we see being out of sync with our sense of movement. The sense of balance or equilibrium is affected.
Our brain is accustomed to sensing movement when our bodies control it as in walking. The brain however does not necessarily coordinate our balance signals when we are being moved. This occurs when we are riding in a car or traveling by other means.
It is thought that this can also occur while watching a vivid movie or while playing certain video games. Visually we perceive movement, but our inner balance system says otherwise sending conflicting messages to the brain.
The result can then be the excruciating headaches I mentioned earlier, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and vertigo. Now that’s enough discomfort to spoil what could have been a perfectly pleasant trip across town or across the world.
Sometimes the symptoms of motion sickness will dissipate once the motion stops, but not always. It may continue for several days afterward in some cases.
A few things that can help with minor motion sickness are:
Sitting in the front seat while traveling by car to better coordinate visual motion and perceived motion.
Opting for a window seat when traveling by plan and watching the motion you are experiencing. Stay away from rear facing seats.
Abstain from reading or working on the computer while in motion.
Avoid rich, aromatic foods prior to travel.
Or, for a more permanent treatment that actually targets the root of the problem, I recommend my Dizziness and Vertigo Program. It is completely natural and has helped cure thousands of people of dizziness, vertigo and is also very effective for motion sickness. It can make all the difference in your travel plans.
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