TravelTip: Drink toYour Health The atmosphere on a plane is drier than the air in the Sahara Desert. I don’t know how accurate this is, but I have experienced how dry the air is on an airplane. Once a flight attendant spilled some red wine on me and cleaned it up with sparkling soda water. I thought I’d have to sit there with a wet suit for hours, but it was completely dry within ten minutes.. Drinking lots of water to prevent dehydration has previously been discussed in this book, but since this is such an important point, it’s worth mentioning again. •
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Alcoholic beverages: Alcohol dehydrates you at high altitudes and you feel the effects of alcohol more quickly. “A glass of wine in the air,” notes one health consultant, “is comparable to three glasses on the ground.” Drinks and foods with caffeine: Coffee, tea, cola, and chocolate disrupt your sleep both at home and on the plane. Avoid consuming any caffeine, beginning the day before your flight. Anything with bubbles: Pressure in plane causes things to swell (including your feet and intestines). (Taken from page 168)
James Feldman, (a.k.a. Doctor Travel) is a Certified Facilitator and internationally recognized professional motivator, author, television host, and radio personality. His company Incentive Travelers Cheque Int’l provides individual and group incentive travel awards for many Fortune 500 companies. His book “Doctor’s Travel Cure For The Common Trip” is an entertaining and invaluable travel guide whose purpose is not to tell you where to go, but rather to help you get ready for the adventure. CommuniQuest is pleased to share some of Mr. Feldman’s travel wisdom with our readers, who from time to time must deal with lines, cancellations, lost luggage, and a person in the adjacent seat making extensive use of the air sickness bag. Reprinted by permission from the Author: jfeldman@itcheque.com
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