Good idea about getting back to healthy tips.

When ordering what I thought would be a healthy, more interesting beverage in-flight, the bloody mary mix, I was surprised to see that half the bottle gave ~80% of one's daily sodium requiremnt.

A better idea might be to carry your own homemade spice mix for regular tomato juice-thereby getting some vegetable into your system and making tomato juice more palatable.

Plain, canned tomato juice has a lot of salt also.

Are you at risk?

http://www.weather.com/activities/he.../national.html


What precautions are you taking?

Have you thought of wearing a mask?



[This message has been edited by R&R (edited Dec 09, 2003).]

I am a physician and recommend travelling with the following mediciine pack: (OTC= over the counter)

- OTC pain med of choice: Tylenol, ibuprofen, Alleve. For me, Alleve works best.
- OTC stool softener: I find I get, uh, 'stopped up' when travelling. I take Colace 1-2 capsules/day as needed. Also, Metamucil wafers help and take the edge off your hunger, too.
- Multivitamin (MVI): I am not a fan of special brands, etc. I take a generic or cheap MVI with minerals.
- generic Sudafed (pseudefedrine) for stopped up ears and cold symptoms
- sleep med: If you can get by with OTC Benedryl, fine. Also helps with allergy/cold symptoms. (Don't bother with 'Tylenol PM' or similar -- nothing more than an expensive form of Tylenol + Benedryl. Just get the generics for each). If not, ask your doc for something else.
- upset stomach: OTC Zantac, Tagamet, etc.

Other prescription meds that are helpful to have when travelling:
- anti-nausea med: Essential for food poisoning, GI bug, or cramps. I go with Phenergan.
- For women who are prone to urine infections: either antibiotics (if your doc agrees) or at least Pyridium (does not clear the infection, but 'numbs' the bladder so you don't have the urgency to go all the time -- until you get to a doc).

Of course, discuss with your doc first before taking any of these meds.