Aren’t you sick of feeling sick on those longer car rides?
We’re in the middle of summer and I’m sure you’ve been invited to go places and visit people, but if you’re a motion-sickness-sufferer, you’re hesitant to join in.
Well, you’ll be pleased to hear there’s a natural cure for it, and you can try it out yourself on your next car ride!
Before we get into the nitty-gritty of treating your motion sickness, let’s discuss exactly why it happens to begin with.
Motion sickness occurs when the ways our brain and inner ear perceive movement fail to match up.
For instance, our inner ear can sense when we’re moving, but if our eyes are fixed on an object inside the vehicle, they’ll send a message to our brain that we aren’t moving.
Those contradictory signals from our eyes and inner ear to our brain cause us to get motion sick.
This is also why many people experience relief from this first tip—fix your eyes on an object outside the vehicle.
If you’re someone who experiences motion sickness, chances are you’ve realized that sometimes sitting in the front or looking out the window can help relieve some of your symptoms.
This is because if we can fix our eyes on something in the distance, such as a building or telephone pole, our eyes and our inner ear are sending the same message that we’re moving to our brain, so there aren’t any mixed signals.
It’s likely you’ve realized that looking outside and sitting up front helps your nausea and motion sickness, you just may not have known why exactly.
Another thing you may have noticed can help with nausea is drinking ginger ale.
I’ve spent many an airline flight carefully sipping my can of ginger ale to keep my nausea at bay.
Ginger is a natural way of treating nausea and motion sickness, as ginger is known to help settle the stomach.
In addition to the tried-and-true method of drinking ginger ale, you can also try taking ginger supplements.
Take a 1,000-2,000-milligram ginger supplement before your trip begins and see how it helps keep your stomach settled and happy through your trip.
Peppermint is also known for helping with nausea and an upset stomach, and you’ll notice that many teas formulated to help with stomach problems often contain peppermint as the primary component.
Sucking on a peppermint candy through your car trip or airplane flight can help keep your stomach calm and stave off nausea.
Finally, something that many motion sickness sufferers swear by is wearing acupressure wristbands.
Acupressure bands work by applying pressure to the inside of the wrist at a specific pressure point that can reduce the feelings of nausea.
Looking up a guide to the body’s pressure points, you can also conduct acupressure yourself by pressing your thumb in the correct place.
For ultimate ease and convenience, though, pick up an Acupressure wristband before your next trip and try it out.
Don’t suffer through the rest of summer because of motion sickness—use these easy tips and tricks to keep nausea at bay and enjoy the time you’ve been waiting for!
