Travel: 5 natural solutions of a smooth ride

5 Natural solutions for a Zen vacation

Lindsay POUI-DI

24 Aug 2014

mis à jour le 4 May 2019 à 08:06

Back pain in a car? Nervous on a plane? motion sickness when travelling by bus or by boat? Thanks to alternative medicine, these can be avoided,. Here's how.

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Light legs thanks to herbs.
If you have a low venous return that means blood circulation issues, opt for prevention with compression socks. These are essential during flights, and available on prescription. Avoid, of course, crossing your legs during the trip and massage your calves from the bottom up regularly (ideally every twenty minutes). On arrival, prepare a herbal tea with red vineyard and/or with black-currant that boosts circulation and relieve water retention in the legs. We can also opt for the ready to drink version.
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Essential oil to stay calm.
Put 2 to 3 drops of officinal lavender or Roman camomile – for a relaxing effect – in a handkerchief and breathe deeply by swelling the stomach. If you are very nervous on a plane, try the Puressentiel anti-stress roller with a mix of 12 essential oils. Apply inside the wrists or to temples a few minutes before take-off.
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Stretching to prevent back pain
Hands on hips, spread the thumbs one towards the other one at the bottom of the spine, by inhaling, tilt the chest behind, while pushing the pelvis and the thighs forwards. Without bending, pen the chest and tighten the buttocks! On inhalation, straighten then bow forwards – by aligning your back and neck, without folding the knees – to stretch the back and the back of legs. Go back up by inhaling. Repeat 3 times. This is a posture recommended by Jean-Louis Abrassart, a specialist in reflexology and techniques of massage.
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An anti-tiredness posture
To recover energy before unpacking, try the renal breath "of the implanting": squatted, with hands on our lumbar vertebrae, put your fingers on our vertebral column over your loins, and inhale slowly, then exhale.

Holidays are synonymous with sun, beaches, relaxation but also for many of us, stress and small troubles that can spoil our vacation. To remedy it, there is a single solution: alternative medicines that effectively relieve in a smooth way.

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