Motion or travel sickness occurs whilst travelling by sea, car or riding an animal, typical symptoms are nausea and vomiting. Accompanying symptoms are cold sweets, headaches, dizziness, pallor, fatigue and general discomfort. Motion sickness is triggered by over stimulation of motion-detecting hair cells which are in the inner ear, this triggers motion sickness in the brain as it get conflicting messages from the eyes. The eyes are telling the brain that the environment is steady but the motion detecting organs are telling the brain that it is not. One in three people are highly affected by motion sickness and a further third will suffer in very rough conditions. Children around the age of ten, tend to suffer from motion sickness the worst.

To avoid motion sickness it is best to avoid alcohol before travelling, drinking ginger tea, ginger beer, chewing crystallized tablets or taking ginger tablets will help with nausea, only eat light meals before and whilst travelling, get plenty of fresh air and try to concentrate on objects in the far distance whilst travelling.

Some people have found that acupuncture to be beneficial with helping with the symptoms of motion sickness.

The following supplements may help if you are suffering from Motion Sickness.

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