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Travel is one of the most exhilarating things you can do in adult life, and – naturally – an exceedingly common thing to attempt amongst us Brits. Let’s have a look at some healthy travel hacks guaranteed to make your time traveling more comfortable.
According to recent statistics, over 70 million of us took ourselves abroad in 2022, a number that still falls below the national average before the unfortunate event of the coronavirus pandemic. Given the widespread nature of such explorative international travel, you would think that we have traveling down. Unfortunately, this is far from the truth. Many of us struggle with the seeming simplicity of packing for travel abroad, whether a quick urban weekend or a major multi-week multi-continental adventure.
Healthy Travel Hacks
There are many ways to address this fundamental lack of knowledge, from packing tips to travel tips and beyond – but what about your health? Here are some of the basics that could just be the key to dramatically changing your quality of life as a traveling adventurer.
Compression Socks
The first of these tips comes in a simplistic and tubular form: compression socks. Deep vein thrombosis might sound like a rare and elderly affliction, but it can come for anyone, no matter the age. Long flights can be a key aggravating factor, and the condition itself can be life-threatening.
Compression socks play an important part when it comes to the workings of the veins in your legs and can be pretty comfortable to boot. Simply wearing a pair during your flight can make your onward travel more comfortable, while also reducing your risk of significant suffering as you travel.
Jet-wash Your Teeth
Long flights are uncomfortable experiences, whether or not you have prepared for potentially chronic illnesses beforehand. Even in the best-case scenarios, you can be scuppered by seemingly innocuous issues – including your teeth, to say the least.
There are many ways to address dental care while traveling, but many of them lean toward the unhealthy. Even packing one extra item like a jet water flosser can make a great deal of difference long-term, whereas failing to do so could quickly cause your dental care to worsen.
Say No to Salt and Fizz
Speaking of which, there are many ways you can address your dental health and even wider self-care, that do not involve packing additional items or pieces of equipment. One such way is to address your diet appropriately.
The less sugar and salt you eat, the better – a fact that needn’t be repeated. However, it is a fact that should be kept in mind as you travel farther afield, particularly as you start to eat foodstuffs outside of your usual experience. Supplementary tablets can make up some of the vitamins and minerals you’re missing, while a gainful approach to eating outside of your comfort (read: junk) food sensibilities can keep you on the right track for the duration of your travels.