Safe Travel Kit, Gluten-Free Travel
JET
LAG: This trick makes your first day
seem endless, but it’s so worth the effort.
Where ever you’re going, no matter how long it takes to get there, no
matter what time you arrive…DO NOT go to sleep until at least 9:pm the evening
of whatever time zone you end up in. We use our first day to settle in, find
our rentals, locate the house, unpack our luggage, do a bit of grocery
shopping, and talk about our plans for our visit.
ELECTROLYTE
MIX: Sea Salt, Baking Soda, Raw Sugar
added to a glass of Lemonade is great for replacing any electrolytes lost
during a ‘bad’ day on vacation. And if you can find those dried lemon crystals
even better! Mix equal portions (salt/soda/sugar/crystals) in a small container
and toss them into your travel bag. Then
simply add 1 tsp (1/2 tsp for children) of the mix in your bottled water and
sip throughout the day.
GINGER: Any way you like it, capsules or candy, it’s great
for nausea and sea-sickness. You can also order ginger ale to drink as often as
you like. Ginger has a long history of
being used to treat nausea, stomachaches, and diarrhea.
GRAPEFUIT
SEED EXTRACT: Works wonders for
bacterial, viral, and fungal infections including yeast infections as well as
those nasty little stomach bugs you occasionally find when drinking strange
water. When I picked up that bug in
Peru, this was a vacation saver for me.
I have the liquid concentrate in my bath kit. All it takes is a few drops in some bottled
water. And apparently now you can even
purchase it as a capsule…which is exactly what I plan to do next trip.
IMODIUM: Yes, it’s a permanent item in my bath kit.
No, I don’t take it any more often than is absolutely necessary. If your system
is trying to expel something it doesn’t want inside it’s foolish to try and
stop that process. It does come in handy on occasion if a long travel trip is
planned and you’re feeling a bit iffy.
Or after you’ve already spent the day getting rid of whatever was
bothering you and you want to venture out the next day.
LATEX-FREE
BAND AIDES: Before I got my Dermatitis Herpetiformis
under control I went through hundreds of these. Not so much any longer, but
they’re still in my bag every trip. My fingers used to crack and bleed something awful. I used these little babies to 'stitch' things up many times. They saved me from a lot of pain and discomfort. If the bandage is too wide for the area...simply cut one in half lengthwise...then wrap as usual. This little trick worked great if I had to apply one around a toe or between two knuckles.
PEPPERMINT:
I love Peppermint, tea or candy they
both work great for many tummy issues. Thanks
to its calming and numbing effect, peppermint relaxes your stomach muscles so
that bile can break down fats and food can move through the stomach
quickly. However, if you have
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), you should not use peppermint.
VITAMIN
C: Great for burns…even sunburns. Make certain you pack the capsule form…not
the chewable ones. Dissolve a capsule or
two in cool water and apply generously. Try to use distilled or filtered water
only…remember you’ll be applying it to damaged skin so you honestly don’t want
to be introducing more germs than necessary.
TOILET
PAPER: Yes, Toilet Paper. Just because
you love your comforts of home, doesn’t mean you’ll find them everywhere you
travel. Get a roll of your favorite Toilet Tissue, unroll it, and break it down
into 3 or 4 packets and put them into Ziploc baggies. Keep one in your purse or
backpack, another in the rental car, and the rest in your luggage for future
use.
Carolanne LeBlanc
Meeting: 4th Saturday of every month except December
Imperial Palms, East Clubhouse
101 Imperial Palm Drive
Largo, Florida 33771
