Hot Holiday Health Tips

Sunburn, mosquito bites, sickness, diarrhoea, parasites, jet lag, DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis on flights) stress, the list is endless, avoid all the usual holiday ailments with this natural remedy count-down...

Three to four weeks before travelling, if you are going on a long haul flight, consider beginning a course of Horse Chestnut and Pycnogenol capsules to help prevent DVT.

2 weeks before you head off, consider taking Rhodiola Rosea. Rhodiola is an adaptagenic herb which may help with jet lag and variations in altitude and temperature. Rhodiola is also an effective anti-stress herb and may help you deal with any holiday family tantrums or delayed flights!! Rhodiola can also be supportive to those with a fear of flying as it can help calm your nerves.

For allergic reactions including prickly heat or hayfever, Quercetin has an antihistamine effect and may help provide relief from symptoms. Take Quercetin with Vitamin C, Vitamin B5 and Bromelain for best effects. Quercetin B5 complex contains all of these nutrients.

Add a 200mg capsule of vitamin B1 (Thiamine) to fend off mosquito bites, vitamin B1 may make your skin smell unpleasant to insects, with no perceptible smell to humans thank goodness! It is especially effective for hypersensitive allergic individuals and takes about 2 weeks before the odour fully saturates the skin.

One week before you set off start taking Beta Carotene and Grape Seed Extract to help strengthen your skin against sunburn. There are specific formulas available, such as Viridians SPF Skin Pro–Factors which include a complex of skin strengthening nutrients, which may help you tan more safely by protecting against UV radiation. Chosen for their ability to strengthen the skin against sun damage, Viridian’s SPF Skin Pro-factor Complex contains Astaxathin, which has shown to prevent oxidative damage of cell membranes and GliSODin, a patented SOD (rich cantaloupe melon extract). The first antioxidant enzyme mobilized by the cell as a defense against oxidative stress is Grape Seed extract, a free radical fighter.

Remember that these useful products do not replace the need for an appropriate sunscreen lotion or cream.

Once on holiday, supplement daily with Grapefruit Seed Extract and a good probiotic to prevent holiday tummy and parasitic infestation. Also apply a natural suntan lotion which does not contain ingredients which block the skin’s pores as they may help prevent prickly heat problems. After exposure to the sun consider Viridian Ultimate Beauty Organic Skin Repair Oil, it’s excellent and can also reduce the appearance of uneven skin-tone, stretch marks and scars.

Hope this helps you all have a happy holiday!!