Healthy Travel

Meds I keep on hand

a box of cherry flavored tablets

Recently, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about what medicines people should keep on hand during travel. There are certainly some specific items that I have all the time, and those are due to issues that I deal with. My most common complaints are headaches and stomach aches, or not being able to sleep.…

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Use baking soda for heartburn! But keep it in the box during travel, okay?

a white bottle with orange label

The Home Warrior suffers from heartburn on a fairly regular basis. For years, he tried to deal using various methods—daily pills for prevention, OTC antacids, avoiding certain foods, etc. But it wasn’t until a few years ago that he found a sustainable way to deal with it when a pregnant friend shared her secret method:…

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What Was Important a Year Ago?

Wow, July just flew by. Can’t believe it will be August next week! Looking back at posts from a year ago, it’s pretty obvious what was on my mind…..food, etiquette, and clothes! I was in the middle of my healthy eating “life change” and struggling to figure out how to eat well while traveling. Even…

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