{"id":3108,"date":"2013-09-24T04:24:03","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T08:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.parksleepfly.com\/blog\/?p=3108"},"modified":"2025-09-12T11:11:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:11:29","slug":"how-to-fly-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parksleepfly.com\/blog\/how-to-fly-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fly Healthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3111\" style=\"width: 585px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/parksleepfly.com\/blog\/how-to-fly-healthy\/sick\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3111\"><img srcset='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/psf_blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Sick-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/psf_blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Sick.jpg 575w' sizes='(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px' aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3111\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3111 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/psf_blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Sick.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stay healthy with these travel tips<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s nothing worse than being sick on vacation &#8211; especially if you were fine before you got on the plane! From sneezy seatmates to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2010\/TRAVEL\/12\/22\/bt.germs.breed.on.plane\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">germy surfaces<\/a>, here are some important tips to help you protect yourself in-flight:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seat pockets, tray tables, pillow and blankets, the airplane bathroom, even the <em>air<\/em> are all dirtier than you want to know. So <strong>pack hand sanitizer &#8211; 3 oz. or less &#8211; in your carry-on bag<\/strong> to avoid spreading the ick.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Flying makes you 20% more likely to catch the common cold. Beat the odds by loading up on <strong>Vitamin C and B-complex vitamins before, during, and after your flight<\/strong> with oranges, grapefruit, and leafy greens &#8211; and add vitamin-boosting drink packets like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emergenc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EmergenC<\/a> to your water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Speaking of water, <strong>avoid what comes out of the plane&#8217;s water dispenser<\/strong>. Ask for bottled water, or bring your own filtration bottle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>But don&#8217;t just avoid water&#8230; Dehydration is one of the biggest health concerns when flying. On the ground, normal humidity is between 20 and 50%, but in flight, it can be as low as 1%, leading to rapid dehydration which often goes unnoticed before it&#8217;s too late. To combat it, <strong>avoid alcohol, soda, and caffeine in the hours before your flight, drink 8 ounces of water every hour you&#8217;re in the air, and choose fruits and veggies over salty snacks.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Do lots of <strong>stretching and walking<\/strong> in the aisle (when the seatbelt sign is off) to keep your circulation flowing. You may feel silly, but it&#8217;s better than a blood clot!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A little planning and prevention will go a long way toward ensuring you&#8217;re in tip-top shape to take advantage of every precious day of your trip! Got any healthy travel tips we missed? Share them in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s nothing worse than being sick on vacation &#8211; especially if you were fine before you got on the plane! From sneezy seatmates to germy surfaces, here are some important tips to help you protect yourself in-flight: Seat pockets, tray tables, pillow and blankets, the airplane bathroom, even the air are all dirtier than you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[726],"tags":[637,644,646,647,645],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Stay Healthy When Flying<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There&#039;s nothing worse than being sick on vacation. 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