Fears of flying types

Almost half of us get nervous when sitting in an airplane. the reasons are various: fear of a technical problem on the airplane, fear of terror and fear from small and close place (claustrophobia) or other psychological reason that can lead to panic attack.

What to do to over come fear?

• Get help: Go to a course, a therapist, or get a book – like Fear of flying hand book, that promise to cure your flights fear in days. the book is sold for 37 dollar only, including an audio version
• Try to take short flights, and raise the distance gradually.
• Don’t be obsess about reading materials on flights safety, accident etc.
• If you don’t fly too often, you can take tranquilizers.
• Getting drunk by alcohol is not recommended
• Try exercises like yoga, that can really relax you before the flight.

The symptoms for jet lag

The common symptoms of a jet lag are lack of sleeping, exhaustion, loss of concentration, lost of appetite, or desire for food in unusual hours.

but, how can we avoid, or at least reduce jet lag? here are some tips the you should follow, if you fly intercontinental flight.

• Have a good rest and night sleep, before the flight
• After you get to the destination – go to sleep, even if it is the middle of the day.
• If you have time, give your self a day or two, to get use to the new time zone
• Avoid alcohol during the flight
• If you fly on a night flight, and don’t have tine to rest after reaching the destination,  try to sleep during the flight. If necessary, give up the flight movies..
• Nap and drink coffee. In an article published in the ny times, experts says that drinking coffee, before naping, will help us wake after a short nap – fill with energy.

They believe at least 2,000 people a year in the UK may die from blood clots linked to long-haul air travel.

Economy class syndrome is the occurrence of deep vein thrombosis in air travelers. The term was first coined in the late 1980s when it turned out that people who had traveled long distances by aeroplane were at an increased risk for thrombosis, especially deep venous thrombosis and its main complication, pulmonary embolism. Although all these diseases had been recognised for a long time, the possibility of litigation against airline companies brought them into the limelight when this “syndrome” was reported.

Prevention

The usual advice for avoiding economy class syndrome is to flex the legs frequently and drink plenty of water – abstaining from alcoholic beverages and caffeine. In patients with a known predisposition for thrombosis, aspirin is often prescribed. There is clinical evidence to suggest that wearing compression socks whilst traveling also reduces the incidence of thrombosis in people on long haul flights

Here are some tips on surviving the flight – food wise:

1. Eat many small meals: it is better to eat small meals or even snacks, like pretzels or peanuts, that common in most airlines services. The constant eating will avoid empty stomach and nausea feeling. This is also why we shoild have a light meal before the flight.

2.  To avoid nausea , don’t drink during the meal - wait at least 1 hour before or after you eat.

3. Anothers nauseas drugs: dry toast, cracker, and sour candy

4. Cold drink is better then hot drink.

5. Don’t drink alot of coffee or tea. They both diuretic.

 6. Avoid alcohol. and if you must – don’t drink it on an empty stomach, but with your meal. 

read here a bout what to eat, before the flight

Here are a list of tip on the right eating for enjoyable flight:

1. Eat carbohydrate: a slice of bread, or a light sandwich, before you are boarding, will help us feel more relax during the flight.

2. Avoid alcoholic beverages. Consumption alcohol before or during the flight, can couse heartburn and general discomfort. In addirion, the alcohol can couse to droping of blood sugar level – until fainting. If you like to drink anyway – do it with your meal.

3. Eat lightly and avoid eating food that is hard to digest before the flght, like fried food, fats and even vegtables like onion, legumes and cabbage.